Eagle Scout
noun
1
: a Boy Scout who has reached the highest level of achievement in scouting
2
: a straight-arrow and self-reliant man
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Kimani Brame and Phoenix Moyer earned the feat after Scouts — formerly Boy Scouts — began allowing girls to join their ranks in 2019
Two high school students in Grand Rapids, Michigan, are now among some of the first Black girls to reach Eagle Scout status in the state!
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Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
The Huntington Beach native and his two brothers earned the rank of Eagle Scout with Troop 1 in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and his father, also an Eagle Scout, served as a scoutmaster in the 1990s.
—Theresa Cisneros, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
The former three-star recruit and Eagle Scout was two-time honorable mention All-Pac-12 in four seasons at Stanford before joining the Sooners for his final collegiate season.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
The prosecutor said Woodward applied the principles of his Eagle Scout training to targeting Bernstein.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
And don't miss the opening set by Black Belt Eagle Scout.
Details: 8 p.m. Friday, March 1.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2024
Concurrently, his scout troop got a new scoutmaster who had lost a hand, inspiring Sam for his Eagle Scout project.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Jan. 2024
Their oldest is an Eagle Scout and their youngest is working toward it.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
In addition to Donohoe’s cooperation, Kelly cited his military service to his country, his upbringing as an Eagle Scout and high school wrestling team captain, and the support of more than a dozen family members and friends, who filled nearly half the courtroom.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
The Huntington Beach native and his two brothers earned the rank of Eagle Scout with Troop 1 in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and his father, also an Eagle Scout, served as a scoutmaster in the 1990s.
—Theresa Cisneros, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
The former three-star recruit and Eagle Scout was two-time honorable mention All-Pac-12 in four seasons at Stanford before joining the Sooners for his final collegiate season.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
The prosecutor said Woodward applied the principles of his Eagle Scout training to targeting Bernstein.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
And don't miss the opening set by Black Belt Eagle Scout.
Details: 8 p.m. Friday, March 1.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2024
Concurrently, his scout troop got a new scoutmaster who had lost a hand, inspiring Sam for his Eagle Scout project.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Jan. 2024
Their oldest is an Eagle Scout and their youngest is working toward it.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
In addition to Donohoe’s cooperation, Kelly cited his military service to his country, his upbringing as an Eagle Scout and high school wrestling team captain, and the support of more than a dozen family members and friends, who filled nearly half the courtroom.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
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