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Spooktacular
Spooktacular Fall Festival Join us for the Spooktacular Fall Festival! Calling all Scout ghouls and goblins! Get ready for a frightfully fun weekend at our Spooktacular Fall Festival. This new special Council-wide event will make your Halloween unforgettable! Hayride Adventure: Enjoy a fun hayride during the day and then a spookier experience after dark for […]
Air Quality
Keeping Safe When Air Quality Alerts Are Issued When air quality alerts are issued, Scout leaders should refer to the SAFE Checklist and its Safety Moment to determine if an activity is safe. Leaders should review local area guidance for their county (or the county in which the potential outdoor activity will be held.) Units and Districts should refrain […]
National Capital Area Council Announces New Director of Field Services
The National Capital Area Council is pleased to announce Stuart Goins as the new Director of Field Services effective May 1, 2023. Since 2021, Goins has served as the Scout Executive/CEO of Tuscarora Council in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Previously, he was the Director of Field Service for Quivira Council in Wichita, Kansas from 2019 to […]
Report to the Nation 2023
The National Capital Area Council, BSA (NCAC) is honored to have been chosen to support the 2023 Report to the Nation. As part of this outstanding opportunity, Scouts from the NCAC will be selected to be part of the delegation making the formal presentation of the report to the Clerk of the House of Representatives […]
Local Boy Scout Council Welcomes New Scout Executive/CEO
Mario Perez Heads National Capital Area Council, BSA JANUARY 5, 2023, WASHINGTON, DC — The National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (NCAC) is pleased to announce Mario Perez as Scout Executive/CEO as of January 1, 2023. Craig Poland, the former CEO and Scout Executive, retired on December 31, 2022. Since 2019, Perez served […]
Announcing Internet Advancement 2.0
The BSA announced they will soon be releasing Internet Advancement 2.0 (formerly referred to as “Scoutbook Lite”). This will impact all Packs, Troops, Crews, and Ships currently reporting advancement via Internet Advancement. Exploring Posts will continue using Internet Advancement 1.0. This upgrade will provide a web based interface better designed to function on any platform, […]
Gone Home: NCAC Celebrates the Life of John Leonard Wolfgang, Jr.
It is with great sadness that the NCAC family acknowledges the loss of John Leonard Wolfgang, Jr. John was Chairman of the NCAC Shooting Sports Committee and led a significant quality improvement effort in BSA Shooting Sports training and safety at both the Council and National level. He was also a leader in many other committees […]
The Scouter Digest Is Now Online!
The Scouter Digest has gone digital! As of March 1st, you can find it online at WeOwnAdventure.com. There, you’ll find the same great Scouter stories and content that you’ve come to depend upon, but in a more convenient and regularly updated format. “We know young people and their families love Scouting, and now they have […]
Scouts BSA Do’s and Don’ts
Scouts BSA do’s and don’ts Do … reiterate that as our organization welcomes families, boys and girls to our programs, the name of our organization remains the same. We are the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Our mission — preparing young people for life — hasn’t changed and is found in all our programs: Cub Scouts Boy […]