Shane Bower Receives Highest Scouting Honor
One would think that achieving the Eagle Scout badge would be the ultimate in any Boy Scout career. But not for Shane Bower.
Last summer Bower, who is a member of Troop 95, earned his Eagle Scout and kept right on going.
Now a Junior Assistant Scout Leader, he set his sites on earning the Three Palms before his eighteenth birthday. According to the Boy Scouts of America, “Eagle Palms are awarded for continued leadership and skills development (merit badges) after the Eagle Scout rank has been earned. These palms help keep the Eagle Scouts active within the unit, contributing to the leadership of the unit, and assisting with the growth of the other Scouts within the unit.”
To earn these gold, silver, and bronze palms Bower had to fulfill a list of requirements including remaining active in his troop, demonstrating Scout spirit, and earning additional merit badges (he earned 36).
Bower reached his goal and earned all three palms a week before his birthday.
“My Scoutmaster said I was the most decorated Scout he’d seen in his career,” shares Bower, “I feel pretty accomplished, like I’ve gotten the most out of Scouting.”
Bower plans to attend college, but hopes to always be involved in Scouting in some capacity.
“I want to continue to help and be a positive influence,” he says, “I want to help kids in high school stay motivated.”
In addition to his college and Scouting ambitions, Bower also hopes to open a retail skateboard business here in Orcutt.
Rebecca Ross Klosinski reporting
One would think that achieving the Eagle Scout badge would be the ultimate in any Boy Scout career. But not for Shane Bower.
Last summer Bower, who is a member of Troop 95, earned his Eagle Scout and kept right on going.
Now a Junior Assistant Scout Leader, he set his sites on earning the Three Palms before his eighteenth birthday. According to the Boy Scouts of America, “Eagle Palms are awarded for continued leadership and skills development (merit badges) after the Eagle Scout rank has been earned. These palms help keep the Eagle Scouts active within the unit, contributing to the leadership of the unit, and assisting with the growth of the other Scouts within the unit.”
To earn these gold, silver, and bronze palms Bower had to fulfill a list of requirements including remaining active in his troop, demonstrating Scout spirit, and earning additional merit badges (he earned 36).
Bower reached his goal and earned all three palms a week before his birthday.
“My Scoutmaster said I was the most decorated Scout he’d seen in his career,” shares Bower, “I feel pretty accomplished, like I’ve gotten the most out of Scouting.”
Bower plans to attend college, but hopes to always be involved in Scouting in some capacity.
“I want to continue to help and be a positive influence,” he says, “I want to help kids in high school stay motivated.”
In addition to his college and Scouting ambitions, Bower also hopes to open a retail skateboard business here in Orcutt.
Rebecca Ross Klosinski reporting
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