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Steven Neel, Toop 2022, Mesa, Ariz.
(Photo by Mark Duncan)
The Daily Newspaper of the 2010 National Scout Jamboree
Volume XVII, Issue 5 Saturday, July 31, 2010
Show
sparks
next
century
Today’s tip
About 70,000 are expected to
attend tonight’s arena program.
Scouts and Scouters are asked to
pack out their trash rather than
leave it at arena trash cans after
they get full. Remember the “Leave
No Trace” principle of Scouting.
There are no regional stage shows
tonight. Scouts should plan to
attend the arena program.
Flag ceremony
By Kelsey A. Wormley
Jamboree Today Staff
Today’s 8:45 A.M. flag ceremony
at the Court of Flags in Heth Area
celebrates the 100th Anniversary
of Scouting and will feature
the Jamboree Youth Staff Band.
The U.S. Army’s Old Guard will
give a demonstration in full
Revolutionary War-era regalia.
Tonight’s Centennial Celebration
Arena Show is being touted as the
Scout show of the century and
is expected to be the best ever at
a national Scout jamboree. The
show will include the largest fireworks display ever to be staged on
a military post.
In a historic first for the jamboree,
the celebration will be broadcast
nationwide. “A Shining Light Across
America” will be available via satellite and via Webcast starting with the
pre-show festivities at 5:30 P.M. The
Centennial Celebration Show will
begin at 8 P.M. and will conclude
around 10:30 P.M.
BYU-TV, available in most basic
cable packages, will be broadcasting
the event and streaming over its
Web site, www.byutv.org. In addition, anyone with a high-speed
Internet connection can tune in
online at www.ustream.tv/shininglight or on the Shining Light section
of the BSA’s Facebook page.
The arena is expected to swell
to its 70,000 capacity quickly with
visitors and the 44,000 Scouts and
Scouters from the jamboree in attendance. Visitors are encouraged to get
to Fort A.P. Hill early. The fort will
Weather
Today: Partly sunny. Highs in
the upper 80s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph, becoming south
in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, then
becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in
the mid-60s. South winds around
5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
Today’s menu
Kiosk Lunch: Smoked turkey
on multigrain roll, apple sauce,
Doritos, Nutrigrain Bar, fruit drink
Dinner (Arena Show Night):
Travel meal: Lunchable, Sun Chips,
chocolate pudding, Fig Newtons,
fruit drink, flavored drink mix
Sunday’s menu
Breakfast: Cereal, Pop Tarts, juice,
milk, Gatorade for bottles to go
Kiosk Lunch: Turkey on flatbread,
chips, Jell-O, Rice Krispies Treat,
fruit drink
Dinner (Asian Night): Chicken
and veggie stir fry, rice, fortune
cookies, honey buns, milk,
flavored drink mix
Did you know?
The fireworks at this year’s
jamboree will be the largest
pyrotechnics show ever hosted
on a military base.
Final preparation for tonight’s arena show. (Photo by Tom Copeland Jr.)
See Show, page 8
Scouts run through crowds, humidity
By Neil Diesslin
Jamboree Today Staff
More than 25,000 Scouts participated in the 2010 National Scout
Jamboree 5K run/walk held in all
four regions Friday.
For completing the circuit, participants received a rocker to be worn
with the centennial jamboree patch.
“We were looking for an activity
everyone could get involved
with,” said Scott Hubbard, of
Spartanburg, S.C., chairman of
subcamp activities. “This event
will hopefully encourage Scouts to
continue healthy living.”
Individual courses, which were
just over three miles long, varied
from subcamp to subcamp, but
each route contained hills, turns
and a crowded road of runners
and walkers.
“The course was pretty tough.
A lot different from running in
Idaho,” said Stuart Winsor, 16,
an Eagle Scout in Jamboree Troop
609 and high school cross-country
runner from Payette, Idaho.
During the 5K 100,000 bottles
of water were provided through
12 water stations divided among
each of the four regions. The event
encourages service in the areas of
food, shelter and healthy living in
the United States.
The 5K, first held at the 2001
jamboree, is now a tradition as well
as one of the largest such events in
Virginia. It is almost 15 times larger
than the U.S. Air Force Marathon,
a Boston Marathon–qualifying race.
Scouts get close to the finish of the 5K run Friday. (Photo by Tom Copeland Jr.)
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Scouts jump up and down for yo-yos
By Nathaniel Lim
Jamboree Today Staff
“I want to be part of a world
record,” said 14-year-old Life Scout
Travis Laudriault, 14, of Jamboree
Troop 1507, Southern Region. “I
want to get the customized yo-yo,”
he said. “It works pretty well and is
the best one I’ve ever had.”
Laudriault, of Lake Charles, La.,
was one of 2,076 Scouts and Scouters
who attempted Thursday to shatter
the long-standing Guinness World
Record for the most people yo-yoing
simultaneously. According to Jillian
Foley, marketing specialist with Boys’
Life magazine, the previous record
was set on March 13, 2009, at CTC
Kingshurst Academy in Birmingham,
United Kingdom, with 672 people.
