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GREENE — Ben LaFlamme has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the Boy Scouts of America’s highest honor. He is the son of James and Ethel Laflamme.
A senior at Leavitt Area High School in Turner and a member of Boy Scout Troop 113, Abnaki District, Pine Tree Council, Ben started his scouting life in Cub Scouts as a Tiger Cub. The Pinewood Derby was a favorite event in which Ben would advance to regional trials every year.
In Scouting for more than 10 years, Ben has held several positions within his troop, from assistant senior patrol leader to senior patrol leader and then quartermaster. Scouting has given Ben the opportunity to learn life skills like swimming, camping and hiking as well as experience leadership skills forging a path for his future. In the summer of 2018, Ben spent the summer as a camp counselor in scout craft, teaching wilderness survival and emergency preparedness at Camp Hinds in Raymond.
Ben worked with the Androscoggin Land Trust and chose The Durham Riverland Park in Durham, as the location for his Eagle project, which included building a 10×12 pavilion along with an eight-foot picnic table. He plans on going to college to study engineering.
Ben’s Eagle Court of Honor will be held once family and fiends can gather together again to celebrate his notable achievement. Several area businesses donated materials for Ben’s Eagle Project.
Eagle Scout is the highest achievement a scout can earn in the Boy Scouts. Only four percent of Scouts have earned this rank. Requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges, extensive community service as well as maintaining leadership positions within the troop.
