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Youth Receives Pope Eagle Scholarship |
Casey Johnson, an Eagle Scout and Triton High School senior, has been selected to receive the John William Pope Eagle Scout Scholarship. The scholarship provides a maximum of $20,000 and pays up to $4,000 per year for four years of college. It also provides the recipient with a stipend to spend one summer interning in a study of the American Free Enterprise System.
Casey is the son of Brent and Janet Johnson of Dunn. He plans to attend North Carolina State University in the fall.
Casey was one of six Eagle Scouts chosen for the scholarship this year. Recipients are selected from applicants who receive their Eagle award within the program of the Occoneechee Council, BSA, headquartered in Raleigh.
William Pope Sr. and his family created the Eagle Scout Scholarship to recognize and encourage Eagle Scouts who have a strong sense of duty to God and country and who wish to follow a course of study that will place them in a leadership role in business and the free enterprise system.
Casey has been active in Scouting since a young boy. He is a part of Boy Scout Troop 711, sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Dunn.
With Troop 711, he attended many summer camps, a National Jamboree, and contributed in community service projects.
Casey has been active at Triton High as a member of the Beta Club, has attended Boys State and was a marshal his junior year. He has played football and baseball on both junior varsity and varsity teams at Triton.
Casey is an avid hunter, and takes an active role in the local chapter of Ducks Unlimited.
He is the third Scout from Harnett County, the Cape Fear District, to receive the Pope Eagle Scholarship.
Tyler Barefoot, also from Troop 711, and Mark Quakenbush, from Troop 719 in Buies Creek, were prior recipients.Labels: scholarship |
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