Gorham of Troop 28 earns Scouts’ highest honor

Harrison Gorham, from Boy Scout Troop 28 at Independent Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor in the Boy Scouts of America.

Harrison’s Eagle Scout Leadership project was “Camp Winnataska Wayside Cross Trail,” a project to improve the trail and incline to the Camp Winnataska Wayside Chapel. 

Camp Winnataska is an interdenominational Christian camp located near Brompton, Alabama. The project involved terracing the eroding incline trail using power poles as risers, new grading, erosion control, and grass seeding.

Harrison was elected to the Order of the Arrow, participated in the Sea Base High Adventure Sailing expedition in the Bahamas and the Philmont Scout Ranch expedition in northern New Mexico. This summer he and his troop will attend Camp Parson’s Scout Camp in Seattle, Washington. He earned a total of 32 merit badges.

Harrison is a Mountain Brook High School sophomore where he is a member of the cross country team and a pole vaulter on the track and field team. He is a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood.  Harrison is the son of Gary and Laura Gorham. Harrison’s Eagle Court of Honor Ceremony was held on Jan. 24 at Independent Presbyterian Church.

- Submitted by Gary Gorham.