FROM ALISON K. ROUSE
Information for Main Photo: Shown in front is Cade Womack. Back row from left are Cade Taylor, JP Baughman and Alex Young.
On March 15, four Scouts from Wetumpka Boy Scout Troop 50 held a joint Eagle Court of Honor at Trinity Episcopal Church. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill was the keynote speaker.
Alex Young was born in Birmingham and first joined Cub Scouts in Greenpond, Ala., in 2008 as a Tiger Cub. Upon moving to Wetumpka in 2009, he joined Pack 50, and in 2013 crossed over into Boy Scout Troop 50 after earning his Arrow of Light. In 2017 he was elected into the Order of the Arrow, the National Scouting Honor Society, and spent two weeks attending the National Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean, West Virginia. Young’s Eagle project consisted of building a Ga-Ga Ball pit at his school, Churchill Academy. He has overcome thyroid cancer, a spinal deformity, multiple learning disabilities, and autism to reach his objectives.
Cade Womack joined Pack 50 Cub Scouts in 2008, where he earned the Arrow of Light in 2013 and crossed over into Boy Scout Troop 50. In the troop he has served in multiple leadership roles, including Senior Patrol Leader. In 2016, he was inducted in the Order of the Arrow, where he has reached the Brotherhood membership level. He also attended the National Jamboree in 2017. Womack worked at Camp Tukabatchee this past year as an ATV instructor and plans to work again this summer. His
Eagle project was building a fence at Fort Toulouse. It is 400 feet long and provides a barrier between campers and the Coosa River.
Joseph Paul (JP) Baughman joined Pack 50 Cub Scouts in the second grade. He crossed over into Boy Scout Troop 50 in 2013 after earning his Arrow of Light. In Troop 50, he has served in multiple leadership roles, including Senior Patrol Leader. He is also a brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow, which he joined in 2017. Like Young and Womack, he attended the National Jamboree in West Virginia in 2017. He has worked at Camp Tukabatchee for the past two summers and will be returning for his third year on camp staff. Baughman’s Eagle project was in partnership with Main Street Wetumpka to install a seating area highlighting Lock 31 on the Tulotoma Snail Trail.
Cade Taylor joined Pack 50 Cub Scouts in 2008, where he earned the Arrow of Light and crossed over into Boy Scout Troop 50 in 2013. After attending National Youth Leadership Training in 2015, Taylor served in several leadership roles in Troop 50, such as Librarian, Troop Guide, and Patrol Leader. He also served as a Den Chief with Cub Scout Pack 50. In 2018, he was inducted into the Order of the Arrow and elected by his peers to serve as the Pinhoti Chapter Chief. He also earned his lifeguard certification in 2018, and then worked for two summers as a lifeguard and merit badge counselor at Camp Tukabatchee. Taylor’s Eagle project consisted of building three bridges on Redland Elementary School’s outdoor trail.
