RE: [Philmont]: Eagle Scout Question

My son and others at his high school just pinned their Eagle medal to their
gowns. At his high school there is a lot of decoration of caps and gowns.
An indication of an accomplishment achieved during high school was an
appropriate decoration (and more tasteful than most of the other adornments)
and something he was proud to wear.

Mark Thomson
Troop 180
Martinez, CA
  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]On
Behalf Of Pete Swiggum
  Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:48 AM
  To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
  Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Eagle Scout Question

  I've neither seen nor heard of any special cords for HS graduates who
happened to be Eagle Scouts, and there's nothing in the new BSA distribution
retail catalog.

  With that said, and it's purely personal opinion, as proud as anyone is,
and should be, about being an Eagle Scout, a high school graduation ceremony
isn't the proper place to stand out and be different than the rest of the
fellow graduates. There's plenty of other opportunites for wearing Eagle
emblems, etc. A HS graduation just isn't one of them.

  Besides.... what other "special" cord or adornment will be next? Leave
graduation to what it was intended. A celebration of completing the
requirements for high school.

  Pete Swiggum
  Troop 1173
  Green Bay

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Jamo0001@aol.com
    To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
    Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:32 AM
    Subject: [Philmont]: Eagle Scout Question

    Not on the subject of Philmont, but I needed some help:

    Last week, one of my friends said that Eagles can wear a special cord at
their high school graduations. Has anyone heard of this? If so, where I
can get the cord?

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Received on Sat Feb 19 17:27:29 2005