Emmalyn Custis has accomplished in a few years, what some scouts never do. She is an Eagle Scout with 8 more years of scouting ahead of her. She dropped by the station with her scoutmaster Christina Thomas to speak on her experience and goals for the future. Scouting America Troops offer youth development activities and outdoor adventures for kids ages 11-17. As a part of Troop 5 at Christ the King Church in Arlington, we meet every Monday night at 7, and we camp every month. Go to www.beascout.org and join a Troop near you.

Will Laird is an enterprising eighth-grader who is making a Positively Jax difference and is working toward earning the Boy Scouts' highest honor, becoming an Eagle Scout.

Timmy Hargate, 21, who has nonverbal autism, joined Boy Scout Troop 461 in Highland Heights, Ohio, when he was 11. He was determined to become an Eagle Scout, and after about nine years of hard work, he finally achieved that goal in December. "It was extremely difficult [for him to become an Eagle Scout] because he couldn't do it in a typical way most kids can." Although most scouts must complete Eagle requirements before 18, Boy Scouts allows exceptions for advancement for those with special needs. "I think becoming an Eagle Scout would be hard for anybody, and to see what he has done is just amazing," Mason said.