Chipman awarded one of five national Scouting scholarships Alex Jones earns Eagle Scout rank

SUMMERFIELD – Alex Jones, a member of Scouts BSA Troop 600 based in Oak Ridge, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout.

For his Eagle Scout service project, Alex led six Scouts from his troop in building two wheelchair accessible picnic tables, a bench, and a large bird house for Countryside Village Nursing Home in Stokesdale where his grandmother resides.

Alex, 15, is a member of the Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge of the Order of the Arrow, the honor society of the Boy Scouts of America.

As a freshman, Alex lettered in cross country and swimming at Northern Guilford High School last year and enjoys playing the tenor saxophone in band.

A resident of Summerfield, Alex is the son of Neala and David Jones. He is a rising sophomore at Northern Guilford High School.

For more info about Scouts BSA Troop 600, visit www.scoutdude.com. Troop 600 meets Monday evenings at Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church.

OAK RIDGE –Selby Chipman, a member of the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts from the Old North State Council’s Troop 219 in Oak Ridge, has been awarded the National Eagle Scout Association’s prestigious Lawrence S. and Mabel Cooke Scholarship for 2023.

As one of five national recipients of the $25,000 scholarship established by Lawrence S. Cooke in memory of his late wife, Mabel Cooke, Chipman was selected from among thousands of applicants for her outstanding history of Scouting, community involvement and academic accomplishments. Also, she is one of 10 female Eagle Scouts chosen to participate in the Women of Character Event as part of Boy Scouts of America’s National Jamboree at Summit Bechtel Reserve in July 2023.

“Selby’s commitment and dedication to living out the tenets of the Scout Oath and Law as a servant leader are making the lives of those around her better,” said Scoutmaster and fellow Eagle Scout Mike Matzinger. “We are proud of her and her accomplishments and are glad to see her recognized at a national level.”

Since 2022, Chipman has served as an assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 219. Both SCUBA and lifeguard certified, she helped chaperone her troop’s first trip to Florida National High Adventure Sea Base. In addition, she is the first female Eagle Scout to serve on staff at Camp Alpine at