Noah Eagle Scout Ceremony

KN who exhibition to this court of honor bring the troop forward see we who are assembled here today are part of the world's largest Brotherhood of boys and men we wish to welcome you to this Eagle court of honor tonight honoring our 124th 125th 126th 127th and 128 Eagle [Applause] Scout please rise and join us in the fudge of Allegiance salge the flag iedge Al to the flag of the United States America [Music] would everyone just please relate standing while we welcome the eagle candidates and their parents up onto the stage [Applause] color col everyone please be safe get up we have some dignitaries with us this evening and I'd like to invite them up first uh suffa County police officer Catalina hello everyone my name is police officer Catalina I'm with the fifth Precinct at the sou County Police Department I want to thank you all for allowing me to be here and to honor these five Eagle Scouts in a job well done on the behalf of our department I'm going to present them with an award I've been advised that the eagle scout award will be bestowed upon this date August 19th 2024 knowing the hard work and determination necessarily involved in earning this high honor I extend my hardest congratulations to you there must have been times during the course of preparing yourself that you were discouraged or considered settling for a lesser achievement but you did persevere exemplifying the strength of character of our po Bears whose efforts made America the great nation it is today the fine examp you have set should be in insensitive to other young people to become involved in the great Boy Scout program I commend you for this achievement and I am confident that the intelligence sincerity purpose and moral and physical courage you have displayed will bring continued future success the first award I'll give to you is to Michael abante [Applause] the second to Eagle Scout Thomas [Applause] Caputo next Eagle Scout Patrick Leon Eagle Scout Noah [Applause] Johnson Eagle Scout Christopher sharen [Applause] B congratulations to you all and best of luck with your endeavor and I hope to present more Awards in the future to Future Eagle Scouts I'd like to invite fol state senator Alexis White good evening this is a great honor to be here tonight I'd like to congratulate our Scouts and a huge thank you and acknowledgement to our parents and our troop leaders without you this accomplishment can't happen and I know I have an eagle scout son as well so I know it takes a lot of dedication a lot of time our Scouts need support and guidance to meet all of the requirements for this rank but more than that they need role models Scout must demonstrate Scout spirit and ideal attitude based upon the Scout Oath and law service and Leadership this includes an extensive service project that Scouts plan organize lead and manage all of which are nearly impossible to achieve without the solid guidance from engaged enthusiastic dedicated Scout leaders and parents and I know you have one because he lived right behind me and for years years all of his deliveries were coming to my house and being an eagle scout being an eagle rank means learning not just skills to earn merath badges but how to be a leader they too become role models for Scouts coming up through the ranks as each Eagle Scout moves through life they will find that this great achievement speaks volumes about their worth ethic work ethic their abilities and their character it will help open doors and always be a part of who they are are tonight we recognize the great achievement of these young men and congratulate them on completing a long and dedicated Journey [Applause] congratulations if I call you you'll come right they're in a different order so Patrick gleon [Applause] Michael abante Noah [Applause] Johnson Thomas [Applause] Caputo Christopher shenberger [Applause] I miss anybody did somebody else here that I don't know right now oh I'm sorry Conor from good evening everyone how are you my name is Jim o Conor I'm a councilman in the town of Isa I bring you greetings from my fellow elected officials in the town supervisor Carpenter and my fellow council members John Lorenzo who represents part of uh your service territory in troop 76 myself uh I represent this community in Bohemia I represent West sville and Oakdale where some of the projects took place I had the pleasure of being there uh at the ribbon cutting when Patrick unveiled his uh Eagle project um I look at the U other other members of the board are Mike mcky from West I for GR from Brentwood and then we have also our town clerk represented on our citation and the receiver of taxes the town clerk is Linda barria and receiver of taxes is Andy Whitman the town of isop has about 325,000 people um I am here tonight to say thank you to these five boys uh the projects that they embarked upon with their troop taking a leadership role in those projects and and making sure those projects got done contributed to the betterment of our iip community and so these are large citations with a lot of words on them I'd like you to think of them as the largest thank you note you've ever received um what I'm going to do is I'm going to ask the boys to step center stage with me I'll present them with their citations and I'll take a photo with them and on behalf of the town of is congratulations as as the senator said congratulations to the parents to the troop leaders to their fellow Scouts who have supported them and and worked with them on their projects and to their fellow Scouts the message is this this too can be you standing up here uh someday soon if you stay true to the mission of scouting and you work together with your scout leaders and your troop I I'll be glad to come back to your Eagle Scout of Honor in the future so to our five eagles Michael TJ or Thomas Patrick Noah and Christopher I present citations to you you go Noah and Christoper all right stand right here hold those up High boys [Applause] in order to earn the highest rank scouting has to offer a young man must live his life by the Scout o and the Scout Law their parents and Scout leaders have labored long and Faithfully to help them become aware and active citizens to the Boy Scout program to ear the higher ranks in scouting a scout has to spend a great deal of time and effort therefore the occasion that recognizes their accomplishment should be something special to celebrate having attained the highest rank scouting can offer we will review the trail they have traveled as well as the Scout Oath and the Scout Law and he us to tell them more about lighting the eagle Trail is Mr Pierre [Applause] I would like to invite our senior patrol leader Steven buril to escort the light that represents the spirit of scouting into our court of honor the light never goes out but lives in the hearts of all the true Scouts our festive occasions such on festive occasions such as this it is rekindled in the form of a lit candle Soul who see it may contemplate the true significance before the spirit of scouting embodies the principles of the Scout Oath and law in The Shining Beacon of the inspiration alone alone this light may seem evil but when multiplied by more than three million boys it becomes very powerful this spirit is the true source of all the good things in scouting far away looms the the ever ha outline of the lofty Eagle Summit flanked by the Lesser Peaks that represent the ranks of star and life yes to the newcomer they seem a