Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Orange County Council, Boy Scouts of America, Dr. John Hovanesian, is a seasoned Scouter and blogger who shares tips and tricks to help your family get the most out of your Scouting experience. Follow him on Twitter @DrHovanesian.

Read the latest Commissioner and Scouter Spotlight Blogs located below.

2018

Scouter Spotlight #67 – “Getting Younger Kids to Listen: Is There Really A Way?” (March 30, 2018)
Scouter Spotlight #66 – “Want Your Child to Listen? Try Speaking Into His Right Ear” (March 16, 2018)
Scouter Spotlight #65 – “#BestSummerEver on Camp Staff” (February 16, 2018)

2017

Scouter Spotlight #64 – “Keeping Scouting Outdoors During the Short Days of Winter” (November 17, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #63 – “Getting New Members Engaged” (October 27, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #62 – “How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online” (October 20, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #61 – “Girls in Scouting? Yes! But Not Quite Yet!” (October 13, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #60 – “Every Boy Deserves a Second Chance at Scouting” (September 29, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #59 – “Scouting Registration Fees Are Going Up. Is It Still A Good Value?” (September 15, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #58 – “Five Tips for Outrageously Successful Cub Scout Recruiting” (August 25, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #57 – “Summer Fun the Scouting Way” (June 16, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #56 – “The Finer Points of an Email Announcement” (May 26, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #55 – “Three Reasons Your Son Should Bring Two Friends to Scout-O-Rama” (May 5, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #54 – “The Impact of a Volunteer” (March 24, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #53 – “Watch this Amazing 80 Second Video, Then Consider Your Gift to Friends of Scouting” (March 10, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #52 – “Lost Valley’s Ship Has Come In” (February 17, 2017)
Scouter Spotlight #51 – “An open letter to a graduating Cub Scout” (January 20, 2017)

2016

Scouter Spotlight #50 – “A New Year’s Resolution for Us All: Share Scouting” (December 30, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #49 – “US Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson Recently Spent a Day with the Boy Scouts’ Orange County Council. Here’s What Happened.” (December 13, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #48 – “Brand New Cub Scout Requirement Updates Increase Flexibility for Den Leaders and Families” (December 13, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #47 – “What Would You Do to Ensure Your Child’s Future Mental Health?” (December 2, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #46 – “Thank You to our Scouting Heroes” (November 23, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #45 – “Secrets for Recruiting Volunteers” (November 11, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #44 – “Secrets that will get your Press Release in Front of Readers’ Eyes” (October 28, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #43 – “Taking Part in a “Billion Acts of Kindness” in November” (October 10, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #42 – “How Can You Choose Your Soon-to-be Teenage Son’s Friends?” (July 29, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #41 – “What Scouting is Doing to Keep Our Kids Safe Online” (July 8, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #40 – “Announcing ‘Lion Cubs’” (June 8, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #39 – “Give to Scouting, So Every Child Can Have an Ethics GPS” (June 3, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #38 – “Three Reasons to Plan Your Memorial Day the Scouting Way” (May 6, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #37 – “The Hidden Treasure in the New Cub Scout Program” (March 26, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #36 – “Watch and share this one minute video. It could make all the difference” (February 26, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #35 – “Without Summer Camp, Your Son is Getting a C- in Scouting” (February 12, 2016)
Scouter Spotlight #34 – “Three Reasons Why Scout Sunday is Important to Your Pack or Troop” (January 15, 2016)

