Newton Locals Earn Eagle Scout Badges

From Boys Scouts of America: Ian Denault and Dominic Pagliaro will be honored at a special Eagle Scout ceremony Friday, June 2nd , 7 P.M. at Saint Rose of Lima School, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT. The public is invited to attend.

Ian Denault was a member of Cub Scout Pack 68 and a Weblos in Pack 550 earning his Arrow of Light. Ian has been a member of Troop 770 for over six years serving in multiple positions, including Patrol Leader, Instructor and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader. Ian was inducted into the Order of the Arrow. Ian earned the designation as a Red Cross and BSA Certified Life Guard. Ian successfully completed the Mile Swim when he was 12 and then five more times.

To earn Scouting’s highest award, Ian earned 31 Merit Badges, served as a leader in his troop, and completed a major community service project.

Ian’s service project took place at Jackson Cove Park, Oxford, CT. He led a group of Scouts and adults building bat houses. It is an organic method to control insects and address the declining bat population.

Ian has volunteered the last four years on Thanksgiving and Christmas at a soup kitchen in Waterbury serving those in need. He works as a life guard at the Waterbury YMCA. Ian is a senior at Holy Cross High School. Ian was captain of the Holy Cross Crusaders Swim Team. The Crusaders won the Naugatuck Valley Championship for the third year in a row in 2016. He will be attending Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont as a member of the Corps of Cadets, studying Engineering. Ian was awarded a scholarship for merit by Norwich University and was awarded an Army ROTC Scholarship.

Dominic Pagliaro was a Weblos in Pack 550, Den 6 earning his Arrow of Light. Dominic has been a member of Troop 770 for seven years serving in multiple positions including Patrol Leader, Historian and Instructor. Dominic enjoyed learning more about his faith completing the Parvuli Dei and Ad Altari Dei religious awards.

To earn Scouting’s highest award, Dominic earned 21 Merit Badges, served as a leader in his troop, and completed a major community service project.

Dominic’s service project took place in Sandy Hook, CT. He led a group of Scouts and adults transforming a grassy, Sandy Hook street corner into a bus stop and community space with a patio and benches.

Dominic graduated from Notre Dame High School, West Haven, CT. Dominic spent four years in the Chorus including being named to the Connecticut All-State Chorus twice. He was a multi-year officer of the Drama Club. Dominic participated in musicals at two other area high schools, played travel ice hockey (goalie) and volunteered as a Peer Counselor and as Vice President, Youth Board of Directors, for the non-profit New Paradigm Theater. He was recognized as an Archdiocese of Hartford Summa Scholar and recipient of the Connecticut Association of Schools Outstanding Arts Award. He is currently studying musical theatre at Indiana University in the Hutton Honors College. He was recently named an Indiana University Founders Scholar for sustained academic excellence.

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