QUILCENE — Jacob Ellis of Quilcene has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award.
Ellis, 18, will be recognized in a ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday at Camp Parsons, 970 Bee Mill Road in Brinnon, where he has served on staff for the past several summers.
A member of the Lions Club Charter, Troop 1861, Ellis — the son of John and Sheridan Ellis of Quilcene — is one of about 4 percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank, according to Scoutmaster Chris Nydegger.
Each candidate must earn 21 merit badges and successfully complete a community service project to earn a Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
Ellis helped the U.S. Forest Service convert two sites at the Seal Rock Campground to accommodate people in wheelchairs, said his father, who is a committee member for Troop 1861.
Jacob Ellis built picnic tables and fire rings that were compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and made sure trails to the restrooms would accommodate wheelchairs, his father said.
He has served as Senior Patrol Leader for Troop 1861 and is a member of the Order of the Arrow.
He is a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Chimacum and attends Seattle-based Academy Northwest as a high school senior, taking classes in Poulsbo.
