High School Honor Society. He played baseball for the Bucs for four years and received the Larry Giangrosso Coaches award and the Shades Mountain Park President’s award for outstanding performance in sports and academics. Jason Agsalud He currently attends the Marion Military Institute in its Service Academy program. Upon his graduation from the academy, Agsalud will be commissioned as an officer in the United States Army. Agsalud is the son of Butch and Andrea Agsalud of Hoover and brother to Brandon and Sean Agsalud.
Troop 1 Holds Court of Honor for Eagle Scouts Boy Scout Troop 1, chartered by Southminster Presbyterian Church in Vestavia Hills, held an Eagle Scout court of honor Jan.10 recognizing three young men who have earned Scouting’s highest rank – Brandon Bogard, Richard Fu and Patrick Rhodes. The ceremony was held in the sanctuary at Brandon Bogard Southminster. Bogard is the son of Mimi and Howard Bogard of Vestavia Hills. He joined Troop 1 in 2009 after crossing over from Cub Scout Pack 1, where he earned his Arrow of Light award. Bogard served in several positions of responsibility in the troop, including troop guide, scribe and bugler. He is an Ordeal member of the Order of the Arrow and was a part of the troop’s contingents to Northern Tier in 2012 and 2015 and to Seabase in 2013. Bogard earned 24 merit badges and completed his Eagle rank June 11. Bogard’s Eagle leadership project was to build a horseshoe pitching court at the St. Martin’s in the Pines retirement home. The facility wanted the court as a recreation option for its residents. Brandon led a team of workers over several weekends to build the pits, backstops, benches and scoreboard. Bogard is a senior at Vestavia Hills High School and is active in the school’s band and theater programs. Fu is the son of Hongwei Qin and Jianjun “J.J.” Fu of Vestavia Hills. He joined Troop 1 in 2011 after crossing over from Cub Scout Pack 235, where he earned his Arrow of Light award. Fu served in several positions of responsibility in the troop, including assistant senior patrol leader. He is an Ordeal member of the Order of the Arrow. Fu earned 27 merit badges and completed his Eagle rank Dec. 10. Fu’s Eagle leadership project was to build an outdoor chapel at Bluff Park Baptist Church. The chapel is on a hillside next to the church and features a cross, speaker platform and benches.
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Fu led a team of troop members and others over several weekends to build the chapel. Fu is a sophomore at Vestavia Hills High School and is member of the Richard Fu VHHS Math Team, Scholar’s Bowl, Mock Trial and Science Olympiad. He also participates in Teen Court and plays saxophone in the Shades Mountain Baptist Church orchestra. Rhodes is the son of Laura and John Rhodes of Vestavia Hills. He joined Troop 1 in 2009 after crossing over from Cub Scout Pack 1, where he earned his Arrow of Light award. He served in several positions of responsibility in the troop, including patrol leader and Patrick Rhodes quartermaster, and completed National Youth Leadership Training. Rhodes is an Ordeal member of the Order of the Arrow and completed the Triple Crown of High Adventure by going to Northern Tier in 2012, Seabase in 2013 and Philmont in 2014. He earned 24 merit badges and completed his Eagle rank on July 9. Rhodes’ Eagle leadership project was to add a floor and benches to a shelter at a community garden in the Thomas area of northwest Birmingham. The project was sponsored by the Christian Service Mission. Rhodes designed the floor layout and led a crew of workers from the troop over several weekends to install the floor and build the benches. Rhodes is a senior at Vestavia Hills High School and is active in the St. Mark UMC youth group.
Hill Earns Eagle Scout Rank with Troop 4 Robert Oates Hill of Vestavia Hills earned the highest rank in Boy Scouts with Troop 4, which meets at Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church and is under the leadership of Scoutmaster Thomas Little. For his Eagle Scout service project, Hill installed 23 new flag sleeves and filled 17 old flag sleeve holes in the median Robert Oates Hill along U.S. 31 and Columbiana Road, which benefitted the Vestavia Hills Avenue of Flags Foundation. He also designed and built a wooden bench for Scout Square in honor of the VHAFF’s president, Jim Sharp. Hill devoted 156 hours of service and coordinated volunteer efforts from the city’s Public Services Department, the Police Department, scouts and friends. As a result of his fundraising efforts, Hill
was able to donate the remaining funds of $785 to VHAFF for future repairs. In addition to serving as senior patrol leader and librarian for his troop, Hill earned 29 merit badges. He completed National Youth Leadership Training at Camp Westmoreland in 2012 and was elected to the Order of the Arrow, completing his OA ordeal at Camp Jackson in 2013. Hill participated in two high adventure trips: Northern Tier, where his troop canoed 40 miles in the boundary lakes area between Minnesota and
Canada; and Philmont in Cimmaron, New Mexico, where he was trail crew leader and hiked 67 miles for 10 days. Hill is a sophomore at Vestavia Hills High School, where he is on the varsity tennis team and is a member of the German Honor Society and Youth Leadership Vestavia Hills program. He is the son of Jim and Stacey Hill. He is the grandson of Dr. Roger Tutton and the late Kathryn S. Tutton of New Orleans and Jim Hill and the late Diana O. Hill of Spanish Fort. ❖
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