Frank Carter earns Eagle Scout rank
Frank Carter has earned the rank of Eagle Scout with Boy Scout Troop 1 in Lewes.
At a ceremony March 28 at Bethel United Methodist Church, fellow scouts, family, friends and elected officials congratulated Carter on his achievement.
Carter, 17, began his scouting career in 2008 as a Tiger in Pack 1. He received the Arrow of Light in 2013 and crossed over to Troop 1, where he quickly earned the ranks of Scout, Tenderfoot, and Second and First Class.
After earning the ranks of Star and Life, Carter attended the 2017 National Jamboree as a Patrol Leader, hiked 21 miles of the Appalachian Trail with fellow scouts from Troop 1, and attended the Boy Scouts of America High Adventure Northern Tier in Canada, where he canoed 82 miles.
For his Eagle Scout Project, Carter built a GaGa Ball pit at Camp Arrowhead, an idea from fun summer days at Boy Scout camps across Delmarva.
Whenever there was some time to kill, Carter would gather with other scouts and head over to the GaGa Ball pit, a game similar to dodgeball played in an octagonal, walled pit. Players may only strike the ball with an open hand or a fist. Anyone who is hit below the waist directly or by rebound off the pit wall is out of the game.
Carter built the pit to bring the joy of the game to children at Camp Arrowhead, a coed residential summer camp on the Rehoboth Bay for grades 2-11 and a day camp for grades 2-5.
He enlisted the help of fellow Troop 1 scouts Kurt Leinemann, Austin Ross and Lance White. He was also aided by contractor Scott Gaston and engineer Stuart duPont. Collectively, he said, the crew put in about 72 hours.
At his Eagle Scout ceremony March 28, Carter received tributes from state and local officials as well as Sen. Chris Coons and Sen. Tom Carper.
For his mentor pins, which are given by Eagle Scouts to someone who was a confidant or guide through his scouting career, Carter gave one to his father, Nick Carter, and another to Troop 1 Scoutmaster Mike Price.
Carter is a junior at Worcester Prep in Berlin, Md.
