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South High
Students Awarded Highest Honor in Boy Scouting
 South
High students Carson Brady and Kevin Cottone recently became
eagle scouts and join an elite group of young men that
represent just 1% of all boys who are involved in scouting.
To earn the rank of eagle, the boys were required to
complete 21 merit badges in areas such as citizenship,
emergency preparedness, environmental science, personal
fitness, communications, family life, personal management
and first aid. In addition, the boys each had to plan,
develop and give leadership to others in a service project
that would benefit the community.
Carson’s eagle project, “The Changing
Face of Main Street, South Glens Falls,” in which he
partnered with the Town of Moreau Historical Society,
involved collecting the history of all buildings on Main
Street in South Glens Falls from River Street to Fifth
Street. He worked with the scouts of Troop #9 to photograph
all of the buildings, including houses and businesses,
document as much information about these buildings as
possible, and assemble all of this into a lasting archive
for the Town Historical Society. Carson shared that
“History is happening now and it must be documented now for
future generations.” The project, which took over 200 hours
to complete, is now available for the public viewing at the
Town of Moreau Historical Society on Ferry Boulevard.
Kevin’s eagle project involved a
partnership with the American Red Cross in Glens Falls. For
his project, he worked to create several large planter boxes
that adorn the Red Cross building on Warren Street in Glens
Falls. He raised funds for the materials used to create the
boxes through fundraising activities with Troop #9 and
several troop members helped him to construct the boxes and
put them into place. Kevin stated, “The American Red Cross
is a very worthwhile organization that helps many people. I
felt good to be able to help them.”
Carson is the son of Peg and Roy Brady,
Jr. and Kevin is the son of Judy and Andy Cottone. Both
boys started their scouting program at Harrison Avenue
Elementary School.
Kevin’s eagle project involved a
partnership with the American Red Cross in Glens Falls. For
his project, he worked to create several large planter boxes
that adorn the Red Cross building on Warren Street in Glens
Falls. He raised funds for the materials used to create the
boxes through fundraising activities with Troop #9 and
several troop members helped him to construct the boxes and
put them into place. Kevin stated, “The American Red Cross
is a very worthwhile organization that helps many people. I
felt good to be able to help them.”
Carson is the son of Peg and Roy Brady,
Jr. and Kevin is the son of Judy and Andy Cottone. Both
boys started their scouting program at Harrison Avenue
Elementary School.
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