Eagle Scout Project Enhances Outdoor Space At NAPS

Boy Scout Troop 382 out of Asbury United Methodist Church in Arnold will hold a Court of Honor for William Rollison, a Broadneck High School junior, who will officially receive the rank of Eagle Scout on April 19. For his Eagle project, Rollison led a team to create six circular picnic tables at the Naval Academy Primary School (NAPS), where he was a student from kindergarten through fourth grade.

“I think I always had the idea of doing a project at the school. There were a couple things I could have done, but ultimately, I wanted to give the kids and teachers a nice place outside,” said Rollison, who noted it was important to give back to the NAPS students who are primarily children of active-duty service members.

In April 2024, Rollison began the often long and meticulously detailed process of choosing a project and documenting the execution of every facet. He worked closely with Robyn Green, NAPS head of school, to come up with a project that would have a lasting positive effect on the students and staff.

“Will toured our school and we came up with the idea to place four picnic tables in the front of school and another two tables behind the school to improve our outdoor spaces,” Green said. “Throughout the project, he was very communicative, prepared, prompt and professional.”

Rollison calculated that he needed to raise approximately $2,000, which he did through a GoFundMe. He recruited 10 scouts and six adults to help with the construction, which included building platforms to level the ground where the tables would be placed. To make sure that build day would go smoothly, Rollison and his father, Scott, assembled one of the circular picnic table kits at home so that he’d be able to best lead his team through the build.

All of the work was completed in August 2025, just in time for students and staff when they returned to school.

“Our entire school thoroughly appreciated the hard work of Will and the scouts to beautify our campus,” Green said. “The tables are used as places where students can eat their lunches, play, create or gather during recess, and when warm, serve as outdoor classrooms.”

Former cubmaster and advancement coordinator Joseph Gryder said, “I have been Will’s scout leader since he was in fourth grade. In that time, I have watched him grow and deal with the hardship of so many youths to do scouting and school online, emerging out of the social seclusion we all had to endure, and blossom into a responsible young man dedicated to helping others and preserving our natural world for future generations.”

Rollison served in multiple roles in the troop and with younger scouts, including being responsible for the troop’s camping equipment serviceability and cleanliness, and patrol level management responsible for the education of future scouts. It was in these capacities that he recognized an interest in serving outside the troop to work at Camp Rodney, the largest scout camp in Maryland. He taught merit badges last summer and served as a role model for many young scouts, male and female.

“His willingness to teach others and support the central goal has always helped him to stand out amongst his peers as he provides them insight and alternatives for issues that arise both in and out of scouting,” Gryder added. “I was able to directly observe this not only in the troop setting but on several high-adventure activities he participated in, including sleeping on a frozen lake at minus 38 degrees in Minnesota and paddling down the New River for more than 40 miles over just five days.”

Rollison loved his time in scouting, especially camping and completing all four high-adventure bases. After high school graduation, Rollison plans to study parks and recreation or natural resources in college.

“Will represents everything that our society expects of an Eagle Scout, and a scout in general,” Gryder said. “This is especially true when we look at how he always deals with people with respect and dignity. He strives to help those around him when he can and represents the qualities we all want to see in our fellow citizens.”