Laudriault showed off his
yo-yo prowess with a trick called
around the world, followed by
rocking the cradle.
Boys’ Life magazine coordinated
the event at the 2010 National Scout
Jamboree in conjunction with toy
company Yomega at the Southern
Region stage Thursday night.
Barry Brown, advertising director
for Boys’ Life, came up with the idea
of breaking world records at the
jamboree. “With 45,000 Scouts,
let’s see what kind of records we
can break,” said Brown.
“Yo-yos are fun and a popular
hobby. It’s great for the outdoors,”
said John Marcantonio, marketing
director of Yomega. Each participant
Yomega professional Rob Kitts shows off his skills to Scouts Thursday. (Photo by Tom Copeland Jr.)
received his own limited-edition
jamboree Fireball yo-yo. Made by
Yomega, these yo-yos have a patented
transaxle system, which is said to
allow users to spin them three times
longer than ordinary yo-yos.
Thirty members of the Order of
the Arrow performed crowd control
around the perimeter of the event to
ensure participants went to the only
entrance to pick up their yo-yos and
stay in the yo-yoing areas. They
were also monitored to be sure they
were yo-yoing the entire time.
John Rubendall, 18, an Eagle
Scout from Troop 151, Harrisburg,
Pa., and Jamboree Troop 1550,
was part of the Order of the Arrow
Service Corps assigned to help.
“Boy Scouts get to show they can
do anything they put their minds
to,” Rubendall said.
Other Scouts were simply happy
to have the free yo-yo. Ethan
Follet, 14, a First Class Scout from
Starkville, Miss., said, “I will keep
it forever. It’s a free souvenir.”
Before the record-breaking attempt,
refills per day and appreciates the
access and ability to carry things
in his hands without setting them
down to fumble for a drink.
Owen Pickard, 13, First Class
Scout from Apex, N.C., likes to
have his hands free while doing all
of the activities, too.
Spc. Morgan Myer with the U.S.
Army contingent assisting with the
jamboree wears a CamelBak while
on duty. She said, “It is a smart idea
for the boys to use them with the
heat we have been running.” She
added, “It also helps that they are
drinking water instead of soda.”
More water, more often
By Rob Jeffs
Jamboree Today Senior Reporter
Mountain biking, backpacking
or hiking down Thomas Road,
Lee Fincher, 17, a Life Scout from
Rome, Ga., wears his CamelBak
personal hydration pack.
A favorite piece of gear for
Scouts attending the 2010 National
Scout Jamboree, personal hydration packs are backpacks with a
wide-mouthed plastic container
inside. Most hold two or three liters
of water at a time. Scouts carry it
on their back and draw water from
a hose connected to the pack strap
near the boy’s mouth. It keeps them
well hydrated and reduces litter
and reliance on plastic bottles.
Fincher has used one for five
years and encouraged others in his
troop to adopt the item. He says,
“It leaves your hands free to hold
handlebars or grab a handhold.”
Seth Byrnes, 15, Life Scout from
Austin, Texas, refills his three-liter
refillable container two or three
times each day. He said, “I take
smaller drinks more often and
never get really thirsty like I did
when I carried a plastic bottle.” He
added, “I can add ice and keep it
cooler, too.”
Nico Merced, 16, Life Scout
from Newport Road, Va., fills his
three-liter tank three or four times
a day and says, “I like having water
anytime I want it.” Andrew Best,
18, Eagle Scout from Wilmington,
N.C., makes it through on three
world famous yo-yo personality
Brett “Ooch” Outchcunis from Cape
Cod, Mass., was on hand to show
off his tricks. He taught participants
how to use the yo-yo in case they
had never played with one. Helping
Outchcunis was the captain of Team
Yomega, Rob Kitts from Perrysburg,
Ohio. Both are full-time professional
yo-yo performers.
“I’ve always dreamt of breaking a
world record, and now it’s going to
happen,” said Outchcunis. “People
can connect with yo-yos.”
To ensure the world record attempt
was valid, Guinness World Records
specified several guidelines, including
area video footage, supervisor sheets
and a click-to-count system.
As latecomers trickled into
the arena, Outchcunis and Kitts
invited a few Scouts on stage to
perform some yo-yo tricks. The
crowd cheered at the speed and
skill Scouts were able to exhibit.
Emcees strung the crowd along
with the current count every few
minutes: “1,500, 1,600, 1,700 ... 2,000.”
The crowd gave a resounding cheer
when the count reached 2,010.
John Dyess, 16, a First Class Scout
from Thomasville, Ala., said his
Scoutmaster made everyone come and
he was not too enthusiastic about it. He
later changed his mind and was glad he
came. “It’s better than the ones I have
at home. Better spin. Comfortable,” said
Dyess. “When it comes apart, it’s easy
to put back together, like a puzzle.”
