FCDS Junior Makes History as a Member of the First Class of Female Eagle Scouts
Congratulations to junior Sarina Horner, who became one of the country’s inaugural female Eagle Scouts on Sunday.
Eagle Scout is the highest honor offered by the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts only started admitting female scouts in February 2019. A member of Troop 729, Sarina is one of only two female Eagle Scouts in the greater Winston-Salem area.
In order to achieve the distinction of Eagle Scout, candidates must satisfy a number of requirements, two of which are completing at least 21 merit badges and creating a project that serves the community. Sarina earned 58 merit badges and, for her project, created a beautiful and functional kiosk at Reynolda Gardens.
Sarina also pioneered the creation of a Cache to Eagle historical hike in downtown Winston-Salem and Old Salem, which tours 13 Eagle projects in just under six miles. It is published on Geocaching.com under username eaglescout729 and will be featured on the Bryan on Scouting website later this month.
In addition to being one of the Inaugural Eagles (as the first female class of Eagle Scouts is referred to), Sarina earned the Medal of Merit and received a personal letter from the president of Boy Scouts of America. The Medal of Merit is an award given to only about 100 youth and adults nationally each year.
“I am so proud that Sarina has blazed this trail and is setting such a positive example for other young women - and young men - who may wish to become Eagle Scouts,” said Head of School Gardner Barrier, who attended the outdoor ceremony at Forsyth Country Day School. “This is such an impressive achievement.”
She was featured on WXII News and in Scout Life. The ceremony was also featured on WXII News.
Forsyth Country Day School (FCDS) is a private, college preparatory, independent school for preschool through high school located in Lewisville, NC, just outside of Winston-Salem. Students benefit from a challenging academic curriculum, fine and performing arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
Non-Discrimination Policy: Forsyth Country Day School is committed to administering all education and employment activities without discrimination based on one’s race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Non-Discrimination Policy: Forsyth Country Day School is committed to administering all education and employment activities without discrimination based on one’s race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