long way ahead but as they come a lot closer the light from the spirit of scouting spreads the first rank in scouting is tender foot once inspired by the spirit of scouting he is not just a tend to foot for very long putting a few simple achievements behind him he quickly climbs to the to the rank of second class Scout even the requirements stiffen a bit he keeps climbing until the until finally he tops the mountains Ridge along the eagle Trail where he receives the first class award this is no place to rest for on the eagle Trail for now he clearly sees the Peaks ahead now a broad Mountain Meadow of merit badges challenge him he must gather six of them as he passes onwards towards the star Mountain he is further along the eagle Trail than he ever thought he would be and he is proud of his progress he realizes the benefits he has gained from his training in leadership and service a life Scout rank the next Summit along the trail seems far away our hiker rushes on working serving leading as he goes he he adds five more merit badges to his collection the further he climbs up the trail to the life Mountain the fewer companions he meets who are with him along the trail and the more effort he expends moving on our traveler has yet has attended another Peak our new life Scout has completed many accomp accomplishments but looking up the Scout beholds yet another Summit the highest of summit of of the range he knows it it must be eag Summit about which he has heard of many stories the trails Trail leads onward and and upward now for the now the path Narrows and there are even fewer Scouts on it towards the summit the path steepens considerably and and winds along the narrow Ledges many tough spots will will need to be overcome to conquer the last few miles he must find and gather 10 more merit badges as he goes about the task he is busy giving leadership to other Scouts who seek to climb the ranks of scouting themselves he is continually giving service to those who cannot go it alone but need a helping hand genuine persistence is required to reach the The Thrill of the Eagle Summit before continuing up the trail to that goal which is now very apparent let me remind you that there are many more mishaps in mountain climbing after you reach the top than there are on the trail upward one who achieves the highest peak the highest goal in scouting should never forget the rigor of the training that he has endured and the responsibilities of leadership and service that were part were a part of his success never forget that the Scout Law should always be fundamental in your life there are 12 parts of the Scout Law here to assist the troop with reciting the Scout Law is Mr salaza [Applause] Aiden can you come up please and Joe and Casey and jce and Michael probably easier if you guys are close All Right Aid whenever you're ready a scout tells the truth he is honest and he keeps his promises people can depend on him a scout is loyal a scout is true to his family friends Scout leaders school and Nation a scout is helpful a scout must be prepared at any time to Save a Life help help an injured person and share home duties he must practice doing good turns daily a scout is a friend to all he is a brother to other Scouts he offers his friendship to people of all Races and Nations and respects them even if their beliefs and Customs are different from his own a scout is courteous the Scout is polite to everyone regardless of age or position he knows that using good manners makes it easier for people to get along Scout is kind a scout knows there is strength in being gentle he treats others as he wants to be treated without good reason he does not harm or kill any living thing the Scout is obedient a scout follows the rules of his family school and Truth he obeys the laws of his community and his country if he thinks these rules or laws are unfair he tries to have them change in an orderly manner rather than disobeying them a scout is cheerful a scout looks for the bright side of life he cheerfully does tasks that come his way he tries to make others happy a scout is a scout Works to pay his way and help others he saves for the future he protects and conserves natural resources he carefully uses time and property Scout can face danger although he is afraid he is the courage to stand for what he thinks is right even if others laugh at him or threaten him a scout is clean a scout keeps his body and mind fit he chooses the company of those who live by high standards he helps keep his home and community clean Scout is Scout honors God he is faithful in his religious beliefs and he respects the beliefs of others thank you guys I'd like to invite Anthony arua duci to please come up in addition of the Scout Law the Scout must remain important in life of an equal Scout on my owner I will do my best to do my duty to God in my country to obey the Scout Law to help other people at all times to keep myself physically strong ment Lake and M Street Jo gon is L to three candles which represent the promise to remain physically strong mentally l and m Street will also light the Red White and Blue candles red which represents the blood spilled in defense of our country white for Purity and blue for the sky above [Applause] presentation of the Eagle Award is an important and serious matter for the eagle candidates before us tonight this is a climax of their scouting efforts for several years let me point out the attainment of this award is made possible through the assistance of those with the candidates tonight his Scout Masters troop leaders fellow Scouts parents family friends and members of the community this is an occasion for pride and Jo as well as a time for serious reflection the eagle is the highest rank that scouting offers to Scouts it is earned through an advancement program The Eagle candidates here on stage tonight have distinguished themselves to their continued continued performance of active active service and scouting they are trained and practiced in their leadership abilities and they are marked by the character gain through an understanding of their citizenship and religious beliefs it is important that each of us understand the meaning of the Eagle badge the appeal of the Majestic eagle has been felt by every great people from prehistoric times to the present day to the Egyptians the eagle was the messenger to the gods and the Sun a symbol of eternal life to the Romans it was the carrier of Jupiter's Thunderbolt and a sign of power to the Native Americans he stood as the incentive to Valor and the pledge of victory for us today the eagle is a living symbol of all courageous and freedom aspiring Americans the Eagle badge was initially designed in 1912 as a small Silver Eagle suspended from a tricolor ribbon of red white and blue so it has remained trustworthiness is the first obligation of an eagle scout he knows that being trustworthy is the very first point of the Scout Law for a good reason as an eagle scout lives honorably not only because of the vital significance of the example he sets for other Scouts but also because living honorably reflects credit upon his home church and his community may the white of the Eagle badge remind you to always live with honor the second obligation of an eagle scout is loyalty to both God and man years of service in the troop help develop Devotion to family community country and above all else God May the blue of the Eagle badge remind you to always remain loyal the third