Friday, July 17, 2009
6 area teens earn rank of Eagle Scout
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Courtesy of Varana Manning
Stuart Manning, a member of Boy Scout Troop 3, received his Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor ceremony in June.
JoAnne Poindexter
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Several Roanoke Valley Boy Scouts recently earned the organization's highest honor, the Eagle Scout Award.
Eagle Scouts must earn merit badges and develop and complete a community service project to attain the award.
Stuart Manning, a member of Boy Scout Troop 3 at Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church, received his Eagle badge during a Court of Honor ceremony June 14.
Now a rising sophomore at Roanoke College, Manning also has been elected to the Order of the Arrow, the Boy Scout honor society.
For his Eagle project, Manning did landscaping work and installed a wooden fence with two swinging gates at the Roanoke Valley Therapeutic Riding center in Franklin County. His Scout leaders were Tom Gisiner and Kevin Glass.
Manning is the son of Jim and Varana Manning of Blue Ridge and a 2008 graduate of Staunton River High School.
Five members of Troop 17 at St. John's Episcopal Church also have completed requirements for the Eagle Award.
Under the leadership of Scoutmaster Patton Coles, Alex Cecil, Sam Prescott, Quint Coles, Holt Bibee and Spencer Moore were inducted into the Order of the Arrow.
Cecil, 19, the son of Mike and Pam Cecil, built two rabbit cages and three yard cages for the Roanoke Wildlife Rescue for his community service project.
A 2009 North Cross School graduate, Cecil will attend Hampden-Sydney College.
Prescott, 17, the son of Matt and Catherine Prescott, is a rising senior at Patrick Henry High School.
He built three wooden planter boxes and concrete slabs in front of the old transportation museum alongside the Roanoke River for the Roanoke Parks and Recreation Department.
Coles, 18, worked at Camp Roanoke, clearing debris from the old chapel area, reworking a pathway and building a raised platform for performances, lectures and other events.
The son of Patton and Mimi Coles, Quint is a rising senior at North Cross School.
Bibee, 18, a 2009 North Cross graduate, built roster boxes for athletic and arts venues at North Cross. The boxes, which are designed to keep programs and rosters clean and dry, are near the auditorium and all indoor and outdoor playing fields and tennis courts. He is the son of Tim and Vickie Bibee and will attend Hampden-Sydney College this fall.
Moore, 18, built a brick path and low guardrail from the handicapped parking lot to an overlook at the Read Mountain Preserve. The overlook offers views of the valleys below and the path is now easy to negotiate for people with disabilities.
He is the son of Chris and Forrest Moore and a 2009 graduate of Episcopal High School.
