Eagle Scout is the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America and the Gold Award is the highest honor given to the Girl Scouts of the United States. Both of these awards require scouts to complete community service projects. These youths have earned the honor.


Fatema Neemuchwala
Troop: 3240 
School: Coppell High School 
Parents: Abidali and Hasina Neemuchwala of Coppell 
Project: Fatema and her volunteers designed and presented 13 different activities to the Coppell Senior Community Center.

Carley Nelson 
Troop: 1014 
School: Plano West Senior High
Parents: Corey and Jodi Nelson 
Project: Carley and her volunteers created 100 fleece¬tie blankets with handwritten notes of encouragement, all donated to Hope’s Door New Beginnings Center.

Ruth Nichols 
Troop: 3440 
School: Townview Science and Engineering Magnet 
Parents: Dwight Nicols and Laure Seipp
Project: Ruth created a nonprofit that uses graphic novels and films to teach STEM topics.

James Davidson
Troop: 1020 School: Home School 
Parents: Chris and Mimi Davidson of Royse City 
Project: James led four teams of scouts that installed 75 blue safety fire hydrant reflectors for the city of Sachse.

Graham Holmes 
Troop: 406 
School: Leadership Prep School 
Parent: Suzan Holmes of Frisco 
Project: Graham coordinated the removal of a boardwalk at Leadership Prep School and built a temporary structure to house the wood.

Ethan Pfahning 
Troop: 83 
School: Rockwall Heath High School 
Parents: Brian and Kim Pfahning of Plano 
Project: Ethan assisted with building stairs for a historical home restoration project for the Rockwall Historical Society.


Gold Award information is submitted by the Girl Scouts organization.

Eagle Scout information comes from readers. Send news about Eagle Scouts to scouts@ahbelo.com. Please include the student’s name, age and birth date, troop number, school and grade, a brief description of the project, parents' names, a mailing address, day and evening phone numbers, and a photo.