On April 18, four of Homestead’s students, Jack Warshauer, Jacob Heilmann and Connor Scholtus, seniors, and Thomas Deguire, junior, became Eagle Scouts and joined the 815 troop.

To become an Eagle Scout, a boy must complete various ranks including Boy Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star and Life Scout. In order to proceed to the next rank, each boy must meet specific time requirements, leadership positions, scoutmaster conferences, merit badges and more. To qualify for the Eagle Scout ranking, a boy must meet copious requirements. After receiving the Life Scout rank, a boy must have at least 21 merit badges, including the necessary eagle badges, obtain a leadership role within the troop, get five letters of recommendation from distinct members of his life and plan and execute a service project for his community.

For his Eagle Project, Heilmann built and installed a Life Jacket Loaner Board at the Thiensville boat launch. “It’s a wooden structure with a roof, sign and box that holds life jackets for boaters to loan out. Its main purpose is to keep children and adults safe and promote safe boating techniques,” Heilmann stated.

Deguire undertook the task of building a flag collection box for the local American Legion Post and created a flag etiquette pamphlet that will be handed out at the Memorial Day parade. “Boy Scouts has been an amazing experience that I will remember for the rest of my life. It has taught me many things that I probably would never have [learned] without it,” Deguire said.

Warshauer is proud to say that he “built five benches for Lumen Christi.” He hand-crafted these benches and “really enjoyed this Eagle Scout opportunity.”