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Eagle Page

The fact that a boy is an Eagle Scout has always carried with it a special significance, not only in Scouting but also as he enters higher education, business or industry, and community service. The award is a performance-based achievement whose standards have been well-maintained over the years. Not every boy who joins a Boy Scout troop earns the Eagle Scout rank; only about 4 percent of all Boy Scouts do so.

To earn the Eagle Scout rank, the highest advancement rank in Scouting, a Boy Scout must fulfill requirements in the areas of leadership, service, and outdoor skills. Although many options are available to demonstrate proficiency in these areas, a number of specific skills are required to advance through the ranks—Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, and Eagle.

Merit badges signify the mastery of certain Scout craft skills, as well as helping boys increase their skill in an area of personal interest. Of the 120 merit badges available, 21 must be earned to qualify for Eagle Scout. Of this group, 12 badges are required, including First Aid, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communications, Environmental Science, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Camping, and Family Life. In addition, a Scout has a choice between Emergency Preparedness and Lifesaving and a choice among Cycling, Hiking, and Swimming.

Beginning with the Star rank, and continuing through Life and Eagle, a Scout must demonstrate participation in increasingly more responsible service projects. At these levels, he also must demonstrate leadership skills by holding one or more specific youth positions of responsibility in his patrol and/or troop.

Current Eagle Scout Projects

Jacy Snider will be conducting a cleanup and repair project on the library ceiling at Queen of Heavens Solitude.

Ozark Trails Eagle Rank Instructions

Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook

Eagle Scout Application

Eagle Congratulation letter

A Sample of Famous Eagle Scouts

Willie Banks
Olympian, Former World Record Holder, Triple Jump and Long Jump

Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr.
Former Secretary of the Treasury and Former United States Senator, Texas

Bill Bradley
Former United States Senator, New Jersey

William C. DeVries, M.D.
Surgeon and Educator
Transplanted first artificial heart

Thomas Foley
Former Speaker of the House and
Former United States Congressman, Washington

Dr. Robert M. Gates
Former director, CIA
President, Texas A&M University

The Honorable Gerald R. Ford
38th President of the United States

J. Stephen Fossett
First to circumnavigate the earth solo in a balloon

Michael Kahn
Stage Director
Academy Award—Winning Film Editor

John Koncak
Center, Orlando Magic, National Basketball Association

James A. Lovell Jr.
Apollo Astronaut and Business Executive

The Honorable Richard G. Lugar
United States Senator, Indiana

J. Willard Marriott Jr.
Chairman of the Board and President, Marriott Corporation

Sam Nunn
Former United States Senator, Georgia

Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense

Harris Salsbury
Pulitzer Prize—Winning Author

Togo West
Former Secretary of Veteran's Affairs

Troop 201 Eagle Scout Honor Roll

Jeffrey Carroll	1/1/1982
Max Thorne	6/29/1982
Michael Wessel	3/20/1984
Shannon Deke	8/1/1984
Chris Inmon	7/20/1988
Damon Heasley	11/28/1989
Timmy Reaka	9/17/1991
Dwight Heasley	10/1/1991
Brant Sutton	3/17/1992
Timothy Robertson	9/21/1992
David Jenks	7/8/1993
Tommy Jenks	7/5/1994
Bryan Smading	8/17/1995
James Kurtz	12/13/1995
Johnathan Rinck	11/8/1996
Jeremy Greenough	12/7/1998
Matthew Lawless	2/3/1999
Jason Simms	3/8/1999
Adam Ewert	7/18/2000
Robert Niebrugge	9/11/2000
Sean Allmeyer	10/7/2002
Ryan Lewis	11/11/2002
Drew Allmeyer	1/20/2003
Brett Durbin	6/14/2004
Scott Hinkebein	6/19/2004
Cory Huck	5/2/2005
Joe Pieczynski	6/20/2005
Clayton Thibault	10/10/2005
Justin Buzzard	10/24/2005
Michael Suiter	3/13/2006
Adam Griffeth	4/19/2006
Colton Smith	4/19/2006
Mark Hall	6/13/2006
Darren Lewis	8/21/2006
Evan Wammack	9/18/2006
Ty McMurry	4/30/2007
Spencer Smith	4/30/2007
Brian Gasper	10/15/2007
Jacob Mickelberg	12/3/2007
Christopher Deer	7/7/2008
Kyle Lewis	7/7/2008
Kyle Hagan	4/20/2010
Jason Gonder
Evan Whitcomb
Lucas Huck
Michael Howard	7/1/2010

AMERICA'S FIRST EAGLE SCOUT

Arthur R. Eldred

While America's Boy Scouts were started in 1910. It took until 1912 for the first Eagle Scout badge to be granted.

Arthur R. Eldred was born in 1895. Rockville (Rockwell?) Center on New York's Long Island became his hometown. Arthur joined Troop #1 in Oceanside, New York. He qualified for the Eagle award by May of 1912.

He had earned the required 21 merit badges and been tested by the local review board. A National Board of Review consisting of James E. West (Chief Scout Executive), Ernest Thompson Seton (Chief Scout), and Daniel Carter Beard (National Scout Commissioner) tested him again. This was to be BSA's first Eagle Scout and West was not going to lose the PR opportunity.

Eldred received notice of the award in a letter from West dated August 21, 1912. But the medal had not been finalized in design. He finally received the award itself on Labor Day, 1912. According to some sources, there were 23 Eagle Scout badges awarded that first year. However, the Eagle Scout Register listed only 22.

A few weeks after becoming the first Eagle Scout, Eldred helped to save another Scout from drowning and was awarded the Bronze Honor Medal for his actions. As an adult, Eldred served as a member of the Camden County Scout Council's executive board in New Jersey. He was present at his son Willard's own Eagle ceremony on October 27, 1944.

Arthur Eldred passed away in 1952.