Spencer Blakely Kirkwood, the son of Marty...
Spencer Blakely Kirkwood, the son of Marty and Jari Kirkwood, has
received the rank of Eagle Scout.
For his Eagle Scout project, he organized and completed his
project at Lincoln Elementary School in La Crescenta, where he and 43
volunteers removed, built, varnished and replaced benches, installed
planter borders and repainted a map of the United States on the
playing field.
He received the Arrow of Light, earned 31 merit badges and was
elected to the Order of the Arrow. When he was a patrol leader, his
patrol was the only one to earn the National Honor Patrol Award. He
received a certificate of appreciation from the Verdugo Hills Council
of Boy Scouts for utilizing his Scout skills in a “heroic endeavor.”
Spencer graduated with honors from Rosemont Middle School past
June, where he was a member of the California Junior Scholarship
Federation and the Builder’s Club. He is a freshman at St. Francis
High School.
Cathaleen Martinez of Glendale, who is a student at Hoover High
School, has been selected for membership in The National Society of
High School Scholars. The society inducts only the most outstanding
high school students and honors them for superior academic
achievement.