During the actual attempt, everyone
had to keep yo-yoing for two minutes.
After the event, adult volunteers
turned in their supervisor sheets to
document how many people they
witnessed yo-yoing. All information will be documented and sent
to Guinness World Records. It takes
about four weeks to verify the information and make it official.
“We’re pretty confident we broke
it,” said Marcantonio.
Yomega provided 5,000 yo-yos.
Extra yo-yos are available at the Boys’
Life tent in the National Exhibits area.
Official publication of the 2010 National Scout Jamboree of the
Boy Scouts of America, the 100th anniversary of Scouting in the
United States of America. Published daily from July 27 through
August 4 at Fort A.P. Hill Virginia. Daily distribution: 50,000
Jamboree Chairman
Terrence P. Dunn
Jamboree Director
Larry Pritchard
National Council President
Rex Tillerson
Communications Chairman
John Smith
Chief Scout Executive
Robert J. Mazzuca
Communications Director
Stephen Medlicott
Jamboree Today Staff
Director
Karen Thompson
Reed Skyllingstad
Kelsey A. Wormley
Editor/Chairman
C. Grant Jackson
Cartoonist
Rich Diesslin
Managing Editor
David M. White
Photo Editor
Alexander Drago
Assignment Editors
Anne Chlovechok
Doug Fidler
Office Manager
Bill Nunamacher
Copy Editors
Nathaniel Lim
Daniel M. Reck
Senior Reporters
Axel Anderson
Rob Jeffs
Reporters
Michael Maw
Aaron Shepherd
Eagle Scout John Perkins, 17, Jamboree Troop 1826, Tuscaloosa, Ala., stays
hydrated Friday. (Photo by Kathy Disney)
Circulation Director
Michael Seitz
Asst. Circulation Director
Charles Richmond
Circulation Staff
Jake Baker
Neil Diesslin
Production Staff
Chris Morrow
Michael Ruiz
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Alan Tang, 16,
Jamboree Troop 340, Queens, N.Y.
Sam Faries, 17,
Jamboree Troop 1640, Austin, Tx.
“I’m going for the centerpiece for
the Vietnam set. I’m going for international ones, specifically Asia.
So far I have South Korea, Taiwan,
Hong Kong, and Beijing.”
“The ‘Where’s Sadaam?’ OA set. It’s
just really funny. No one will trade
for it and I don’t want to give up my
good patches for it.”
Which patch
do you want
the most?
(Photos by M.P. King)
Henry Osterhoudt, 17,
Jamboree Troop 1216, Fillmore, Ind.
Joseph Orgeron, 13,
Jamboree Troop 1530, Prairieville, La.
“The only thing that would entice
me would be the Halo OA patch. It’s
the coolest OA patch I’ve seen. I’m
also a little bit of a gamer.”
“I am looking for either the Who Dat
Nation patches, the X-Mens, or the
Great Salt Lake City ones. The Who-Dat
one is one [from] where I come from
and I have yet to get one.”
Learning the hoops:
American Indian village
By Aaron Shepherd
Jamboree Today Staff
Nearly 200 years ago, two of
the world’s greatest explorers,
Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark, set out on the original
amazing race.
Lewis and Clark’s trek with
female Shoshone guide Sacajawea
A dancer from the Tipisa Lodge dancing in the OA Pow Wow Wednesday.
(Photo by F Harvell)
across the unchartered Louisiana
Territory is part of the 2010 National
Scout Jamboree’s American Indian
Village. The Lewis and Clark
Heritage Foundation is sponsoring
the historic experience, including
re-enactors.
The American Indian Village,
in the Merit Badge Midway, open
from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M., introduces
participants to American Indian
activities, history and lore. The
village also offers educational
sessions and dance displays for
Scouts to learn more.
“I hope to introduce the Scouts
to a culture other than their
own to respect and appreciate,”
said Jimmy Dickson, of Greeley,
Colo., jamboree vice chief of the
American Indian Village.
The public is invited to a pow
wow Sunday night from 8 to 10.
The staff will let Scouts dance if
they bring their own regalia. A
changing room will be available.
“It’s a history everyone should
take part in,” said Cody Boettner,
from Dayton Beach, Fla., who
works at the American Indian
Village. Boettner started dancing
when he was three. “I thought
it was just for fun,” he said.
“Eventually, I got more competitive and made a goal to attend the
world competition.” His entire
family and two others, called the
Big Mountain Family, have been
dancing for generations.
Seven vignettes, representing
different tribal regions, highlight
Indian games, lessons, drumming
and singing. Scouts can also earn
the Indian Lore merit badge at
the village. Instructors will work
with Scouts to help them earn the
merit badge.
New to this jamboree is the
village activities card that allows
Scouts to record their visits to
six of the seven village areas
to earn a patch donated by the
Seminole tribe of Florida. Scouts
can pick up a card from a village
staff member.
Sea Scout staff members LillieBeth Halling, 20, Aaron Halling, 20, and Pollyanna
Halling, 20, of Kingwood, Texas, are just some of the Sea Scouts at the jamboree.