obligation of the eagle scout is to be courageous courage has always been a quality by which men measure themselves and others to a scout bravery means not only the courage to face physical danger but the determination to stand up for what is Right trusting in God with faith in his fellow man he looks forward to each day seeking his share of the world's work to do so May the red of the Eagle badge always remind you of Courage the fourth obligation of an eagle scout is to be cheerful to remind the eagle scout to always wear a smile the Red White and Blue Ribbon is attached to the scroll of the second class Scout award which has its ends turned up in a smile May the upturned ribbon of the Eagle badge always remind you to maintain a cheerful position the final obligation of the eagle scout is service the eagle extends a helping hand to those who still toil up scouting's Trail just as others helped him in his climb to Eagle the performance of The Daily good turn takes on a new meaning when he enters a more adult life of continued service to others the eagle stands as the protector of the weak and helpless he AIDS and Comforts the unfortunate and the oppressed he upholds the rights of others while defending his own he always will be prepared to put forth his best you are deserving of much credit in having achieved scouting's highest rank but wear your award with much humility ever mindful that the eagle scout is looked up to as an example may this scout oath and Scout Law be your guide from today onward gentlemen at this time we would like to present you with your Eagle Scout awards Mr Ripper chairman of the troop committee has scouts Michael abante TJ Caputo Patrick Leon Noah Johnson and Christopher shenberger conducted themselves in a manner that exemplifies the meaning of scouting record thank you Mr please come forward to continue the ceremony order to be congratulated for reaching the highest peak on the evil tra for diligence and hard work have paid off may your soul live to preserve and uphold the tradition of evil may your life be guided by the spirit of scouting symbolized by the Blazing candles before you for thank you for joining Tonight Tonight a special thank you to Mr rippert for this ceremony a great deal goes on behind the scene that many don't know about and we appreciate all of it for those of you who don't know me I'm Joe's mom I have the honor of being a part of the journey to Eagle for these young men on behalf of the parents friends and and families that today's honoring we thank you for being here today to celebrate with us there are many elements that make up a truth leaders committee members Marat counselors Scouts family friends and your community I'm a talker you're going to be here a while leaders our volunteers and volunt without you these young men would not be here today between the meetings the campouts the hikes merit badges Boards of reviews fundraisers projects and celebrations on behalf of the scouts and the parents thank you tonight's honores would like to have the following people come up on stage and receive a token of appreciation for their hard work that they committed to getting them to evil you guys want to come up and help if we could have Mr Baker Mr Burly Mr barck Mr brimo Mrs gon Mr gleon Mr casar Mr Pierre Mr ripert Mr rodri Mr solazo Mr Sweeney please come [Applause] on for we've accept these tokens of appreciation for all you did for us over the years you helped us shape who we are and put us on the path [Applause] pictures leaders you help shape these young men showing them The Importance of Being self-sufficient life skills although I'm still iy on that cooking merit badge I haven't seen that come in handy yet they learned confidence capability strengths through you your sacrifice and your free time all the efforts put in we are grateful Scouts these five young men work side by side to achieve this rank but they were not alone The Troop volunteers helped fundraise and build their projects scouting isn't just an organization it's a Brotherhood if the current Scouts of 76 could please come forward and accept tokens of appreciation for your hard work and ongoing Brotherhood with the TR for Scouts you all have what it takes to achieve your goals sit down and figure out what it is that you want let your community know you are worth our time you are worth our efforts enjoy your time here explore try and care about your futures family and friends these Eagles are incredible and you have a lot of reasons to briag tonight not only did they accomplish something great but none of them needed a haircut and none are currently being yelled at to focus with a back pointed in their general direction your support helped them to this point Your Love positivity did it break your involvement of all of it helped lead them here showing up matters being involved matters and your love matters all of the families of tonight's Eagles have work together to make tonight happen working alongside them makes it easy to see these fellas get their drive from wonderful guys for wonderful families regarding our community one of the best lines to describe a healthy Community is if everyone does a little no one does a lot and Scout teaches you the importance of community why and how you should give back as members of our community it is important to realize your contribution please raise your hand if you are a leader amerit badge counselor if you have slept on the ground please raise your hand if you have car pulled to Camp or to event raise your hand if you had your car washed bought a raffle ticket flipped or ate a pancake raise your hand if you helped build a pinewood derby car sewed on a patch made a centerpiece for a dinner table to celebrate a return from summer camp raise your hand if you tweezer off ticks if you shaved a Scout's head Ransom Den meetings confiscated phones because Snapchat is super annoying raise your hand if you recognize this raise your hand if you recognize this we all contributed because we all contributed there was an impact this was the impact keep contributing keep impacting and keep working on your community maybe Logan will learn something fre tonight our community celebrates these five [Music] back it all started with Patrick our own Scout Handbook Patrick was going to be an eagle scout he knew the knots the patch placement on the uniforms Which churches had air conditioning during the summer Mar batch series Patrick knew the workbooks what was needed for rank advancements and was dragging Noah with them no matter what Noah's Choice was Patrick and I have been arguing since 2011 some of those arguments may have included shaving his head a baseball bat driving away while he walked to my car sneaking chicken nuggets onto my plate and threatening to give him to the church group at the next camp site over to us you are smart you are strong you are capable I am proud of you and I look forward to turning your children against [Laughter] you Chris has always been the quiet and calmest of the group I appreciated how he would take his role seriously and when he decided to make evil his hard work was impressive Chris put his heart into it he wanted to learn and he wanted to show others so they've learned Chris you are smart and you have accomplished this goal you are going to accomplish so much more and I am so proud of you please remember this life advice dancing for lost children is a one-time thing next time CPS gets involved Michael Michael and I didn't