Eagle Scout
noun
1
: a Boy Scout who has reached the highest level of achievement in scouting
2
: a straight-arrow and self-reliant man
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Naperville student helps church to earn Eagle Scout rank
Naperville resident Henry Freeman, 18, earned his rank as an Eagle Scout after spending 149 hours creating a Little Free Library and restoring a picnic table for Grace United Methodist Church, troop leaders said in a news release.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2011, Ulbricht, an Eagle Scout from Austin, Texas, founded Silk Road, an online black market that existed until his arrest, in 2013, for crimes related to drug trafficking, money laundering, and computer hacking.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
His output was also defined by his personal celebrity—a folksy, chain-smoking former Eagle Scout who produced art of high complexity while also rhapsodizing about the simple pleasures of eating a doughnut with a cup of coffee.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
An upgrade is expected in the coming months as Avon High School junior Logan Dunn has taken on an Eagle Scout rank requirement project that will allow AID a Pet to store its donations and supplies more efficiently at the church.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2024
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2011, Ulbricht, an Eagle Scout from Austin, Texas, founded Silk Road, an online black market that existed until his arrest, in 2013, for crimes related to drug trafficking, money laundering, and computer hacking.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
His output was also defined by his personal celebrity—a folksy, chain-smoking former Eagle Scout who produced art of high complexity while also rhapsodizing about the simple pleasures of eating a doughnut with a cup of coffee.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
An upgrade is expected in the coming months as Avon High School junior Logan Dunn has taken on an Eagle Scout rank requirement project that will allow AID a Pet to store its donations and supplies more efficiently at the church.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Eagle Scout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eagle%20Scout. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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