SCOUTING'S HIGHEST HONOR.Byline: - Daily News ACTON - Philip Weary was presented with the 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 Award at his Eagle Scout Court of Honor a court or tribunal to investigate and decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court of chivalry, or a military court to investigate acts or omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in their nature. See also: Honor on Nov. 6 at the Acton Community Center in front of nearly 100 family and friends. Weary, the youngest son of David and Shari Weary of Acton, is a member of Troop 145 from Acton. Having started the Scouting program as a Tiger Cub at age 6, he progressed through Cub Scouts earning the highest award, the Arrow of Light. Advancing to Boy Scouts in the sixth grade, he worked up through the ranks to attain his goal of Eagle Scout. He has earned 24 merit badges, contributed over 50 service hours to Scout projects and volunteered as a camp counselor. For his Eagle community service project, Weary replaced the broken concrete slab Concrete slab A shallow, reinforced-concrete structural member that is very wide compared with depth. Spanning between beams, girders, or columns, slabs are used for floors, roofs, and bridge decks. in front of the Acton Chamber of Commerce building and installed new support posts for the porch. The project included preconstruction planning, demolition of the broken slab, forming for the new large slab, pouring the concrete and painting and installing the new posts. Currently a senior at Paraclete High School Paraclete High School is a Catholic High School in Lancaster, CA operated independently of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 186 seniors graduated in the 2006-2007 school year. , Weary is a member of the varsity cross country team. He has earned his varsity letter in both cross country and track as well as an academic letter. He is active in the Associated Student Body and is a member of the National Honor Society The National Honor Society (NHS), established in 1921, is a recognition program for American high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. and the National Scholarship Federation. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Eagle Scout Philip Weary of Troop 142 listens as 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, Mayor Bob Kellar speaks at Weary's Nov. 6 award ceremony. |
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