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Skylar Brown earns Eagle Scout rank
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Posted on May 24 2009
Skylar Brown has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and a Court of Honor will be held for him on Wednesday, May 27, starting 7:30pm.
To earn the rank of Eagle, a scout is required to attend campouts, earn merit badges, and demonstrate specific skills that are physically and mentally challenging. Less than 5 percent of scouts worldwide attain this goal. Before coming to Saipan, the 18-year-old Brown went on a Klondike campout in the snow where he slept in an igloo.
When asked what was his most difficult, challenging, and rewarding experience, Brown said it was his Eagle Scout Project: refurbishing an aqua-culture tank at San Vicente Elementary School, which had been severely damaged by a typhoon.
This required Brown to plan, organize and coordinate many groups of volunteers spending an accumulation of hundreds of service hours. This involved obtaining local merchants for supplies, scraping, cleaning, and painting the facility.
SVES intends to use the tank as a hands-on sustainable science lab for the older students to operate. The project took much longer than expected, but was an enriching experience for all and continues to provide a great and useful service to the elementary school.
After earning his Eagle, Brown will continue to be an active scout in Troop 913, by supporting others in their quest for the rank of Eagle. Currently, he serves as Assistant Cub Master for Cub Scout Pack 913.
Brown is the son of Roland and Shauna Brown, and began scouting as Cub Scout at 8 years old where he earned the Arrow of Light, the highest award given to a cub scout. He joined Boy Scouts at 11 years and has been working toward his Eagle advancement for six years. “Once an Eagle, always an Eagle”, and all those who are Eagle Scouts are invited to take their place at the “Eagle’s Nest.”
The public is invited to attend Brown’s Eagle Scout Court of Honor, which will be held in the Cultural hall at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (near McDonald’s) on Middle Road. [B][I](PR)[/I][/B]