(Photo by Al Drago)
Ahoy!
Sea Scouts
make waves at
the jamboree
By Kelsey A. Wormley
Jamboree Today Staff
Sea Scouting is the oldest sibling
to Boy Scouting.
Lord Robert Baden-Powell’s
older brother, Warington, founded
Sea Scouting in England and it
came to the United States in 1912.
Originally separate from the Boy
Scouts of America, within a few
years, Sea Scouting joined the BSA
as a special department.
Part of Venturing, Sea Scouting
centers on high-adventure activities, but, as the name implies, with
a focus on boating and sailing. Sea
Scouting is open to young men and
women 14 to 21 years old, although
13-year-olds who have completed
eighth grade may join. Sea Scouts
wear Navy-style uniforms: light
blue shirts with dark pants or
shorts are used for regular activities, and white or dark blue is
intended for dressier occasions.
“There are four ranks in Sea
Scouting, the highest being
Quartermaster. Only about 20
Scouts per year receive it,” said
Able Sea Scout Aaron Halling, 20,
of Kingwood, Texas. “I am a triplet
and my two sisters—LillieBeth
and Pollyanna—and I are only one
requirement away from earning
Quartermaster.”
“I love Sea Scouting because it
not only allows me to learn about
sailing but also meet new friends
along the way,” Pollyanna said.
“Sea Scouting is devoted to building
leadership and to experiencing the
Scouting adventure.”
The Sea Scouts have an exhibit
set up on Thomas Road along with
the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers and the
U.S. Power Squadrons, all with the
goal of promoting Sea Scouting.
“We are trying to introduce the
Boy Scouts to the role that Sea
Scouts play in the overall Scouting
organization,” said Ronald Sunker,
chairman of the Sea Scout staff,
also from Kingwood, Texas.
Jamboree participants visiting
the Sea Scout area to learn about
boating safety and participate in
U.S. Power Squadrons’ simulators
may earn two patches. The Sea
Scouts are also giving out a limited
supply of whistles per day.
The Sea Scouts have set up a
sailing simulator, a motorboat engine
simulator and a small pond with
remote control boats. The Coast
Guard is also manning a knot swap
and teaching nautical knots.
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Scouts from Costa Rica pose for a group shot at the flag raising at Heth
honoring International Scouting Thursday morning. (Photo by Randy Piland)
Maitham Al-Arbash, 16, Explorer Scout from Jamboree Troop 631, Bournemouth, England, blows “carry on” on a bosun’s
whistle while visiting Brownsea Island Thursday. (Photo by Jim Brown)
Japanese Scouts Imao Ryuto, (l), Jumpei Kobayashi after the flag raising ceremony Thursday.
(Photo by Randy Piland)
A Scout from England sports one of the most sought after items at the
jamboree, his neckerchief. (Photo by Randy Piland)
Scouts from the Barbados Boy Scouts Association Daquane Nedd, (l), and Shayne Inmiss serve as a color guard representing their country at
Heth Thursday morning. (Photo by Randy Piland)
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
David Ziemnicki from Jamboree Troop 1614 and (l-r) Andrew Rotchell and Elwood Marshall, both from International Contingent Troop 912, prepare to raise the British flag Thursday morning. (Photo by Randy
International Scouts
Piland)
By Rob Jeffs
Jamboree Today Senior Reporter
More than 400 Scouts from 29 countries are
celebrating America’s Scouting centennial at
the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Traveling
from Europe, South America, Asia and Africa,
they have participated in formal ceremonies
and informally shared their cultural experiences with their American Scout hosts.
The international members of the World
Organization of the Scout Movement and
the Boy Scouts of America began the second
century of American Scouting by camping
together in beautiful rural Virginia.
While the Scout uniforms of these nations
may differ in color, styles, and badges, they all
trace their founding to 1907, when
Lord Robert Baden-Powell led
the first Scout encampment
at Brownsea Island.
All Scouting organizations share the cornerstone of the Scout
method that includes
four elements:
• ScoutLawandScoutPromise(ScoutOath)
• Learningbydoing
• Developmentofsmallgroups
• Progressiveandattractiveprograms
Each member of the World Organization
of the Scout Movement has an award that is
pursued by its members as the highest expression of its Scouting movement.
In the United States, Boy Scouts seek
Eagle Scout as their highest rank. The
highest award of Indonesia shares a common
theme with the American rank because the
Pramulka Garuda uses a mythical creature
similar to the eagle as its inspiration.
Canadian Scouts aspire to be Chief Scouts,
and British Scouts covet the Queen’s
Scout badge. Korean Scouts
seek to achieve the Tiger
Scout award, and Mexican
Scouts the Desarrollo
Optimo
(Optimal
Development)award.
