Ashwin Anugraham earns Eagle Scout Award

Ashwin Anugraham has qualified to become an Eagle Scout and received his award at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor held in July of this year. Ashwin is the son of Rupesh Anugraham and Rajsree Munikrishnan of Pleasanton. He is a member of Troop 941 sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6298. Ashwin appreciates the hard work and dedication of his Scoutmaster, Jim McMillin.

Ashwin has been active in Scouting and has held leadership positions of Patrol Leader and Den Chief. Some things Ashwin has loved about scouting have been making lifelong friends and going on camping trips, exploring new places and having fun in the outdoors. Scouting introduced him to mountain biking, and it has been one of his favorite things to do outdoors since. Scouting has provided him with many memories of good times.

For his Eagle project, Ashwin refurbished the dugouts for his Amador Valley High School baseball team. His project team restored two dugouts by reinstalling the damaged posts with new ones and the posts were painted as well as the benches inside the dugout. The completed project looked great with the new paint matching the styling of the existing color. There were seven scouts and three adults helping on the project for a total of nearly 130 hours worked.

Ashwin is a senior at Amador Valley High School. He is interested in Computer Science and the advancements in technology that benefit the future. He is a member of DECA at AVHS, which prepares emerging business leaders and entrepreneurs for college and careers. He has competed with other schools across the nation learning about the different fields of business. He is also a competitive swimmer with the Pleasanton Seahawks Swim Team as well as team captain for the Amador Valley Varsity Swim Team and has a goal to swim in the Olympics. His plans are to swim in college and after the Olympics, eventually wants to start a business venture of his own and experience being an entrepreneur in today’s society.

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, Andrew Evans, andrew.evans@scouting.org