PHOTOS: First female Eagle Scouts
From left: Jessica Shannon, Lilly Shallenberger, and Abby Thatcher discuss their merit badges as they wait for their board of review to begin on February 3, 2021, the final step in becoming an Eagle Scout. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Jessica Shannon, center, hugs Abby Thatcher, as Lilly Shallenberger reacts after Thatcher passes her board of review on February 3, 2021, officially marking the three Scouts from BSA Troop 628 in Greentown the first female Eagle Scouts in the Sagamore Council. Shannon, Thatcher, and Shallenberger join the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts.
From left: BSA Troop 628 Scouts Lilly Shallenberger, Abby Thatcher, and Jessica Shannon take a selfie after the three successfully passed their board of review on February 3, 2021, the final step in becoming an Eagle Scout. They are the first female Eagle Scouts in the Sagamore Council and join the inaugural female Eagle Scout class.
Abby Thatcher, center, works to mulch and replant flowers in the butterfly garden at Kokomo-Howard County Public Library’s South Branch on October 15, 2020. Helping with the butterfly garden was Thatcher’s Eagle Scout project.
15-year-old Jessica Shannon, left, along with friend and fellow Eagle Scout Josh Shallenberger, pose for photos inside the concession stand Shannon designed and built for Eastern High School’s soccer fields after the concession stand was placed on the field on January 9, 2021. The concession stand was Shannon’s Eagle Scout project.
Lilly Shallenberger works on replacing shingles on the garden shed at Jerome Christian Church on January 21, 2021. Revamping the dilapidated church shed was Shallenberger’s Eagle Scout project.
16-year-old Lilly Shallenberger, center, recites the Scout Oath before a meeting of Scouts BSA Troop 628 in Greentown on January 18, 2021. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
From left: Jessica Shannon, Abby Thatcher, and Lilly Shallenberger, talk with Scouts BSA Troop 628 leader Pat Skillington as they have a celebratory dinner at Fazoli's after the three Eastern High School students became Eagle Scouts on February 3, 2021. They will join the inaugural female Eagle Scout class and are the first three females to become Eagle Scouts in the 15-county wide Sagamore Council. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
From left: Abby Thatcher, Jessica Shannon, and Lilly Shallenberger of Scouts BSA Troop 628 have a group hug after the three pass their board of review on February 3, 2021, officially making them the first female Eagle Scouts in the Sagamore Council. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Scouts BSA Troop 628 leader Pat Skillington, along with Eagle Scout Jessica Shannon watch as Shannon's concession stand gets placed at Eastern's soccer fields on January 9, 2021. Designing and building the concession stand was Shannon's Eagle Scout project. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Jessica Shannon and Abby Thatcher chat with Lilly Shallenberger at a Scouts BSA Troop 628 meeting in Greentown on January 18, 2021. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
The scouts of BSA Troop 628 meet in Greentown on January 18, 2021. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Jessica Shannon, left, checks out a new patch she received during Scout BSA Troop 628's meeting in Greentown on January 18, 2021. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Jessica Shannon, center, practices for an upcoming ceremony during Scout BSA Troop 628's meeting in Greentown on January 18, 2021. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Lilly Shallenberger works alongside her grandfather Steve Skillington as Shallenberger resizes shingles to do roof work at the garden shed at Jerome Christian Church, Shallenberger's Eagle Scout project, on January 21, 2021. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Abby Thatcher works on replanting flowers in the butterfly garden at Kokomo-Howard County Public Library's south branch on October 15, 2020. Working on the butterfly garden was Thatcher's Eagle Scout project. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
From left: Jessica Shannon, Lilly Shallenberger, and Abby Thatcher chat and laugh as they wait for the start of their board of review on February 3, 2021, the final step in becoming an Eagle Scout. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Jessica Shannon, left, and Abby Thatcher applaud Lilly Shallenberger after she comes back from her board of review on February 3, 2021. All three passed their board of reviews and are the first female Eagle Scouts in the Sagamore Council. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Abby Thatcher, right, offers words of encouragement to Lilly Shallenberger as she waits to find out if she passed her board of review on February 3, 2021. Thatcher, Shallenberger, and fellow scout Jessica Shannon are the first Eagle Scouts in the Sagamore Council. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Lilly Shallenberger hugs fellow Eagle Scout Jessica Shannon after Shallenberger passed her board of review on February 3, 2021. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Jessica Shannon hugs Lilly Shallenberger after Shallenberger successfully passed her board of review. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Jessica Shannon, left, and Lilly Shallenberger cheer after Shallenberger passed her board of review on February 3, 2021. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Abby Thatcher, right, hugs her fellow Eagle Scouts Lilly Shallenberger and Jessica Shannon after the three successfully passed their board of review on February 3, 2021, the final step in becoming an Eagle Scout. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
From left: Jessica Shannon, Lilly Shallenberger, Abby Thatcher and troop leader Pat Skillington after the three scouts from BSA Troop 628 in Greentown officially became the first female Eagle Scouts in the Sagamore Council on February 3, 2021. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
From left: Jessica Shannon, Lilly Shallenberger, and Abby Thatcher take a selfie with Sagamore Council Scout Excecutive Ben Blumenberg on February 3, 2021, after the three girls passed their board of review, offically becoming Eagle Scouts. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Abby Thatcher, right, and Jessica Shannon recite the Pledge of Allegiance prior to a Scouts BSA Troop 628 meeting in Greentown on January 18, 2021. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
From left: Lilly Shallenberger, Jessica Shannon, and Abby Thatcher show off the Rosie the Riveter inspired Scout Me In shirts their troop leader Pat Skillington got for them as gifts after the three girls became the first female Eagle Scouts in the Sagamore Council on February 3, 2021. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
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