get to know each other until summer camp of 21 his personality and Leadership ruled the summer as I was extremely impressed I questioned how this beaming young man's uniform was duct taped to his head while he himself seemed to have it put together and I learned to Just Go With It Michael always cheered us up even when someone was threatening him for his phone with Patrick's bat over a dinosaurs game annoying soundtrack of course Michael was going to be an eagle scout I mean come on it's Michael personally responsible for the group serotonin levels Mr Sunshine TJ Caputo TJ is 76 his very own Swiss army knife TJ can do anything he can build it he can throw he can build it he can fix it he can throw sticky octopuses on the dining room ceiling that remain 2 and a half years later if the world ends up if the world ends look for TJ to keep you alive I do however have several receipts for L'Oreal box color medium to dark brown that I'm requesting reimbursement for as TJ's procrastination has caused me to go gray kid you can rule the world or go build your own just don't think it over too much go and do it right now Noah Noah is the funniest member of the group whose focus on geography taught him the difference between the Midwest and the Middle East you survive the horse ship marit badge you hiked 7,430 Mi once in New Mexico uphill both ways Barefoot because your friends made you do it you're so smart so capable and so likely to rant at Patrick to pass a cat to your allergic friends to wrestle Joe when there was paperwork to do to complain that TJ was too old Michael was too distracted Chris was too serious and Pat was too fat and lo wasn't helping enough fellous on behalf of your parents families and friends we are so proud of you we love you and we are ready to support you during your next goal be the next set of impacts personally and selfishly I would like to thank you for having me as a part of your journey and as a part of the side quest on my honor with Scout is no snitch for teaching me the meaning of plausible deniability fun medical facts about high blood pressure and how terrible Domino's Pizza is be leaders be the best kind of leaders be the leaders that fill the role not to seek power but notor but change thank [Applause] you think it's time that the boys should get their Awards gentlemen would you go down to the candle together take the candle that represents the spirit of scouting and light the eagle [Applause] candle it's okay we're good [Applause] yeah now it is with his distinct honor that we will have the moms in their sons with the eward what's it doing here Mom you P okay the mothers of our eil scats have Reed to be proud of them tonight they have given much of their lives helping to prare them for service to others no one will ever know the unnumbered acts of self-sacrifice and helpfulness on the mothers of these Eagle Scouts which have led them to this evening as a symbol of what their mothers have made possible with their devotion the court will ask each of our Eagles to present their mothers with the miniature Eagle pin for right guys good moms take a seat dads you would rise have these certificates the recognition of fatherly advice and guidance along the trail we invite the fathers of our Eagle candidates to present their sons with the eagle scout certificate and personal letter from the chief Scout executive the Boy Scouts of America now hold I just your fathers have stood by you over the years and have offered their encouragement and assistance in scouting in many other areas they have done much to show you the way to prepare you for this day and for what lies ahead in the future in recognition of their devotion and all that they have done to contribute to the attainment of this award the C court now asks our candidates to Brent their fathers with the miniature Eagle TI pit oh was that guys I a SE if you're ready now we would like to invite tro 76 grp 76s ninth Eagle Scout Donald Le gleon Jr to come forward and give our five eagles the eagle charge [Applause] good evening Michael Christopher Noah Patrick and TJ I'm honored to have the privilege of giving you your Eagle charge on your elevation to the highest rank in scouting the Scouts of all Nations constitute one of the most wholesome and significant movements in moral history Boy Scouts of America have judged you as worthy of its highest rank regardless what others think you have achieved an outstanding level your position as you know is not just one of Honor but it's also of great responsibility you are marked in this case as an eagle scout you have assumed a solemn obligation to do your duty to God your country fellow Scouts and to humankind this obligation is a significant undertaking as you live up to your obligations you begin you bring honor to yourself and to your fellow Scouts I charge you Michael Christopher Noah Patrick and TJ to undertake your citizenship with solemn dedication be your leader not just in name but in action lead only towards the best lift every task you do and every office you hold to the highest level of service possible to God and your community so live and serve so those who know you will be inspired to live higher we have too many that use their their strength and brains to exploit others and to gain selfish ends I charge each of you and collectively the five since you have a tight Association to be among those who dedicate their skills and abilities to the common good I further challenge you to enter the eagle Brotherhood holding ever before you without reservation the ideals of honor and service repeating the Scout Promise before all those here tonight Lally transform you into an evil Scout though the words you use are like those by which you joined scouting they now carry an even deeper meaning when you pledge yourself on your sacred honor you will be sealing your Eternal loyalty to the code of the eagle scout with the words that close the Declaration of Independence Scouts parents and guests please rise candidates please give the the Scout sign and repeat the eagle promise after me I affirm my allegiance to the three Promises of the Scout Oath of scout I thoughtfully recognize and take upon myself the obligations and responsibilities of an eagle scout respons On My Honor I will do my best all in my do my best to make my training an example to make my train example my rank and my influence my rank and my influence count strongly for better scouting and for better citizenship in my truth in my community in my community and in my contacts with other people and in my contacts with other people to this I pledge my sacred honor I thank you I request I have a little more I request that you build the world and our nation on the solid foundation of clean living honest work unselfish citizenship and reverence for God and whatever else others do you leave behind a record on which every other Scout may be justly proud gentlemen you will now rededicate Yourself by repeating the Scout Oath with me on my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God my country to obey the Scout Law Scout help other people at all times keep myself physically strong keep mentally awake Mally and morally straight morally straight Eagle Scouts all Eagle Scouts please remain standing and everyone else please take a seat you'll notice there are several in the room that are not up here on the stage um there's a long history in this Troth of Eagle Scouts and I just want to recogn iiz that there are many