A group of eagles is known as a convocation. That describes the Tippets family.

Last weekend, Jared Tippets became the 14th member of the Tippets family to become an Eagle Scout, the highest rank for a Boy Scout of America. Friends and family gathered for the Eagle Scout Court of Honor to celebrate Jared's achievement.

Lori Tippets is the mother of Jared and sports reporter for The Jacksonville News.

"We have six sons and two daughters. The son's names are Duane, Jeff, Russ, Ryan, Alan, and Jared. All of them are Eagle Scouts and my husband is an Eagle Scout as well and has been the scoutmaster for most of the boys," Lori said.

Lori herself comes from a family of Eagle Scouts.

"We are a scouting family because I come from a family of seven boys, and my father and five of the seven brothers were Eagle Scouts." The other two missed out by only one merit badge because the family moved to Japan.

If you count the Eagle Scout that one of Lori Tippets' daughters married, that makes 14 Eagle Scouts in the family.

Lori said she owes her life to her brother being an Eagle Scout. When she was a baby, Lori fell down some unfinished stairs and hit her head. Luckily, her 12-year-old brother found her and started giving her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation that he had just learned in the Scouts.

"The doctor said that without that, I never would have survived," said Lori.

Scouts have been known to save lives in situations like this. According to Eagle Scout Duane Tippets, 1 out of 100 scouts will save a life with their training.

Duane Tippets, Jared's dad and scoutmaster, is very proud of his son.

"A lot of boys are awarded the Eagle Scout award, but in my experience not all the boys become Eagle Scouts, they don't live up to the ideals of the scout oath and the scout law. Those who actually become Eagle Scouts incorporate those ideals into their lifestyle and live by those principals."

During the Eagle Scout Court of Honor, Jared was asked to present a pin to someone who he considered to be a mentor to him. Jared chose his dad saying that he was extremely lucky to have his dad be his scoutmaster and to learn from him.

Also during the ceremony, the Tippets family held a special presentation for their mother in honor of her hard work and dedication of helping her sons rise up to Eagle Scout level. The family presented Lori with an eagle statuette as a token of their appreciation.

Before Jared could become an official Eagle Scout, he had to complete a community service project. He chose to help out the Jacksonville Day Care Center. According to Susan Bachus, director at the center, Jared and his team painted play equipment, moved swing sets, put together playhouses for the kids, and spread about 10 tons of sand.

"He showed everything that a boy scout is," said Bachus. "He was kind and courteous and thoughtful. He was the best I could have had over there. I would let anyone of those scouts come over. They were all really good."

"The most important thing that I learned," said Jared, "is probably being the best person you can be. If you do that every day then you won't make too many mistakes and you will be able to be an example to other people."