Three Valley Stream teenagers advanced to the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony on Jan. 5.
Dylan Roca, a senior at South High School who started off as a Tiger Scout in 2008, was one of the three. He is currently an Advanced Placement scholar and involved in the National Honor and Shakespeare societies. He has won numerous awards, and has participated in all of South’s school plays since he was in seventh-grade.
For his Eagle Scout project, Roca replaced the walkway at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Broad Channel, Queens. The walkway had been rotting, which prevented handicap people from enjoying the nature preserve.
“Dylan’s project embodied the scouting spirit,” Scout Master Ron Healey told the Herald in June, upon the project’s completion. “The refurbishment of the walkway for the physically challenged will now allow all members of the community to enjoy all the park has to offer.”
High school freshman twins Matthew and Nicholas Tineo were also promoted to Eagle Scouts. They started in scouting as Arrow of Light Scouts in 2014, and have since earned 21 merit badges. Matthew is involved in Memorial’s Tri-M Music Honor Society, Art Club, Ninth-grade Council and the Track and Cross-Country team. Nicholas is involved in the Drama Club, Leadership Club and the Student Council. He also runs cross country and plays trombone for the school band.
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