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Whiz Kid: Commack Senior Earns Eagle Scout Distinction

Christopher Zambito was named an Eagle Scout by Boy Scout Troop 125 on April 9.

Whiz Kid: Christopher Zambito

School: Commack High School

Accomplishment: Christopher Zambito was promoted to Eagle Scout in a ceremony on April 9. As part of his Eagle Scout community service project, Zambito led a team of a dozen people to build a wheelchair-accessible pathway at one of the main buildings of the Western Suffolk BOCES and SCOPE Outdoor Learning Lab. He also planned and constructed a wheelchair-accesible picnic area. The project took 19 months to complete. 

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Outside of the scouts, Zambito is actively involved in Commack High School's International Baccalaureate Program, as well as the Young Republicans club and the National Engineer Design Challenge.

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