‘Dedicated’ central Pa. teen earns all 137 Boy Scout badges, a rare feat
Updated Jan 09, 2021;
Posted Jan 09, 2021
Eagle Scout Alexander LaVerdiere poses with all 137 Boy Scout merit badges. LaVerdiere joins the ranks of less than 400 confirmed Boy Scouts who have earned every badge since the organization was founded in 1910.
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“I’ve been called that by some of the guys in my troop,” he said.
The 17-year-old graduated from Commonwealth Charter Academy a year early, for one thing. For another, he’s reached the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. And over the past six years, he has managed to earn every single merit badge offered by the organization.