Three Scouts achieve Eagle rank

Posted May 28, 2019 11:00 pm

Boy Scout Troop 575

Winfield Boy Scout Troop 575 has awarded the Eagle rank, Scouting's highest honor, to Dylan Stumbris of Wheaton, Noah Kotke of West Chicago and Kelson Young of Winfield.

The teens are the 52nd, 53rd and 54th Scouts from the troop to be awarded the rank. Ceremonies were held May 25 at The Well Church in Geneva, the location of each of the Scouts' Eagle projects.

Nationally, only 5% of Boy Scouts achieve this rank.

Dylan Stumbris joined Troop 575 from Cub Scout Pack 365 in Wheaton, graduated from Wheaton Warrenville South High School in 2018, and is attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he is studying biology.

Noah Kotke joined Troop 575 from Cub Scout Pack 532 in West Chicago, graduated from West Chicago High School in 2018, and is attending Elmhurst College, where he is majoring in special education.

Kelson Young joined Troop 575 from Cub Scout Pack 575 in Winfield, graduated from Wheaton North High School in 2018, and is attending Missouri University of Science and Technology, where he is studying chemical engineering.

Troop 575 was founded in 1997 and is made up of Scouts from throughout western DuPage County.

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