New Eagle Scouts make Troop 80 proud

By Mark Roden

Boy Scouts of America Troop 80, based out of Highland Park Presbyterian Church, recently celebrated three new Eagle Scouts. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the scouting program. Only four percent of Scouts earn this rank after a lengthy process. The new Eagle Scouts from Troop 80 are:

Roman Childress, son of Anita and Greg Childress, of Dallas, is a junior at St. Mark’s School of Texas. His Eagle project benefitted MaaPaa (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping single mothers raise sons to reach their highest potential) by building a new reading and learning center for Bean’s Library, a community-based library located in Allen’s Grocery Store in South Dallas.  

Jackson Galbraith, son of Sally and Chris Brezic, and Jeff Galbraith, of Dallas, is a Junior at Jesuit College Preparatory School. His Eagle project benefitted the non-profit Military Heritage Collection of North Texas Museum located in Nevada, Texas, by designing and building a rolling display for an 1800-pound inert munition, creating a slide show explaining the history of the munition, and presenting the display and slide show to military veterans at a luncheon.  

Henry Roden, son of Darla and Mark Roden, of Dallas, is a Junior at St. Mark’s School of Texas. His Eagle project benefitted William Lipscomb Elementary School in East Dallas by clearing weeds and filling cracks in an asphalt playground, painting hopscotch and four-square play areas and a large U.S. map on the playground and updating a study guide to be used in connection with the map.