Becoming role models - Four San Antonio girls part of first class of female Eagle Scouts
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Medwyn Guarjardo, who reached the rank of Eagle Scout, paints the stairs of a pirate ship at McGimsey Scout Park as a community service.Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Monica Cruz, Medwyn Guajardo and Marcus Dyke, all active in troops of Scouts BSA, formerly known as Boy Scouts of America, paint the inside of a pirate ship at McGimsey Scout Park as a community service project.Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Monica Cruz paints the stairs of a pirate ship at McGimsey Scout Park as a community service project. Cruz is a Life Scout, just one rank below Eagle Scout, the highest rank a scout can achieve.Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
Four San Antonio teens among nation s first female Eagle Scouts
Only 6% of scouts attain Eagle Scout. They have to progress through Scouting s seven ranks, earn at least 21 merit badges and serve in leadership positions Author: Deborah Knapp Updated: 5:56 AM CST February 21, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Four local young women are making history. They are part of the nation s first female Eagle Scouts. It s like notifying you you ve worked your hardest to be the best person you could be, said Angel Gonzales.
Gonzales, Michelle Bourland, Medwyn Guajardo and Gayle Hende are among 200 young women who joined the Alamo Area BSA when the Boy Scouts opened the organization to women two years ago.