On the wings of eagles
A Radnor High School student recently flew up to the ranks and earned his perch among a proud family brood of Eagle Scouts.
Ted Mansfield, 17, son of Larry and Nancy Mansfield, is the most recent addition to the line of Eagle Scouts in the Mansfield family.
Ted, of Wayne, is a junior at Radnor High School and a member of the crew team. The history of Scouting awards in the Mansfield family extends to his father Larry Mansfield and three uncles Robert Mansfield of Vermontville, Mich., Paul Mansfield of Houston, Texas, and Fred Ungerman Jr. of Springboro, Ohio.
At the Eagle Scout award ceremony, Ted’s grandparents, cousins, immediate family and out-of-state Eagle Scout uncles attended to celebrate his achievement in community service and the family’s multigenerational tradition.
Ted’s father, Larry Mansfield, earned his own Eagle Scout award in 1976. For his service project, Larry built a hiking trail in the Aiden Lair Woods in Fort Washington.
“There is a history of Eagle Scouts in the family line, so he was involved in scouts at a young age and was very eager to achieve the Eagle Rank as well,” Larry said.
For his Eagle Scout service project, Ted installed an insulated ceiling in the basement of United Methodist Church in Wayne and painted the church’s Fellowship Hall. The entire church project took about 168 hours of work.
He was awarded his Eagle Scout distinction at a “Court of Honor” ceremony held June 20 at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne. Ted is a member of Devon Troop number 50 and has been involved in Scouting since 2004.
Ted said he was happy and honored by the recognition of his achievements.
“It felt pretty good to earn the award, and it feels quite relieving to be done with all the hard work and to finally accomplish it,” he said.
In addition to the service project, Ted earned 21 merit badges and passed through various ranks, such as Tenderfoot, Second-class, First-class, Star Scout and Life Scout to reach his goal of Eagle Scout rank.
“For each rank, there are requirements and various skills that you have to display to move up. You have to master the ranks and earn merit badges,” Ted said.
Ted earned merit badges in personal fitness, citizenship, personal management, environmental science, emergency preparedness, camping, swimming, astronomy and space exploration, canoeing, finger-printing and crime prevention as part of his journey to Scouting’s highest rank.
Ted stuck with Scouting throughout the years because he thought it was fun and enjoyed the adventure of the outdoors.
His favorite activities were camping and backpacking trips on the Appalachian Trail and skiing trips in the Pocono Mountains with his.
Ted said Scouting taught him more than just how to camp and earn a merit badge. “It has taught me a good bit of first aid and also taught me how to be a good leader,” he said.
He advises young scouts looking to earn their Eagle Scout award to be persistent in the scouting program.
“Just stay with Scouting and try to remain active as long as you can,” Ted said. As a celebration for earning his Eagle Scout award Ted, his father and his uncle Paul hiked up Haleakala, a dormant volcano, during a recent family trip to Hawaii.
Ted Mansfield, 17, son of Larry and Nancy Mansfield, is the most recent addition to the line of Eagle Scouts in the Mansfield family.
Ted, of Wayne, is a junior at Radnor High School and a member of the crew team. The history of Scouting awards in the Mansfield family extends to his father Larry Mansfield and three uncles Robert Mansfield of Vermontville, Mich., Paul Mansfield of Houston, Texas, and Fred Ungerman Jr. of Springboro, Ohio.
At the Eagle Scout award ceremony, Ted’s grandparents, cousins, immediate family and out-of-state Eagle Scout uncles attended to celebrate his achievement in community service and the family’s multigenerational tradition.
Ted’s father, Larry Mansfield, earned his own Eagle Scout award in 1976. For his service project, Larry built a hiking trail in the Aiden Lair Woods in Fort Washington.
“There is a history of Eagle Scouts in the family line, so he was involved in scouts at a young age and was very eager to achieve the Eagle Rank as well,” Larry said.
For his Eagle Scout service project, Ted installed an insulated ceiling in the basement of United Methodist Church in Wayne and painted the church’s Fellowship Hall. The entire church project took about 168 hours of work.
He was awarded his Eagle Scout distinction at a “Court of Honor” ceremony held June 20 at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne. Ted is a member of Devon Troop number 50 and has been involved in Scouting since 2004.
Ted said he was happy and honored by the recognition of his achievements.
“It felt pretty good to earn the award, and it feels quite relieving to be done with all the hard work and to finally accomplish it,” he said.
In addition to the service project, Ted earned 21 merit badges and passed through various ranks, such as Tenderfoot, Second-class, First-class, Star Scout and Life Scout to reach his goal of Eagle Scout rank.
“For each rank, there are requirements and various skills that you have to display to move up. You have to master the ranks and earn merit badges,” Ted said.
Ted earned merit badges in personal fitness, citizenship, personal management, environmental science, emergency preparedness, camping, swimming, astronomy and space exploration, canoeing, finger-printing and crime prevention as part of his journey to Scouting’s highest rank.
Ted stuck with Scouting throughout the years because he thought it was fun and enjoyed the adventure of the outdoors.
His favorite activities were camping and backpacking trips on the Appalachian Trail and skiing trips in the Pocono Mountains with his.
Ted said Scouting taught him more than just how to camp and earn a merit badge. “It has taught me a good bit of first aid and also taught me how to be a good leader,” he said.
He advises young scouts looking to earn their Eagle Scout award to be persistent in the scouting program.
“Just stay with Scouting and try to remain active as long as you can,” Ted said. As a celebration for earning his Eagle Scout award Ted, his father and his uncle Paul hiked up Haleakala, a dormant volcano, during a recent family trip to Hawaii.
