CONGRATULATIONS  TO  TROOP  297'S  EAGLE  SCOUTS

Eagle Date

Scout

Project Date

Project Description

COH Date

COH Location

What They are Doing Now

Stephen W.

Jun-09

Heart Health Evaluations In Assocation with Alexian Brothers Hospital

5-Oct-09

Thomas S

6-Jun-09

Landscaping for the Christian Youth Theater (CYT) building at 755 Industrial Drive, Cary, Illinois.

More details will be coming soon.

30-May-10

Church of the Cross

Danny V.

29-Jul-09

Building a bioswale (a pollution cleaning riverbed) using rocks and native plants at Hoffman Estate Park District's Vogelei Park.

12-Aug-08

Sean K.

4-May-09

Helped fight hunger in his community.  Organized the drop of 63,000 pounds of potatoes, and arranged to have area food pantries come and take as many as they could carry.

22-Nov-08

Our Redeemers United Methodist Church,  Schaumburg

basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, TX; then will serve in Peoria Air Guard while in college

20-Aug-07

Mikey S.

June-04
Jul- 04

1) Promoted awareness in the H.E. 4th of July Parade for troops in our community deployed oversees.
2) Fundraised to send camouflage neck coolers to troops in Iraq.

17-May-08

Cantigny Park - Reflection Point, Wheaton

senior in high school

4-Mar-07

Taylor H.

30-Sep-06

Restored the District 54 Nature Center in Schaumburg by laying wood chips, repairing a roof and a boardwalk, and planting wildflowers.

18-Aug-07

Poplar Creek Country Club, H.E.

senior in high school

3-Dec-06

James D.

2-Sep-06 to
3-Sep-06

Replaced and painted a wooden back stairwell, and painted another stairwell and doors for PHD (Preservation of Human Dignity), a counseling center for unwed mothers in Palatine.

12-May-07

Calvary Community Church in Schaumburg

attending Illinois State University for Physical Education teaching degree

4-Feb-06

Andrew B.

2-Oct-04 to
3-Oct-04

Rebuilt the slopes of two walking paths on the Fox River trail in the Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve,  Installed wooden step faces back-filled with dirt, sand, and gravel.

3-Jun-06

Calvary Community Church, Schaumburg

attending Carthage College for business degree; interning with an insurance company; assistant SM for Troop 297

25-Jan-05

Nick S.

summer or fall 2004

Repaired fencing around the corrals and repaired the barn at a youth riding club in Marengo.

3-Nov-04

Stuart W.

spring 2004

Refurbished the Senior Pastor's office at the Calvary Community Church in Schaumburg.  Cleaned it up, painted, built shelves, and assembled new furniture.

26-Feb-05

Calvary Community Church,  Schaumburg

4-May-09

Brandon H.

4-Jan-09

Refurbished the Youth Pastor's office at the Calvary Community Church in Schaumburg.  Cleaned it up, painted, built shelves, and assembled new furniture.

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serving in the army

18-Jun-03

Phillip G.

fall 2002

Planted 5,000 tulip bulbs at Holy Family Church, Home of the Sparrow in Palatine, PHD in Palatine, St. Alexius Hospital, St. Hubert's Church, and Wings in Des Plaines.  The project took several months, finishing in December.

3-Sep-09

Armstrong School gym,  Schaumburg

studying at Loyola to become a  priest with the Capuchin order; works with youth programs

13-Mar-02

Michael S.
(brother of Steve S. winter '99)

spring 2001

Built a handicapped accessible board walk thru the woods at the Spring Valley Nature Center in Schaumburg.  Sunk posts and built raised wooden decking with handrails (it had to meet ADA requirements).  Attached it to a board walk built by Aaron M. (2/97).

2-Jun-09

District 54 boardroom

Lake Zurich; married; Political Science degree from U of I; working on masters in Public Administration; department manager for Wal-Mart

6-Mar-02

Jeff E.

