Kirkland-based Boy Scouts of America Troop 570 will honor two of its members who earned the rank of Eagle Scout during a ceremony on Jan. 9, at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church. Honored will be Andrew Peterson and Charles E.H. “Chuck” Yandle III.

The Eagle Scout Award is the highest award available to youth members of the Boy Scouts of America. It is a recognition by the National Court of Honor, presented through the local council and a local court of honor.

Peterson, a senior at Juanita High School, also is taking classes at Bellevue College and DigiPen. He plans to pursue a career in computer science. Yandle, a Lake Washington High School graduate, is a freshman at the University of Washington Bothell, where he is pursuing studies in interactive media design.

Troop 570 serves scouts in Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell and the surrounding area. Chartered in 1969, the troop is part of the Sammamish Trails District and Chief Seattle Council. In 1976, the troop awarded its first eagle rank. Through 2014, 79 boys in Troop 570 had earned the rank of eagle. In 2015, another nine members achieved eagle status. Besides Peterson and Yandle, they are Alexander Rayburn (Lake Washington High and Nova Southeastern University – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.); Eben Schumann (Aviation High School and Whitman University); and from Inglemoor High: Max Gordon, Ben Nussbaum, Gavin Parpart, Jason Schindler, and Arthur Taylor.

For more information about Troop 570, go to http://www.troop570.org/.