Kourdell Powell, from Trinidad and Tobago, prepares to raise his
country’s flag for International Day Thursday. (Photo by Randy Piland)
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Six receive Eagle from Mazzuca
Eagles take flight
at jamboree
By Michael Maw
Jamboree Today Staff
Chief Scout Executive Bob
Mazzuca presented six Eagle Scout
Awards at a joint court of honor
Thursday at the Western Region
Headquarters during the 2010
National Scout Jamboree.
The new Eagle Scouts are Ryan
Anderson, Steven Beydler, Patrick
Bowman, Kenneth Costanzo, Jake
Holtz, and Joshua Price. All six
Scouts are members of Jamboree
Troop 830 from the Western Los
Angeles County Council.
Several Scouting VIPs attended
in addition to Mazzuca, including
Western Region Director Tom
Fitzgibbons, National Eagle Scout
Association Director Bill Steele
and Western Region President
Jim Rogers.
“These experiences are huge,”
Mazzuca said. “We have never
needed what Scouting offers more
than we need it today.”
Costanzo, 17, from Santa Clarita,
Calif., was amazed at the presence of
the Chief Scout Executive and other
dignitaries at his Eagle court of honor.
“It was beyond my expectations,” Costanzo said. “Not many
have their court of honor at a
jamboree, especially with all these
important people here.”
Another new Eagle Scout, Ryan
Anderson, 17, from Santa Clarita,
was astonished as well.
“Having it at the 100th anniversary of Scouting was amazing,”
Anderson said. “It is cool to do it at
such a historic event.”
Bowman, 15, also from Santa
Clarita, had his mother, father
and grandmother in attendance at
the jamboree ceremony. They had
coincidentally chosen to visit on
the same day the event took place.
Bowman’s mother only learned of
the special occasion after making
travel plans.
The six Scouts only learned they
would have their Eagle court of
honor at the jamboree a few days
before leaving for Fort A.P. Hill.
Western Region Vice President
and Subcamp 8 Camp Chief Marty
Kasman helped plan the court of
honor for the Scouts within his
region.
“What better way to recognize
these boys,” Kasman said. “This
occasion is full of joy and reflection.”
Western Region President Jim
Rogers, who is the chairman and
CEO of Kampgrounds of America,
Inc., gave the eagle charge. “This
is not just a court of honor but a
court of responsibility,” Rogers
said. “Today you are branded.”
Following the Eagle Scout Award
pinning, Steele presented each of the
six Eagle Scouts with a NESA neckerchief, along with a membership
in NESA. Alvin Townley, author
of two books of stories on Eagle
Scouts, presented autographed
copies of Spirit of Adventure.
Each Eagle Scout received
several patches, including the new
Marin County Council Yoda Eagle
patch for this year’s jamboree.
Service fraternity reunion
Alumni of Alpha Phi Omega, one
of the nation’s largest service
fraternities, are invited to a
reunion at the APO information
booth located in National Exhibits
on Thomas Road at 7:30 P.M.
Sunday. Come meet brothers of
all ages, exchange stories and get
the latest APO patch set.
NESA membership discount
Eagle Scouts can get a five-year
membership to the National
Eagle Scout Association for only
$20, a $5 discount off the regular
fee. Visit the NESA tent at the
National Exhibits area to fill out a
membership form.
Philmont staff reception
Anyone who has served on the
paid staff at Philmont, been a
trainer at the Training Center or a
member of the Ranch Committee
is invited to a Philmont Scout
Ranch staff reception from 4:30 to
5:45 P.M. today at the Special Guest
Reception Center at Heth Area.
The chairman of the Ranch
Committee will speak about
what is currently happening at
Philmont.
Patrol flag contest results
The 12 finalists in the patrol flag
competition will appear at 9:30 A.M.
today on the Boys’ Life stage near
the National Exhibits area on
Thomas Road.
Bring your own camera
Get your picture taken with
Pedro the Mailburro, the Boys’
Life magazine mascot, for free.
Pedro will be at the Boys’ Life tent
on Thomas Road today from 9
A.M. to 1:30 P.M., Sunday from 1
to 5 P.M., Monday from 9 A.M. to
5 P.M. and Tuesday 9 A.M. to 1 P.M.
Bring your own camera.
Carpool
To ensure enough parking space
for all the visitors expected today,
Scouts with family and friends
coming to visit are asked to call
home and request that visitors
carpool when possible.
Be prepared
The Jamboree Medical Service
reminds everyone to be prepared
for the arena show. All participants
are encouraged to bring everything
on their green Safety Essentials
card. In addition to those 10 items,
Scouts with special needs should
bring their inhalers and EpiPens.
Scouts and Scouters bothered
by dust should wear a bandana
or other mask. And remember to
drink plenty of water before, during
and after the big show.
