Hank Googe III is the first Boy Scout in the Concho Valley Council to earn the new Entrepreneurship Merit Badge. Hank is a Life Scout in Troop 58 in Big Lake. Requirements for the Merit Badge include identifying a product or service to sell. The individual must then do marketing research to identify who the customers would be. They must identify how to promote the product. Budgets must be made to determine the cost of a prototype. It must also be determined how much money it will take to start the business. The personnel it will take to operate the business must also be explained. Job descriptions for each person must also be completed. The Scouts are expected to make a prototype. They must also project the sales for the first quarter of operation. Once all of these steps have been taken the Scout must actually start their business.

Hank earned this merit badge by starting his own business called Hank’s Outdoor Adventures. While following all the mentioned steps Hank started and still maintains his own Taxidermy business. He built a large shop in the back yard that he operates out of. He is always more than willing to show you his trophy Bucks, Bobcats, Turkeys and Foxes. Hank has learned that being a Boy Scout can be very rewarding as well as lucrative. Congratulations to Hank Googe for being the first recipient of Entrepreneurship Merit Badge.

Cub Scout Sports and Academics

The National Cub Scout Committee approved expanding the Cub Scout Sports and Academics program to include Tiger Cubs and their partners.  To earn recognition, Tiger Cubs must have their adult partner with them when participating in the Sports and Academics program.

The Cub Scout Sports and Academics program is a supplemental program that complements the existing Cub Scout program.  The activities allow boys to learn new techniques, develop sportsmanship, and increase scholarship skills while having fun.  Participating in the program allows boys to be recognized for enjoying teamwork, physical fitness, and talent-building activities.  Each boy is encouraged to do his best.

Our congratulations to these Eagle Scouts for accomplishing what only two percent of all Scouts are able to do.  These Eagles today are the leaders of America and the world tomorrow.