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BSA Court of honor recognizes Eagle Scouts for 2019, 2020 and 2021

Published August 17. 2022 02:31PM
by Ed Courrier Special to The Press

The Boy Scouts of America Minsi Trails Council were finally able to launch their celebration to honor area Scouts who earned their Eagle Scout medal during 2019-2021.

After being grounded, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-awaited Court of Honor and Recognition Dinner was held recently at the DeSales University Center in Center Valley.

A historic milestone was celebrated at the event with the recognition of 2021’s Inaugural Female Eagle Scouts. Jenaye Saunders from Troop 3193 in Lehigh County and Cassidy Feuerstein from Troop 97 in Monroe County enjoyed the applause, while their fellow sister Eagle Scout, Troop 2019’s Sarah Curely from Hunderton County was unable to attend.

Council Board Member and Eagle Scout, Class of 1991, Matthew Woodruff welcomed the Eagle Scouts and their families.

Gerald “Trey” Wachob III from Macungie Troop 71 presided as Master of Ceremonies. A Class of 2021 Eagle Scout, Wachob is also an Order of the Arrow Lodge Chief and Minsi Trails Council member.

Step By Step Learning President Michael Grabarits presented Eagle Scholarships to Eagle Scouts Robert Richard and Cassidy Feuerstein. Each received $1,000 scholarship checks.

Council Board Member Judge Doug Reichley presented Outstanding Eagle Awards to adult Scout leaders Matthew Woodruff, Bruce Denlinger and Scott Best.

“The award recognizes notable Eagle Scouts who have performed distinguished service at the local, state or regional level and have inspired others through their actions,” Reichley said. While recognized, Matthew Pye was not present.

Father James Greenfield, Minsi Trails Council VP of Exploring, led the opening prayer.

Council Board Members Aurel Arndt and Dr. James Roberts oversaw special recognitions.

Statistically only 4 percent of Scouts will achieve this honor nationwide.

Those participating from Lehigh County’s Eagle Scout Class of 2021 included Jenaye Saunders (Troop 3193); Noah Bamberger and Grant Hagenbuch (Troop 191); Braedon Easley and Zachary Carraghan (Troop 364); Nathanail Sexton, Aditya Nemani, James Reckling and Andrew Taskalos (Troop 431); Dale Fisher (Troop 80); Benjamin Griffith (Troop 72); Gerald “Trey” Wachob III (Troop 71); Seamus McGee (Troop 439); Aeddon Lukens (Troop 1600); Adarsh Narayanan (Troop 12) and Luke Heffelfinger (Troop 318).

Participants from Northampton County were Christopher Taverner, Alexander Whitener and James Blair (Troop 29); Adam Wenrich and Nicholas Fritz (Troop 302).

Scouts from Monroe County were Cassidy Feuerstein (Troop 97); Cole Fetterhoff (Troop 84); Robert Richard (Troop 100) and Steven Simpson (Troop 300).

John Schwear III (Troop 63) came from the Carbon-Luzerne area.

Warren County, N.J., participants included William Seavers; Gabriel Serrao; Dominic Basile and Nathaniel Johnson.

Attendees from Lehigh County’s Eagle Scout Class of 2020 included Luke Frobase (Troop 25); Nathaniel Woodruff (Troop 364); Peter Capote (Troop 318); Garrett Deppe (Troop 80); Andrew Steigerwalt (Troop 144); Alexander Gable (Troop 431) and William Makovsky (Troop 144).

Participants from Northampton County included Matthew Albert (Troop 38); Ryan Rissmiller (Troop 78); Joshua Richter (Troop 76); Malachi Yost (Troop 242) and Joshua Blair (Troop 29).

From Monroe County was Jack Mazza (Troop 89).

Jareth Jungermann (Troop 25); Trevor Napoli (Troop 555) and Benjamin Connolly (Troop 41) were from the Carbon-Luzerne area.

Kayden Stocker; Daniel Kuster and Robert Warsen made up the Warren County, N. J. contingent.

Class of 2019 participants from Lehigh County’s Eagle Scout included Elias Gopen (Troop 431); Aidan Tarafas (Troop 80); Dante Brady (Troop 131) and Brandon Myung (Troop 364).

Participants from Northampton County were Cory LaDuca (Troop 44) and Nathaniel Beisel (Troop 317).

From Monroe County were Jeremy Major (Troop 98) and Matthew Rogers (Troop 102).

Brian Bauer (Troop 555) in the Carbon-Luzerne area also attended.

In closing remarks, Minsi Trails Council Commissioner Tamie Swain said, “It’s up to you to lead,” as she called on more adults to step up and serve as Scout leaders and council members.

Minsi Trails BSA Council provides leadership and character development programs to nearly 4,000 youth through more than 3,500 adult volunteers. The council serves young people throughout the Anthracite Region, Pocono Mountains and Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania along with western New Jersey. For more information, visit www.minsitrails.com.

From left, Council Board Member Judge Doug Reichley presents Outstanding Eagle Awards to Matthew Woodruff, Bruce Denlinger and Scott Best.
Flanking presenter Step By Step Learning President Michael Grabarits are Monroe County Eagle Scouts Robert Richard and Cassidy Feuerstein. Each received a $1,000 scholarship check.
Trey Wachob, of Macungie, presides as Master of Ceremonies. A Class of 2021 Eagle Scout, Wachob is also an Order of the Arrow Lodge Chief and Minsi Trails Council member.
From left, Cassidy Feuerstein, from Troop 97 Monroe County and Jenaye Saunders, from Troop 3193 Lehigh County, are honored as two of three 2021 Inaugural Female Eagle Scouts from the Minsi Trails Council.
Flanked by his mom Alina at left and Minsi Trails Council Commissioner Tamie Swain, is Eagle Scout Peter Capote from Bethlehem Troop 318. He earned his badge in 2020 and now attends Temple University.
Katrina Wachob with son Isaac, a First Class Scout in Macungie Troop 71, attends the court of honor event. Wachob's older son Trey is an Eagle Scout.
PRESS PHOTOS BY ED COURRIER From left, First Class Scout Isaac Wachob joins his older brother Trey, who achieved Eagle in 2021, for a photo. Both are members of Macungie Troop 71. A 2022 Emmaus High graduate, Trey attends Kutztown University.
Lehigh County Troop 80 Eagle Scouts stand together for a photo opportunity. From left are Dale Fisher, Garrett Deppe and Aidan Tarafas. The friends are Emmaus High School grads. Fisher graduated in 2021 and his friends are members of the Class of 2022. Fisher studies at Penn State Berks and Tarafas attends Lehigh Carbon Community College.
Eagle Scout Trevor Napoli Eagle, from Troop 555 in Jim Thorpe, is recognized as the Minsi Trails nominee for the 2020 Glenn & Melinda Adams Eagle Service Project of the Year Award by NESA Committee Chairperson Aurel Arndt.