Kyle J. Stellingworth, son of Dana and Christi Stellingworth, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on Nov. 26, 2017. Kyle is a member of Boy Scout Troop 599 of Merrill. His Eagle Court of Honor was held on May 20, 2018 at St Francis Church.
Kyle has been involved in Boy Scouts since he was a Tiger Cub. Troop 599 is chartered through St. John Lutheran church in Merrill and part of Samoset Council. As a Cub Scout, he participated in many camping and other events.
Kyle earned his Arrow of Light and crossed over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts on Feb. 18, 2014. He was inducted into the Order of the Arrow in the summer of 2017. Kyle attended and completed the National Youth Leadership Training program in June of 2016. In 2017 he was on staff as a leader for the National Youth Leadership training. In 2017 he donated over 300 hours of volunteering for different activities. Kyle’s Eagle project consisted of contacting three of the local Merrill food pantries to include, Merrill Helping Hands, Merrill Food Pantry and the Merrill High School food pantry. He proposed the idea of building book cases and giving books to the clients that sought food from the food pantries. The food pantries thought this was a great idea and he met with the different parties and planned for the bookcases and books. He designed and built the bookcases with the help of the other Boy Scouts in his troop and his building mentor, Delmer Polak. He also contacted the Friends of the Library and told them of his project and they graciously said they would donate books to the project. He also received books from community members. The project has been very successful and since June of 2017 over 2,500 books have been donated and given back to Merrill community members. He introduced the food pantry members and Friends of the Library to each other, so the food pantries will continue to receive books. His Life to Eagle Scout Coach was Aimee Weisskopf.
Kyle has held the position of Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Troop Guide and National Youth Leadership staff. He attended the National Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia in the summer of 2017.
Kyle is a member of St. Francis Church. He is a freshman at Merrill High school and holds a 4.0 GPA. He participates in cross county and basketball. He is employed at Kindhearted Home Care.
He is a member of the Octagon Club and Chess Club. He also plays basketball for the Wisconsin Playmakers.