Eagle’s Nest

Troop 555 is proud of our long legacy of Eagle Scouts. The following list includes every Eagle Scout in the history of the troop.

If you’re a Troop 555 Eagle Scout and we somehow missed your name or don’t have your eagle project listed, please let us know!

2024

Grant Mitchell – January 8 2024 – Built bike repair station at Quarry Trails Metro Park.

2023

Dominic Alicea – September 5 2023 – Built movable storage shelves for the Hastings Middle School band room
Grayson Campbell – August 29, 2023 – Built bench and refurbished observation deck at Homestead Park
Carter Lewis – August 1, 2023 – Built garden fence for WARM (Westerville Area Resource Ministry)

2022

Lukas Skoracki – December 13, 2022 – Built storage shed for St. Marks Episcopal Church
Richard Frenken – November 1, 2022 – Replaced picnic tables and created cataloging system for UA Parks *
Michael Piccininni – September 21, 2022 – Built little libraries for Upper Arlington Schools
Luke Manning – August 1, 2022 – Planted trees at Northam Park for City of Upper Arlington
Clayton Travis – May 1, 2022 – Built bat boxes for Buckeye Lake Historical Society
Liam Campbell – January 30, 2022 – Built boat rack, picnic table, benches, and cellar door and renovated beach for Adaptive Sports Connection
Taj Vasudeva – January 9, 2022 – Built benches, bird houses, planted wildflowers, and completed path at Burbank Park for City of Upper Arlington

2021

Clay Hess – December 15, 2021 – Built and painted a new shed and installed racks for Adaptive Sports Connection
Nick Eggleton – November 14, 2021 – Playground renovations and improvements for Maranatha Church
Peter Milburn – October 2, 2021 – Built obstacles for the Glacier Ridge Metro Park dog park
Kethan Mokadam – April 22, 2021 – Built three lending libraries all from scratch
Jacob Shanklin – February 10, 2021 – Created hygiene packs for the Star House
Kiran Mokadam – January 31, 2021 – Planted trees at Northam Park for the City of Upper Arlington
Eddie Dominek – January 12, 2021 – Built and installed Flying squirrel and barn owl nesting boxes at Highbanks Metro Park

2020

Avery Rennick – September 2, 2020 – Built kayak storage racks for Adaptive Sports Connection
Adam Kahle – April 14, 2020 – Pinewood derby for the kids at the Run the Race Center
Cy Hess – June 16, 2020 – Built Noah’s Ark play set at St. Marks Episcopal Church
Harrison Frenken – May 26, 2020 – Installed hammock posts in three parks for the city of Upper Arlington

2019

Ben Crespo – October 1, 2019 – Built fox boxes for Ohio Wildlife Center
Elijah Voorhees – July 30, 2019 – Built storage shed for the Bethel Presbyterian Church
Alec Caswell – June 10, 2019 – Created and installed swim records boards for Upper Arlington Swim Club
Danny Alford – March 22, 2019 – Replaced 8 tables and poured a cement pad for trash cans at Northam Park
Clayton Rogers – March 19, 2019 – Painted doors and trim for the CHA Animal Shelter
Andrew Thompson – January 31, 2019 – Installed 5 trees, 2 benches, and some landscaping
Zachary Stabile – January 29, 2019 – Designed and installed a pergola in memoriam of grandfather Charles Hoisington at Highbanks Metro Park

2018

Ben Kanel – December 19, 2018 – Packed lunches and conducted a food collection for The Columbus Dream Center
Elliott Fosler-Lussier – December 12, 2018 – Assemble and painted storage carts for Freedom Schools
Joseph Piccininni – Nov 13, 2018 – Flag retirement ceremony at VFW Post 4931 covering history, etiquette and proper retirement
CW Hess – October 7, 2018 – Installed a stone meditation path at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Kellan Jupp – May 29, 2018 – Provided landscaping at Lifepoint Church
Joseph Botti – April 10, 2018 – Replaced trail markers for Highbanks Metro Park
Manohar Pamulapati – February 1, 2018 – Repaired benches at Antrim Park

2017

Blake Skidmore – November 30, 2017 – Built bat condos for Blendon Woods Metro Park
Chandler Frenken – June 18, 2017 – **

2016

Adam Wade – December 13, 2016 – Installed a recognition plaque for First Congregational Church current and retired veterans and cleaned out church’s attic
Cole Raiken – October 24, 2016 – Constructed and installed two Little Free Libraries
Daniel Seely – April 25, 2016 – Installed a recognition plaque for veterans who attended Hastings Middle School

