Merrimack Boy Scout Troop 424 holds their Fall Court of Honor

On Thursday, Oct. 9, Merrimack Troop 424 held its fall Court of Honor to recognize the achievements the boy scouts earned over the past three months. The Masters of Ceremony were Justin Calautti and Connor Maloney. They were responsible for organizing the event and assisting the Scout Master, Jim Jolly, with handing out 12 rank advancements and 155 individual merit badges that encompassed 12 Eagle Required Merit Badges along with 27 standard merit badges. The scouts worked hard to earn these merit badges over the past few months. Most of the merit badges were earned when the scouts attended two camps this past summer; Hidden Valley in New Hampshire and Baiting Hallow on Long Island, New York. This is the highest number of merit badges received at a Court of Honor in the troop’s history. This was a great accomplishment for the scouts and our troop.

The rank advancements received at the Court of Honor were Life, Star and Tenderfoot. Two scouts, Blake Bormuth and Connor Maloney received their Life rank and Sahith Kaki received his Star rank. The following scouts received their Tenderfoot rank; Simon August, Ethan Burns, Michael Clark, Patrick Gailus, Jay Haddad, John Hilliard, Nick Schmitt, Rohan Sreenivasan and Ethan Zebuhr.

The evening also included scouts receiving their position of responsibility patches along with the handing out of a special award to Joe Mroz and Bryce Stack. These two scouts earned their World Conservation Award.

Merrimack Troop 424 founded in 1972 is sponsored by Our Lady of Mercy Parish. Our Troop currently has over 35 active Scouts and since 1973, 43 scouts have attained the highest rank of Eagle Scout. Some of the activities the troop has participated in over the last year include: camping, canoeing, swimming, hiking, bicycling, deep-sea fishing, kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving and skiing. If you would like to join our troop, you must be at least 11, but not more than 18 years old. No previous scouting experience is required. Weekly scout meetings are held at Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Thursday evenings from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm during the school year. If you would like to attend a meeting or would like more information about the troop, please contact our Scoutmaster, Mr. Jim Jolly at scoutmaster@nhtroop424.org or our Committee Chair, Mrs. SallyAnn Trepanier at chairman@nhtroop424.org.