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December
22, 2005
Eagle Scout Court = of Honor
Eagle Scout Court = of Honor
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Boots Used as Centerpieces
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Memorabi=
lia of
a Eagle’s Journey
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Fred Spe=
llman
Provides the Invocati=
on
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Masters of Ceremony
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Presentation of Colors
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Eagles on Stage With Parents
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Mothe=
rs
Pinning the Eagle Rank on Their
Son’s Uniforms
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Eagles
Recite the Eagle Scout Oath
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Matthew
Douglas
Bergman
Douglas
Bergman
Eagle
Project
My Eagle Project consisted of redesign=
ing
the exterior
playground area at Zion Lutheran Church.&=
nbsp;
The area
was previously in a stage if disrepair.&n=
bsp;
To make the
space more functional I built a chain link fence, installed a picnic table, and
painted lines on the basketball court.
Scou=
ting’s
Most Humorous Moment
My most memorable Scouting moment
occurred, as most memorable Scouting moments do, on the road to a Scouting event. Matt Jones, Justin Coffee =
and I were on our way to a pre-Jamboree
campout with a
Troop from Ardmore. To help =
pass
the time, M=
att
had brought along his father's sports scanner, which, when tuned to the corr=
ect frequency, could pick up cellular
telephone convers=
ations. On that car ride we three boys learned all there was to know about
marital problem=
s,
weather conditions, and breast implants that the good people of southern Oklah=
oma
had to offer.<=
/span>Scou=
ting’s
Most Inspirational Moment
My most challeng=
ing
moments in Scouting all occur at Will Rogers Scout Reservation, and they all =
include me having to make tough
decisions. The most challenging of these situations
involved the winners of the Decathalon (an annual campwide <=
span
style=3D'position:absolute;top:46.75%;left:55.43%;width:45.31%;height:3.25=
%'>competition) shaving my head. For several days I =
sported a "checkerboard" on =
my
head... before shaving it off completely in fear of some very =
interesting tan lines.
Futu=
re
Goals
My life goals include singing my entire
life, complet=
ing
some sort of formal education, developing perfect pitch, having my head shot <=
/span>framed in the lobby of Mitchell Hall
Theater at the University of Central Oklahoma, and completing a Friday crossword puzzle in the New York
Times. As to my immediate goals, I hope to pa=
ss
my Humanit=
ies
final and finish my Christmas shopping.
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Frederic
Michael
Keating
Michael
Keating
Eagle
Project
My Eagle Project was to clean and repa=
int
the map of =
the
world at Richmond Elementary School East playground and to also paint lines =
for the basketball, tetherball, and fo=
ur
square game ar=
eas.
This project took three days, a power washer, and eight gallons of paint, painting tools, and lots of Pizza, alo=
ng
with a lot of help
from my Scout Troop, church youth group, and assorted adults.
Scou=
ting’s
Most Humorous Moment
The most humorous event in my Scouting=
career was when I was earning the cycl=
ing
merit badge. I
managed to wreck two bicycle wheels, one bicycle and got one flat. There were also <=
/span>two pairs of badly bloodied knees from
each of the tri=
ps
to the Wichita Mountains on the cycling trips.Scou=
ting’s
Most Inspirational Moment
The most inspirational event I remember
from Scouting
was probably finishing the 75 miles at Philmont and not managing to be comple=
tely
wiped or
see the group strangle each other. I showed that I could push myself farther than I =
had ever thought, both mentally and
physically.
Futu=
re
Goals
My future goals =
are
to finish college at OSU with at least a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical =
and Aerospace Engineering. After
graduation, it is most likely I will get offers for a well paying job, have a family and own a couple of
fast cars.
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Neil
Thomas
Miller
Thomas
Miller
Scou=
ting’s
Most Inspirational Moment
The first campou=
t I
participated in was a rainy and generally miserable event. The bright spot of the weekend occurred when an Eagle Scout
showed us how to
build a fire even though the rain was pounding and all of the wood was wet.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> It was at this moment that I knew that I was goi=
ng
to become =
an
Eagle Scout myself.
Futu=
re
Goals
My future goals
include qualifying for the state swim meet four years in a row, attending colleg=
e to
achieve=
a
Bachelors and Masters degree in an area of interest, making the cover of Rolli=
ng
Stone, marrying
someone who makes me feel complete and having children like myself...Eagle
Project
My Eagle Project involved the
refurbishment of a burial plot in the Fairlawn Cemetery that’s used for the internment of fetal remains of unb=
orn
babies. Working with the grief support group
Raindrops, I landscaped the plot with border bushes. I also designed and created a unique memorial
stone and reflect=
ion
bench that were installed in the cemetery.
Scou=
ting’s
Most Humorous Moment
The most humorous event in my Scouting
career took pl=
ace
during my first Webelos camping adventure.&nbs=
p;
One of my friend’s fathers had not been camping since childhood. To prepare for the =
=
event, his wife did the shopping and
bought out the local outfitter.
