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Five women from Scouts Boy Scouts of America Troop 19 in Short Hills earned the rank of Eagle Scout on Feb. 8. (Katie Cannon)
MILLBURN, NJ Five women from Scouts Boy Scouts of America Troop 19 in Millburn earned the rank of Eagle Scout on Feb. 8. The troop, chartered at St. Rose of Lima Church-Short Hills, will award them their medals this May at a Court of Honor ceremony.
This was the first year in which young women could attain the rank of Eagle Scout, which had been available only to young men for 111 years.
The Troop 19 inaugural class of Eagle Scouts are Katelyn Cannon, Keira Lowden, Riya Tyagi, Bridget Lomax, and Morgan Lomax.
By SCOUTS BSA TROOP 19
February 27, 2021 at 1:18 AM
Credits: Katie Cannon
February 27, 2021 at 1:18 AM
SHORT HILLS, NJ Five Eagle Scouts from Scouts BSA Troop 19, chartered at St. Rose of Lima Church - Short Hills were celebrated by the Boy Scouts of America on Sunday night as members of the inaugural female Eagle class. The Be the Change virtual broadcast honored nearly one-thousand young women that achieved the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout, a rank that was only available to young men for the past 111 years.
The Troop 19 inaugural class of Eagle Scouts are Katelyn Cannon, Keira Lowden, Riya Tyagi, Bridget Lomax, and Morgan Lomax.