Erected and repaired fencing surrounding the gravel moraine deposits.  This is the only piece of land in the area that has not been farmed or developed; the biome has been undisturbed since the ice age.  Worked with the Stewards of the Prairie at the Poplar Creek Forest Preserve in H.E.

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degree in Construction Management  from Northern Michigan University in '07; working while looking for work in the construction field

10-Oct-00

Eric B.

summer 1998

Enhanced landscaping at Prince of Peace Church.  Leveled the ground, provided drainage, installed benches and a stone path, removed dead bushes, transplanted bushes, and trimmed trees, bushes, and plants.

19-Nov-00

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church,  Schaumburg

Bartlett; getting married in April '09; financial planner

winter 1999

Steve S.

1-Jul-97

Repaired a dam at a lake in the Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine.  Rebuilt and back filled the retaining wall.

May or June 1999

Camp Reinburg in the Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Itasca; degree from Roosevelt University; financial planner and stock broker

(brother of Michael S. 3/13/02)

18-Oct-98

Urvaksh P.

7-Jun-97

Lined the existing walls and floor of the barn's granary back to its original construction at the Spring Valley Nature Center, which was preparing to establish a historical living museum related to the first settlement in Schaumburg.

30-Oct-99

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church,  Schaumburg

Washington, DC area; degree from Indiana University in finance and entrepreneurship; working as a business consultant

7-Jun-97

Scott R.

3-Feb-97

Aaron M.

fall 1996

Built a handicapped accessible board walk along a creek bed at the Spring Valley Nature Center in Schaumburg.  Sunk posts and built raised wooden decking with handrails (it had to meet ADA requirements).  It took 5 weekends to finish.  The board walk was later added on to by Michael S. (3/02).

spring 1997

Church of the Cross, H.E.

Oswego; married; degree in Actuary Science from Ball State University in Indiana; masters from DeVry, where he now works; barbershop singer

11-Oct-96

Michael L.

9-Aug-96

Eric H.

Built and installed 8 bat houses at Hilldale Golf Course, Highpoint Park, Victoria Park, and at several houses.  Educated the troop and community about bats and brought in an expert from Spring Brook Nature Center in Itasca.

Our Redeemers United Methodist Church,  Schaumburg

married, 1 child; Criminal Justice degree from Western Illinois University; armed security guard at a warehouse

9-Aug-96

Matthew H.

23-Apr-96

Performed an archeological dig where the old outhouse was at the Sunderlage Farm in H.E.  Dug down 6-8 feet and found pieces of pottery, china, glass, and a toy pistol from the 1870's.  The artifacts were on display at the village hall.

1-Jan-97

H.E. Village Hall

Naperville; married; Journalism degree from U of I (UC); reporter for Aurora Beacon News

1-Nov-95

Daniel P.
(brother of Thomas P. 9/93)

fall 1994

Performed a wetlands restoration around a lake on the north side of H.E.  Cleared out the area, planted wetland and prairie plants, and made a mulched path.  Held an environmental awareness day with the troop.  Worked with IDOT and HEPD.

summer 1996

Camp McGraw in Elgin (complete with sleep over)

graduated from Augustana College, with masters from Western Illinois University; physics and math teacher at a high school in Rock Island

1-Jul-94

Matthew A.

28-Mar-94

Constructed about 100 wildlife habitats (bird houses) for 3 to 4 different varieties of birds.  The bird houses were installed at a nature preserve in McHenry County and at several local H.E. Park District parks.

23-Mar-95

Eisenhower Junior High School gym

Chicago; married; BFA in Theatrical Lighting from U of I (UC); full-time Director of Finance for a data center services management company; part-time freelance theatrical lighting designer

1-Sep-93

Thomas P.

spring 1993

1) Pulled out weedy trees, replaced them with Savannah Oaks, planted wildflowers, and mulched a path at the Spring Valley Nature Center in Schaumburg.

winter 1993

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church,  Schaumburg

degree from Western Illinois University; biology teacher at Jane Addams Junior High School

(brother of Daniel P. 11/95)

2) Held an ecology fair on Earth Day at MacArthur School.  Was awarded the President's Environmental Youth Award (1 of 10 in the country) by VP Al Gore at the White House!