2015

Scouter Spotlight #33 – “Three Tips from Experts on Teaching Our Kids the Value of Money and Giving” (December 11, 2015)
Scouter Spotlight #32 – “Five Tips for New Scouting Families Part 5: Youth Protection” (December 4, 2015)
Scouter Spotlight #31 – “Five Tips for New Scouting Families Part 4: Volunteer!” (November 20, 2015)
Scouter Spotlight #30 – “Five Tips for New Scouting Families Part 3: A Single Idea to Help Your Son Stay Organized, Now and in His Future Life ” (November 13, 2015)
Scouter Spotlight #29 – “Five Tips for New Scouting Families Part 2: Help Him Take Pride in His Uniform” (November 6, 2015)
Scouter Spotlight #28 – “Five Tips for New Scouting Families Part 1: Invite Friends” (October 30, 2015)
Scouter Spotlight #27 – “Scientific Proof that Scouting Turns Boys Into Happy, Honorable Men” (October 12, 2015)
Scouter Spotlight #26 – “Discover the talent that will improve your unit with the Parent Talent Survey” (September 28, 2015)
Scouter Spotlight #25 – “Want Your Son to Become a Success? Have Him Join Scouting-The Proven Path” (August 31, 2015)
Scouter Spotlight #24 – “For an Indelible Life Message, Exercise with Your Kids This Summer” (July 31, 2015)
Scouter Spotlight #23 – “God Isn’t Separated by a Comma” (July 3, 2015)
Commissioner’s Blog #22 -“Introducing the New and Improved Cub Scout Program“(January 12, 2015)

2014

Commissioner’s Holiday Blog – Happy holidays, and thank you for the miracles! (December 23, 2014)
Commissioner’s Blog #21 – “The Science Behind Scouting’s Success” (November 14, 2014)
Commissioner’s Blog #20 – “A full Scout Uniform is the only way to go” (October 6, 2014)
Commissioner’s Blog #19 – “How Many of the 40 Developmental Assets Does Your Child Have?
And What Role Does Scouting Play?” (September 8, 2014)
Commissioner’s Blog (Parents’ Scout Scoop) – A Tale of Two Troops: Do Small or Large Troops Provide a Better Scouting Experience? (August 29, 2014)
Commissioner’s Blog #18 – “Camp Cards – They’re not just for Scout-O-Rama” (May 11, 2014)
Commissioner’s Blog #17 – “In Orange County the Vietnamese Do Scouting Right” (April 14, 2014)
Commissioner’s Blog #16 – “The Miracle of the Unplugged Weekend” (Apr. 2, 2014)
Commissioner’s Blog #15 – “735 Eagle Scouts Can’t Be Wrong” (Mar. 3, 2014)
Commissioner’s Blog #14 – “What is a Commissioner?” (Feb. 17, 2014)
Commissioner’s Blog #13 – “If You Only Had 17 Years, How Would You Choose to Live Your Life?” (Jan.16, 2014)
Commissioner’s Blog # 12 – “Three Reasons that Attending Scout Leader Roundtable Should Be Your New Year’s Resolution” (Jan. 7, 2014)

2013

Commissioner’s Blog # 11 – “Thanks” (Nov. 26, 2013)
Commissioner’s Blog # 10 – “A Job for Every Family and Every Family has a Job” (Nov. 25, 2013)
Commissioner’s Blog # 9 – “Want Great Unit Publicity? Create A Committee Position” (Oct. 24, 2013)
Commissioner’s Blog # 8 – “Eight Things That Should Happen at Every Great Scout Meeting” (Oct. 2, 2013)
Commissioner’s Blog # 7 – “Bobby Okereke – Another Feel-Good Scouting Story” (Sept. 1, 2013)
Commissioner’s Blog #6 – Ten Strategies for an Over-the-Top Successful Cub Scout Recruitment Night (Sept. 15, 2013)
Commissioner’s Blog #5 – Welcome Back and Popcorn (Sept. 4, 2013)
Commissioner’s Blog #4 – Kevin Young Letter to BSA (June 29, 2013)
Commissioner’s Blog #3 – Three Tips for Keeping Scouting Alive Over the Summer (May 30, 2013)
Commissioner’s Blog #2 – Regardless of Controversy, Scouting Must Go On (Re-posted May 9, 2013)
Commissioner’s Blog #1 – “World-class Scouting, Right Here in Orange County. Just Ask Boys’ Life!” (Re-posted May 9, 2013)

Unit Commissioner Monthly

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