The Boy Scouts of America is an organization that prides itself in giving back to their community and symbolizing the ideal American citizen. The boys usually start out in scouts between the ages of 5 and 8 and then finish anywhere between 14 and 18. Among the highest honors of the boy scouts is to become an Eagle Scout. To obtain this recognition, the scouts have to go through years of hard work, dedication, and commitment to their family, community, and country. At Argyle high school, there are seven Eagle Scouts: Matthew Hayden (12), Ty Crawford (12), Nikki Filhart (12), Matthew Goodpastor (12), Evan Peak (9), Andrew Heine (9), and Reeves Moseley (9). In order to receive the honor, the scouts have to complete a final ‘Eagle Scout Project’ that in some way benefits their community.

Freshman Reeves Moseley, designed a prayer garden at the Argyle United Methodist church in honor of his friend, Alex Betzhold, who passed in January 2012.“I wanted to do something that benefited my church but also something that the Betzholds, my community, and I could remember Alex with,” Moseley said.

Senior Matthew Hayden, dedicated his project to something that was important to the school and the community.
“For my final project, I renovated the local Argyle archery arena,” Hayden said. “I repainted the walls, built a cart to transport supplies, and built cabinets to store things in.”

For senior Ty Crawford’s final project, he built an outdoor covered shelter for his church.
“I had to plan it, draw blueprints, send letters for money, buy all of the supplies, and much more,” Crawford said. “It was a lot of hard work.”

Throughout their years as scouts, the boys had to complete many difficult tasks and had to accomplish them in order to obtain their recognition as Eagle Scouts, but it has all been worth it.

“I absolutely think all of the work and dedication it took to get the Eagle Scout was worth it,” Hayden said. “It comes with a lot of benefits.”

Hayden is not alone in his belief that becoming an Eagle Scout is worth all he had to do.

“Being an Eagle Scout has put me on another level than everyone else,” Crawford said. “It definitely stands out on my resume during job interviews, college applications, and scholarships.”
Receiving the title of Eagle Scout is a huge honor and privilege, and these seven Argyle Eagles have accomplished so much in doing so.