CINCINNATI, OH – August 4, 2021 – On August 4, 2021, Bella Groh, of Demossville, Kentucky, was awarded a $5,000 National Aviation Exploring Scholarship Award by the Boy Scouts of America’s National Aviation Exploring Committee. She started Scouting several years ago when she heard about the program through the Young Eagles Program. Bella began attending meetings of Dan Beard Council’s Aviation Exploring Post 78, chartered by Sporty’s Aviation, where she was able to examine her interests with a wide variety of guest speakers who are professionals in their field. These speakers and her leaders have made an impact on Bella, who recently started at Purdue University as a freshman studying Astronautical Engineering. Aviation Exploring gave Bella a chance to connect with a broad spectrum of people from a variety of backgrounds.

Exploring is a unique career exploration program for young men and women ages 10 – 20. The program provides students with an opportunity to learn about a wide variety of career fields and network with professionals already working in those fields. They get hands-on experience to determine whether or not a particular career field is right for them. The students develop valuable networking contacts with professionals working in selected career fields, and they get to know other youth with the same interests and aspirations. Exploring is the first step in identifying career possibilities while having fun in an exciting and informal environment.