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hours of community service,

and spent 752 nights

camping.

Five members of this class

were elected into the Or-

der of the Arrow. Two are

Ordeal members, one is a

Brotherhood member, and

two are Vigil members.

The Vigil honor is be-

stowed, not earned, and

Troop 259 has only had

four youth to receive this

high honor. This group has

also served in the order at

all levels with troop, chap-

ter, lodge and section posi-

tions.

This class also brought with

them a dedicated group of

parents and family mem-

bers, who also provided a

wide range of adult lead-

ership to the troop. We

wish to thank all the scout-

masters, committee mem-

bers, volunteers, and par-

ents for all their dedication

and hard work to provide

our scouts an environment

to learn life lessons, grow

in their leadership skills,

and to grow into young

men with a sense of duty

and citizenship.

As we say farewell to this

group, we would like to

thank them for their lead-

Once again the June Court of

Honor combines celebration

and sadness. As the graduat-

ing class joins us in a group

for the final time, we will take

a moment to reflect back on

their achievements in scouting.

First, we wish to thank them

for their service to the troop

and to wish them luck in all

future endeavors. Even

though they have now

reached the end of their

years as a Boy Scout, we are

sure that their lives ahead will

provide many more chances

to succeed, fail, and learn, as

they move forward. There is

no doubt that the promise

they have shown as youths will

manifest itself into their devel-

opment as adults, who will

continue to contribute, and

become good citizens.

This year’s group of 6 scouts

first came to us in the winter

of 2011, crossing over from

Cub Scout Pack 259. Through

the years, ten scouts have

been part of this class and

of that group, six of them

are still with us today. All

six have earned the rank of

Eagle and another who

moved out of state also

earned his Eagle (Derek

Hallett). Over the years we

have gained and lost scouts,

but this final group of six

leave us with an impressive

array of accomplishments.

They have also provided the

backbone of the troop’s

leadership over the past

several years.

The members of this class

served in troop leadership

positions 39 times during

their scouting careers. Their

service encompassed every

leadership position in scout-

ing, from all troop level po-

sitions through all patrol lev-

el positions. Their leader-

ship provided us with 1 Sen-

ior Patrol Leader, 4 Assistant

Senior Patrol Leaders, 8

Patrol Leaders and 5 Assis-

tant Patrol Leaders, 1 In-

structor, 1 Quartermaster, 2

Historians, 1 Scribe, 1 Bu-

gler, 1 OA Representative,

1 Den Chief, 3 Troop

Guides, and 1 Webmaster.

As a group they earned 349

merit badges, provided 466

Farewell to the Class of 2018

Tonight we say goodbye to the graduating mem-bers of the Class of 2018.

In this issue:

CLASS OF 2018

RETROSPECTIVE

CLASS OF 2018

INDIVIDUAL PRO-

FILES

CLASS OF 2018

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June 14, 2018 Good Turns, Good Times

B S A T R O O P 2 5 9 , C H U R C H O F S T . T H E R E S E C H E S A P E A K E , V A B S A 2 5 9 . O R G

Good Turns, Good Times Commemorative Graduation Edition

Serve from the back … lead from the front.

ership and service to the

troop and community.

While the Class of 2018

will be missed, their leg-

acies will remain with us,

adding to the legacies

of the many outstanding

classes that graduated

before them. As always,

the scouts that remain

behind with Troop 259

will continue to build

upon and surpass the

achievements of those

who came before them.

Special Awards & Honors:

God and Family Arrow of Light Firem’n Chit Totin’Chip Ordeal Member (OA)

Leadership Positions:

Patrol Leader

Troup Guide

OA Representative

OA Technology Chair

Venturing Crew Guide

Venturing Crew VP of Ad-

ministration

Special Training:

Junior Leadership Training

Andrew earned 42 merit

badges during his scouting

career. He was elected into

the Order of Arrow in

2013.

Andrew spent 77 nights

camping and 50 in service

hours. His Eagle project

benefited the Church of St.

Therese in Chesapeake, Vir-

ginia. The project involved

removing old carpet, pre-

paring and painting walls,

installing a new Laminate

Wood floor and new base-

boards for a large multi-

purpose room. The entire

project was completed in

four consecutive days. 23

scouts and 6 adults assisted

with the project providing

over 200 man hours of ser-

vice. The remodeled room

turned out great and the

church was very pleased

with the work. Due to the

size of the room, this pro-

ject was led by two scouts,

Andrew and Jason Delzer.

Andrew will be attending

the University of Virginia

and plans to major in Bio-

chemistry/Computer Sci-

ence.

