Since its inception, the World Scouting Jamboree has only been held in the United States twice—most recently from July 21-August 2 at The Summit Bechtel Reserve in Bechtel, W. Va. More than 45,000 male and female Scouts and Scouters from 169 countries convened to celebrate Scouting and Scouting values through Read more…
Evan Biondi and Peter Johnson of Scouts BSA Troop 542 in Maple Glen, Pa., received the Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, at a recent Court of Honor ceremony. Evan Biondi joined the scouting program as a Cub Scout before crossing over to Troop Read more…
Troop 542 Scouts Ski and Swim in New Jersey By Troop 542 Historian For their February trip, Troop 542 decided to try something new. Instead of the usual cabin camping activities, Scouts traveled to Camp NoBeBosCo in New Jersey for some skiing and swimming at a nearby indoor water park. Read more…
Three Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 542 Earn Eagle Scout Rank Brendan Fernsler, Colin Osborne and Nathan Russek of Boy Scout Troop 542 in Maple Glen, Pa., received the Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America, at a recent Court of Honor ceremony. During Read more…
Three Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 542 Earn Eagle Scout Rank Zachery J. Rineer, Peter J. Decker and Joseph P. Wright of Boy Scout Troop 542 in Maple Glen, Pa., received the Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America, at a Court of Honor Read more…
History and Tradition Abound on Troop 542 Trip to Williamsburg and US Naval Academy By Troop 542 Historian On the last weekend of March, our troop took a bus trip to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, and the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. On Friday evening, a large group of Read more…