{"id":689,"date":"2024-03-04T17:35:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/success-stories\/?p=689"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:48:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:48:59","slug":"a-career-in-meteorology-is-on-the-horizon-for-griffin-evans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/success-stories\/2024\/03\/04\/a-career-in-meteorology-is-on-the-horizon-for-griffin-evans\/","title":{"rendered":"A career in Meteorology is on the horizon for Griffin Evans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Griffin Evans<\/p><\/div>\n

For 18-year-old Griffin Evans, family traditions are important. A freshman entering his second semester at\u00a0Western Connecticut State University<\/a>, Evans pretty much knew he\u2019d attend Western after graduating from Bethel High School in 2023, since both of his parents are alumni and it\u2019s considered \u201cthe family school.\u201d Even though he considered some other options, Evans decided to attend his parents\u2019 alma mater because \u201cit was close to home, I could commute, and it offered a degree in\u00a0Meteorology<\/a>,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was a good fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another tradition in Evans\u2019 family has been involvement in the Boy Scouts. Since childhood, Evans had watched his older brother, Rhys, progress through the ranks as a Scout, ultimately achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. So, it was only natural that he would aspire to the same achievement, which he completed in November 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been involved in Scouting for most of my life,\u201d Evans said. \u201cMy brother joined when he was in first grade, and I followed him into Cub Scouts and then Boy Scouts.\u201d<\/p>\n

A requirement for becoming an Eagle Scout is the completion of a community service project and Evans\u2019 Eagle Project was to construct a suitable container for the retirement of American flags at Bethel American Legion Post 100. \u201cWe had always been involved in the flags going up in the cemetery for Memorial Day,\u201d Evans explained, \u201cand I observed that the container for retired flags needed to be bigger and a more respectable place for flags to be retired.\u201d Evans led a team of his fellow Scouts in creating and installing his project. He will receive his Court of Honor in the future when his troopmate who also achieved Eagle Scout returns home from college out of state.<\/p>\n

Evans explained that there are 18 or 19 badges relating to citizenship, life skills and more that are also required to reach Eagle Scout. He said he has accumulated almost twice that number. \u201cIt really helps because it teaches all of the life skills that you\u2019re going to need in the future to be a better person,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd the discipline and time management skills will help with college and life going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having aged out of Scouting, Evans now is focused on what lies ahead. He said he\u2019s \u201ceasing into the college experience\u201d and is enjoying it much more than high school. \u201cIn college, you have more freedom,\u201d he explained. \u201cIn high school, it feels like you are just taking filler classes to meet requirements. At Western, I\u2019m taking courses in Meteorology and studying what I\u2019m working toward: my future.\u201d He aspires to a future working at someplace like the National Weather Service, compiling data and creating weather forecasts. \u201cI\u2019m good at math, physics and logic, and I\u2019ve always had a fascination with weather,\u201d he said. \u201cIt just makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

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