The Eagle Court of Honor Handbook - Eagle Scout

1 The Eagle Court of Honor Handbook -- 1 -- 18 September 1996 The Eagle Court of Honor Handbook Welcome to the Eagle Court of Honor Handbook . This is a compilation of resources gathered from many places. You will find herein most of the Eagle Scout Ceremonies Handbook by Dan Demers, and also the Eagle Scout Court Of Honor Scripts FAQ from Fred Rogers. There was a great deal of overlap between these two documents, so it made sense to combine it all, along with other sources, into a new Handbook . Wasn't it Einstein that said he stood on the shoulders of giants. Well, my sincere thanks to Dan, Fred and the many other people who have contributed to this Handbook .

2 If you have ceremonies, charges, inspirational messages, poems, tips or complete scripts that would help us all plan Eagle Courts better, please send them to me at The Eagle Court of Honor Handbook -- 2 -- 18 September 1996 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Acknowledgments 3 Preparing for the Eagle Court of Honor 4 General Pre-arrangements 4 Features Of A Good Eagle Ceremony 4 Small Pitfalls To Avoid 5 Other General Thoughts 5 Eagle Court of Honor Execution 5 Eagle Scout Publicity Plan 6 Invitations 6 Eagle Commendation Letters 8 Troop 16 Eagle Scout Court of Honor Work Sheet 8 Eagle Recognition Ceremonies 11 The Challenge Ceremony 11 Lighting the Eagle Trail Ceremony 14 The Light of the Eagle I Ceremony 16

3 The Light of the Eagle II Ceremony 19 A Simple Eagle Scout Ceremony 21 Order of the Arrow Ceremony I 22 Indian Theme Eagle Ceremony 25 The Voice of the Eagle Ceremony 28 Parents' Ceremony 29 Citizenship Ceremony 31 Picture Ceremony 32 Eagle Scout Investment Ceremony 34 History Of The Eagle And Man Ceremony 37 A Brief Eagle Ceremony 41 Eagle Pledges 43 Eagle Scout Pledge 43 Eagle Pledge II 43 An Eagle Scout Pledge 43 The Eagle Scout Charge 44 Welcome To A New Eagle 44 The Eagle Scout Charge 44 Eagle Scout Challenge 45 The Eagle 's Obligation 45 The Eagle Challenge from the Voice of the Eagle 46 Weston Eidson's Eagle Scout Award -- August 25.

4 1996 47 Closing Ceremonies 48 Poems & Inspirational Pieces 49 It's Only A Pin 49 Eagle Poem 50 An Eagle Mom's Poem 50 An Eagle Dad's Poem 51 The Law Of Life 52 Because Of Our Son 52 Eagle 53 Eagle Scout 53 The Oyster And The Eagle 54 The Scouting Trail 54 An Eagle Scout 54 Trail To Eagle 55 Trail The Eagle 55 The Eagle Court of Honor Handbook -- 3 -- 18 September 1996 A Prayer For Eagles 55 The Call of the Eagle 55 I Am Old Glory 56 What's It Worth 56 The Voice of Old Glory 56 The Eagle Scout 57 The Symbol 57 Scouting Heritage A Look At 100 Boys That Join Scouting 57 The Method 58 Scouting To Me - For Others 58 What It Means To Be An Eagle Scout 58 Prayers And Other Religious Materials 59 Prayer For Our Country 59 What Can We Give?

5 59 Prayer 59 A Hiking Prayer 60 Benediction For Court Of Honor 61 A Re-dedication Ceremony In Troop 16 62 Some Complete Eagle Court of Honor Scripts 63 Eagle Court Of Honor In Troop 30 63 Eagle Court Of Honor In Troop 57 68 Eagle Ceremony Script for Damon Drown, October 16, 1993 72 Eagle Scout Court of Honor Script for Bradley Alan Wallace 76 Eagle Scout Ceremony from Joe Ulrich 82 An Eagle Court of Honor Script by Greg Gough 88 Additional Eagle Resources 92 New Eagle Court of Honor Book Published 92 The Eagle Court of Honor Handbook -- 4 -- 18 September 1996 Introduction The Eagle Scout Award represents many years of dedicated effort.

6 It is a firm demonstration of how people, working together through the years, can truly help mold a young man with a solid sense of leadership, citizenship, and responsibility. The Eagle Scout Court of Honor is a very personal event in both the life of the Eagle Scout and the lives of his family and friends. Thus, in situations where many Eagles are to be presented, it is essential that adequate recognition be given to each INDIVIDUAL young man. Far too often there are so many boys receiving awards at a given Court of Honor that the individual Scout is lost in the shuffle.

7 It is a tremendously important moment for the Eagle when he receives his badge, and attention should be focused solely on him when the big moment arrives. Appropriate planning can insure a memorable Eagle recognition ceremony and award presentation, one that will not soon be forgotten by key participants. This pamphlet has been prepared for you to assist Scoutmasters, troop committee chairmen, advancement committeemen, and others in their planning. Recognizing that variety is an important feature of successful courts of Honor , several different ceremonies and other materials are included.

8 In addition, helpful comments are given regarding general pre-arrangements, features of a good Eagle award ceremony, and the Eagle charge. On behalf of all Eagles yet to be, it is hoped that your award presentations will always be performed with the sensitivity, care and dignity which the occasion deserves. Acknowledgments The Eagle Court OF Honor Handbook , by Gary Hendra, the MacScouter, is a compilation of material from many sources, including the following: Don Demers' Eagle Scout CEREMONIES Handbook could not have been possible without the contributions from a lot of dedicated Scouters and Council folks.

9 San Mateo County Council, CA, and Troop 137 Pine Tree Council, ME, and Troop 171 / Troop 118 Katahdin Area Council, ME, and Troop 189 Northeast Illinois Council, IL, and Troop 55 Okefenokee Area Council, GA, and Troop 223 Coastal Empire Council, GA Northern Lights Council, ND Columbia Pacific Council, OR Tidewater Council, VA, and Troop 209 The National Eagle Scout Association Order of the Arrow Fred Rogers' Eagle Scout Court OF Honor SCRIPTS FAQ was compiled from many sources. Most of the scripts were distributed originally by the National Eagle Scout Association or were taken from Woods Wisdom.

10 Other scripts and information came from the Scouts-L Youth Groups Discussion List on the Internet and the newsgroup on Usenet. In addition, contributions to this Eagle Court OF Honor Handbook have been gratefully received from Steve Aberle, Ben Parker, Jack L. Eidson, Mike Walton -- Settumanque! the Blackeagle, Greg Gough, Joe Ulrich, Scott Drown, Paul Sweeney, Ed Schmitt, and many others. The Eagle Court of Honor Handbook -- 5 -- 18 September 1996 Preparing for the Eagle Court of Honor General Pre-arrangements As soon as the Eagle Scout presentation kit arrives, if not before, the Scoutmaster or troop committee chairman should begin serious preparations for the Eagle Scout Court of Honor .