Casey Flynn - Eagle Scout
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The 25th Eagle Scout since Troop 168 inception in 2002.
Mrasek is a senior at Carroll Senior High School, a member of the varsity football team and a member of National Honor Society. He has served on the leadership team for the Battle of the Boxes cereal box competition between the Grapevine Mustangs and Southlake Dragons to benefit Christmas is for Children.
Nick is the son of Michael and Jean Mrasek of Southlake.
Troop 168's 24th Eagle Scout since 2002.
Eagle Scout #21 for Troop 168 since inception in 2002.
Chad Smith joined Troop 168 in fall of 2003 during his 6th grade year and worked steadily in order to attain his Eagle Rank in April of his junior year. He chose to wait until December 20, 2009 to receive his Eagle Badge in a special ceremony held at St. Laurence Church alongside seven of his fellow Eagle Scouts also being honored. Chad led the invocation for the Eagle Court of Honor ceremony, and was honored that many of his relatives and friends were in attendance, including his grandfather PaPa Jones who traveled from Louisiana to witness the special occasion.
Chad served in multiple troop leadership positions, but his favorite was Chaplain Aide. While holding this position, Chad had the privilege of leading chapel service for hundreds of scouts at Camporee; however, the highlight of his scouting service was leading chapel from the peaks in Glacier National Park. Chad achieved his God and Country Award with the guidance of Toby Freyou, Associate Pastor at Church at the Cross. In honor of Chad’s servant leadership, he was elected as a member of the Order of the Arrow by his peers.
Chad completed 21 merit badges in order to achieve the Eagle Rank. Chad’s Eagle service project was completed at Bob Jones Nature Center in Southlake, where he built multiple bird feeder structures with hoists and baffles in preparation for the annual Great Backyard Bird Watch.
In addition to the regular troop campouts, Chad has enjoyed numerous high adventures with members of Troop 168, which include fishing the Florida Keys at Sea Base, forging bear country on a mule pack trek in eastern Yellowstone, hiking the Georgian Section of the Appalachian Trail, and rafting the Flathead River in Bob Marshall Wilderness and Glacier National Park.
Chad is a senior at Carroll Sr. High School and highly involved in youth leadership at The Church at the Cross.
Local Boy Awarded the Eagle Medal by the Boy Scouts of America
Sam Wagnon was awarded his Eagle Rank of Advancement on December 21st in a special ceremony at St Laurence Church. Sam began his great adventure in the fall of 2002 as a charter member of Troop 168. Sam was elected Patrol Leader, Assistant Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, Scribe and ultimately Senior Patrol Leader. He attended Twin Arrow training and was elected by his peers as a member of the Order of the Arrow.
Sam accomplished his God and Country Award with the guidance of Karie Edson and his father as a mentor.
His adventures were many. He slept outside for the Iron Man Iceman (no sleeping bag or tents) Wilderness Survival Weekend at Trotter Ranch where the temperature dipped to 20 degrees. He competed at annual camporees and his patrol never finished less than first place in any overall ranking. He kayaked the Salmon River and hiked the Continental Divide on the same path as ’s greatest explorers Lewis and Clark 200 years earlier. He mule packed in eastern Yellowstone, hiked a strenuous trek at Philmont Scout Ranch in and hiked the section of the . Many other rivers were rafted and mountains climbed in , , , and . This summer Sam is hiking the southern section of in where the Blackfoot Indians revered as the back bone of the world.
Sam’s Eagle service project consisted of clearing 6 campsites at Camp Crucis Church Camp. This involved 30 plus boys working 6 plus hours. The campsites received picnic tables, fire rings, sumps, and lantern holders. This provided an outdoor venue for summer camp and all season campers. It basically opened an unusable area and opened a new venue for Camp Crucis.
Sam is a junior at Southlake Carroll High School and a lifelong member of St Laurence Church.
Cooper Flynn is a charter member of Troop 168 having joined the Troop at its inaugural meeting in the fall of 2002. His tenure with the Troop began at age 11 and continued through his 18th birthday. As a Scout, Cooper served in many leadership positions, including Quartermaster, Historian, Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster. While serving in the capacity of Patrol Leader, his patrol, the Sharks, won first place among all patrols competing in the District wide Spring Camporee. The Sharks were also recognized as an “Honor Patrol” during Cooper’s tenure as Patrol Leader. Cooper was among Troop 168’s initial class of Order of the Arrow candidates elected by his peers. During Cooper’s Scouting career he was a part of many great adventures, including a summer camp in San Isabel Colorado, a raft trip at the Salmon River High Adventure Base in Idaho, a mule pack trip into the mountains of Wyoming, a Philmont expedition, an Appalachian Trail trek, and a trek into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. Cooper was honored to have been chosen as the Crew Leader for Troop 168’s first Philmont Trek in 2007. 2007 was also the year that Cooper earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Cooper’s Eagle Scout project involved the removal and reconstruction of a 50 foot long retaining wall to prevent erosion in Rockledge Park, Grapevine, Texas. After earning the Eagle Scout rank, Cooper was awarded Bronze, Gold and Silver Palms. In the fall of 2009 Cooper accepted admission to Oklahoma State University where he intends to study business.
