Madison Allen
Less than 5 percent of all Boy Scouts achieve the rank of Eagle, and on Sept. 20, six local Eagle aspirants passed a major milestone in their quest for scouting’s highest honor when they passed their Eagle Scout Board of Review. Among the six was Boy Scout Madison Allen, of Jefferson Troop 216.
After a Boy Scout has finished earning all required merit badges, completed a project of great effort to benefit the community, and met with his scoutmaster for a final conference, the Boy Scout then sits with adult scouting volunteers and members of the community for the Eagle Scout Board of Review. Its purpose is to determine the quality of his experience and decide whether he has fulfilled the requirements for the rank. If so, the board not only approves his advancement but also encourages him to find opportunities to put his scouting lessons into practice in his daily life.
Pine Tree Council Scout Executive Eric Tarbox and National Boy Scout officials then review the application for each Eagle candidate, including the recommendation from the Eagle Board of Review, the Eagle Scout Service Project workbook, and their life ambition statement. If all checks out, the Boy Scouts will have earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
“This is designed to be a challenge for the scout,” said Boy Scouts District Director Matt Mower. “I have every confidence in these young men and am so heartened by the example they set for others.”
For his Eagle project, Madison Allen built a new long jump and triple jump pit for the Jefferson Village School track and field program.
