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Year	Boy Scout	Project
1990	Ben Wolf	Hosted a major restoration meeting at the island
	Jim Getty	Built and installed bat houses and osprey platforms.
	Jon Morrison	Built a 1/8-scale replica of the light station
	Chris Morison	Restored the station privy
1993	Jay Howe	Built and installed a circular picnic table
	Karl Koto	Designed, built and installed an information kiosk
1994	Andrew Redies	Restored the NE bedroom and dwelling eaves
1997	Michael Redies	Built and installed interpretive signs and bird houses.
1998	Jason Weaver	Designed a St. Helena brochure and coloring book.
1999	Tom Laughlin	Built shelving and a work bench in the basement
	Peter Wilson	Restored the summer kitchen
	Steve Wise	Reconstructed the large assistant keepers dwelling
2000	Andrew Supiano	Restored the dwelling office and built display cases
2003	Spyros Pavlidis	Built wooden walkways around the boathouse.
2005	Rile McCullagh	Raised funds to purchase an automated defibrillator
	Dan Vandermade	Restored the tin ceiling in dwelling kitchen.
2006	Nick Yeatts	Constructed boat car trolley ramp to the boathouse
	Andrew Wardner	Restored the interior of the lantern.
2008	Michael Saunders	Restored the dwelling stairway
2009	Nick Terrell	Installed solar and propane hot water showers
	Ben Kirsch	Scanned restoration photos & created database
	Matthew Orr	Built and installed boat car for boathouse
2011	Jacob Levine	Restored the cabinets and window trim in the tower
	Nicholas Wardner	Built corner cabinet & workbench in boathouse
2012	Spencer Morgan	Built exterior of small assistant keepers dwelling

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Since 1990, the Scouts, leaders and parents of Boy Scouts of America Ann Arbor Troop 4 have been making an annual pilgrimage north to work their miracles at our St. Helena Island light station. Over the ensuing years, a remarkable twenty-five Boy Scouts have earned Eagle Scout awards as a result of their service projects undertaken at the light station.

Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America. The honor is considered so special that the title of Eagle Scout is held for life, thus giving rise to the phrase "Once an Eagle, always an Eagle." In order to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, a Scout must already have earned a minimum of 21 merit badges, have demonstrated consistent Scout Spirit, and demonstrated leadership in the troop.

A Boy Scout must plan, develop, fund and lead a service project - the Eagle Project - that demonstrates both leadership and a commitment to duty. He must then take part in a Scoutmaster conference. After all requirements are met, he must complete an Eagle Scout board of review.

The projects these young men continue to undertake at St. Helena are remarkable in both their scope and complexity, as follows:

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