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Two More Eagle Scouts Honored in Scotts Valley

Tyler James Edwards and Zachary Gerald Gorski recieved their honors this month.

On June 9th, Tyler James Edwards and Zachary Gerald Gorski of troop 614 recieved their Eagle Scout honors, the highest badge of achievement among boyscouts. The ceremony took place at the Redwood Glen Amphitheater of the Salvation Army Camp on Bean Creek Road. Mayor Donna Lind attended the ceremony to give the boys their proclamations. 

Tyler James Edwards earned his Eagle Scout rank in 2011, just before he turned 18 and graduated from Scotts Valley High. Edwards is studying Bioengineering at the University of Washington, and returned home from his first year to celebrate his Eagle Scout honor with the troop, friends, and family. Edwards' father, Tim, earned his Eagle Scout honor in 1973. 

Among Edwards' favorite memories of scouting was the challenging 10-day trek at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. Preparation for that trip included a Sierra backpacking and climbing trip to the 14,026 foot summit of Langley.

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Edwards' Eagle Project was to build a weather-proof box that could store a cord of wood at the Salvation Army’s Redwood Camp in Scotts Valley. The project involved planning and drawing up his project, acquiring donated materials, coordinating volunteers and leading the construction crew in getting the job done. 

Zachary Gerald Gorski

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Gorski looks back on his scouting years and is thankful for the opportunities he had to help fellow scouts on a social level, working with both sides of bullying, Asperger's Syndrom and Attention Deficit Disorder. He also thanks scouting for the leadership skills it's allowed him to apply to other areas of his life, like his high school theater group and role as peer couselor at a Theater Camp. 

Scouting has also helped to cultivate Gorski's deep respect and commitment to the environment.

“Combining my love for the ocean with the appreciation I gained for the environment has led me to my college major in Marine Sciences and intended career in Restoration Ecology," said Gorski, who hopes to work with governments to create natural reserves for the purpose of rebuilding marine ecosystems.

“I am caught in the cross roads between the environmentally aware and the theatrically sound. I hope I can remain near that crossroad whereever the road takes me. My view of theworld is that we need to unite countries based on common friends not common enemies. The tension in the world today is not helping the environmental situation one bit and the endangered species list is growing because of it," said Gorski. 

Gongratulations Eagle Scouts!!!

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