Hays High students earn Eagle Scout rank

Six Hays High students have earned the highest rank in the Boy Scouts, all done within a few months of one another.

Jack and James Holdridge, Matt Roiland, Robert Collins, Coleman Johnson and Declan Trevethan, who are part of Boy Scouts Troop 125 in Buda, all became Eagle Scouts within a six-month span.

In order to become an Eagle Scout, the students had to earn 21 merit badges, as well as teach other scouts, show leadership skills and be involved in community service. In addition, each Eagle Scout candidate had to create, plan and execute a community project.