2015

Will Nilges – November 17, 2015 – Constructed wooden hockey box sets for SON Ministries
CJ Botti – November 16, 2015 – Built bookshelves and waterproofed a classroom for the Sisters of the Precious Blood school in Guatemala
Jack Amling – November 2, 2015 – Collected used bicycles, repaired and donated them to Bikes 4 All People
Skylar Rogers – October 26, 2015 – Replaced the roof on a shelter for the Columbus Ski Club at White Sulphur Lake
Nathan Guttridge – September 14, 2015 – Designed and planted a garden for Greensview Elementary School
Mathias Thompson – August 3, 2015 – Constructed a paver pathway for St. John’s Episcopal Church
Alex Dwyer – June 1, 2015 – Made no-sew fleece blankets for My Very Own Blanket

2014

Noah Kanel – December 22, 2014 – Built benches and moved a section of fencing for the Wickliffe Progressive Elementary School garden
Jack O’Brien – March 24, 2014 – Constructed steps along a path at Indian Village
Bradley Crouse – March 23, 2014 – Built shelves for the Upper Arlington Music Boosters and designed and implemented a system to organize their theatrical props
Jamie Barren – February 24, 2014 – Built a walking path by the Worthington Education Building

2013

Cameron Wade – December 15, 2013 – Constructed a chimney swift tower at Blendon Woods Metro Park
Brandon Griffin – July 16, 2013 – Constructed a compost bin at Upper Arlington High School
Kyler Schick – May 20, 2013 – Installed a fire pit and surrounding paver area near one of the Highbanks Metro Park pavilions

2012

Michael Mitiska – December 27, 2012 – Built an equipment storage shed for the Upper Arlington Lutheran Church community garden
Jacob Conrad – December 18, 2012 – Provided landscaping at Our Lady of Victory Church
William D’Arcy Kenworthy – December 17, 2012 – Conducted trail work, including spreading woodchips and fixing guideposts at Smith Nature Preserve in Upper Arlington
Kevin T. King – October 14, 2012 – Repainted the world and US maps on the playground at Windermere Elementary School
Bradley Robert Hall – August 17, 2012 – Installed a telescoping flag pole at Hastings Middle School, landscaped the area and purchased Hastings Middle School and American flags
Nickolas Joseph Kanel – August 8, 2012 – Collected tennis shoes, soccer cleats and shin guards as well as purchased new shoes for children at the Passion Center for Children in Malawi, Africa
Ryan Daniel Vallette – July 9, 2012 – Installed a fence and created an “Outdoor Learning Space” at the Bethel United Methodist Church Preschool
Chase M. Alexander – July 5, 2012 – Built a shelf and aquarium stand for Cat Welfare
Douglas E. Gallucci – June 21, 2012 – Repaired the disc golf course, cleared honeysuckle and built benches at Grigg’s Reservoir
Tyler D. Swanson – April 11, 2012 – Repaired the fence, moved and repaired the storage shed and constructed a new bench at the preschool playground at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Joshua Anthony Joseph – April 11, 2012 – Built a boardwalk-style footbridge over an area prone to flooding at Clear Creek Metro Park

2011

Andrew Robert Dougherty – November 1, 2011 – Cleared invasive plants and planted native riparian plants at Anheuser Busch Sports Park
Erich Schick – July 18, 2011 – Built a wooden stage at Glenn Helen State Park
Spencer Larsen – June 22, 2011 – Collected items and assembled care packages for deployed Marines
Ben Snyder – February 28, 2011 – Assembled personal hygiene kits for the homeless at Faith Mission
Grant Schick – February 21, 2011 – Replaced a storage shed and planted bushes for Mountview Baptist Christian Preschool

2010

Cormac Bloomfield – December 21, 2010 – Built book shelves and collected books for the Central Community House preschool
Shane Carr – April 18, 2010 – Made a mural for the C.R.A.C.K. House Ministries Building
Ryan Kahle – February 11, 2010 – Repainted world and US maps on playground at Tremont Elementary School
Jason Crouse – February 11, 2010 – Reorganized the costume closets and the prop storage area for the vocal music department at Upper Arlington High School
Kevin Bloomfield – January 13, 2010 – Constructed cat houses for The Capital Area Humane Society

2009

Sam Thomas – September 22, 2009 – Landscaped at the UA Senior Center and worked on their fitness room
Benjamin John Kompa – August 20, 2009 – Repaired and repainted the storage buildings and cleared brush at Devon Road Pool
Andrew Hoffman – July 28, 2009 – Cleared honeysuckle and overgrown brush at a trailhead in Columbus, benefiting Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed
Alex Vasko – June 15, 2009 – Made No-Sew Fleece Blankets for Faith Mission
Adam Dodson – June 9, 2009 – Renovated the basement and installed new shelving for food storage area at local food pantry, Neighborhood Services, near OSU campus
Bo Bridger – June 9, 2009 – Painted a mural on the Jones Middle School wrestling room climbing wall
Nick Vasko – April 22, 2009 – Made 200 Smile Bags for Operation Smile to give to children recovering from craniofacial surgery
Connor Bloomfield – January 11, 2009 – Collected items and assembled care packages for military personnel in Afghanistan