Removing tags and trying to figure out how to use each of the items that =
he
had along for the
trip was quite funny. Nothing
compared, however=
, to
the “chicken dance” he performed when trying to put out a frying pan gr=
ease
fire that had ign=
ited
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Logan
Michael
Nickels
Michael
Nickels
Eagle
Project
My project consisted of making a garden behind the Richmond Elementary Early Childhood Center. A variety of plants were put in, from hostas, to ferns, to a fresh Japanese maple. It took three workdays, one of which was used to haul a few tons of dirt (literally) around to the =
back of the building to fill in the area Scou=
ting’s
Most Humorous Moment
The biggest laugh I got from Scouting came =
from when we went on a float trip, and it hadnR=
17;t
rained in Oklahoma for a sol=
id
two months. We get
on the river, and behold, it starts raining. We were able to camp under a circus tent that night, =
and when we woke up in the morning; sections of it had filled with water and were touching the =
ground, it had rained so hard. Go figure, no rain =
in over two months, but the day we go camping, we have a monsoon.
Scou=
ting’s
Most Inspirational Moment
While at Philmon=
t,
we went to Window Rock as a little detour so we could see the gorgeous vi=
ew it offered. When we get there, you see=
mountains off to the left and right, b=
ut
straight ahead i=
s a
100-plus foot drop off, and flat plains as far as the eye can see. Sitting on =
that
rock, I heard t=
he
ranger’s words echo in my head. “If you’re looking to find something=
out
here, Philmon=
t is
the place. It really is special out here.”
Futu=
re
Goals
I plan to attend a yet-to-be named university, major in Biochemistry, and graduate, hopefully without too many holdups. After college, I =
would like to become a professor, settle down, and enjoy life to the fullest.
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Walton
Thomas
Simkins
Thomas
Simkins
Eagle
Project
I assembled 5 bat boxes from scratch a=
nd mounted them in trees at Lake
Sanborn. I also put up 5 benches near the Isaac Walton
League buildin=
g at
Lake Sanborn.
Scou=
ting’s
Most Humorous Moment
My most humorous memory in Scouting is probably Eric Mihalski as a “Smokey Bear Ninja”.&nbs=
p;
We had gotten to our campsite on a shakedown trek and everyone was just kind of relaxing.
Eric was lighting grass on fire and whacking it out with more grass. His last time it Scou=
ting’s
Most Inspirational Moment
My most inspirational moment was the 2=
002 Philmont Trek. It was physically and mentally demanding, and provided me with the be=
st wilderness experience that I’ve =
ever
had. It tested everyone’s patience and
courage. The <=
span
style=3D'position:absolute;top:46.75%;left:54.49%;width:44.38%;height:3.25=
%'>constant warning of bears and the cold
nights often l=
eft
me feeling down. But, overal=
l, the
experience was v=
ery
rewarding and I learned a lot.
Futu=
re
Goals
I am currently attending OSU and major=
ing
in Finance=
. I decided to join the Army and jo=
in OSU Army ROTC. I hope to eventually be a =
commissioned officer in the Army. Scou=
ting
has helped =
me
immensely in my Army basic training. The o=
utdoor
skills I learned and the morals I was taught in Scouting served me well =
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Jacob
Marlow
Southwick
Marlow
Southwick
Eagle Project
I wanted to do something for my old school, Will Rogers Elementary. After meeting with important people, I settled on the idea for picn=
ic
tables. I constru=
cted
four overtly large picnic tables to place in the garden for use as an outdoor
playground. Scouts =
from
three troops and numerous adults, with myself, spent a day cleaning the garden an=
d building tables. Special thanks to Mrs. Rockey and=
Mr. Vincent who served a major source =
of
guidance on the
project.
Scouting’s Most Humorous Moment
Too many to mention and recall. Some Highlights are Fred lighting stoves; The Ouachita=
s, a
Port O'Potty,
and a luckless flashlight; Logan's gelatinous handful of vomit; Lyle Eastman's jok=
es and birthdays. And Jeremy Duck receives his own =
section. I am more than willing to share a=
ny
stories so feel
free to ask.
Scouting’s Most Inspirational Moment&#=
13;
Ironically the most inspiring moments are after=
the
fact of
what I've achieved. I have b=
een in
Scouting since T=
iger
Cubs. The culmination of wha=
t I
have learned=
has
become an instinctive reaction.
When you thi=
nk
about how knot tying, first aid, camping skills, even cooking have so become
completely second
nature, I marvel at how I could survive without Scouting. It's the moments whe=
n I
realize who I've
become that most inspires me.
Future Goals
My Plans currently include attending OSU with a=
major in Elementary Education and a mi=
nor
in Art and
Humanities. I also hope to m=
arry,
father childre=
n,
advance my skills as a potter, and hike the Appalachian Trail.
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