CV's Latest Eagle Scout

Koen Chinn, 18, a senior at Castro Valley High School, achieved Eagle Scout Rank on October 20, 2021. He volunteered 235 service hours, camped 143 nights with Scout Troop 722, and hiked 475 miles. Koen's Eagle project was to build an iguana enclosure for the Hayward Animal Shelter, enabling them to accept and care for Iguanas. This plexiglass enclosure is also used to house rabbits when not storing iguanas. Eagle Scout is the highest achievement in the Scouts BSA program. Since its inception in 1911, only four percent of Scouts earn the Eagle rank. To date, it has been earned by 2.5 million youth. Koen Chinn is the son of Bill and Alice Chinn of Castro Valley.