standing here but there an equal number standing in the room your conduct along the trail has been exemplary you have rededicated yourselves to the principles of scouting and one more thing is important your future as an eagle scout you will become a guide to other Scouts and become an example of notable achievement in your community remember your actions are more conspicuous and people will expect more of you and rightfully so you set an outstanding example to falter in your responsibility however would reflect poorly not only on you but also on your fellow Eagles and all of scouting the torch you carry is not only yours but it is ours also let me on the 50th anniversary of my Eagle Scout achievement be the first to congratulate you on your remarkable [Applause] achievement thank you Mr G by the authority invested in me by the national court of honor and the Boy Scouts of America it is my privilege and pleasure to honor and promont you Eagle [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Scouts uh we have some certificates and things I read everything out obviously one for each of the boys but I'll read some of them the eagle scout I want to take this opportunity to congratulate you on obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout it is always a great pleasure to hear about the achievements of our youth the knowledge you have gained throughout your involvement with the Boy Scouts of America will be rewarding in your future endeavors the rank of Eagle Scout demonstrates personal strength and intellectual growth you are special among our nation's Youth and should feel proud of your achievement I hope you will continue to invest your time to better yourself and to serve your community the hard work and dedication you have invested towards this distinction would be beneficial for the greater Society please accept my best wishes on your accomplishments I look forward to hearing more of your successes in the future sincerely United States Senator Charles [Applause] Schumer certificate of recognition on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout the highest achievement in the Boy Scouts of America if you're a hard work and commitment you have distinguished yourself as a young leader of extraordinary promise I congratulate you on this Milestone and thank you for serving as a positive role model for everyone around you I have no doubt that this experience will help you achieve great things in the future and I wish you continued success in everything you do signed Kathy H governor of New York [Applause] your Eagle Scout is it a great pleasure to personally congratulate you on earning the prestigious Rank and title of Eagle Scout no small feet for to be named Eagle Stout is a distinction that many recognize few achieve today through your grit and determination you join the ranks of those few young individuals who met their full potential in the eagle scout as you well know Scout Law says that Scout must be trustworthy loyal helpful friendly courteous kind obedient cheerful Thrifty Brave clean and reverent your embodiment of these 12 principles in both character and conduct setting an example for citizenship and leading our community in a good direction always remember to persevere in these learned principles and to never let those candles ex America needs young individual such as yourselves to be our leaders of tomorrow to be an inspiration to those who come after you and to remain a light unto others I am confident that your Eagle Scout honor is only the first of many Milestones you will reach years to come you your family and your fellow Eagle Scouts of tr76 would be proud of your success I encourage you to continue your Pursuits engaging with the community and fulfill your dreams with the same diligence you demonstrated in your path to Eagle Scout I may ever be of any assistance to you or your family in the future please do not hesitate to message me sincerely Andrew garino member of Congress [Applause] oh my goodness insation flag of the United States of America certifi that the accompanied flag was FL over the United States capital at the request of the honorable and member of Congress he does this every year as the congressman before him and that's always been a wonderful thing guys why you grab your flags I think we'd like to get a picture for Congress fall I would like to invite Mr Pete scav forward ra laser advancement committee [Applause] good evening it's a pleasure to be here this is one of the highlights of my job this is what they pay me for dou on my salary every year I have a certificate for each of the young men here when I call your name would you please come up Michael abanti [Applause] Patrick l Noah [Applause] Johnson Christopher scharenberg this time we'll also invite each of these young men to add their name trou number and today's date right to our Trailblazer Eagle Banner you for for who she talking to me she's told you to sh you heard her for [Applause] this is the second Banner that we've had during my tenure as the district advancement chair and this is filling up pretty quickly for the moms and dads of these Eagle Eagle Scouts congratulations of being an eagle parent myself I know the hard work and long hours you've put in behind each of these Eagle Scouts there's a footprint the time and effort that your parents put in getting taking you since your Cubs since boy scouting years taking you two meetings two hikes two campouts getting your butts to summer camp getting them back from summer camp a lot of work to put in and really congratulate thank you and have a good um did I miss time tonight it's only once um I believe there were seven seniors in the class of 2023 Colin Brennan and Dominic Barbara might not have made eagil but they darn sure made they darn sure made sure their friends did Dominic and Colin could you please come up tonight we are awarding them the wingman award we are so proud that the two of you stayed with until your 18th birthdays and showed up every time your friends needed you whether it was for their fundraising or for building their projects you were there to make sure that they achieved this goal this isn't if this isn't the core of scouting I don't know what is proud isn't a large enough word to describe how we feel about both of you thank you so much uh I believe we have some gentlemen here tonight that would like to say something Michael here first how about doing tonight so I would first like to start off my speech off by thanking Kat State Park and Matt capito my project could not have been done without your support and communication to get my project there thanks so much next I would like to thank my mom my dad my sister there I do my back to the board for helping me make this great achievement I would like to thank them for pushing me and not letting me quit when at times I was like I don't want to do it it's a talk but they can me there can me focused and like my dad always says if you're going to do something do it right and once you start you got to finish because quitting is not an option next I'd like to thank my grandparents uncles aunts and cousins for all the help with my fundraiser and my project from helping advertise it and washing cars to help me build this bridge so efficiently installing that thing I mean I thought it was going be there all day record time I mean thank you so much I just want to say thank you to all you guys I could have done it without you I love you there have been many people