Climbing Wall Helps Five Rise to Eagle Scout
Five Bishop Kenny High School students representing four Scout troops throughout Jacksonville achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, scouting’s highest honor: Nick Martin, Keegan Gallup, Kolbe Sexton, Brody Cooper and Zach Crutchfield. One of the main pillars of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout is the planning, development and completion of a significant service project. […]
San Marco Eagle Scout awarded Boys Scouts’ highest honor
A Jacksonville University sophomore and Eagle Scout received national acclaim when he was awarded the Boy Scouts of America’s highest honor Jan. 12. Ross C. Johnson, 20, of San Marco, was awarded the Boy Scout’s High Honor Medal of Crossed Palms during a BSA National Court of Honor held at All Saints Episcopal Church. Presenting […]
Colonial Manor resident honored with NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award
Eagles are in no way an endangered species when it comes to the Searcy family. Since the 1940s, seven Boy Scouts within the Searcy family have attained the rank of Eagle Scout, with John V. Searcy of Colonial Manor, patriarch of the family, receiving the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA)’s Outstanding Eagle Scout Award from […]
Eagle Scout project morphs into school-wide effort
The students at John N.C. Stockton Elementary School are happier in the mornings before school thanks to some colorful benches they can sit on while waiting for class to begin. Throughout the past school year, parents, grandparents, students, and Boy Scouts have made many benches, but the project began last summer when Boy Scout and […]
Eagle Scout learns new game in building bocce court
When James Ranieri, 2018 president of the Italian American Club (IAC) in Mandarin, reached out to the North Florida Boy Scouts Council asking for a Scout to build a bocce ball court at his club, the timing was perfect for Mason Navidi of San Jose. Navidi, who has been a Boy Scout for 12 years, […]
