Assabet, Shrewsbury Student Earns Eagle Scout

MARLBOROUGH, MA—Alden Vedder, an Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School student from Shrewsbury, has been in scouting since 5th grade, and recently earned his prestigious Eagle Scout Award, announced the school. His project involved a memory from his elementary school years at Floral Street Elementary in Shrewsbury.

“There is a nature trail there that I used, but there was a huge swampy area with a boardwalk and the walkway had been in disrepair," said Vedder in a statement. "I wanted to give back to my community and school, so I checked with the Principal and those that ran the trail, and was given permission to repair and add to that boardwalk. With the help of Troop 4, we added about twenty-four feet. It took two or three weekends to get it done."

Vedder transferred to Assabet for his sophomore year, and immediately got involved with FIRST robotics, the Math team, National Honor Society, SkillsUSA, where he recently earned a Bronze Medal at the state competition, and Principal’s Leadership Team. He was recently a speaker at the 2017 graduation as the Salutatorian. Vedder will be at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the fall, majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Information and photo submitted, Assabet Valley