Orinda’s newest Eagle Scouts are, from left, Nate Murphy, Charlie Waters, Theo Destino, Clark Waterbury, Wyatt Johnson, Pierson Smith and Evan Schultz, with Ryan Guthrie relaxing on the bench project at the Orinda Community Center.
There are approximately 1 million Boy Scouts in the United States. Only 6 percent of them put in the time and effort necessary to become Eagle Scout – so when eight Orinda boys earn that honor, it’s an impressive feat.
Theo Destino, Ryan Guthrie, Wyatt Johnson, Nate Murphy, Evan Schultz, Pierson Smith, Clarke Waterbury and Charles Watters, all from Troop 237, worked their way up the ladder, becoming Star Scouts and then Life Scouts, before checking all the boxes on the Eagle Scout requirement list.
Those boxes include earning 21 Merit Badges – some of which take months or even years to complete – plus serving in leadership positions for at least six months and a written application.
Service projects that benefit the community as a whole are part of the process, and Orinda has benefited from the work of the above octet. A bench and retaining wall at the Orinda Community Center and refurbished school lunch tables at Glorietta are just two of the projects that have improved the community.
