Portsmouth Eagle Scout Leads PHS Ticket Booth, Bleacher Renovation Project

Kyle Wentzel, 18, of Boy Scout Troop 1 was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor at the FOP Lodge #21 in Middletown on August 17. Kyle is the son of Scott and Pat Wentzel, of Portsmouth.

To fulfill the requirement of organizing an Eagle Scout service project, Kyle teamed up with Rick Norton, (his Eagle Advisor) and other Troop 1 scouts and leaders to renovate the ticket booth at the Portsmouth High School varsity football field and repaint the press box on the bleachers, also at the high school.

Kyle would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped with the project and the business and organizations who donated towards the project. These businesses and organizations include One-Stop Building Supply in Newport, the Portsmouth Schools Maintenance Department, the PHS Music Boosters, the PHS Athletic Boosters, and the Hathaway Parents Organization

As an active scout in Troop 1, Kyle had held several leadership positions including quartermaster, patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, and senior patrol leader. In addition to this, Kyle also is a member of scouting’s national honor society, the Order of the Arrow, and has completed a White Stag youth leadership training course in 2012.

Outside of scouting, Kyle graduated as a member of the class of 2014 from Portsmouth High. He was active in the National Honor Society, marching band, jazz ensemble and student council of the music department during his time as a student there.

Kyle plans to attend St. Michael’s College, in Colchester, Vermont, and major in Business Administration in the fall of 2014.

Troop 1 is sponsored by the Portsmouth Multi-Purpose Senior Center. For more information regarding scouting and Troop 1 Portsmouth, please visit our website at http://www.troop1portsmouth.org.