“This was very much a life-changing experience, but it was more about the journey than the destination.”
Owen Lavigne, a senior at Arapaho-Butler Schools, was awarded the Congressional Award Gold Medal for community services and personal growth. This is the highest honor a civilian youth can receive.
Lavigne is an Eagle Scout for Scouting America, formally the Boy Scouts of America, and has been with the group since 2014. To work to the level of Eagle Scout, he had to earn a minimum of 21 merit badges…