Outdoor Classroom Built At Northport High School By Eagle Scout

NORTHPORT, NY — Evan Johnson, a senior at Northport High School, cemented his legacy at his soon-to-be alma mater with his Eagle Scout project. He led the building of an outdoor classroom on the school's campus, the school district announced.

The structure, built by Johnson with guidance from his Troop 108 leader David Puttre and support from his fellow troop-mates, offers all classes an opportunity to learn outdoors during warm weather.

The project was finished in late 2022 but formally unveiled during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday.

The structure includes cabinet panels that open to reveal three white boards for true outdoor classroom use. On the back is a space that the science and technology department hope to one day turn into a trail map of the native garden and greenhouse, where the structure is currently housed.

Building it took nearly 300 hours over 10 months, including designing, manufacturing and installing the structure before completion.

When introducing Johnson, Chairperson for Science, Technology and Engineering David Storch
addressed attendees and expressed how impressed he was of Johnson's commitment to
the project.

"What you see here, from the roof to the structure to the door frames, everything, was
Evan’s idea and his troopmates’ collaborative efforts," Storch said. "It’s truly a magnificent construction project and it’s a legacy. He has set the bar for all future Eagle Scouts and Gold Awards for years to come," he said.

Storch said Johnson has "incredible determination."

"He’s imparted a positive experience for his fellow scout-mates and a positive experience for us all as we use this facility for many years to come," Storch said.

Johnson is set to continue his remarkable engineering and technology work next year at Notre
Dame where he plans to major in civil engineering.