Soaring Eagle

Eagle Scout is a very important part of a man’s life when they come to achieve that goal.

Eagle Scout is the highest rank in Boy Scouts and is an achievement that is hard to achieve because it

takes a lot of dedication and hard work. I started Boy Scouts when I was in the first grade and have been

involved ever since then for a total of thirteen years, from cub scouts to becoming an Eagle Scout. I

started in first grade as a tiger cub, then moved on to become a wolf, then become a bear, then a

weeblo one followed by a weeblo two. Once I was in the sixth grade I was starting Boy Scouts for the

first time, I felt nervous and I was actually thinking about not doing scouts anymore because of how

unsure I was of what I was going to expect. I made my choice to stick with it and try to make it to the

end. I made that promise to myself when I was in the second or third grade when I was in church when

two guys who had made Eagle were presented with plaques with their names on it and I notice the

attention and recognition they got and I said to myself that someday I will become and Eagle Scout. So

I’m a senior in high school now and I’m close to finishing and becoming an Eagle Scout and I only need a

few more requirements to finish up, so I’m working hard not  to disappoint. I finally complete everything

except my board of review, which is when I get asked a series of questions and I need to answer them to

the best of my ability based on the skills that I learned and then they decide if you pass. So I passed, and

I was so happy knowing that I completed what I had wanted from the time I promised myself I would

accomplish Eagle. My parents and I now have a lot of planning to do for my Eagle Court of honor, which

is where I will go through a ceremony with various readings and sayings that end up with me getting

presented with the Eagle Badge. After months of planning the day is finally here, on Saturday May 30,

2009 was the date of my Eagle Scout Court of honor. We are running around getting things done and

now it was time to start the ceremony and I have to parade in to the front of everyone where I am the

center of attention. I begin to feel a great sense of pride in myself when I get seated in the front of the

congregation and everyone is looking at me. We are going through the ceremony and we get to a part

where I get presented with the Eagle Badge and when I get presented with the Badge I stand in front of

everyone and they all start clapping and I finally get to feel the sense of accomplishment and recognition

that I promised to myself that I would achieve. The following that part of the ceremony I present my

mom and dad each with a pin that says Eagle Dad and one that says Eagle Mom, which makes them feel

that they also had accomplished something. At the end of the ceremony I was asked to say a few words

and I had brought a prepared speech because I’m not a fan of public speaking and I like to always be

prepared. After I give my speech, other people come up to say some words about me which a few did

and everyone clapped. Once the clapping had stopped we were told it was time to go eat and celebrate

my great achievement. This court of honor was one of the happiest moments in my life and I

accomplished something huge that not everyone can finish. There are only about six percent of all boys

that join Boy Scouts that come to actually make Eagle and then there is an even smaller percent of boys

that make Eagle all the way starting from tiger cubs. When I accomplish something like that with the

odds going against me it makes me feel like a real champion.