Dexter, Missouri - Greyson Stephens, 17 year-old student at Dexter High School and the son of John and Joan Stephens was honored at a recent ceremony where he was recognized for his Eagle Scout Rank.

Greyson submitted his idea for approval to the Boy Scout Council as a series of criteria had to be met before the physical project got started.

His project at the Dexter East City Park was formally named, "Dexter Parks and Recreation Dugout Roofs."

Back in 2016 the city of Dexter in partnership with Dexter Public Schools renovated the ballpark where the Bearcats Baseball Team holds their games.  Stephens chose to construct roofs over the two newly constructed dugouts as his service project.

An important element of a Scout is to delegate some aspects of the task to fellow scouts while maintaining a leadership role during their project.  Together they worked from December 16, 2016 - January 31, 2017, in the coldest of winter to complete the two roofs.

Stephens loves scouting and plans to still be involved in scouting as an adult later after college.  He plans to pursue a degree in the medical field.