Scouts reach Eagle; other local honors

Garrett Peebles has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in Boy Scouting.

He was honored at a ceremony at Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, where N.C. Supreme Court Justice Paul M. Newby delivered the charge. Newby founded Peebles' Troop 11.

For his service project, Peebles planned, organized and supervised the construction of three picnic tables for St. David's School in Raleigh. Garrett attended the school through eighth grade.

A sophomore at Leesville Road High School, Garrett is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Craig Peebles of Raleigh, and the grandson of the Rev. and Mrs. Jack A. Painter, also of Raleigh and the late Mr. and Mrs. Vernon C. Peebles.

Cary girl earns Silver Award

Heather Ann Coleman of Cary has been awarded the Girl Scout Silver Award, the second-highest achievement in Girl Scouting.

The award symbolizes outstanding accomplishment and a commitment to excellence.

For her Silver Award project, Heather made gift baskets for cancer survivors at a Relay for Life event. The baskets contained handmade picture frames, CDs Heather created and other items she donated or purchased.

Heather is the daughter of Heather Coleman and Tracey and Tom Coleman.

Scout attains Eagle rank

Tyler Mitchell Parker of Raleigh has attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in Boy Scouting.

For his Eagle project, Parker led a group of fellow Scouts, family members and deacons from Edenton Street United Methodist Church who built and stained picnic tables for the soccer/baseball field at the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club in Raleigh. The group also painted a storage shed.

Parker, the son of Elaine Mitchell and Michael Parker, is a member of Troop 100 at the Raleigh church, where he has been a senior patrol leader and chaplain's aide. He is also an assistant scoutmaster of Cub Scout Pack 100, where his scouting career began.

He is a member of Occoneechee Lodge 104 Order of the Arrow, the Boy Scout honor society, and of Occoneechee Council Wood Badge Youth Faculty, SR-976.

Broughton grad gets USTA award

Hannah Waddell, a graduate of Needham B. Broughton High School, was recently named winner of a Dwight F. Davis Memorial Scholarship from a U.S. Tennis Association charitable foundation.

Hannah, who plans to become a pediatrician, attends Davidson College.

She was honored for excelling in her International Baccalaureate program while making time for charity work, challenging internships and the tennis team. She was active in church mission trips to Belize and the Gulf Coast area and leading Bible study for junior high school girls. Hannah also worked as a research technician at N.C. State University and shadowed the chief deputy at the N.C. Department of Crime Control.

Wake Tech president is honored

N.C. State University's Department of Adult and Higher Education has bestowed the I.E. Ready Award on Stephen C. Scott, president of Wake Technical Community College.

The award, established in memory of the first director of the state's community college system, recognizes Scott for service and leadership in higher education. Scott was lauded for fostering partnerships such as the Wake Early College and was called a "prime mover" in the seven-college consortium that partners with N.C. State University to run the BioNetwork Capstone Center on the NCSU Centennial Campus.

Cary teen gets Silver award

Savannah Renee Alfonso of Cary has received the Girl Scout Silver Award, the second-highest achievement in Girl Scouting.

For her Silver Award project, Alfonso donated pet supplies to a local animal rescue and adoption center and volunteered several hours there.

The daughter of Pam Chima, Alfonso is a member of Troop 497, led by Robin Andrews, Kelly Carrington and Anne Marie Sapko.

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