AVOCA — Jason Walter Phillips Jr., a member of Boy Scout Troop 316, received his Eagle Scout Rank April 14 at the Queen of the Apostles hall.
Phillips has earned 36 merit badges and has served his troop in a variety of leadership roles, currently serving as the Troop Senior Patrol Leader. He recently took on the leadership role of the presidency for the Venturing Officers Association for Northeast PA.
Phillips was presented with a silver palm on his Eagle Award for the extra merit badges earned.
He also completed a major community service project, restoration of the Bernie J. Sklanka Pavilion and the addition of multiple birdhouses in Moosic. Phillips organized volunteers in painting of the pavilion, wood cutting for benches, construction of the benches, digging the hole for the bird house post and the placement of additional birdhouses in different tree locations.
A junior in Riverside Junior/Senior High School, Phillips plans to continue his education in residential construction and has been accepted to Johnson College where he will begin classes in dual high school/college enrollment in September 2019.
Phillips comes from a family of Scouts with his younger brothers Joshua Phillips as first class, Jacob Phillips as a Tiger Cub, his mother Dawn Phillips, currently Cubmaster of Pack 316 and his father Jason Phillips Sr., who was involved in Scouting while he was younger.
Phillips received citations from Congressman Matt Cartwright, State Representative Mike Carroll, Moosic Mayor Jim Segiela, The Knights of Pythias and the Union Sons of the Civil War.
