N.H. teen breaking barriers in a male-founded organization
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At age 14, Valerie Johnston joined Venturing, a program of Boy Scouts of America that allowed girls to participate. There, she was part of a shooting crew that would shoot .22 rifles, .22 pistols, 12-gauge and 20-gauge shotguns at the Pemi Fish and Game Club. Courtesy
Eagle Scout Valerie Johnston, center, with her mom, Navy Capt. Sandra Johnston, and her father, Dean Johnston. Courtesy
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Valerie Johnson of Thornton recently achieved the distinction of Eagle Scout, and is the first girl in New Hampshire to do so. Courtesy
Published: 3/5/2021 5:07:20 PM
Valerie Ann Johnston heard it all before. Sometimes it was from other young people in Scouts BSA (formerly Boy Scouts of America), or it was from fellow students at Plymouth High School.
Thornton teen becomes NH s first female Eagle Scout
March 03, 2021THORNTON The Daniel Webster Council is proud to announce that Valerie Ann Johnston of Thornton has become the first female Scout from New Hampshire to earn the rank of Eagle. With this achievement, Johnston, a member of Troop 58 in Campton/Thornton, has become one of America s first female Eagle Scouts.
Eagle Scout Valerie Johnston of Troop 58 said, I am honored to have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and I m humbled to be the first woman to do so in New Hampshire. Being a part of Scouting has been a rewarding, life changing experience for me, from earning merit badges, to staffing Scouting s National Youth Leadership Training the past five years, attending the National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience at Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve then staffing that course at Philmont Scout Ranch, all the way to my Eagle Scout project organizing and implementing a food and donation drive to benefit the New Hamps
Thornton teen becomes New Hampshire s 1st female Eagle Scout
Valerie Ann Johnston says many don t understand benefits of program Share Updated: 6:52 AM EST Mar 2, 2021 Andy Hershberger
Valerie Ann Johnston says many don t understand benefits of program Share Updated: 6:52 AM EST Mar 2, 2021 Andy Hershberger News Reporter A young woman from Thornton has just become New Hampshire s first female Eagle Scout.Valerie Ann Johnston broke boundaries to earn the rank. It s kind of overwhelming, she said. It was kind of surreal at first, but I m so honored and humbled that I got to complete this. Johnston said that when she was young, she used to tag along with her brother and father when they went on scouting trips. She participated in co-ed scouting programs, but when the Boy Scouts were opened to girls in 2019, Johnston decided to shoot for the highest mark.She said it wasn t always easy. In high school, there were people wh
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