Nathan Anderson of Cypress achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on July 23, 2019 and a Court of Honor ceremony was held on October 12 at Christ Community Church in Buena Park.
The ceremony was conducted by youth members of the Santee Chapter of the Order of the Arrow, of which Nathan is an active member. The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of scouting. Cypress mayor Stacy Berry was in attendance and presented Nathan with a certificate of recognition from the city. Certificates were also presented on behalf of the city of La Palma and from the Buena Park Rotary Club.
Nathan is the son of Doug and Mya Anderson. He is a member of Scouts BSA Troop 650 in La Palma, which is chartered to the La Palma Kiwanis Club. Nathan served as the senior patrol leader of the troop.
To earn the rank of Eagle, a scout must earn at least 21 merit badges and demonstrate leadership and community service by organizing and carrying out an Eagle Project. For his project, Nathan designed, assembled, and installed plant and tree identification signs at Turtle Rock Nature Center in Irvine.
Nathan is a junior at Oxford Academy in Cypress and plans to attend college to study engineering.
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