Eagle Court of Honor

[hungryman287]

Hello all,

I have questions about Eagele COH's. Mine is going to be March 19th, and I'm working on getting scouts and guest speakers, etc. What are the guest speakers supposed to talk about? What am I as the scout supposed to say in my speech? My parrents and I have a meeting at the end of the week which may answer questions and may not. I know I'm cutting it close, just like with Eagle, but its still 2 weeks away, plenty of time.

Thanks for your help!

[Mrw]

I have heard guest speakers talk about the Eagle recipient and I have heard them talk about what earning their Eagle as youths meant to them. The second are actually a bit nicer to listen to.

Your speech should be a thank you to those who have helped you along the way and also some encouragement for those who follow behind.

Frankly though, waiting until the last minute to put this together is not really the example you should be setting.

[Chief J]

Often your guest speakers will discuss the value of Eagle in their personal lives. Be it their personal experiences as an Eagle Scout or the experiences they have had knowing or working with Eagle Scouts.

Your speech should be an acknowledgement of those individuals who helped you earn your Eagle.

The more detail n the planning, the smoother your Eagle Court of Honor will proceed. Your Scoutmaster and Troop Committee as well as other Eagle's in your Troop should be able to give you alot of valuable advice.

Congratulations on making Eagle,
Chief J

[616kayak]

My troop has an adult member who is crazy and funny as hell. He will usualy talk about what the scout has done and tell funny stories, involving the eagle, about the troop during the time the new eagle was in it.
You should also speak at your own COH. That is where you talk about how you got where you were and what happened on your journey towards eagle.

[hungryman287]

Thanks for the help!

[wagionvigil]

Good Luck with your COH I am atending one on the 19th in Coraopolis Pa. for a Scout getting his Eagle and His venturing Bronze and Ranger Award at the same time.

[Troop173Scoutmaster]

I have taken over a troop as SM with little organization. Amazingly, I have 2 boys currently planning their Eagle projects and one who will complete his on Saturday of this week.

My question is: What does the Eagle Court of Honor look like and who is supposed to organize it? I've had conflicting answers that it is handled at the District or Council level, but I don't want there to be a Troop level event that I'm not aware of or miss.

Any help?

[wagionvigil]

www.eaglescout.org
Everything you need is here!

[gwd-scouter]

yep. that is a great website for ideas.

Eagle Scout Courts of Honor are always done at the Troop Level. While there may be such a thing as a District or Council Court of Honor, I've never heard of them in our area. Of course, our Eagle Scouts are recognized and honored each year at District and Council banquets.

The Eagle Scout himself and his family are mostly responsible for planning his Court of Honor. He decides what type (formal/informal), where (indoor/outdoor), who to invite, who to speak and other presentations.

I had the pleasure of helping my oldest son in 2001 plan his Court of Honor. At that time, we were told that we had to do all the planning, Troop leaders and Committee were not involved, and they would show up at the appointed time.

Since becoming Scoutmaster two years ago, I have thought that the SM and Committee should help as much as possible. Not in what kind of COH the Eagle Scout should have (that's his choice), but at least in the logistics of the planning and giving him guidance and resources to help in his planning.

I've been honored to have two Scouts earn their Eagle this past year. Sadly, they both have not yet had their COH. They were both a week shy of 18 when they earned Eagle and have moved on to college and jobs, so it has been difficult for them to find a time to schedule a COH.

Congratulations to you on becoming SM and good luck to your upcoming Eagles.

[Mad Dog]

We have four boys who will hopefully be have their Eagle COH this year. The treasurer and parents committee want to do 1 COH for all the boys to save money. I think each boy should have his own. Just wondering what other troops do?

[Troop173Scoutmaster]

Given the answer I received above, I would say the Committee has little to say about it! I agree with you that they should be separate, unless the Eagles decide otherwise.

[Mrw]

It is really up to the boys.

One of our troops had a COH for 6 Eagles a few years ago. They had earned them about the same time and had gone all the way through Scouts together and that is what they wanted.

My older son had a joint COH too. He and the other boy had their BOR's on the same day and it just seemed fitting to them. The other boys mother wanted then separate and a week apart, but the father and boy out-voited her. That was the only thing that was Brent's choice that day. The rest was very much about what Louise wanted.

My younger son and his friend had wanted a joint ceremony too, but really didn't finish close enough together. We held off for a little while in the planning, but the other guy just wasn't quite there. And we told my son we were going to go ahead and have it.

Both of my sons, as well as the younger one's friend, were proud of earning their Eagle, but didn't want to be the center of attention and have a lot of fuss just about them.