Lake Zurich teen earns his Eagle Scout Award

Posted December 19, 2012 12:30 pm

Kevin L. Perkowitz, 18, of Lake Zurich, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers. Courtesy of Boy Scout Troop 964

Submitted by Boy Scout Troop 964

Kevin L. Perkowitz, age 18, of Lake Zurich, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts: the Eagle Scout Award. Perkowitz was scheduled to be recognized in an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the American Legion Hall, 51 Lions Drive, Lake Zurich.

A member of Troop 964 sponsored by American Legion Post No. 964, Perkowitz is one of approximately 4 percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank. Each candidate must earn 21 merit badges and successfully complete a community, church or synagogue-related service project to earn his Eagle Award.

Perkowitz chose to blaze a hiking trail and build and install two benches along Indian Creek in Long Grove. The project was completed on behalf of the Long Grove Park District to benefit the community, and required approximately 50 volunteers working almost 300 hours. The project was funded by money collected from fundraisers held by two Lake Zurich restaurants. A number of local businesses donated or discounted services, equipment, and food to feed the volunteers.

Perkowitz has served as a Den Chief, Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, and Senior Patrol Leader and received the Brotherhood Honor in the Order of the Arrow, Boy Scout’s Honor Society. He is the sixth Eagle Scout in his family including his father, two uncles and two cousins. He joins other outstanding American citizens who have become Eagle Scouts, among them former President Gerald R. Ford Jr., astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, cinematographer Steven Spielberg, and the head of the FBI, William Sessions. Perkowitz is active in German Club, Drama Club, and Scholastic Bowl at Lake Zurich High School, where he is a senior. He plans to attend Harper College in Palatine in the fall of 2013. He is the son of Mary and Gary Perkowitz of Lake Zurich.

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As his Eagle project, Kevin Perkowitz installed two benches along Indian Creek in Long Grove. Courtesy of Boy Scout Troop 964

Approximately 50 volunteers working almost 300 hours helped Perkowitz complete his project. Courtesy of Boy Scout Troop 964

Perkowitzs project was funded by money collected from fundraisers held by two Lake Zurich restaurants. Local businesses donated or discounted services, equipment, and food. Courtesy of Boy Scout Troop 964

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