Washington High School Student Brady Morgan Designs Eagle Scouts Project in Engineering Class
Brady Morgan, a junior at Washington High School, used skills learned in his Project Lead the Way Engineering class to recently complete his Eagle Scout Project.
The Eagle Scout Service Project, or simply Eagle Project, is the opportunity for a Scout or qualified Venturer or Sea Scout in the Boy Scouts of America to demonstrate leadership of others while performing a project for the benefit of his community.
This is the culmination of the Scout's leadership training, and it requires a significant effort on his or her part. The project must benefit an organization other than the Boy Scouts of America, and it cannot be performed for an individual or a business or be commercial in nature.
Completing an Eagle Project is a requirement in order for Scouts to attain the Eagle Scout rank.
For his Eagle Project, Morgan built a bookshelf and bench for Grace’s Place in Washington, a licensed emergency shelter for children and youth whose families are in crisis by providing a loving and safe environment for children.
“The bookshelf is something Grace’s Place can use to display or store things for the children, and the bench is something the kids can use to read or relax,” Morgan said.
Before building the bookshelf and bench, Morgan first had to design them. Originally, his plan was to draw the design by hand. But he then came up with a better idea.
“Why not design it in my Engineering class,” Morgan said.
Brady is a student in Philip King’s Project Lead the Way Engineering class at Washington High School.
“I used the Inventor program and Coach King showed me how I can design it on the computer, instead of by hand,” Morgan said.
Inventor is a computer-aided design application for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization, and documentation.
“The skills I’ve learned in this class really helped with this project. It was a lot of fun to do,” said Morgan, who’s a second year PLTW Engineering student. “I really enjoy the class. It’s interactive and Coach King makes it fun.”
After designing and building the bookshelf and bench, Morgan made the presentation to the Eagle Scout Board to earn his Eagle Scout rank.
“Building it required help from a few people. It took four days for five to six hours per day,” Morgan said.
Brady is the son of Rod and Chris Morgan. He’s involved with Boy Scouts, 4-H, NJROTC, wrestling and track and field. Being a junior, Brady still has another year to go at WHS, but seems to have a firm grip on his future. He plans to go into the Navy and then attend college to pursue an Engineering degree.
Brady Morgan