Eagle Scout
noun
1
: a Scout who has reached the highest level of achievement in scouting
2
: a straight-arrow and self-reliant man
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In the past year, Henry designed and built the station for his Eagle Scout project, which holds free jackets anyone can borrow while on the water.
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Olivia Young, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Declan Coady was a gym enthusiast, a fencer and an Eagle Scout with a love for camping in national parks, hiking, white-water rafting and exploring the outdoors with his family, according to his sister and his obituary.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Today, Price is an emergency medical technician (EMT), a female Eagle Scout, and is currently finishing nursing school.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Examples of that involvement include an Eagle Scout teaching guitar to three apartment residents and volunteers from churches organizing Sunday potluck dinners at one of the La Grange buildings, Rounds said.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Olivia Young, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Declan Coady was a gym enthusiast, a fencer and an Eagle Scout with a love for camping in national parks, hiking, white-water rafting and exploring the outdoors with his family, according to his sister and his obituary.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Today, Price is an emergency medical technician (EMT), a female Eagle Scout, and is currently finishing nursing school.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Examples of that involvement include an Eagle Scout teaching guitar to three apartment residents and volunteers from churches organizing Sunday potluck dinners at one of the La Grange buildings, Rounds said.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Eagle Scout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eagle%20Scout. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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