Girls in Ankeny and Ottumwa are the first two in central Iowa to become Eagle Scouts after changes to Scouting opened the doors to them. Stories: Des Moines Register, KYOU (with video).
They are among the first 1,000 girls nationwide to make Eagle, all with an official date of February 8 to coincide with the anniversary of the creation of the Boy Scouts of America. Interestingly, the Register’s article pegs the percentage of Scouts who become Eagles at 6%, not 4% as (formerly?) promoted by the National Eagle Scout Association.
Tama County is included in the Mid-Iowa Council, so they are my sorta-cohorts, organization-wise. The Mid-Iowa Council’s summer camp, Mitigwa, means “Maker of Men”, so we might have to fudge things slightly on that end from now on. It’s the Scout spirit that counts, after all.