Tiburon teen earns Eagle rank as girls stake their place in Scouting

Haley Dahm’s Eagle Scout service project transformed a garden at Pathways Charter School in Rohnert Park. (Provided by Mark Dahm)

Haley Dahm spent 70 nights sleeping under the stars, earned 33 merit badges and rallied 45 volunteers to rebuild her school’s neglected garden, all to join an exclusive group: the first 8,000 girls nationwide to earn the rank of Eagle Scout.

The part-time Tiburon resident achieved the honor in May, becoming part of a historic wave of young women reaching Scouting America’s highest rank since the organization opened to girls in 2019. In that same six-year span, some 300,000 scouts total have earned Eagle — a rank held for life.

Haley compressed her journey into just three years, completing more than 50 hours of community service along the way.

Her achievements culminated in an ambitious service project at Pathways Charter School in Rohnert Park, where she transformed a trash-strewn, rotting garden into a thriving community space.

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