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Boy Scouts build outdoor classroom for Eagle Scout project

From left, front row: Michael Holly, PTA representative Chris Clark, Benjamin Holly, Johnny Flanders, Claudia Holly; back row: Edward Resendez, Landon Stradley, Nicholas Holly and Austin Holly.
From left, front row: Michael Holly, PTA representative Chris Clark, Benjamin Holly, Johnny Flanders, Claudia Holly; back row: Edward Resendez, Landon Stradley, Nicholas Holly and Austin Holly.
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Updated Oct 27, 2016

Bascomb Elementary School in Cherokee County recently celebrated the opening of a new outdoor classroom built by local Boy Scouts. Scouts Nicholas Holly and Landon Stradley of Troop 994 built the outdoor classroom and a fence as part of their Eagle Scout project. The project was funded in part by Walmart and Bascomb Elementary's PTA.

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