On Saturday June 23rd Peter Garrett Docteroff was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. The Eagle Scout ranking is the highest advancement ranking in the Boy Scouts.

The ceremony was attended by PA State Representative Marcia Hahn and Jake Glessner who is an assistant to PA State Senator Lisa Boscola.

Docteroff has been a member of troop 317 where he first joined the scouts in first grade. Throughout his time in 317, he has earned 30 merit badges and has been an active participant in many scout activities and camps. As a part of his Eagle Project, he painted the parking lines at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. After collaborating with township officials, he led a team of 12 volunteers in cleaning, marking and painting all the parking lines. Peter just graduated from Freedom HS and plans on attending Temple University in the Fall under their honors program majoring in BioChemistry. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church is located at 3771 Easton Avenue in Bethlehem.