Seven girls in Hampton Roads among first female Eagle Scouts in America
Becoming an Eagle Scout is the highest honor in the Boy Scouts of America organization. Four girls from Chesapeake and three from Virginia Beach hold the honor. Author: Philip Townsend Updated: 6:22 PM EST February 18, 2021
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. They are future doctors, a teacher, an aspiring Naval officer and the next aerospace engineer.
But before their careers take off, seven girls in Hampton Roads made history. They re among the first female Eagle Scouts in the country.
The group includes Emma Cameron, Chloe Gaylor, Jordan Shirley, and Ysa Duenas of Chesapeake and Payton Deany, Kaityln Roetz, and Meghan Sheedy of Virginia Beach