2008

Joseph Gregory Ferguson – December 10, 2008 – Built a marshland boardwalk in Thompson Park
James Phillip Bierly – August 24, 2008 – Installed a fence around the preschool playground at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

2007

Derek Richard Bernsdorf – December 8, 2007 – Baseball field and park renovation project for Worthington Christian School
Zachary Andrew Kloos – June 22, 2007 – Built a wall in a ministry building to house more occupants for Weinland Park Ministry
Maxwell Arthur Bernsdorf – January 17, 2007 – Built two picnic tables and landscaped around the baseball diamond at Grace Brethren Church in Westerville

2006

Mark Andrew Simon – November 5, 2006 – Built a bridge at Smith Park in Upper Arlington
Alexander Christian Masheter – August 17, 2006 – Installed markers at Thomson Park indicating the species of trees on the park’s tree trek
Jacob Daniel Hutchison – August 17, 2006 – Built a sandbox for the preschool at Covenant Presbyterian Church
Grant Bruce Richardson – February 25, 2006 – Built and installed a kiosk at Wyandot Park about Bill Moose, the last Wyandot Indian in Ohio

2005

Chase Weaver Miller – November 28, 2005 – Built a stage for youth ministries at Meadow Park Church of God
Kyle Andrew McMahon – August 30, 2005 – Project not on record
Sean Patrick Carr – March 1, 2005 – Built a bridge
David Joseph O’Horo – March 1, 2005 – Worked on a building in downtown Columbus for homeless children to go after school

2004

Matthew Kenta Inoue – November 3, 2004 – Project not on record
Joseph Martin Snyder – March 16, 2004 – Project not on record

2002

Marshall Joseph Long – October 24, 2002 – Refinished shelves for Franklin County MRDD

2001

Charles T. Lorenz – May 9, 2001 – Project not on record

2000

Mark Edmond Albert – May 31, 2000 – Project not on record

1998

Shane James Cooper – December 9, 1998 – Project not on record
David Antenen McIlroy – September 17, 1998 – Project not on record

1997

Russell P. Herrold IV – December 2, 1997 – Project not on record
Charles Devin Kentner – April 28, 1997 – Project not on record

1996

Aaron Michael Roe Reed – January 1, 1996 – Project not on record

1995

Gregory Payne – January 1, 1995 – Project not on record

1994

John Avi Roop – August 30, 1994 – Project not on record
Barry Leigh Bartelt II – August 30, 1994 – Project not on record

1993

James A. Stanton – September 20, 1993 – Project not on record
Andrew Powell – August 30, 1993 – Project not on record
Andrew C. Tannehill – August 30, 1993 – Project not on record
Scott Spicer – June 16, 1993 – Project not on record
John E. Payne – March 2, 1993 – Project not on record

1991

Matthew P. Gatsch – March 5, 1991 – Project not on record

1990

Frederick H. Poulton – June 28, 1990 – Project not on record

1989

James M. Peppe – April 25, 1989 – Project not on record
Jonathan R. Stanton – April 25, 1989 – Project not on record

1986

James E.Nyberg – May 15, 1986 – Project not on record
Timothy F. Halliday – May 15, 1986 – Project not on record

1985

Brad A. Hosler – July 30, 1985 – Project not on record
Chuck J. Mueller – February 4, 1985 – Project not on record

1983

Kyle Harrison Fowler – November 30, 1983 – Project not on record

1981

William A. Kizee – November 24, 1981 – Project not on record
Steven B. McMahon – August 6, 1981 – Project not on record

1979

Fred Miller II – October 31, 1979 – Project not on record

1977

Kurt Shisler – August 25, 1977 – Project not on record

1975

Keith De Voe III – December 4, 1975 – Project not on record

1974

Steve Seubert – January 7, 1974 – Project not on record

1973

David Teeple – December 26, 1973 – Project not on record
Clay Mayhood – November 12, 1973 – Project not on record
Brett P. Dillon – November 7, 1973 – Project not on record

1970

Robert M. Benard – November 4, 1970 – Project not on record
Mitch S. Billman – September 2, 1970 – Project not on record
Greg S. Dillion – May 6, 1970 – Project not on record

1968

Frederick Dean – October 2, 1968 – Project not on record
Robert C. Diesen – October 2, 1968 – Project not on record
Stanley L. Gilbert – March 6, 1968 – Project not on record

1967

Stauart H. Seubert – November 30, 1967 – Project not on record
Douglas C. Sheahan – May 3, 1967 – Project not on record

1966

Karl P. Cravel – February 2, 1966 – Project not on record
Robert C. Coonrod – February 2, 1966 – Project not on record

* William Morris Eagle Project of the Year Award Winner – First in Council
Council first runner up for Glenn & Melinda Adams Award
** Glenn & Melinda Adams Award Winner – First in Troop