 | | | From left, back row: Alex Gannett, Tyler Moore, Matt Woolsey, and Hunter Rosenbaum; front row: Rick Lomas, Kevin Schori, Garrett Neustrom, and Jonathan Bellingham. Photo Karen Drinkwater | | | | | | Boy Scout Troop 212 conducted their 51st National Eagle Court of Honor on Sunday, April 27 at Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church, which sponsors the troop, to celebrate 8 outstanding young men earning the Eagle Award. This year's Troop 212 Eagle Scout honorees from Campolindo High School are:
Matt Woolsey, who put together 45 fleece blankets for Amor Ministries' work in Tijuana, to be given to underprivileged families there; Tyler Moore, who built eight large wooden box platforms to help the Los Perales Elementary School students reach the new interactive blackboards; Hunter Rosenbaum, who made two movable, carpeted stage extension boxes for the sanctuary at MVPC; Jonathan Bellingham, who built a stone landscaping wall at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School; Kevin Schori, who built outdoor benches at Camino Pablo Elementary School; Garrett Neustrom, who made several white board easels for teachers at Los Perales Elementary School; Alex Gannet, who built two cedar planter boxes for MVPC; and Rick Lomas, who made portable bike racks for the town of Moraga, for use in the Moraga Triathlon.
Eagle is the highest award that a Scout can earn. Nationally, only about 4 percent of all boys who enter the Scouting program earn the award. Troop 212 has an active program of campouts, summer camps, and high adventure activities. The Troop currently has 75 youth actively involved is its programs. Troop 212 has awarded this special honor to 386 scouts since 1961.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA