Mountain View High School

Mountain View High School

Walter Van Hooser, a member of Boy Scout Troop 483, earned the rank of Eagle Scout in September and will be honored Dec. 13 in a Court of Honor at the Water Resources Education Center. For his service project, he designed a metal-frame picnic table and had it built and installed at Riverview Elementary School. He also replaced the perimeter boards around the playground and replaced boards on five existing park benches. He is a 2009 graduate of Mountain View and currently attends Central Washington University majoring in law and justice. He is the son of Walt and Linda Van Hooser.

Evergreen High School

Calvin Gorman, a member of Troop 358, passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review on Nov. 11. For his service project, he constructed 800 lineal feet of combined wood pole and wire fence for the Royal Ridges Retreat Center. He also transplanted native plants along an adjacent stream bed to mitigate soil erosion. Gorman is the son of John and Charlene Gorman and a senior at Evergreen High School.

Columbia River High School

Christian Moody, a member of Venture Crew 333, passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review on Nov. 11. For his service project, he constructed four “breadboxes” for Northwest Children’s Outreach. The new breadboxes will be used by the charity for sorting and storage of donated items such as baby formula, diapers and clothing prior to distribution to needy children. Moody is the son of Michelle Moody and a graduate of Columbia River High School.

Skyview High School

Ryan Budnik, a member of Troop 343, passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review on Nov. 11. For his service project, he conducted a bicycle rodeo at Washington Elementary School. Under Budnik’s leadership the bicycle rodeo provided a program to teach safety and proper usage of bicycles to neighborhood children. He also arranged for donations of bicycles and helmets for distribution. Budnik is the son of Kenneth and Lisa Budnik and a junior at Skyview High School.

Clark County 4-H

Four Clark County 4-H youth earned the opportunity to represent Washington at the 4-H Eastern National Equine Roundup competition in Louisville, Ky., the first weekend in November. Patrick McCarthy, Sophia Howard, Brynn Larson and Erin McCarthy competed against 111 other 4-H members from across the state in horse judging during the state fair in Puyallup in September to earn the opportunity to compete at the national level. In Louisville, there were 86 competitors in the horse judging competition representing 23 states. The Washington team placed 12th in the halter division, 15th in performance, 15th in oral reasons and 14th overall. After the competition, the Washington team members took turns riding a mechanical bull and shopping at the North American Livestock Exposition, which hosts the 4-H competition and provides many of the awards. The team also had the opportunity to visit Churchill Downs where they got to go on a tour, see the backside of the track and talk to some horse owners and trainers.

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