Technology Quest features
robots, Scouts’ DNA, science
Joshua Price, 17, of Grenada Hills, Calif.; Steven Beydler, 16, of Santa Clarita, Calif.; Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca;
Ryan Anderson, 17, of Santa Clarita; Jake Holtz, 16, of Santa Clarita; Kenneth Costanzo, 17, of Santa Clarita; and Patrick
Bowman, 15, of Santa Clarita; during the Scouts’ Eagle ceremony Thursday. (Photo by David Roth)
Start spreading the news
Scout journalists send
the jamboree home
By Reed Skyllingstad
Jamboree Today Staff
Scouts can send their own stories
to hometown news outlets from the
2010 National Scout Jamboree as
Hometown News correspondents.
Aspiring journalists complete a
draft of their stories by hand, and then
move up to one of 40 laptops available
for use by reporters in the Hometown
News tent, open daily from 9 A.M. to
6 P.M. Editors help them polish their
draft for publication.
Scouts who have applied to
become a correspondent may stop
by the Hometown News media tent
near Subcamp 9 to compose their
stories. Other aspiring Scout journalists may still sign up to become
a correspondent at the Hometown
News tent if they have a connection with a media outlet at home.
“I am really excited,” said Life
Scout Stuart Lind about his first
story. The 15-year-old’s article
describes how he and his troop
traveled to the jamboree, and may
be sent to Lind’s media outlets
back home in Clinton, Iowa, after
going through the Hometown
News editing process.
Scouts like Lind write stories,
take photographs, and file radio and
television reports to be sent back
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They also interview visiting VIPs.
The Hometown News office is
staffed with newspaper, radio and
television professionals who guide
the Scout correspondents.
Hometown News editor in chief
Jerry Greer is a retired school and
collegiate counselor from East
Moline, Ill. He said, “Hometown
News is an opportunity for
Scouts to learn about journalism
by writing an article to their
Hometown News newspaper.”
Look in Friday’s Jamboree Today
for the first Hometown News
submission. Jamboree Today will
occasionally run articles from
Hometown News.
By Aaron Shepherd
Jamboree Today Staff
Technology Quest is a hands-on
activity center including biology,
robotics, energy and chemistry. It
is located between Trading Post
A and the Mysterium Compass on
Fort A.P. Hill Drive.
Technology Quest, formerly
Arts and Sciences Expo, made its
debut at the jamboree this year.
The area now has more sponsors,
activities and simulators.
The Live Science Show features
several science presentations, and
runs every day at 10 and 11 A.M.,
and 2 and 3 P.M. Scouts should
also watch for the pop-up science
team as it wanders through the
Technology Quest area, running
experiments as it goes.
Aside from the live shows, there
are exhibits and hands-on experiments. First Class Scout Kyle
Gatslick of Plymouth, Mass., experienced the physics of pulleys. “It was
interesting pulling the two pulleys
because they were both the same
mass,” Gatslick said. “The first time
I pulled the handle it was heavy;
then, with the pulley, it was lighter.”
Scouts can make their own
string of rubber at the chemistry
lab. The thin green strand makes a
great souvenir.
Scouts can extract their own
DNA at the biology area. “It was
pretty cool; it formed so quickly and
was so easy. It was really exciting to
see it,” said 16-year-old Dan Liotta,
a Life Scout of Downingtown, Pa.
The robotics exhibit allows
Scouts to build their own robots
with Legos and robotic parts
or play robotic chess. Jonathon
Wagner, a Star Scout from Deer
Park, N.Y., played chess with his
friend. “It’s really interesting,”
Wagner said. “It’s cool to see how
the robots move around and know
exactly where to go.”
In the health sciences area, Scouts
can learn about different new technologies such as the GeneChip. “It
sends messages to organs and tells
them to do specific jobs,”
“In 20 years, you will be back at
the jamboree as a Scoutmaster and
remember when you first saw this
technology just as an idea,” said
Floyd Rogers of Crystal Lake, Ill., an
instructor at Technology Quest.
Life Scout Shawn Mengel, 12, of
Jamboree Troop 410, Dowingtown,
Pa., extracts a DNA sample from his
saliva in Technology Quest Thursday.
(Photo by Daniel Giles)
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
3,469 Scouts and Scouters establish world record
By Doug Fidler
Jamboree Today Staff
Scouts and Scouters at the 2010
National Scout Jamboree established
what organizers believe will be a
world record of 3,469 people trained
in cardiopulmonary resuscitation/
automated external defibrillator in
a 24-hour period. The all-day event
Thursday at the arena attracted
thousands of participants and scores
of instructors to the series of hourlong instruction courses on correct
lifesaving techniques.
This number must be verified
by the Guinness Book of World
Records before it will be entered as
a record. Since this event was the
first of its kind, however, the final
number will establish a baseline for
other organizations to challenge
around the world.
In
a
well-choreographed
training session, Scouts and
Scouters completed basic CPR
and AED training qualifications
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Three U.S. troops have died in
blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the
death toll for July to at least 63 and
surpassing the previous month’s
record as the deadliest for American
forces in the nearly 9-year-old war.
The three died in two separate blasts
in southern Afghanistan, a NATO
statement said Friday. It gave no
nationalities, but U.S. officials said all
three were Americans. The officials
spoke on condition of anonymity
pending notification of kin.
