Scouting shapes troubled youth
The Citizen, Auburn NY
Some years back, I had the opportunity to participate in an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for a young man from one of our local Boy Scout troops. When I arrived at the church where the ceremony was being held, I saw all of the usual attendees that you would expect to see at such an event #- scouts, scout leaders, family and friends. But at this event, there seemed to be an unusually large delegation from this new Eagle’s school - teachers, a guidance counselor, even the school principal. During the ceremony, each in turn had the opportunity to explain their relationship to this scout and how scouting had impacted that relationship.