along my journey that have helped me along the way this includes Mr rodri Mr bar Mr Sweeney Mr rippard Mr gleon Mr brimo Mr Pierre Mr Baker Mr cassar Miss Gone Bri and UNC Robie just one thing thank you to all you guys for helping me be here today now I'd like to give a special thank you to Mr rodri this guy let me tell you this guy he P me through the ringer I thought I was going to when I first became SBO I thought I was going go up there sit in my little hammock chair have a nice Easy Ride oh boy did he have other words for may he changed things real quick that made it very Scout based very Scout based um run this true he uh what my spot he really pushed me beyond my limits I'm truly grateful for the push he had on me to learn better at public speaking run meetings teach kids new skills that I'm very grateful for also I do ow and become ego I did make him go on a 20 mile hike I don't know if you really wanted to but he did go on a 20- m hike across Long Island for me and I appreciate it a lot thank you now I'd like to give a special thanks to Bri you have been there for all five of us whenever we needed you I want to thank you for the extra night you had with us I want to thank you for forcing us in a loving way to get our work done I want to thank you for also bringing us food to bribe us want to make sure and sorry sorry let me restart that I want to thank you for bribing us with food and the bath to make sure we got all our great achievements completed but seriously Bri thank you for pushing SL dragging us across the Finish Line it was well needed and thank you now I definitely want to give one of the biggest thank yous to my dear Uncle Robbie for being there since day one for me he was he was one he was the one that really got me into scouting he was there for me when my parents couldn't he also gave me that tough loving that was needed for letting me fail at times that was good to fail and help me when I needed him he taught me the skills I knew and oh he Tau me the skills I I I learned that I could then pass on to other Scouts and also those car r after summer camp are probably the best conversations I've had in scouting I mean they were something I appreciate every every car drove me home for summer camp he also he's also on that got me the hiking which I love so dear much Uncle Robbie thank you man I love you love you too Budd now even though he's not here I want to thank my cousin Eddie he was definitely one that pushed me to come Eagle he was that competition I needed in life and growing up and everything he was that older cousin that I can look up to and go I want to be better than him I want to get to his level and be better in the most loving way I can say that possible he was that push I couldn't let him be the only cousin that got eag someone had to step up and compete but Eddie I they not here love you and now oh also thank you uh you four other four up here Don Colin good times that guest had with you great love you all but now I'm not done now I want to bring the focus to you Scouts in the crowd all you back there you over there separated when I was in your seats so many moons ago back in my day everyone always said it's it's great to be an eagle it's you got to get it it's good but no one ever really gave you an example why why why why become Eagle why do all this extra work all the paperworks all this projects to come Eagle well I've well I'll be I'll be a eagle for a year in about three days and well I'm glad because all the skills I've learned from being an eagle have already helped me and I want to tell you these how it already how it has already helped me in just not in a year yet already helped me I just went across a trip sailing on a boat for 75 days and the skills I learned from being in Boy Scouts become an eagle helped me gratefully all the communications the Teamworks just leading it really does show off you can see when you talk to a lot of guys working they just they're not good at working as a team but where like I felt myself it was was easy to communicate and help get along with everyone like I mean when it was waking up at 5:45 in the morning to do cleaning stations clean the boat I was able to communicate okay you clean that letter while you clean that hallway I'll clean the bathrooms get done so we can go back to bed or when it was with working on engines oh to blow down an engine I'm not sure you guys know what that mean but when working on this boat when I'm giv from an engineer something I got to do I can I'm able to communicate it and bring it to my other buddies we can work on efficiently where I want to get with this is that oh Al before I get that part when we first sorry when we got back to the us back from this whole trip all the older classes that were leading us left and that was just us someone was ranked in charge but he wasn't doing a good job I kind of saw that how we were cleaning up this boat fixing things at the last minute was not going well and naturally I I started I got involved I started pointing things out rearranging and then in my head when I was doing that I thought wow I want to thank Boy Scouts because kind of it felt like summer camp right there how I was rearranging and fix things get things done more efficiently I had an A Day worker engineer come up to me and go he stopped going to the kid in charge he came to me and he said listen you know what's going on and you're you're now he he B said you're in charge because I was able to leave this properly than what was done and he even asked me he goes are you n guy I said yeah he was one too and he was like I could tell by the way you're able to lead and get things flowing smoothly why I wanted to BL Bond about that was saying that all this hard work that you got to go through to get here does pay off and it's it's worth it you might not see it now but as someone not that much older than you guys and it does I've barely been to Eagle for an year yet a year yet and it pays off thank you but real quick I do want to bring up my mentor pins right do that yeah okay Chad Mr rodri Bri Mr barck Mr Sweeney and unabi please come [Applause] up I thank you improve myself than [Applause] hi uh i' like to start off by saying thank you for being here today to share this special moment with me becoming eel is a significant milestone in my life uh one that not only marks the end of a long journey but the beginning of an adventure with hurdles and many struggles to overcome looking back on my road to Eagle I'm reminded of some of the incredible experiences that uh that brought me here one of my favorite along the way was our trip to filmont for those you who don't know it's 12 days of us hiking through New Mexico 13 of us a completely incredible experience uh thr all amazing views early mornings hikes that took longer than expected storms of mosquitoes God awful out houses and uh 12 days in the same underwear we made it you know somehow uh but working through working and Hiking through all that we uh came out with some skills that I'll bring to do the rest of my life uh self-reliance teamwork and most importantly leadership uh one of my most important lessons I've learned on that hike was that as a crew leader you're nothing without your crew uh not one person on that hike brought something everybody brought something to that hike that no other person could have and we're a little bit of a group of Misfits but we made that work better than anybody I know could have and uh it's been an