By Shannon McFarlin News Director
Paris, Tenn.–The first female Eagle Scout in the West Tennessee Area Council was sworn in at a ceremony Sunday.
Anna Evans is the first female Eagle Scout in Troop 3 in Paris and in the entire West Tennessee Area Council. The well-attended ceremony was held at the First United Methodist Church in Paris.
Anna is a Senior at Henry County High School, where she is enrolled in the Clinical InternshipNursing Program. Her Scoutmaster Kathy Steele said Anna plans to attend TCAT and continue her educationin their nursing program to earn her LPN.
Steele said, “Anna has worked hard to earn her Eagle. She has held Senior Patrol and Assistant Senior Patrol leader during her time in the Troop. She is the Honor Society in the BSA as an Order of the Arrow Ordeal member. She is also a member of Venture Crew 308.
Photo: Anna Evans sworn in by Kathy Steele. (Photo provided by Kathy Steele).