Troop 324 honors its four latest Eagle Scouts

Shoreline Boy Scout Troop 324 awarded four members the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor ceremony at Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church, on July 29th, 2008.

Honored were Alex Cleppe, Josh Rudnick, Nick Rudnick and Andy Whitmyre, all from Shoreline. Andy graduated from Shorewood High School (2009), Alex and Josh are graduates of Shorecrest High School (2009). Nick will graduate from Shorecrest in the class of 2010.


Troop 324 Scoutmaster Griffin Becker presided over the event which included a candle-lit ceremony that highlights the Scout Spirit, Oath and Law. Current Troop 324 scouts, including the little brothers of Alex, and Josh and Nick, assisted Senior Patrol Leader Matt Freeborn with the proceedings.

Troop 324 is one of the oldest Boy Scout troops in the Seattle area, awarding its first Eagle Scout rank in 1936. The troop Eagle Honor Roll now contains the names of 70 young men.

The event was attended by family, friends, teachers and associates. In addition to the actual Eagle ceremony, attendees also viewed a slide show of pictures taken during outings of the four new Eagle Scouts.

Perhaps the best known requirement to achieve the rank of Eagle, but only one of many, is a leadership project that improves the local community. Alex prepared an area for playground equipment at Holy Apostles Church, Josh did trail improvements at Northcrest Park, Andy did a food drive for Northwest Harvest and Nick removed blackberries and ivy from a piece of the Holy Apostles property.

Troop 324 meets every Tuesday evening at 7:15 PM at the Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church located at 19421 Ashworth Ave N. in Shoreline (corner of 195th, across from Echo Lake Elementary). Boys aged 11 - 17 are invited to drop by a meeting.