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ews y Serving Western Oklahoma Since 1901 Weekend Edition Eagle Scout Project Kicks of Cobecting Glasses for Lion’s Club Cade Etis's Eagle Scout Project { Lions cut ‘The group of scouts pitchedin to make the Cade Ellis Eagle yo Scout Glasses project come to fruition. Pictured are Corbin Seventh graders Bonnie Bland and Avery Kiener with Harbin, Cason Cain, Joshua Wascher, Logan Jones, Jacob eighth grader Jenna Watkins demonstrate how a bird’s Mathis, and Andrew Mathis.; At right, Cade Ellis. Courtesy beak has adapted over time to accommodate his or her photos. environment. Staff photo by Sheryl Ponce, By Sheryl Ponce ‘Then you go to your Eagle board to approve your project. If it gets approved, you can start working on it,” he continued. Cade Ellis began his scouting career when he was in the first grade Ellis will be going back to the Eagle Board to fill out more paper- as a Cub Scout. He has continued into the Boy Scouts and is now work, describing how the project went, what went well, and what working toward his Eagle Scout title. He is the son of Stephanie did not go as planned. After it is all approved, he will have his and Dr. Scott Ellis and is a freshman at Elk City High School. Eagle Scout Ceremony. ‘The people who have been instrumental in this achievement in- “This step is important to me because I’ve been doing it since I dude Dustin Thomas, Troop 144 leader, Gary Woodrow, Jeff Yow, was in first grade, and it is the highest rank you can get in Boy and his grandfather Tom McConnell. The troop meets every Tues- Scouts,” he said. day evening at 7 p.m. in the Elks Lodge, it is for boys from ages Ellis talked about what he has learned over the years, and what 11 to 18 years of age. others could learn, too. He was certain that he would recommend “This is for my Eagle Scout project. I'm leaving boxes at local the organization to young boys and men. churches for people to donate glasses. We will be leaving them “If they are wanting to become an outdoorsy person, then this is there for around a month, After the month is over, all the scouts definitely for them. You go camping every month, or go to sum- will pick up those boxes. We are going to get all those glasses to mer camps where you can earn a badge. It is where you go into take them to the Lions Club. The Lions Club will distribute them the forest, and you make your own shelter. You stay there for a among people that need them,” Ellis explained. night. You don’t bring your own tent or anything. You get to build ‘The official name of the project is Cade Ellis Eagle Scout Glasses everything from scratch from, what you have in a car, maybe a Drive. The project is the last step in his quest to become an Eagle coat to sleep with instead of a blanket. It is to help you with wil- Scout. The project had to be approved prior to starting and once derness survival stuff. You will learn etiquette, manners, just ev- Seventh graders Alexis Carnes and Lillian Rippetoe it is completed, there will be a final approval process. erything. It’s a lot of stuff,” Ellis said. put together a display of element buddies. They had to “The first step was getting all the Eagle Scout merit badges. Af- ‘The most fun he has had in the scouts was during the summer show the element from the Periodical Chart and show camps. He especially liked the water activities, such as kayaking visually how it works. Staff photo by Sheryl Ponce. ter you get that completed, you do some more requirements that are designated in the Eagle Scout book. After that you can start merit badges. He noted that a person can get his life guard cer- working on the project. You have to fill out a bunch of paperwork. See Ellis page 2. See Merritt Stem and Art Show page 3. Merritt Announces Valedictorian’s and Salutatorian’s Dayli Pollard Jamie Peffer Taylor Ford Lilyan Rangel Kiera Stehr Merritt Co-Salutatorian Merritt Co-Salutatorian Merritt Co-Salutatorian Merritt’s Co-Valedictorian Merritt Co-Validictorian By Sheryl Ponce By Sheryl Ponce By Sheryl Ponce By Sheryl Ponce By Sheryl Ponce With a 3.98 grade point average, Jamie Peffer has been named as Sharing the salutatorian title with Another 4.0 grade point average Kiera Stehr has achieved the honor senior Dayli Pollard has earned her co-salutatorian at Merritt High with two other seniors, Taylor Ford has made Lilyan Rangel the co-valedicto- of being named as one of the two vale- place as one of three salutatorians in a 4.0 grade point average. She is the earned her way with a 4.0 grade point rian for the 2022 Merritt senior class. dictorians at Merritt High School, the Merritt class of 2022. She is the daughter of J.J. and Sarah Peffer and average. She is the daughter of Shan- She is the daughter of Jennifer and with a 4.0 grade point average. She is daughter of Christy Pollard and Char- sister to Luke Peffer. She plans on at- non and Trey McCain and the sister the daughter of Kyly and Heath Stehr Junior Rangel and sister of Mercedes lie Pollard and the granddaughter of tending Westminster College in Ful- of Tralee McCain. She plans on at- and the granddaughter of Wynia and Rangel. She credits her success to her Janette and Dale Cornelius. ton, Missouri, in the fall. She credits tending OSU in the fall. parents’ motivation. William Stehr and Jorise Henry. She Pollard has been active in basket- her parents for her success. “P'm going to go to OSU, going into “['m pretty good with getting my is the great granddaughter of Vivian ball and golf, as well as Key Club and “My parents definitely helped me nursing. I want to be a medical esthe- homework done. But sometimes it Hill. Student Council while maintaining succeed. My mom and dad pushed tician, doing things like Botox fillers,” is really hard. My parents kind of “I really like to get first place, so See Pollard page 2. See Peffer page 2. See Ford page 2. See Rangel page 2. See Stehr page 2. aT Te Weather tomorrow /60 Vol. 120, No. 35 75 cents, 14 pgs. Mail delivery 580.225.3000 View online elkcityoknews.com