Local girls make history as first female Eagle Scouts in nation
ByActionNewsJax.com News Staff
ByActionNewsJax.com News Staff
Almost 1,000 young girls across the nation were sworn in as the first girls ever to be part of the Eagle Scouts.
These girls have earned more than 30,000 merit badges and have provided 130,000 hours of community service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Making history, these girls have made a positive impact across the world. Girls from Miami, Honolulu, Boston, and even parts of Asia and Europe have participated in this history-making inaugural class.
13 girls right here in Northeast Florida were part of the inaugural class.
If you know someone that may be interested in becoming an Eagle Scout, click here for more information.
In the meantime, meet some of the local girls below.
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Local teens make history as first female Eagle Scouts nationwide 13 female teens in the Jacksonville area are part of the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts honored by the Boy Scouts of America. They are among nearly 1,000 young women from across the country that are taking place in history as the first female Eagle Scouts.
Pictured: Jessica Parker , 19, of St. Johns. (Photo credit: Boy Scouts of America)
Local teens make history as first female Eagle Scouts nationwide Courtney Laird, of Orange Park (Photo credit: Boy Scouts of America)
Local teens make history as first female Eagle Scouts nationwide Samantha Surratt, of Hawthorne (Photo credit: Boy Scouts of America)
Local teens make history as first female Eagle Scouts nationwide Grace Bunch of Interlachen (Photo credit: Boy Scouts of America)
Local teens make history as first female Eagle Scouts nationwide Olivia Pottenburgh of Jacksonville (Photo credit: Boy Scouts of America)
Local teens make history as first female Eagle Scouts nationwide Linda Mentz of Gainesville (Photo credit: Boy Scouts of America)
Local teens make history as first female Eagle Scouts nationwide Marina Mitchell of Ponte Vedra Beach (Photo credit: Boy Scouts of America)
Local teens make history as first female Eagle Scouts nationwide Dianna McNair of Tampa (Photo credit: Boy Scouts of America)
Local teens make history as first female Eagle Scouts nationwide Olivia Foli of Gainesville (Photo credit: Boy Scouts of America)
Local teens make history as first female Eagle Scouts nationwide Taryn Hoffman-Rocha from Interlachen (Photo credit: Boy Scouts of America)
