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Three area Scouts have earned their Eagle Award, the highest achievement award bestowed by the Boy Scouts of America.

Stephen Fix, 15, is the son of Mark and Michelle Fix and the grandson of Dave and Mary Ann Matthews, all of Shawnee. He is a member of St. Joseph Parish and a sophomore at St. James Academy.

Stephen’s award was presented Nov. 1 at Monticello United Methodist Church in Shawnee. He has been in Scouts for nine years, starting in the first grade as a Cub Scout in Pack 3284 at St. Joseph Church. In fifth grade, he transferred to Boy Scout Troop 351 at Monticello United Methodist.

Stephen has earned 45 merit badges and has held several leadership positions. He was presented the Ad Altare Dei Award in March of this year by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

For his Eagle Scout project, Stephen created a new shot put pit in Mirocke Field at St. Joseph Education Center. Stephen designed the new pit and gathered several of his troop members to help construct it.

Aaron Akin will receive his Eagle Award at a Court of Honor Ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at Harvest Ridge Covenant Church, Shawnee.

Aaron, 13, is an eighth-grader at Mill Creek Middle School and a member of Troop 123 Chartered to Community Covenant Church in Lenexa. Aaron began his Scouting adventure in first grade when he became a Tiger Cub and stayed active all through Cub Scouts in Pack 3351. Aaron received the Arrow of Light Award, Cub Scouts’ highest honor, in February 2006 before bridging to Boy Scouts.

To earn his Eagle award, Aaron earned 29 merit badges, served as a leader in his troop as a patrol leader, scribe, quartermaster and assistant senior patrol leader. He also completed a major community service project.

Aaron’s Eagle service project consisted of building three picnic tables and four benches for the fire pit at Harvest Ridge Covenant Church. He and his co-workers put together and stained the three picnic tables as well as built the four benches by hand.

Alec R. Smith, 14, of Basehor, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award.

Alec was recognized in ceremonies Nov. 2 at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Basehor.

He is a member of Troop 169, chartered by First Baptist Church of Basehor, and has been involved in Scouting since first grade. Alec has earned 37 merit badges, and he chose to organize a group of youths and adults to put in around 200 hours in the building of a 1880s style storefront display for the Basehor Historical Museum.

Alec is a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church. He also is active in debate and Scholar Bowl at Basehor-Linwood High School, where he is a freshman.

He is the son of James and Laura Smith of Basehor. He is the grandson of John and Mary Alden of Shawnee, and Amie Smith of Onaga, Kan.

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