Scout Profiles

Special Training: Junior Leadership Training Leave No Trace NYLT-National Youth Leader-ship Training NAYLE (Nat’l Advanced Youth Leadership Experience) NLS (Nat’l Leadership Seminar)

Seth earned 81 merit badges and 12 palms during his scout-ing career. He was elected into the Order of the Arrow in 2013, did his Brotherhood walk in 2014, and received the Vigil Honor in 2016. His Vigil name is Winkele Saxwsu which means Brightest Spark.

Seth spent 109 nights camping and 124 in service hours. His Eagle project consisted of building two picnic tables, stain-ing 4 picnic tables, painting parking lines, installing a mail-box, repainting a pool sign, and clearing 75 feet of tree line of overgrowth for a community pool.

Seth has hiked over 145 miles from a Philmont Mountain Trek, OA Trail Crew, and a few other hikes. Seth was a Jamboree participant in 2013 and was on staff with Arrow Corps at the Jamboree in 2016. He has also served at the Summit for 4 years building trail, worked on Pipsico camp staff for two years and will be participating in OA High Ad-venture at Sea Base, and serv-ing on staff at NOAC this summer and World Jamboree staff next year. Additionally, Seth presented the Merrimac Chapter’s De-tails and Desserts program at the OA NEXT Conference in 2016 and is a trainer across the Southern Region for NLS in 2017 and 2018. Seth plans on attending Tidewater Commu-nity College for two years and transferring to Old Dominion University majoring in busi-ness.

Special Awards & Honors: Vigil Honor Member (OA) Founders Award (OA) James E West (OA) Nat’l Youth Leadership Society God & Life, God & Church, God & Family Firem’n Chit, Totin’ Chit Paul Bunyan, Arrow of Light 50 Miler, World Conservation T259 Scout of the Year 2013 VFW Post 2894 Scout of the Year 2018

Leadership Positions: Section Chief (OA) Lodge Chief (OA) Chapter Chief (OA) 2017 Conclave Service Lodge Chairman (OA) Lodge Conclave Contingent Chairman 2015 (OA) Senior Patrol Leader Assistant Senior Patrol Leader Quartermaster, Bugler Patrol Leader Assistant Patrol Leader

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Good Turns, Good Times Special Graduation Edition

Andrew Gillikin

Eagle Scout, 5 palms

Rank Date:

12/1/2016

Joined Troop:

02/26/2011

Previous Service: Cub Scout Pack 259, Chesapeake

Cub Scout Pack 250, Chesapeake

Seth Greiling


Rank Date:

07/30/2015

Joined Troop:

02/26/2011

Previous Service:


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Arrow of Light

Den Chief Service Award

NOVA STEM Award

World Conservation

Firem’n Chit

Totin’ Chip

Leadership Positions: Patrol Leader

Troop Guide

Den Chief

Instructor

Special Training:


James earned 50 Merit

Badges during his scouting

career. James spent 122

nights camping and 61

hours in service hours.

James’ Eagle Project was to

update/upgrade the land-

scaping at the Chesapeake

Police Station , Precinct #4,

on Taylor Road. It involved

tearing out all the old bushes

and ugly landscaping at the

side of the building and at

the front by the flagpoles.

Once that was done, James

planted five new trees, out-

lined by landscaping bricks,

and filled in with mulch. He

also cleared out bushes

around the flag poles and

planted flowers, and out-

lined that area with land-

scaping bricks and mulch.

His final beautification was

to add two concrete pads

and permanently install two

benches along the walkway

to the entrance of the Police

Station

James has served in leader-

ship as Patrol Leader, In-

structor, Troop guide, and

Den Chief, where he earned

the Den Chief Service

Award. James has also

earned the NOVA STEM

award.

James plans to attend

George Mason University in

the College of Engineering.

Scout Profiles

Eric earned 32 Merit Badg-

es during his scouting ca-

reer. He was elected into

the Order Arrow in 2013.

Eric spent 83 nights and 30

hours in service hours. He

completed his Eagle project

at New Creation United

Methodist church. He led

multiple teams to complete-

ly refurbish and paint 2

large sheds used by the

church and Boy Scout

Troop 212. Additionally, a

60 foot tree line was cleared

and parking markers in-

stalled to create more avail-

able parking space at the

church.

Eric has served as Patrol

Leader (2 times), Patrol

Quartermaster, Troop His-

torian, and Troop Scribe.

His favorite activities in-

cluded those associated

with outdoor and high ad-

venture. He participated in

outings at Philmont Scout

Ranch (2014), OASE,

Summit Bechtel Reserve

(2015), and Florida Sea

Base Coral Reef Sailing

(2016).

