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Mark Carroll Frankfurt

Posted by ben_eastburn on August 29th, 2007 filed in Eagles, 2006 Eagles





Biography at time of Eagle Court:
Mark was born at Stanford Hospital and raised in Palo Alto, attending Escondido Elementary School, Jordan Middle School and Palo Alto High School, where he is currently a junior. Mark began Cub Scouts with Pack 140 in the 1st grade and joined Troop 57 in 2001. Mark first attended Camp Oljato in 2001 just after joining Troop 57 and has spent time there every summer since – as a camper, on staff, as well as volunteering at the opening and closing work weekends. (more…)

Philip Reed Schroder

Posted by ben_eastburn on August 29th, 2007 filed in Eagles, 2007 Eagles





Biography at time of Eagle Court:
Phil began his scout career as a Tiger Cub (first grade) from Park Elementary School in San Mateo. He joined with his best friend Jeremy Jacob and began his love of cars, racing his string of five Pinewood Derby creations. He moved his scouting career along with his family to Weston Connecticut where he joined Pack 75 of the Connecticut Yankee Council. After earning his Arrow of Light and crossing the bridge to Boy Scouts, (more…)

Darren Robert Reis

Posted by ben_eastburn on August 29th, 2007 filed in Eagles, 2006 Eagles





Biography at time of Eagle Court:
Darren is currently a senior at Palo Alto High School. He attended Walter Hays Elementary and Jordan Middle School. The thing to know about Darren is that he’s interested in everything and willing to try anything. As a young boy he learned how to play ice hockey, golf, and roller hockey. He also was on many soccer and baseball teams. He loves to snowboard, rock climb, and he knows more sports statistics than everyone else in his family, combined. You might think Darren is just (more…)

Phillip Harrison Cory

Posted by ben_eastburn on August 29th, 2007 filed in Eagles, 2006 Eagles





Biography at time of Eagle Court:
Phil joined Troop 57 in June 1999 from Pack 57. From the very beginning, his first love was wilderness camping and hiking. In the summer of 1999 he went backpacking in the Desolation Wilderness which included a memorable night of 80 mph winds with rain and hail at Clyde Lake, altitude 8,000 feet. It was the coldest August night in the Desolation since 1879! In spite of that experience, Phil grew into an avid outdoorsman. Highlights of his first years in the Troop were the 30 mile round trip hike from the Sonora Pass to Fremont Lake in 2000 and the Vogelsang Lake hike to (more…)

David Hathaway Bernstein

Posted by ben_eastburn on August 29th, 2007 filed in Eagles, 2006 Eagles





Biography at time of Eagle Court:
Born at Stanford Hospital and raised in Menlo Park, David attended the HeadsUp! Child Development Center and Emerson School with fellow Eagles Phil Cory and Andrew Newman-Dilfer. He played AYSO soccer and Little League baseball in Palo Alto, and joined Pack 57 as a fifth grader. David joined Troop 57 in June 1999, just in time to attend the June rafting trip. Since then he has gone on many of the troop’ (more…)

Peter Tyler Shambora

Posted by ben_eastburn on August 27th, 2007 filed in Eagles, 2007 Eagles





Biography at time of Eagle Court:
“Tyler” Shambora was born and raised in Palo Alto. He attended Walter Hays and Jordan, and he graduated from Palo Alto High School in June 2007. In September, he will attend the Eliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University in Washington D.C. He is spending this summer working at the new Patagonia store in Palo Alto and enjoys integrating his Boy Scout outdoor experiences with the sale of active wear clothing. (more…)

Jeffrey Arden Christopherson

Posted by ben_eastburn on August 27th, 2007 filed in Eagles, 2007 Eagles





Biography at time of Eagle Court:
Jeffrey is a recent graduate of Palo Alto High School and will attend the University of Oregon in the fall. He will join his older brother James (also a Troop 57 Eagle Scout) as a Duck in Eugene. He attended Walter Hays Elementary and Jordan Middle School. Jeff is a passionate sports fan and was a member of the Palo Alto Knights Pop Warner Team that made the first trip to the finals in Florida. His Juniors and Seniors baseball teams won city and district tournaments and Jeff excelled as the catcher and at 1st base. He is also a three-year Varsity player for the Paly baseball team. He has been one of the most sought after umpires for the Palo Alto Little League and his dramatic “Strike Three!” call is currently being mimicked by many young umpires new to the program. (more…)

Summer 2007 Canoeing Trip

Posted by swilbourn on August 23rd, 2007 filed in Uncategorized, Outings, 2007 Summer




During the third week of August, a group of senior scouts took a high adventure  trip to the Northern Tier canoe base in Atikokan, Ontario. There were 16 in our group, and we divided into two crews. Crew ‘A’ tackled White Otter Lake and Clearwater lake. Crew ‘B’ went after the Turtle River and Eltrude Lake. It was five days of marvelous solitude, paddling against the wind, learning to portage canoes with one hand, line and run rapids, climb over beaver dams, lash together canoes to sail with the wind, tack to fight against the wind, as well as catch a 32 inch Northern Pike and some bass. We ended up with a day in Thunder Bay, Ontario to see Fort William and a Native American powow. It took an extra day to get back due to summertime airline difficulties, but the trip was worth it. See all the pictures and links to some maps here.

Court of Honor, Summer 2007

Posted by Administrator on August 18th, 2007 filed in Courts of Honor




Eagle Court of Honor Next Sunday, August 26th, Troop 57 will hold our first Summer Eagle Court of Honor. This ceremony honors the highest accomplishment in Scouting by Troop 57’s newest Eagle Scouts, Jeff Christopherson and Tyler Shambora. We look forward to seeing all of you there.