Parkview Scouting Eagle Resources 2017

        http://parkviewscouting.org/eagle
        Last updated 20171120

        Presentation

        Powerpoint presentation based on a presentation originally provided by the Ohio Valley District of the Simon-Kenton Council.

        The presentation outlines the processes and procedures involved with advancing from Life to Eagle.

        • Life To Eagle - Nov 20, 2017 presentation (in Adobe PDF format)
        • Life To Eagle - Nov 20, 2017 presentation (in PowerPoint format)

        Planning guides

        Planning guides provide background on how to pick a project, how to determine if a project is not acceptable, and general steps involved in completing a successful Eagle Project. Please review one of the planning guides as soon as you have your Life rank. The planning guide(s) will help you understand what happens next on your path to Eagle.

        • Simon-Kenton Council Eagle Scout resources page - Links to forms, lots of project idea pages, etc.
        • Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Planning Guide by Randall C. Smith of Troop 389 - Arlington, Texas (Updated 7/2010 & 5/2014) (http://parkviewscouting.org/eagle/EagleProjectPlanningGuide.htm)
        • http://www.eaglescout.org Eagle rank resources by Joe Sinniger - George Washington Council (Updated 1/2011) - A nice resource page (http://www.eaglescout.org)
          • Soar with the Eagles - Guidelines for earning the Eagle (Updated 9/2003) - nice set of pages to help the scout earn Eagle. (http://www.eaglescout.org/path/guide/eagle.html)

        Forms

        Links to various Forms and documents associated with Eagle advancement.

        • National BSA Forms page - links to all Boy scout forms, including all forms for Eagle Scout Rank.
        • Eagle Rank Requirements
        • BSA National Eagle application form from scouting.org as an editable pdf (BSA Form 512-728)
            (check date in bottom right corner of second page, must be April, 2017 or newer and the cooking merit badge should be listed as an Eagle Required badge)
        • Eagle Project Service Workbook page (BSA Form 512-927).
            (If the National link is broken, a local copy is available at Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook(512-927_fillable.pdf))
        • Sample Eagle Reference Letter - Ohio Valley District (Microsoft Word document)
        • Ohio Valley District Eagle Application Explanation Sheet - (still OK for 2014) Pointers on filling out the Eagle Scout Rank Application by Mark Hoppes, Ohio Valley District Eagle advancement chairman.

        Other Resources

        • http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/resources.aspx National Advancement Resources page (with links to most forms)
        • Simon-Kenton Council Eagle Scout resources page - Links to forms, lots of project idea pages, etc.
        • http://www.eaglescout.org - An excellent web site with specific pages for each of the 6 requirements necessary to reach eagle, not just the eagle project. Warning - last updated in 2011 - links to forms may be out of date
        • http://www.meritbadge.org - Everything about scouting requirements is on this wiki based site, including Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Venturing, and Varsity Scouting.
        • http://www.skcscouts.org (Council Web site)
        • https://skcscouts.org/districts/ohio-valley/ (District Web Site)
        • http://www.scouting.org (National Web site)
        • http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards.aspx National Advancement and Awards page
        • National Guide to Advancement 2017 - The Eagle Scout Rank - Web site version of the guidelines for advancement to Eagle, including all options, forms, etc. These are the National guidlines and define exactly what is and is not required.