St. Paul University Produces First Eagle Scout
The National Board of Review for Eagle Scout Rank announced that alumnus Kent Niño Sanchez Carmelotes of SPUD qualified for the rank of Eagle Scout after earning 21 merit badges performing real-life activities relating to First Aid; Citizenship in the community, in the nation, in the world; Communication, Cooking, Personal Fitness, Emergency Preparedness/Lifesaving, Environmental Science/Sustainability, Personal Management,Swimming/Hiking/Cycling, Camping, and Family Life. Growing up in Basay, Negros Oriental, Carmelotes had been active in Boy Scouting activities, showing his leadership skills. He was also a recipient of the Scout Jojo Magbanua Leadership & Scouting Award in 2019, and an active adult leader of BSP-SPUD and the BSP Negros Oriental-Siquijor Council. The Scouting movement at St. Paul Dumaguete was started after World War II by History Prof. Manuel Mongcopa and Political Science Prof. Celerino Leon Martinez, who later on became a pioneer...