Ben Kiesel  Achieves Eagle Scout Rank

Dunwoody, Georgia (December 17, 2005) - Boy Scout Troop 477, chartered to Kingswood United Methodist Church, is pleased to announce that Ben Kiesel has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at an Eagle Board of Review conducted on August 14th. He is one of only 69 Eagle Scouts from Troop 477 since it was first chartered in 1972. Only 3% of boys who enter scouting earn this distinctive rank.

Ben was recognized for his achievement at a ceremonial Court Of Honor conducted December 15, 2005 at Kingswood..

Ben’s Eagle service project was the design, building and installation of raised garden beds at Chesnut Charter Elementary School. The beds are intended to be an outdoor laboratory for the students. Adults and youth form Troop 477, Sea Scout Ships 22 and 477, and Cub Scout Pack 477, worked to build the frames for the beds, transport the frames and compost to the site, level the ground and install the finished beds.

Ben served as Assistant Senior Patrol Leader with the Troop. He is currently a member of Sea Scout Ship 477 / Venture Crew 477 and the Atlanta Sea Scout Sailing Team. In October of this year, Ben as skipper with Kenny Munn as crew, won the Southern Region Sea Scout Sailing Qualifier Regatta at Lake Lanier and have earned the right to represent Atlanta at the William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup championship regatta which is also the national Sea Scout sailing championship.

During high school, Ben was a member of the Latin club and a member of the Math Honor Society (Mu Alpha Theta) and participated with the math competition team. Ben graduated from Dunwoody High School and is currently a student at Georgia Perimeter College with plans to ultimately pursue a Bachelor’s degree in computer science.
 

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