Jedadiah Curry, 16, is a junior at Altamont High School in the Uintah Basin city of Altamont in eastern Utah. At age 11, after earning virtually every award attainable under the Cub Scout program sponsored by Boy Scouts of America (BSA), he began collecting the 21 merit badges required for Scouting's highest rank of Eagle. He received his Eagle Scout Award at age 12, but did not stop there. In November of last year, Jed completed work on his 123rd merit badge, placing him among an elite handful of Scouts who have earned every badge offered by the BSA, including some that have been discontinued. Kay Godfrey, information officer for the BSA's Great Salt Lake Council, told the …
