FIVE FROM SANTA CLARITA WILL RECEIVE BOY SCOUTS' HIGHEST HONOR: EAGLE.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer N After performing service projects throughout the city, five Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, boys will receive their Eagle Scout Ea·gle Scout n. One who has achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts. Noun 1. Eagle Scout - a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges Boy Scout - a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts awards today. The youngsters helped improve the community by painting school buildings and curbs, brightening mile markers on a 10-mile trail and planting trees at Santa Clarita's historic train station. ``It's probably the most noteworthy thing that each of them do for the community,'' said Jon Neeley, Scout leader A Scout Leader generally refers to the trained adult leader of a Scout unit. The terms used vary from country to country, over time, and with the type of unit. Roles There are many different roles a leader can fulfill depending on the type of unit. for Troop 497. ``Each boy who receives the award has to do quite a significant thing.'' Neeley's two sons and three other boys will receive their Eagle Scout awards during a ceremony at 7 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ Church of Jesus Christ may refer to:
The Neeley boys are following in the footsteps of their father and two older brothers, who also have achieved Scouting's highest award. ``It's been a lifetime dream of mime,'' said David Neeley, 15. ``My two older brothers and my Dad have it. That inspired me.'' In order to earn the Eagle award, a Scout must progress through six ranks and acquire 21 badges. Fifteen of the badges are mandatory, such as first aid, citizenship, environmental science, personal management and personal fitness, which includes social, spiritual and academic elements. Of all the boys that start out in the Boy Scouts of America Noun 1. Boy Scouts of America - a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training program, officials said, an average of 3 percent achieve the Eagle rank. But the biggest part of earning the highly respected title comes by completing a community service project. ``They are totally in charge of carrying out the project, from concept to completion,'' said Jon Neeley, adding that most of the boys and their volunteer assistants put in about 100 hours to complete their project. ``It's a great experience for young men.'' For his project, David Neeley planted 15 native trees - including seven oaks Seven Oaks (ISSN 1710-3061) is an online political magazine based in Vancouver, Canada. It was founded by four activists and journalists, and launched its first issue February 21, 2004. , a sycamore and an ash - at the train station in Newhall. ``I always wanted to do something that would last a long time - that I can go back and see for the rest of my life,'' he said. The trees were donated by three local nurseries. To help them thrive, David installed a temporary drip system that will give the trees 30 minutes of water a day until they mature enough to survive on their own. David Neeley's younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
``It was one of the more creative service projects,'' said Jon Neeley. ``It will allow all of the joggers and runners to gauge the distance that they are running, biking or walking.'' After choosing his service project, Jonathan Neeley got permission from city officials, who were appreciative of his interest and effort. Michael Ian Clift, 13, painted the exterior of several portable classrooms at Placerita Junior High while his classmate, Adam Cannon Rich, 13, painted a portion of the school's gymnasium. ``The projects are their own design and thinking,'' said Jon Neeley. ``We encourage them to look around.'' Buildings painted by the two boys were in great disrepair, and so the improvements were welcomed, Neeley said. ``Not only are they serving the community, they are serving the very own school that they attend,'' he said. Each of the boys had organized about 20 to 30 people who assisted in their project. Each project took about a total of 100 combined man-hours to complete. Trevor Thomas Kavanagh, 15, cleaned and painted the curbs along 1,000 feet of the College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. campus. ``I totally redid re·did v. Past tense of redo. them,'' said the Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
``It seemed like a good project to contribute to,'' he said. Kavanagh said that he often visits the campus to watch Hart High School football games and wanted to do something there. ``I'm real happy to finally get this award,'' said Kavanagh. ``It's something I always aimed for.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color) From left, Michael Clift, Jonathan Neeley, Adam Rich, Trevor Kavanagh and David Neeley all have earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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