Roslyn senior earns Eagle Scout rank

The Island Now
Kevin Cheng and Scoutmaster Adam Harwood. (Photo courtesy of Steven Cahn)

Kevin Cheng, a senior at Roslyn High School, has earned scouting’s highest rank and is now an Eagle Scout. One of every six boys joins scouting, and then only 5 percent of Scouts earns the Eagle rank.   

On Oct. 3, Kevin was examined by seven adults from Scouting’s Shelter Rock district on his academic, scouting and personal career in a nearly 90-minute-long Board of Review. The review board is charged with determining the quality of a Scout’s experience and deciding whether he has fulfilled the requirements for the rank. He was grilled on his leadership skills, his time management, his meaningful community service and his vision of the future.  

Kevin’s Eagle service project involved the planning and management of the construction of a retaining wall, the refurbishing of a cracked driveway and the rustproofing and repainting of a wrought iron fence at the Tzu Chi Foundation, a Buddhist worship center on Roslyn Road. The project, although difficult to complete, is more about the planning and leadership than the actual physical project itself. Kevin explained to the board, that his primary take-away from this project, that took over 300 hours to complete, was that the planning was the most important, and critical phase.

Kevin lives in Roslyn Heights and is applying to Carnegie Mellon University and Georgia Tech, two top colleges for computer science.

Share this Article