Three lifeguards
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Shashank Kanojia, left, and Daniel Van Trieste, both Scouts from Jamboree
Troop 219, of Philadelphia, practice CPR on dummies during a training session
Thursday. (Photo by M.P. King)
with an assigned CPR personal
training mannequin.
“It was a Guinness Book of
World Records attempt and our
Scoutmaster wanted us to come
and it was a good refresher of CPR
skills,” said Life Scout Christopher
Crookston, 13, of League City, Texas.
Austin Michaelis, a 12-year-old
Life Scout from Trophy Club, Texas,
was pleased with the training. “I
think it was well worth it. The
the life of a woman who nearly
drowned while searching for a
missing wedding ring in Lake
Winnipesaukee.
Catherine Moholland was unconscious and underwater when lifeguards found her on July 17 after a
witness said she’d gone underwater
and not resurfaced.
Lifeguards Catherine Jennison,
Jordan Drolet and Mackenzie Hurst
revived Moholland and got her to
shore. Moholland was hospitalized
but has since recovered.
competition—created by the
Southern Regional Education Board
and the International Association
for K-12 Online Learning—will
be announced in September at a
meeting in New Orleans.
The finalists are Teresa Dove from
the Florida Virtual School; Gabrielle
Bray from the Gwinnett County, Ga.,
Online Campus and Steven Sproles
from Virtual Virginia.
Three finalists named
for online teaching award
Firefighters planned an aggressive
air attack at first light Friday against
a fast-moving wildfire that exploded
in northern Los Angeles County,
chewing through more than seven
square miles of dry brush, forcing
hundreds of evacuations and burning
Teachers from Florida, Georgia
and Virginia have been named finalists for a new online teaching award.
The winners of the national
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people knew what they were doing.”
Thursday’s mid day thunderstorm failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the staff or Scouts trying to
set the world record. Newell minimized the impact, explaining that
one training session was delayed
and only one canceled because of a
weather alert.
The shortness of the course may
have been a surprise to those who
have taken other CPR/AED courses
in the past. Sharon Allen, RN, an
assistant coordinator of the event
and the manager of the American
Heart Association Training Center
at Mary Washington Hospital in
nearby Fredericksburg, Va., emphasized that the shortened curriculum resulted from a rethinking
of the way basic lifesaving training
should be conducted.
“As long as Scouts know how to
compress and breathe properly, they
will be able to help the person until
professionals arrive,” she said.
at least three structures. There is zero
containment, authorities said.
YouTube boosts upload
limit to 15 minutes
In case 10 minutes isn’t enough
to show off your guitar solo skills or
Lady Gaga impersonation, YouTube
has raised the limit it places on
video uploads to 15 minutes.
The video Web site, owned by
Google, said in a blog post Thursday
that the longer upload time was the
single most requested feature that
its users have been asking for.
YouTube says it’s raising the limit
now because it believes its “Content
ID” technology, which automatically
removes copyright violations by
digitally sifting through the site’s
archives, is working.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
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By Rob Jeffs
Jamboree Today Staff
Proper hydration of Scouts
will be a major focus at the
2010 National Scout Jamboree’s
Centennial
Celebration
of
Scouting at the Arena tonight.
Southern Region Troops have
the farthest to walk and have made
sure that their units are prepared.
Mobilization Director in Subcamp
19, Tanya Hartje, Charlotte, N.C.,
has encouraged troop leaders to
start hydration early, and ensure
their Scouts carry a minimum of
two quarts of water and take advantage of drinking stations en route.
She said, “We are going to take a
slower pace than Tuesday consid-
ering they will have had a full day
of activities before mobilization.”
Subcamp 20/21 Duty Officer
Steve Weston, Little Rock, Ark.,
indicated that BSA National
Transportation
Services
has
taken the additional precaution of
arranging for special needs Scouts
and their buddies to ride and avoid
the two-hour hike to the arena.
The Order of the Arrow Service
Corps has placed nearly 100,000
bottles of water in the arena to
help thirsty Scouts.
At Wednesday’s opening show,
medical staff looked carefully at
passing Scouts to prevent possible
medical issues. They plan to
continue their inspection tonight.
“Are you OK, drinking enough
water?” asked Jim Felch, M.D.,
of Scouts as units from the
Southern Region entered the
arena on Wednesday morning.
The Nashville, Tenn., resident
was one of several Scouters and
military personnel who were
assessing the well-being of Scouts
as they entered the arena.
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Scouts help cleanup effort
By Rob Jeffs
Jamboree Today Staff
Selected Scouts entering the
Centennial Celebration of Scouting
at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree
will be provided one of 5,000 plastic
bags to collect refuse and shorten the
time needed to ready the area for
Sunday morning’s religious service.
With unofficial attendance estimates for Saturday night’s event
ranging from 50,000 to 100,000, the
Order of the Arrow Service Corps
is asking for help in clearing the
trash that is expected to accumulate. Scouts are requested to fill the
bags and leave them on the field.
