INPERSON
Barking
Up the
Right Tree
Monroeville’s Tyler Glenn serves the
community and attains Eagle Scout
rank by crafting doghouses for the
Monroeville Animal Shelter.
By Nicole Tafe
F
or more than 12 years, Scouts has been an important part of life
for Monroeville’s Tyler Glenn. The now Gateway High School
senior has been participating in local Scout packs since the first
grade, when he began his journey as a Tiger Cub with Pack 115.
“Scouts has been a way for me to show kindness and generosity to
others in my community,” says Glenn.
After graduating from Tiger Cubs, Glenn became a Wolf, a Bear, a
Webelos, went on to earn his Arrow of Light and quickly moved on
to Boy Scouts. He held many leadership positions including Patrol
Leader, Chaplain’s Aid and Senior Patrol Leader. His experiences
with Scouts led him far and wide, taking him on adventures like
scaling the mountains of the Philmont Scout Reservation in New
Mexico, sailing on the windy waters of the Florida Keys, white-water
rafting in Colorado’s Browns Canyon, sleeping in the frigid night
air of Vowinckel and camping in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West
Virginia, all while earning merit badges and making friendships along
the way through his participation in numerous summer camps.
Glenn, 17, is the son of Heather Glenn. He enjoys a variety of
hobbies and extracurricular activities including video games, ceramics
and art. Glenn has also played the violin with Gateway’s orchestra
since the third grade, and has recently started playing guitar.
As a senior in high school, the final hurrah for Glenn was coming
up with a project that would help him earn his Eagle Scout rank—a
Scout’s highest honor. When taking his two dogs—a seven-year-old
Jack Russell terrier named Lola and a four-year-old miniature pinscher
mix named Tess—out on a walk one day, Glenn decided to embark on
a project that blended his love for dogs with service to his community.
Glenn decided to build three doghouses for the Monroeville
Animal Shelter. “I wanted the shelter’s dogs to have a permanent
home, even though they might have lost their previous one,”
says Glenn. “The time it took to build and paint each house was
consuming, but it was very rewarding when it was finally done, and
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Tyler Glenn
the dogs loved their new
homes right away.”
Each shelter was crafted
from wood, painted brown
and topped off with a white
bone design, stenciled in
at the top of each door.
Glenn began work on the
doghouses in October of
Tyler Glenn with his
mother, Heather.
last year, and the completed
project was delivered to the
shelter this January. Glenn
raised funds for the project by hosting a dog wash event in September.
“I am so proud of my son,” says Heather. “He’s such a sweet and
amazing person with a huge heart. He makes me laugh everyday!”
Glenn plans to go on to CCAC-Boyce Campus to continue his
studies in the fall of this year. “I’ll be going into college with an
undecided major, but might study prosthetic engineering in hopes
that designing and modifying bionic limbs may eventually lead me
to a sci-fi-esc career,” he says. “Whatever my future path may be,
the valuable lessons I learned in Scouts will always guide me in my
decisions towards the achievement of my goals.” n