Troop 30 has a new Eagle Scout!
Ethan A. Ho was awarded his official Eagle pin after earning 25 merit badges, 14 of which were Eagle Required, including the recently-paused Citizenship in Society. Along this journey Ethan camped 40 nights and performed 59 hours of service on others’ efforts with Troop 30, and has satisfied all requirements as an upstanding scout to attain the rank of Eagle. In a board of review on February 17, 2026 Ethan was officially promoted to Eagle; this past weekend’s ceremony was the official presentation of the award.
Ethan joined Watertown’s scouting tradition in 2017 as a Cub Scout in Pack 30, and he earned the Arrow of Light rank in 2019. He joined Troop 30 and the Baconator Patrol, and with that patrol in February 2020 won the Northern Light Klondike Derby while camping in below-zero temperatures.
Ethan has served in numerous leadership roles while a scout within Troop 30, guiding others as Den Chief, Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader and Instructor. He led Troop 30’s efforts to gather 3.2 tons of food in the 2023 Scouting for Food effort to secure months’ worth of food for the Watertown Food Pantry.
The Eagle project Ethan chose was to create a pollinator garden at the Lowell School, leading 15 volunteers who performed a combined 121 hours of service for Watertown’s children in August 2025.
He will attend the University of Chicago in the fall.
Scouting America Troop 30 