honor to to lead them be a new patroler lead our troop and as well as lead our crew through that hike that hike wouldn't have been able to happen without a couple of the adult leaders that came along uh Mrs manwin Mr chacho Mr Duran and my dad as well as all the adults that helped on the planning and training hikes Mr barck and Mr Sweeney I could I could uh thank them for almost all my hiking skills uh and Mr rodri who I know wasn't easy to plan that trip and we wish you would have been there and I know you and savy would have loved it we miss you guys today's not just about my journey it's about the people who have got me here uh I want to take a minute to express how thankful I am to those help me to this point first and foremost I like to thank my parents the support motivation to get me here when I wasn't so motivated uh I push to be my best as a person and a leader a scout and a young man you guys have been there for almost every step of the journey and for those you weren't your advice and lessons were thank you I also like to thank all the sco Scouts of troop 76 as senior patrol leader between camper summer camps weekly meetings I've learned a lot from you I really hope you guys have learned as much from me as I learned from you it's not one Scout in The Troop that I don't have a memory worth learning from and remembering and I don't think that's something a lot of people can say say I consider that a pretty big accomplishment in itself uh I want to extend a thank you to all the people who helped me cllean my Eagle Scout project between the fundraising and building the project itself I would not have been able to to to build that bridge without any of you guys one of the people that deserves a special thanks is uh Miss Bri there really aren't words to describe our gratitude and thanks for how much you helped not only me but all five of us complete Eagle between holding meetings every week being available 20 pretty much 24/7 and helping us always around an already crazy schedule are only some of the things that you did to help us so thank you [Applause] Bri lastly I'd like to to thank all the Scout Masters and Troop leaders that helped you that helped me and all of us through uh this journey thanks to the guidance wisdom and patience you have taught the values of leadership service and integrity I'll carry these throughout my life as a career as a teacher a special thanks to Mr gleon Mr solazo Mr barck Mr Sweeney Mr cassor Mr Pierre Mr brimo Mr rippert Mr rodick Mr brle Mr Baker Mrs uh Johnson and Mrs gone this trop really couldn't function without any one of you guys so really thank you so much uh lastly to wrap this up I'd like to encourage every kid to find their thing some it's Athletics some it's art for me it was scouts uh scouting was not only an experience that kindled my joy for the outdoors but also started my passion for teaching uh I've made memories The Good the Bad and disgusting that I'll talk about for the rest of my life thank you all for being here and helping me get where I am [Applause] [Music] i' would also like to uh call Mr rippert Mr solazo Mr rodk free and Mr gleon up for Mentor pin [Applause] [Applause] oh my phone loads perfect uh good evening thank you to all my family friends Scouts and everyone for coming this evening to celebrate our Eagle Scout court of honor I would like to thank all my leaders past and present for helping me to become the man I am today I have learned so much not only scouting skills but life skills that will stay with me forever uh to my father who was there from the beginning and who didn't want me to write anything about him uh all I have to say are two words thank you and I love you that's five words but uh before I go any further I must thank my mother for birthing [Laughter] me good stuff now you have loved me and helped me beyond words in every aspect of my life Mother I Love You More Than Words concerned uh thank you Dom thanks thanks Colin not you Logan could I'm sorry you're such a liar thanks Jack and ail too don't worry and all the scouts that were at my project especially you Anthony uh what else am I going to say now uh I'd like to take a moment to thank local 1500 president Mr Rob n you have always been there supporting me in Cub Scouts and boy scouts with every fundraiser also taking time to help us earn American labor Maran and uh looking back over the years we've had many Camp outs and summer camps yeah there we go uh restart looking back over the years we've had many campouts and summer camps the one camp out that was most special to me was the Bayport Aerodrome camp out seeing the Vintage planes talking with the pilots earning Aviation marad and having the experience with the Blackhawk helicopter I would like to thank Mr John biano For The Memories for the memories that will last a lifetime uh you're good uh now we're on to Mentor pins because my speech is extremely short and sweet uh now i' would like to recognize and thank the following people with an eagle scout Mentor pin I'd like to call out uh Mr bar Mr Roger Bri again uh Mr buril and Captain Joe gleon [Applause] [Music] come oh that's my uh my first Mentor is Mr Bill be over my years in the troop you're always there to teach us numerous scouting skills uh you made every hike enjoyable and Unforgettable my second Mentor is Mr Joe Roder you're an amazing scout master you're always there to teach us merit badges going on campouts and being someone we could talk to about life with you truly cared about us and we love you for that by the way thank you for letting us sleep in our [Laughter] hammock oh I know uh my third Mentor is uh Bri Johnson uh whether it was taking me and know at a mer badge class is driving to and from Camp House coordinating and helping at pet food drives food drives selling popcorn any other fundraiser I cannot thank you enough for opening your home to us Scouts feeding us and always pushing us to do our best we love you uh my next Mentor is a gentleman who helped me more than words can say you're always supporting me encouraging me believing in me since we met you were there at the Lotus Lake cleanup during the pandemic that was when I saw my future Eagle project you drove the blueprints all three times with the changes you were there from concept concept to completion all two and a half years knowledge about being a project manager is something I will apply in every aspect of my life uh Mr Dave pero I can never thank you enough and would not and would not have been able to complete my eag Scout project without you [Applause] guys we're not done yet my final Mentor is Captain Joe gleon my uncle Captain Joe as we affectionately call them thank you for coming to the summer camps teaching meric Badges and sharing your knowledge and expertise with the truth youve always been there for me in many ways also thank you for coming from Virginia to help work on my Eagle project Eagle Scout project and leading the ribbon cutting ceremony thank you and I love you he that's it [Applause] hi before I begin I want to thank Mr rert for all the effort he poured into organizing this ceremony we appreciate all your hard work thank you not to mention all the friends and families here today dedicating their time to celebrate our achievement of reaching Eagle rank from the bottom of our hearts we're truly grateful I recall enrolling into Cub Scouts all the way back in first grade it's hard to comprehend the fact that I've been a part of Scouts for 12 years