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Yahoo
28-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Knoxville Catholic student named Scout of the Year for leadership, service
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Mason Marlowe is a student at Knoxville Catholic High School. He embodies the spirit of scouting through his actions and leadership. He's been chosen as a Scout of the Year by the Great Smoky Mountain Council. 'Right here is the field before the project, then this is what it looked like after we finished. This was one of the first times I was in charge of something,' said Marlowe. 'A natural fit' Scouts partner with American Eagle Foundation for 110th anniversary The 16-year-old is a leader on the rise. He showed us pictures of his Eagle Project, a Gaga Ball Pit at St. John Newman Middle School nearly two years ago. 'It was definitely a good experience. It was a benchmark of this is what I know for leadership and this is what I can improve on,' said Marlowe. Marlowe came up with the idea, developed the plan, and carried it out with help from his troop. 'During COVID, everything changed. Our middle school added a 15-minute break, just in the morning, where we could go outside for a break. They just gave us a field to play in, which was great, but I wanted to put the Gaga Pit in because it was a game we all knew and enjoyed,' said Marlowe. 'Right now, I'm the Troop Guide. I get to help with all the new scouts coming in. This year will be my fourth class of kids.' Swift actions of TWRA officer credited with saving two from Blount County dam In the summer, Marlowe is a counselor guiding new scouts at Camp Buck Toms. You'll also see him volunteering for various community service projects like Second Harvest Food Bank and the Empty Stocking Fund drive. 'I just love going to it and helping out. So, I started bringing some of my own buddies along, dragging them along to it. This year, we had, I think, 12 or 13 other people along with us. It's really impactful to be helping all those people,' said Marlowe. For his volunteer efforts, he's twice won the Presidential Service Award at Catholic High School. Scouting is shaping his life. 'It's taught me so much about how the world works, how people work with each other. It's taught me a lot about communication, how effective leadership can be with a group of people,' said Marlowe. A scout named Scout: Meet this year's Great Smoky Mountain Council Scout of the Year 'The real focus is fellowship': Sea Scout of the Year recognized for leadership, community service 'Scouting means family:' Cub Scout feeding others by founding nonprofit Marlowe and three other scouts will be recognized at the council's annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner tonight. The guest speaker will be Governor Bill Lee. At the banquet, the council will honor 110 iconic leaders since its founding 110 years ago. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Albuquerque Academy senior launches online project focusing on suicide prevention
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque Academy senior is taking proactive steps to help his peers with mental well-being by developing an online project through the University of New Mexico. The idea came from a tragedy that happened four years ago. A tragedy that might have been prevented. Fewer than 4% of Boy Scouts will ever reach the rank of Eagle Scout. Among that 4% is Albuquerque Academy senior Evan Chang. How a new tool can help planners prepare for prescribed burns in New Mexico After working for nearly four years to earn the rank, Chang found himself ready to dive into his Eagle Project and unfortunately, he didn't have to look far from inspiration. 'I noticed that everyone in our school felt really at a loss. And we are still grieving. And I just wanted to think of some way that we could heal our community and also promote some positive messages. And so I thought of it and like, okay, what if I do something involving suicide prevention and make something beautiful out of it?' said Chang. The first part of Evan's Project was to create a large suicide prevention ribbon at the academy, using a collage of tiles on which students could share their sentiments of what inspires joy. 'I got to say about like 400, 450 students did that. And our school and then I had my troop assemble that and put it on, one of our walls at our school. And then from there, I was like, well, what else can I do more?' said Chang. The answer was at UNM's Project Echo. Project Echo employs the power of online learning to collaborate with colleagues, teachers, and students anywhere on the globe. In October of 2023, Change began an internship with Echo and envisioned a project where other scout leaders could learn to connect with their troupes about mental health. Dr. Kimothi Cain, an associate professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at UNM, was intrigued by Evan's initiative. Dr. Cain stepped in to mentor even as he developed the three-module presentation. The idea was he could talk with them about understanding mental well-being, regulating emotions, and emotional intelligence. 'This was a project he had thought long and hard about in terms of creating a product that would be that would be focusing on leaders, also having it flexible to pivot to the students or to the youth. And it was a beautiful transition. It was so exciting to work with another teenager. I've teenage boys, at the time my youngest was 17 and getting ready to graduate, and go off to college,' said Dr. Cain. Evan's goal with the mental well-being in the adolescent program is to empower students, teachers, and parents with the skills to have an open flow of communication, hopefully preventing the tragedy he experienced in his young life from ever happening again. Evan has applied to a number of colleges and hopes to take this experience into his future career. He says it has inspired him to think about public policy and psychology with the goal of taking the program to states across the country. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