1-May-93

Thomas C.

fall 1992

Scraped, sanded, and painted a storage building that used to house horses at the Sunderlage Farm in H.E. (it was built around 1860 but was torn down 3-4 years ago).

2-Oct-93

First Baptist Church, H.E.

Huntley; married, 2 children; associates degree in construction from Triton College; mason for 6 years, now supervisor for a restoration company

1-Oct-92

Jeffrey V.

1-Mar-92

Phillip W.

1-Sep-91

Bradley S.

1-Mar-91

Nathan B.

fall 1990

Collected food for several weeks, then gave the food to the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Schaumburg and to a church-run food pantry in Chicago.  Nathan made Eagle Scout was he was in 8th grade!

spring 1991

Scoutmaster's house

St. Louis; married; architect and developer of real estate

1-Feb-91

Kenneth C.

1-Jul-89

Jason N.

1-Sep-74

Ken T.
(brother of David T. 7/25/73)

early spring or summer, 1974

Mapped the coordinates of one of the man-made lakes in the Highpoint Subdivision.  Helpers positioned on all sides of the lake acted as a "grid", so those in a boat could move around and plot the depth of the grid points on the map.  The results were given to the H.E. Park District.

Belvidere; B.A. and M.A. degrees in Political Science, with an emphasis on Public Administration, from Western Illinois University; for the last 20 years has held the position of Boone County Administrator

1-Jan-74

Lyle M.

Cleaned up around the fairly new and much smaller Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Schaumburg, removing trailer loads of garbage and construction debris.  Churchill School and HEHS were just being built.  Under some garbage Lyle found two rare weasels 1/2" long that he bottle fed and released to a forest preserve!

27-May-05

MacArthur Elementary School gym, H.E. 

Elgin; married, 2 children; motorcycle mechanic for 10 years; teamster (fork lift operator) for 20 years; now drives a school bus for U46

1-Oct-73

Frank C.

fall 1972

Made Hi-Q board games for a nursing home.  The boards were wooden with wooden pegs painted different colors.  (There was more to his project, but Frank said it was a long time ago and he can't remember now what it was.)  At 13, Frank was one of the youngest Eagle Scouts in the council!

spring 1974

basement of St. Hubert's Church in Schaumburg

Hanover Park; he and his brother-in-law own an auto repair shop (Cats Auto Repair) in Schaumburg

25-Jul-73

David T
(brother of Ken T. 9/74).

Started a new Boy Scout troop.  More details to follow.

Fairbanks, Alaska; married; twin daughters; Zoology degree from Western Illinois Univ; worked with his dad until 1988; Master of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago; served Presbyterian Churches in Rockford and Sterling, IL; Chaplain in USAF since 1992; now Lt. Col./Wing Chaplain at Eielson AFB, Alaska

1-Apr-72

Bruce M.

1-Jul-71

Dave H.

summer 1970

Helped refurbish a halfway house in Lake Zurich.  It was a big, older house with 4-5 families.  Stripped and painted the outside, which took the entire summer, working about 3 days a week.  Dave was Troop 297's first Eagle Scout!

fall 1971

Addams Junior High School

Bartlett; married, 4 children; retired from the Marine Corps in 1994 after 21 years; then went back to school and graduated from NIU; assistant principal for a middle school for the last 8 years

In 1968 Troop 194 in Schaumburg was so full it could not accept new scouts.  On May 31, 1968 the fathers of Dave H, Lyle M, David T, and Ken T left that troop and formed Troop 297, the first troop in the Northwest Suburban Council to not have a sponsor.  The troop met at MacArthur Elementary School in Hoffman Estates.  The first scoutmaster was the father of Dave H.