NORTH CAROLINA — For more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America were widely known for the Eagle Scouts program. Now in 2021, we are starting to see the first female Eagle Scout class.

One of the requirements of the program is to complete an Eagle Scout project. Because of COVID-19, many scouts had to think outside the box and complete it safely.

Eighteen-year-old Humairaa Zafiruddin lives in Raleigh with her family. She was honored at her court of honor ceremony in Fuquay Varina in February.

For her Eagle Scout project, she made care packages for health care workers at UNC Medical center and served around 200 people.

“I kind of just knew in my heart that these health care workers are really putting their lives at risk,” Zafiruddin says.

She is one of the first females across North Carolina who has completed her Eagle Scout rank.

Cyprus Jones lives in Rowan County and is also officially an Eagle Scout.

Jones says genealogy was always a hobby of hers, so she decided to use that passion for her project.

She has documented more than 6,000 graves at different graveyards so far. Hoping to allow people from all over the world to search for their ancestors.

“It’s just interesting to me,” Jones says. “Everybody has this like huge puzzle, and you learn about these people that like, are the reason you’re here.”

According to the BSA website, “nearly 1,000 young women from across the country are taking their place in history as the first female Eagle Scouts after collectively earning more than 30,000 merit badges and providing an estimated 130,000 hours of community service — even amid a pandemic.”