Eagle Scout Matthew Killian’s Hull House Tree Service Project
By Megan Coppersmith Szerwo, February 2025 In June 2023, Lancaster High School student and Eagle Scout Matthew Killian led 40 volunteers in planting 28 white pines and building 100 feet of snow fencing behind the Hull Family Burial Plot on the grounds of the Hull Family Home in Lancaster, NY. Matthew made Eagle Scout as a member of Troop 601...
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Troop 4018 Scout receives service academy nominations
December 2024 Eagle Scout and Athens Area High School senior Pierce Oldroyd of Troop 4018 (Sayre, PA) has been nominated by PA's 9th District Congress Member Dan Meuser to attend not one, but all three major U.S. service academies: the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy. Pierce...
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Eagle Scout Project – Alex Kolpien, Corning NY
September 2023 Alex Kolpien’s family has a long history in Scouting. “It started with my grandpa; he was an Eagle Scout. And my father was in Scouting in high school and middle school, and my older brother started in Cub Scouts. He was enjoying it, so I also started Cub Scouts. And we both went into Scouts after getting our...
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Eagle Scout Story – Karin Hoover, Painted Post NY
August 2023 Karin Hoover got into Scouting after watching her older brothers participate and wishing she could participate. Once girls were allowed to join Scouting, she got her wish. She decided to pursue the Eagle Scout rank and continue to follow in their footsteps. “I knew that pursuing this goal would be worthwhile and help me develop crucial skills that...
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