Boy Scouts from across the country gather for the National Scouting Jamboree in West Virgina. (Courtesy photo/Mitch Kennis / February 5, 2013)
Mitch Kennis of Honor Boy Scout Troop 267 is attending the National Scouting Jamboree, a celebration of scouting, 104 years old, that occurs every four years. This is the first year the celebration is taking place in West Virginia at the new $200 million dollar Summit, donated by the Bechtel family. On average, 50,000 scouts converge from all 50 states for the 12-day Jamboree.
For Troop C436, composed of Scouts from the Northern Michigan area, the 2013 National Scouting Jamboree in West Virginia begins with a bang. With an opening show of a lifetime it looks to be one of the greatest yet.
Troop C436, along with 30,000 other Boy Scouts and Venture Scouts, began the morning at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, the Boy Scouts' newest high adventure base near Beckley, W.Va. With an explosion of excitement in the beginning show, they were greeted by the blazing sound of the West Virginia National Guard band.
"It was fantastic! I loved the way they played songs from a multitude of other artists," said Scout Matt Dierking, age 13, from Troop 27 of Traverse City.
After all of the Scouts attending the 18th National Boy Scout Jamboree had hiked to the AT&T Summit Stadium, a large outdoor amphitheater "engraved" into the side of a hill, the CEO of the company, Randall Stevenson, took the stage to say a few words. He stated how pleased he is to see so many of them taking advantage of the Wi-Fi hotspots put up across the entire camp, courtesy of AT&T, and wished them fun times the coming 11 days. The governor of West Virginia, Earl Ray Tomblin, then stepped up to express his gratitude to the Scouts for choosing this spot and was followed by the Summit's greatest financial supporter, Steve D. Bechtel, who donated a lot for the creation of it. He told them he was happy to see they were putting it to a good use.
The Scouts were given an idea of all the new programs added to the Jamboree such as the skate park and the forested high ropes course. After the official part of the ceremony was done, everyone enjoyed another fantastic performance by the famous country music band, Taylor Made.
"They were great! I've heard some of their songs before and really enjoyed their performance," Scout Andy Bakker, age 14, from Troop 131 of Suttons Bay, said after the show.
Energized with the anticipation in the air, all of the Scouts were excused and given the thumbs up to use the Reserve's theme of "Go Big. Get Wild."
With the jump start given by the opening show; this Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve promises to be incredible and exciting in the following days.
Mitch Kennis, 15, is the son of Bill and Donna Kennis of Frankfort. Mitch is one of thousands of Boy Scouts attending the National Scouting Jamboree in West Virginia. He attends Frankfort High School where he will be a sophomore this fall.
For Troop C436, composed of Scouts from the Northern Michigan area, the 2013 National Scouting Jamboree in West Virginia begins with a bang. With an opening show of a lifetime it looks to be one of the greatest yet.
Troop C436, along with 30,000 other Boy Scouts and Venture Scouts, began the morning at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, the Boy Scouts' newest high adventure base near Beckley, W.Va. With an explosion of excitement in the beginning show, they were greeted by the blazing sound of the West Virginia National Guard band.
"It was fantastic! I loved the way they played songs from a multitude of other artists," said Scout Matt Dierking, age 13, from Troop 27 of Traverse City.
After all of the Scouts attending the 18th National Boy Scout Jamboree had hiked to the AT&T Summit Stadium, a large outdoor amphitheater "engraved" into the side of a hill, the CEO of the company, Randall Stevenson, took the stage to say a few words. He stated how pleased he is to see so many of them taking advantage of the Wi-Fi hotspots put up across the entire camp, courtesy of AT&T, and wished them fun times the coming 11 days. The governor of West Virginia, Earl Ray Tomblin, then stepped up to express his gratitude to the Scouts for choosing this spot and was followed by the Summit's greatest financial supporter, Steve D. Bechtel, who donated a lot for the creation of it. He told them he was happy to see they were putting it to a good use.
The Scouts were given an idea of all the new programs added to the Jamboree such as the skate park and the forested high ropes course. After the official part of the ceremony was done, everyone enjoyed another fantastic performance by the famous country music band, Taylor Made.
"They were great! I've heard some of their songs before and really enjoyed their performance," Scout Andy Bakker, age 14, from Troop 131 of Suttons Bay, said after the show.
Energized with the anticipation in the air, all of the Scouts were excused and given the thumbs up to use the Reserve's theme of "Go Big. Get Wild."
With the jump start given by the opening show; this Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve promises to be incredible and exciting in the following days.
Mitch Kennis, 15, is the son of Bill and Donna Kennis of Frankfort. Mitch is one of thousands of Boy Scouts attending the National Scouting Jamboree in West Virginia. He attends Frankfort High School where he will be a sophomore this fall.
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