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Boy Scout troop
2 in Fennville recently honored Travis
Barnes where he was officially sworn in as
an Eagle Scout. This ceremony, called a
Court of Honor, formally recognizes those
scouts who have earned advancement in rank,
a merit badge or some other achievement in
their scouting careers. Only rarely does the
Court of Honor get to recognize a scout who
has earned the highest rank scouting has to
offer, that of Eagle Scout. Fewer than 5% of
all scouts complete the rigorous
requirements necessary before they can wear
the eagle badge of rank.
The Eagle award
is performance based and includes
citizenship training, character development
and personal fitness along with the skills
required to earn a minimum of 21 merit
badges. Travis has been working toward this
goal since he became a Tiger Scout in
Kindergarten. He graduated from High School
in March, a trimester ahead of his
classmates.
Travis plans to
attend college and eventually work for the
government as an archivist. An archivist
collects, maintains and makes available to
researchers information of enduring value.
“If it weren’t for archivists no one would
know where they came from” says Travis.
Eagle scouts
have distinguished themselves in business,
public service and life in general. Former
Eagle Scouts include Neil Armstrong, Bill
Gates Sr. and Gerald R. Ford.
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