Arrowmen will move them to the
end of the aisles and the Physical
Arrangement Group will collect
them and carry them to dumpsters.
The largest source for waste
will be the pre-positioned 100,000
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A pallet of water bottles is pre-positioned Friday before the closing arena
show tonight. (Photo by Al Drago)
Activity schedule changes
for arena show
All aquatic activities are closing at
3 p.m. today to accommodate the
arena show schedule. National
exhibits will close at 4 p.m. All other
activities will remain open until 5 p.m.
Lose your troop?
If you and your buddy become
separated from your troop at the
arena show, report to one of the
medical tents located at the rim of
the arena. They are the tents flying
the blue and white medical flags.
(You do remember to stay with
your buddy, don’t you?)
Attention visitors
Those seated in the visitors area
can enter the arena beginning at
4:30 p.m. Please don’t queue up at
the gate before hand.
close when the capacity of the arena
is reached and no more visitors will
be allowed to enter.
The
Centennial
Celebration
begins at 8 p.m. as flaming cauldrons are lit. The show is expected
to include a presentation from Chief
Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca, a
return appearance from Eagle Scouts
Alex Boylan, winner of CBS’s The
Amazing Race and Burton Roberts
from CBS’s Survivor, a performance
by the popular band Switchfoot and
an appearance by Mike Rowe from
Discovery Channel’s popular television program Dirty Jobs.
Life Scout Thomas Walz, 16, of
Billings, Mont., is excited about
Rowe’s appearance. “It will be really
cool to see someone I see on TV all
the time in real life. He is really well
known and respected for being an
Eagle Scout,” Walz said.
There is also a possibility of a
video-taped message from President
Barack Obama at tonight’s show.
The show will conclude with the
2 hours walking time
Subcamp 1 4:30 p.m.
Subcamp 2 4:45 p.m.
Subcamp 3 5 p.m.
Subcamp 4 5:15 p.m.
Subcamp 5 5:30 p.m.
Western Region
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Doors open at 4:30 p.m
Estimated arrival time 6:30 p.m
Last person seated at 7:30 p.m.
Starts at 8 p.m.
Walk out at 10:40 p.m.
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bottles of water that will be available for attendees.
Thomas Ferrin, PAG chief of
staff, said, “We pay by the ton.
Waste collection is all about
reducing weight and volume.”
He added, “opened water bottles
should be drained, crushed and the
lid replaced to hold the vacuum in
the bottle. That will reduce both
weight and volume.” In addition,
“unopened full bottles should be
left near the packages.”
The request follows a successful
experiment at the opening arena
show where 1,500 bags were
distributed and collected.
Zachary Olson, 20, an Eagle Scout
from Woodmar, Calif., and a member
of the Environmental Section of
PAG, who proposed the experiment,
said, “Cleanup at the opening show
was only an hour compared to three
hours at previous events.”
massive fireworks display.
But the festivities actually get
under way at 4:30 p.m. The preshow is expected to include, among
other activities, an F-15 flyover,
the USASOC Black Daggers Jump
Team and a steel drum performance.
T-shirt prizes will be shot out of
cannons as Scouts enter the arena.
Scouts are encouraged to use
their mobile phones to tweet
messages which will appear on the
large screens in the Arena.
Jamboree troops will start mobilizing for the march to the arena at
4:30 p.m. Troop dinner on Saturday
will be similar to a lunch kiosk
meal. Troops and subcamp staff will
receive their dinner with the breakfast delivery this morning. Staff who
eat at the dining halls will pick up
their dinner during breakfast at their
assigned dining hall. Staff who miss
breakfast can pick up their dinner
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at
Wilcox and Longstreet dining halls,
or from the large truck on the south
side of the Heth Schoolhouse.
1 hour walking time
Subcamp 6 6:15 p.m.
Subcamp 7 6 p.m.
Subcamp 8 5:45 p.m.
Subcamp 9 5:30 p.m.
Central Region
1½ hours walking time
Subcamp 10 5:45 p.m.
Subcamp 11 6 p.m.
Subcamp 12 5:30 p.m.
Subcamp 13 5:15 p.m.
Subcamp 14 5 p.m.
Southern Region
2½ hours walking time
Subcamp 15 4:35 p.m.
Subcamp 16 4:50 p.m.
Subcamp 17 4:35 p.m.
Subcamp 18 4:30 p.m.
Subcamp 19 4:40 p.m.
Subcamp 20 4:15 p.m.
Subcamp 21 4:15 p.m.
What to bring to
the arena show
Acceptable items
Water/canteen
Snacks
Rain gear
Cell phones with ICE
numbers
Day pack
Camera
Soft recliner (low profile)
Personal hydration packs
Scout hat
Sunscreen/hand sanitizer/
lip balm
Personal first-aid kits
Jamboree site map and ID
Do not bring
Knives
Folding chairs
Backpacks
Laser pointers
Umbrellas
Flip flops