Jeffrey Gibbs, age 10, always wanted to be a Boy Scout. He joined the Cub Scouts when he was in first grade, Pack 151 of the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council. Now a fifth-grade student at St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Jeffrey has become a Tenderfoot Scout.

Jeffrey received special council permission to allow him into the Boy Scouts of America before age 11. As a member of Troop 832 in Napa in the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council, he joined 7,000 other Scouts, with his Eagle Scout father, Derek, in Sacramento, Oct. 24, 2009, to celebrate veteran Eagle Scouts with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Since June, Jeffrey has achieved all of the elements to earn the Tenderfoot badge, which is the first badge in Scouts. Over the next six years, Jeffrey will work toward the final goal of Eagle. In the meantime, he has achieved four merit badges: first aid, swimming, fingerprinting and fire safety.

He is the son of Suzanne and Derek Gibbs.