Two young women in Va. make history by becoming Eagle Scouts
JORDAN SIMAL, The News Virginian
June 6, 2021
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WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) The Boy Scouts of America was forever changed back in February 2019 when girls were allowed to join for the first time in the program’s history.
Additionally, girls were officially allowed to join Eagle Scouts for the first time, as well. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America.
Just one month later, Troop 142 was born.
The all-girl troop features eight scouts, but two in particular have caught the attention of the community. Eighteen-year-old Emmeline Soyars of Waynesboro and 17-year-old Lindsey Reno of Fishersville are the first two female Eagle Scouts in the Valley’s District of Scouts.