He’s young – just a seventh grader at Beck Junior High School in Katy – but he’s already working on his Eagle Scout project.

Siddharth Majumdar has been involved with Scouting since he was a Cub Scout in first grade. He moved up to Boy Scouts in March 2023.

Majumdar participates in Flags Across America Program, where Scouts put on and take off flags on seven national holidays in their neighborhoods. Once the flags became old, and tattered, he did not find a place in Katy where the worn-out flags could be respectfully retired. There were no collection boxes in the greater Katy Area. So as a part of his Eagle project, Majumdar decided to build three flag collection boxes, which will be placed in the Willowfork Fire Stations 1, 2 and 3. The VFW will collect and retire the flags, his family said.

The project planning started in September 2024, and after all required permissions, the boxes were built in March 2025, using regular materials from Home Depot. Every Scout gets a Life to Eagle Counselor to coach the guide with paperwork, his parents said, but apart from that Majumdar did not have any other coaches on the project. While it is unusual for a junior high student to become an Eagle Scout, it is not impossible, Scouting District Director Jonathan Mook told the Katy Times.

“The entire community of Cinco Ranch, Silver Ranch, Pine Mill Ranch, Seven Meadows will benefit from it,” said proud parent Sangy Majumdar. “I want all readers to know that flags are important even when they are torn. Torn flags should not be put up. There is a respectful way to retire flags. Most importantly, residents of Katy can walk up to their nearest fire station to discard their worn flags. Trash cans are not the place for flags.”

In addition to participating in Scouting, Siddharth Majumdar is a competitive swimmer, third dan blackbelt in taekwondo, and working on becoming a national master (fourth degree/dan) in taekwondo. He is also a chess.com enthusiast, school team football player and in school team in track and field.

Although the Scout is only a seventh grader, he plans to study engineering like his dad. But there is still high school to get through first. And flags to collect until then.