Education!!! Leadership Skills!!!
Why Join Scouting? (return to top)
Scouting reinforces the skills and values we want our sons to learn while at the same time, they're having fun.
Education!!! (return to top)
Scouting is designed to promote socially acceptable behavior while arming our young men with the skills and knowledge they need to make wise decisions. Scouts, families and communities are helped through education provided by Scouting on:
fighting child abuse and substance abuse
environmental stewardship
physical and mental health
setting and achieving goals
citizenship
helping others in need.
Leadership Skills!!! (return to top)
Scouting teaches our young men the skills that help prepare them for a lifetime of ethical leadership. Scouting alumni make up:
For Every 100 Scouts!!!
What happens to a Scout? For every 100 boys who join Scouting, records indicate that
RARELY will one be brought before the juvenile court system
2 will become Eagle Scouts
17 will become future Scout volunteers
12 will have their first contact with a church
1 will enter the clergy
5 will earn their church award
18 will develop a hobby that will last through their adult life
8 will enter a vocation that was learned through the merit badge system
1 will use his Scouting skills to save his own life
1 will use his Scouting skills to save the life of another person
Scouting's alumni record is equally impressive. A recent nation-wide survey of high schools revealed the following information:
85% of student council presidents were Scouts
89% of senior class presidents were Scouts
80% of junior class presidents were Scouts
75% of school publication editors were Scouts
71% of football captains were Scouts
Scouts also account for:
64% of Air Force Academy graduates
68% of West Point graduates
70% of Annapolis graduates
72% of Rhodes Scholars
85% of F.B.I. agents
26 of the first 29 astronauts
Values!!! (return to top)
Research conducted by Louis Harris & Associates showed that when a random sample of Scouts were asked what Scouting had taught them, almost nine out of ten responded with the following:
take better care of the environment (89%)
always give your best effort (87%)
have confidence in yourself (87%)
set goals for yourself (87%)
care for other people (86%)
treat other people with respect (86%)
In addition, Scouts were found to be more likely to:
value education and the environment
assume leadership roles in clubs and school organizations
put the needs of others before themselves
make the most ethical, not necessarily easiest, decisions
value education and the environment
Scouting Is Fun!! (return to top)
For Tiger Cubs (boys entering first grade in the fall), this means participating in activities and outings.
Cub Scouts (second through fifth grade) participate in both pack-wide activities as well as numerous den-level activities. Typical pack activities during the year include
Halloween Party
Christmas Party with Santa
Blue & Gold Banquet
Pinewood Derby
BSA Day and Summer Camps