March 14, 2020

On Saturday, Mar. 7, Boy Scout Troop 1551 held an Eagle Scout Court of Honor to recognize 10 new Eagle Scouts: Jason Kitchens, Samuel Aamodt, Miles Goodman, David Millward, Lincoln Hamaker, Brigham Essig, Isaac Chase, Michael Chase, Logen Bembrook and Jakob Bembrook.

Eagle Scout is the highest rank in Boy Scouts. It is quite an accomplishment considering that the Boy Scouts of America reports that only about 7% of young men who enter the Scouting program attain Eagle.

To attain the Eagle Scout rank a Scout must work his way through the first five ranks by learning skills such as camping, first aid, and personal fitness. He must earn a minimum of 21 merit badges, provide leadership to his troop, and plan and execute a community service project.

Michael Chase age 15 – Michael attends Bernard C Campbell middle school where is involved with 8th grade Band, Percussion Ensemble, loves Art and Industrial Tech. For his Eagle Scout Project Michael organized a group of volunteers to help clean and restore Historic Rheem Cemetery (also known as Pleasant Gardens Cemetery) in Lone Jack, Missouri. The cemetery had been vandalized earlier in the year and several headstones were overturned or broken. Michael and his group cleared yard debris and located and restored over 40 headstones.

Merit Badges: Archaeology, Astronomy, Camping, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communication, Cooking, Dog Care, Drafting, Emergency Preparedness, Engineering, Family Life, Farm Mechanics, First Aid, Fishing, Game Design, Geology, Hiking, Horsemanship, Journalism, Leatherwork, Moviemaking, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Pets, Photography, Pulp and Paper, Rifle Shooting, Robotics, Scholarship, Sustainability, Textile, Wood Carving