| | Published September 1st, 2021
| New Troop 224 Eagle Scouts
| | | Submitted by Shanti Ariker |  | | Alex Ariker, Kyra Ariker, Catie Bronte, Caroline Bronte Photo provided |
Scouts BSA Troop 224B and 224G are honoring four Eagle Scouts - Alex and Kyra Ariker, Caroline and Catie Bronte - for achieving the highest rank that Scouts BSA gives: that of Eagle Scout. Kyra Ariker and Caroline Bronte also achieved this rank in the Inaugural Class of Girl Eagle Scouts. Girls were first allowed in Scouts BSA as of Feb. 1, 2019. To achieve the rank of Eagle, a Scout must earn 21 merit badges, including 13 Eagle-required badges, demonstrate leadership and Scout spirit, and successfully complete a community-service project.
Alex Ariker, a senior at Acalanes High School, directed a project to build two benches and a pergola for Temple Isaiah's preschool. He selected the plans, cut the wood and prepared materials for construction and led Scouts and volunteers through the construction process.?
Kyra Ariker, also a senior at Acalanes High School, directed a project to make 300 masks for the city of Berkeley to distribute to homeless shelters and elderly homes. The entire project was done during the stay-in-place lockdown in May through June 2020 and socially distanced. As a result, all directions were done via explanatory videos and charts using a complex supply chain for each step along the way until all tasks were completed.?
For Campolindo senior Catie Bronte's project, she organized, funded, and oversaw the upgrade, modernization, and restoration of the stage lighting system at Campolindo High School, buying and replacing some 300 light bulbs.
Caroline Bronte, a junior at Campolindo High School, recorded 10 50-minute interviews with female veterans at the Lafayette Veterans Hall and sent them to the Library of Congress as part of their Veterans History Project. They were later adopted by the U.S. Army for training in its Reserve Officers' Training Program (ROTC). |
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA