Eagle Scout Award for Nikhil Sakthirajan

Nikhil Sakthirajan has qualified to become an Eagle Scout at an Board of Review, held by the Twin Valley District of Scouts BSA, his Court of Honor was held on December 22, 2021. He is the son of Sakthirajan Chelliah and Nithya Srinivasan of Dublin and is a member of Troop 904 sponsored by John Knox Presbyterian Church. Many thanks to his scoutmaster Larry Woods for his hard work and support.

Nikhil has been an active leader in his troop, serving as Senior patrol leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, and Scribe. He especially loved the outdoors experiences of camping and cooking and the opportunity to make new friends in scouting, while learning many new skills through the merit badge program.

For his Eagle project, Nikhil renovated the Cottonwood Creek K-8 School’s Garden in Dublin for ease of maintenance and drought tolerance. His volunteers cleared dead plants, rejuvenated the soil, planted and labeled native eco-friendly plants, built a bird feeder, completing the complete make-over of the garden. Over 105 man-hours were spent on the project. The total cost of the project was raised through a Parent Faculty Club campaign. The project will enable teachers to conduct science programs in the garden and teach students about California native plants. The renovated garden includes vegetable plants for the school kitchen, drought-tolerant plants requiring minimal watering, and flowering plants to invite monarch butterflies and hummingbirds.

Nikhil is a freshman at Dublin High School, he enjoys reading, drawing and video games. He is a section leader in the school band, is a member of the badminton club and also plays cricket. He is already planning on college and would like to pursue a career in engineering.

To earn the rank of Eagle Scout, a Scout must be active in their troop, provide leadership, earn 21 merit badges including the areas of citizenship, camping, communications, cooking and lifesaving or emergency preparedness as well as demonstrate that they live by the principles of the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. They must also plan, develop and give leadership to others in a service project benefiting a religious institution, school or community group.
Anyone interested in joining any level of Scouting can contact the Twin Valley District Executive, Michael Souza, michael.souza@scouting.org