There's a new Eagle Scout in town

Brian Henson, a senior at Sisters High School, has earned the highest level in scouting: Eagle Scout. Henson has been a scout at Troop 21 in Bend for 10 years.

According to the Boy Scouts of America website only five percent of all Boy Scouts earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2010. To earn the rank of Eagle Scout, a Boy Scout must progress through all the ranks, beginning with Tenderfoot, earn at least 21 merit badges, serve in a troop leadership position, develop and lead a service project and pass a review board, all before the scout's 18th birthday.

Henson earned merit badges by demonstrating knowledge and skill in each awarded category. He is most proud of merit badges for rock climbing, wilderness survival, chess and music. Henson plays the trombone in the Sisters High School Jazz Band.

To satisfy the requirement for a service project the Eagle Scout applicant must determine a need in the community and plan, coordinate and lead his fellow scouts in accomplishing the project. For his service project, Henson constructed an access stairway at the United Methodist Church in Bend.