DAVIDSON -– Two local boys became Eagle Scouts at an award ceremony May 8 at Davidson United Methodist Church.

Conner Peterson and Austin Carpenter are members of Troop 82, which meets at the church.

Peterson is 16 and a rising senior at Lake Norman Charter High. His Eagle Scout project included work to improve Carolina Raptor Center.

Carptenter, 17, is also a rising senior at Lincoln Charter. He designed and built an over-sized sandbox at Bailey Park in Cornelius. He also added permanent markers to the park’s walking trail and planted flowers.