nearly my whole life transitioning from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts was a pinnacle moment in my life I was beyond excited for what lied ahead and I'm glad to admit that my expectations were fulfilled joining troop 76 was quite possibly the smartest decision of my life every single camp out hike merit badge rank advancement an event was made possible thanks to our leaders Mr P Mr solazo and Mr rodri took the position of scout master to ensure everyone had the best experience and were forever in your debt thank you while we were well we're on the topic every adult here deserves praise for taking a role as a leader or volunteering this whole Foundation is built on your devotion thank you guys so much without a doubt the most memorable part of Scouts was the twoe trip to New Mexico last summer I was horribly hesitant at first questioning if I could physically or mentally handle the scorching heat while lugging 40 pounds on my back and the sheer thought of not seeing my cats Henry Gus Megan a stitch for two weeks terrifi just my cats I would just only miss my cats me to say that the trip was an experience of a lifetime and I'd return in a heartbeat every day offered a new adventure and I'm lucky to have the opportunity of sharing that moment with my beloved friends who are on on stage except go achieving Eagle proposed several challenges ahead earning a handful of required badges holding leadership position demonstrating traits of your scout spirit and passing your V review but the most difficult T was the project that required giving back to the community it took a lot of thinking but I settled on building a shrine dedicated to St Francis at St John's in Oakdale which was fitting considering my confirmation name is Francis the whole process proved to be a hassle but the results were worth it and it's clear I never would have made it this far without the assistance from my friends and family for starters I'd like to thank all the following adults who help with my project Mr Gaul Mr aamon Mr and Mrs gon Mr gleon Mr rodri Mr quinstar and my mother and father thank you guys so much for helping out and I can't forget all the scouts who helped fundraise and construct the project without your help this would have never been completed uh honorable mention to Logan he showed up last minute when the project was done but it's the thought that counts thank you love useless freak love you but what really makes Scout special was my friends I've known these guys for nearly my whole life and it was an honor going on this journey together thank you guys I love you guys you love [Applause] you lastly I need to thank my family their encouragement fueled my passion to reach my goal my grandmother always brought me to merit badges and made time on her schedule I really appreciate it my aunt and uncle opened their house to me and helped build the kner for my project my father volunteered as a cub scout master and participated and held in all the events my brother despite being a pain in my back and constantly pushing my buttons I swear to always be involved once you join this tro to ensure that you will earn eego and be obligated and forc to say nice things about me doing your sale last but not least my mother thanks all right moving on I'm kidding my mom played a crucial role throughout my whole history in Scouts words cannot describe my gratitude she deserves nothing but Applause for everything she's done and I would not be staying her today without her thank you Mom I love you [Applause] hopefully I made my point come across that I appreciate you all my journey to becoming an eagle scout taught me lessons and created bonds that I'll cherish forever I know I've repeated myself several times but I need to say this one last time thank [Applause] you find my Eagle pins all right the following people that I mentioned please come up so you can receive a pin my mother Mr gleon Mr rodri Mr baric Mr Sweeney and Mr R [Applause] than okay good [Applause] job thank you everyone for uh coming here for our you Scout ceremony I really appreciate me the world first I would like to thank my leaders who have helped me on my journey thank you very much to Mr Pierre Mr solazo Mr and Mr rodri without my Scout Masters there would be no troop no camping trips and no Eagle Scout ceremonies so thank you so much to these people who made the Trump uh troop run so smoothly I would I want to give my heart to you guys thank you very much I would also like to thank Mr baric Mr Sweeney Mr Ripper Mr brimo Mr Baker Mr casar and Mr buril these were very important leaders that helped me along the way to Eagle Scout and just helped me in general to become who I am today thank you very much a special thanks to Mrs gon Mr gleon and Mrs Bri Johnson with their help and support I made Eagle without it I wouldn't be here today so thank you very much all right now I'd like to touch upon summer camps I've made some of my best memories at summer camps and some very funny stories too starting with my first summer camp where I brought Gatorade into my tent and I got overrun by ants sorry Mikey sorry yeah um to my last summer camp where I lost four I mean found found four of my several Scouts who got lost wasn't my fault all doing search and rescue merit badge uh I recall being very skilled in finding them acally stumbling upon them on trail and doing a real search and rescue but some would say that I was just really lucky summer camps have been the most important camping trip for me because it was a week in the woods with my friends learning survival skills and life skills and to that I would like to thank all the people that made it happen moving on to towards filmont my 23% of filmont because I got sick I don't know how or why but got really sick unfortunately it was cut short due to some kind of illness but I still had a great time I enjoyed seeing the milkyway Galaxy on trail with my bare eyes and with telescopes that was really cool um kind to see a bunch of constellations too and you know just enjoying the Countryside of New Mexico it was great time fantastic I loved it I wish I could have had the rest of the experience but the 23% that I do have I'm going to carry with me for the rest of my life and another very fun story from filmon more so Colorado than filmon I was able to build a snowman in the middle of July crazy um now the most important part of achieving Eagle Scout is to project I would like to thank the leeway school for allowing me to do my project there I'd also like to thank everyone Scouts and my family and my friends to helping me get my project done means a lot thank you guys very very much finally I would like to thank my family and friends from everyone there to the start to the people I met along the way every one of you had had some kind of impact on me and helped me get eagle and influenced who I am today thank you very much much special thanks to my parents for signing me up to Cub Scouts and I would like to give a huge thanks to my father who inspired me to become a Boy Scout because he was a boy scout himself so thanks Dad love you and now I would like to give out my mentor pins to Mrs Johnson re Johnson and Mr gleon without their help I would have never made Eagle because they really pushed me along the way and kind of a pain in the butt but a good kind of pain in the butt because I'm very happy where I am today so thank you very much and I would like you guys to come up so I can give you you [Applause]