Eric will be attending

Christopher Newport Uni-

versity and plans to major

in Psychology.


Ordeal Member (OA)

50 Miler Award

BSA Snorkel Award

Arrow of Light

Leadership Positions:

Patrol Leader

Patrol Quartermaster

Troop Historian

Troop Scribe

Sea Base Crew Chaplain

Special Training:


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James Stillwagen


Rank Date:

6/7/2018

Joined Troop:

02/26/2011

Previous Service:


Eric Waterman


Rank Date:

09/02/2017

Joined Troop:

02/26/2011

Previous Service:


Karson spent 112 nights camp-ing and 79 service hours. He also earned 42 merit badges. Karson’s Eagle Scout Project was completed at Western Branch Intermediate School it consisted of beautifying the area around the flag pole in front of the school. It included building benches with flower planters and planting bushes around the flag pole. The pro-ject also built 3 picnic tables for the teachers and students to use behind the building on the play ground. To this day when Karson drives by the school he sees students using the benches in front of the school.

Karson has served as Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Historian and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader. Karson attended two High Adventure Camps with Troop

259 during the summer months. When he was four-teen he went to Philmont and Hiked for 12 days and com-pleted 72 miles of trails. When he was 16 he enjoyed 8 days at Florida Sea Base sailing around the Florida Keys.

As a member of the Order of the Arrow Karson was able to enjoy great fellowship with other scouts. He traveled with over 200 Scouts from the Tide-water Council to Michigan State to attend the National Order of the Arrow Confer-ence on the Orders’ 100 year Anniversary. Karson also com-pleted two OA Trail Crew ses-sions at Summit High Adven-ture and one OA Trail Crew at Philmont. During the OA Trail Crew, the scouts were put to work for a week and then spent a week enjoying the great out-doors.

Karson will be attending Randolph College in Lynch-burg Virginia and will be major-ing in Business and playing on the Randolph College Men’s Tennis Team. Special Awards & Honors: Brotherhood Member (OA) 50 Miler Award Firem’n Chit Totin’ Chit Arrow of Light Leadership Positions: Assistant Patrol Leader Patrol Leader Historian Assistant Senior Patrol Leader Special Training: Junior Leadership Training

Scout Profiles

Quartermaster and Patrol Lead-er. Evan also served the OA Merrimac Chapter as Vice Chief of Administration for two years and was the Elections Chairman for three years. In addition, Evan served as the Blue Heron Lodge Host Hospitality Chair-man for the 2017 SR7A Con-clave. Evan attended NYLT and other training events. Evan has attended three of the four BSA high adventure bases: Philmont in 2014 (where he will be returning this summer), Flori-da Sea Base in 2016, and Sum-mit Bechtel Reserve for an OA Summit Experience where he performed twenty-three hours of trail work for the National Park Service. Evan will be attending Virginia Tech School of Engineering in the fall. In his free time, you may find him riding roller coast-ers at an amusement park.

Evan’s scouting career began as a Tiger Cub in first grade and he kept with scouting to earn the rank of Eagle with eleven Palms. He earned 78 merit badges over his scouting career. He was elected into the Order of the Arrow in 2013, did his Brother-hood walk in October of 2014, and received the Vigil Honor in 2017. His Vigil name is Sehe Wulamhittamoewagan Allogagan which means Quiet Faithful Servant. Evan spent 170 nights camping, completed 114 miles of hiking, and has completed over 200 hours of service in scouting. He completed his Eagle project at Centenary United Methodist Church in Portsmouth, Virginia. He replaced a rotting boardwalk with an in-ground paver walkway and installed posts at the edge of the parking lot to prevent vehicle traffic from entering the area. Evan served as ASPL for the troop from 2015-2016. He was also a Troop Guide, OA Repre-sentative, Webmaster, Troop

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Evan Lilley


Rank Date:

07/14/2016

Joined Troop:

02/26/2011

Previous Service:


Karson Healy


Rank Date:

03/03/2016

Joined Troop:

02/26/2011

Previous Service: Cub Scout Pack 259, Chesapeake

Special Awards & Honors: Vigil Honor (OA) World Conservation Award NOVA STEM Awards National Outdoor Awards: Camping, Adventure 50 Miler Award God & Family, God & Church, God & Life Arrow of Light

Leadership Positions: Merrimac Chapter Vice Chief of Administration (OA) Merrimac Chapter Elections Chairman (OA) 2017 SR7A Conclave Hospitality Chairman (OA) Assistant Senior Patrol Leader Patrol Leader, OA Representa-tive, Webmaster, Troop Guide, and Troop Quartermaster

Special Training: Junior Leadership Training NYLT-National Youth Leader-ship Training

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