Brand new eagles

Lachlan Growney, Ryan McDowell, Matthew Bednar, David Hinde, and Blake Littlejohn (pictured, from left) are the newest Scouts from Troop 1089 to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. The boys, who are all seniors at Stratford High School, were recognized during a Court of Honor ceremony at St. Thomas Presbyterian Church. Each Scout completed a special project as part of the journey toward being named Eagle Scout. Lachlan built a lend-a-library for the community of St. Thomas Presbyterian Church and neighborhood; Ryan spent three months collecting and packing 3,000 books to build a library for a village in Botswana through Books for Development; Matthew partnered with the Neighborhood Garden Project at Emanuel Episcopal Church and planted bald cypress, river birch, and live oak trees that provide shade and reduce flooding and erosion; David refurbished the baseball field dugouts at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church; and Blake designed and constructed a cello rack for Spring Branch Middle School's orchestra.

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