New Eagle Scouts

Four Scouts were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor ceremony held at Troop 642, sponsored by Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church. The new Eagle Scouts are (pictured, from left) Thomas Pfeifer, Michael Goolsby, John Benson and Payton Harris. Pfeifer is a freshman studying petroleum engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a 2017 graduate of Strake Jesuit Preparatory High School. For his Eagle project, he redesigned two rooms at the Harris County Child Protective Services B.E.A.R. facility, a 24-hour facility for children who are in protective custody. Goolsby is a sophomore at Stratford High School. He expanded the existing sports fields at The Mission of Yahweh, a homeless shelter for women and children, by building two soccer goals and constructing a GaGa Ball Pit. Benson is a senior at Stratford High School. He built 12 cello storage stands and repaired the existing 28 stands. He also added locking capabilities for all 40 storage stands for the Stratford High School orchestra. Harris is a senior at St. Thomas High School. He built three cedar planter boxes, two Plexiglass terrariums and refurbished two existing outdoor chalkboards at The Parish School.

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