Vestavia student earns Eagle Scout honor

Pierce Jackson, age 16, son of Kenneth and Cherry Jackson of Vestavia Hills, has earned the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout Award. He was recognized at a ceremony held at Liberty Park Baptist Church.

Pierce is a member of Troop 76, sponsored by Liberty Crossings United Methodist Church, and is one of approximately four percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the rank of Eagle.  

Each Eagle Scout must earn 21 merit badges, show leadership and successfully complete a leadership service project in the community to complete the award requirements. Pierce’s Eagle Scout Project involved constructing a Prayer Garden for Liberty Park Baptist Church. Pierce led a team of workers to clear land, build an arbor, benches and a table and to plant a variety of trees, shrubs and flowering plants, and lay sod in the garden. He and his team put more than 200 hours into the project. 

Pierce has served in a variety of leadership roles in the troop, including assistant patrol leader, patrol leader, troop chaplain and troop scribe.  Pierce earned 22 merit badges and received the Pinoti Trail Award.   

A junior at Vestavia Hills High School, he plays trumpet in the Vestavia Hills Marching Band and is a member of the German Honor Society and the National Honor Society. 

– Submitted by Cherry Jackson.