Eagle Scout builds outdoor gym

Episcopal School of Jacksonville (ESJ) student Peter Fouts, Class of 2026, earned his Eagle Scout rank on Feb. 8. He has been a member of BSA Troop 277 at Christ Episcopal Church in Ponte Vedra Beach since 2019.

Peter completed his Eagle Scout Service Project to benefit the school’s rowing program. He designed and built an outdoor gym for the middle and upper school rowers to use for strength training, which is located behind the Walton Boat House on the school's Knight Campus.

Peter and his work day crew, which included several rowing teammates, tore down some old, broken pull-up bars, cleaned out overgrown brush and built updated pull-up bars at varying heights, as well as three raised platforms equipped with weight racks and designed for performing sit-ups, push-ups, leg raises, as well as for use with weights.

Peter raised $1,300 for his project materials through donations and selling Christmas poinsettias. Several current and alumni rowing families contributed to his project.

A total of 205 service hours were contributed to this project with Peter contributing 67 of these service hours.

The rowing team began using the outdoor gym this fall.