I joined Troop #168 when my family moved to Texas at the beginning of my seventh grade year at Cross Timbers Middle School. We moved from Arizona and my brother Connor and I had been in Troop #90 there. This troop has been in existence for 80 years now in the same community and most Scouts in this troop make Eagle Scout. My dad, Connor and I looked at four troops in the area before we chose #168. We liked #168 because it seemed like it would be fun and full of cool things to do. Connor and I went to a few summer camps and went on one of the big trips where we rafted on the Salmon River, zipped through Yellowstone and did some great hikes to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lewis and Clark.
I am a freshman at Cisco College and earned a scholarship to play football. I plan to major in History and Business. Finishing all of the requirements for Eagle Scout was hard because I was in high school and I was the on football and wrestling teams, and I had to figure out how to work the campouts and all the Eagle stuff into my schedule. But, all the founding Scoutmasters of #168 (Wagnon, Mundlin, Flynn, Bennett and White) helped me along.
I joined Troop #168 when my family moved to Texas at the beginning of my freshman year at Grapevine High School. We moved from Arizona and my brother Evyn and I had been in Troop #90 there. This troop has been in existence for 80 years now in the same community and most Scouts in this troop do make Eagle Scout. My dad, Evyn and I looked at four troops in the area before we chose #168. We liked #168 because it seemed like it would be fun and full of cool things to do. Evyn and I went to a few summer camps and went on one of the big trips where we rafted on the Salmon River, zipped through Yellowstone and Grand Teton, and did some great hikes to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lewis and Clark.
I am now a second semester freshman at Texas State University in San Marcos and have good memories of Scouting plus sometimes I even use some things I learned in Scouting. Finishing all of the requirements for Eagle was hard because I was in high school and I was the on football and wrestling teams, and I had to figure out how to work the campouts and all the Eagle stuff into my schedule. But, all the founding Scoutmasters of #168 (Wagnon, Mundlin, Flynn, Bennett and White) helped me along.
Timothy Michael Ryan Bennet
Ryan earned his Eagle rank in July of 2006. He is a charter member and began with Troop 168 in September of 2002. He held many positions within the troop including Chaplain Aide, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, and Senior Patrol Leader.
Ryan graduated Southlake Carroll Senior High in 2009 and now is attending under the “Hilltop Scholar” program. He is majoring in Philosophy.
Ryan gained his second degree Black Belt in Ju-Jitsu before graduating and competed in Nationals in Lincoln Douglas debate his last summer and is currently ranked fourth in the country.
Ryan is very thankful for the friends he has developed in scouts, opportunities to go to new places, confidence he gained and the training Boy Scouts provided him and he will always cherish the memories of camping, hiking and camaraderie he has been able to enjoy with his friends.
As one of the very first Scouts in Troop 168 to earn the rank of Eagle (Eagle Rank Date May 25, 2006), Jayson transferred to 168 from a much larger Scout Troop in Southlake.
Jayson’s goal was not to be the first Eagle in Troop 168 but rather to find a troop that more embodied a “family-feel”. We are so grateful the Scouts and Scouters of Troop 168 received Jayson and the Boggess family “with open arms”.
During Jayson’s over 6 years of Scouting, he served in a number of troop positions. Because of his enjoyment of working with young people, in particular young motivated Scouts, Jayson’s favorite leadership position was “Den Chief” for a local Cub Scout unit.
With many years of camping from to , Jayson’s favorite outings were Summer Camps and “Isabel” including a white-water rafting trip down the Snake River in Colorado.
And speaking of Jayson’s quest for a “family-based” Troop, he comes by his “family-based” traditions honestly. The Boggess Family has their own Southlake version of the “Protect the Tradition” legacy. Jayson’s Grandfather (recipient of the coveted “Silver Beaver Scouting Award”) was a Scout-Master in for years. His uncle (also a Silver Beaver Award and Eagle Scout recipient) was a Scout-Master in for over 20 years. The “Eagle-Ring-of-Honor” has since passed from Jayson’s Dad, also an Eagle Scout, to Jayson’s three first cousin’s each in turn awarding “The Eagle Ring” at successive Eagle Scout Courts of Honor.
Because of a family relocation to immediately after completion of Jayson’s Eagle Project and Board of Review, Jayson has yet to be formally awarded his Eagle. He looks forward to “Protecting the Tradition” by joining the family “Eagle Ring of Honor” by receiving and passing the “Eagle Ring” to his little brother Jeff Boggess, also a member of Troop 168, in a dual Eagle Scout Court of Honor with Troop 168 this December 2009.
Jayson is currently a senior majoring in Entrepreneurship & Marketing and a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.