Boy Scout Troop 104

SCOTCH PLAINS – John R.

Domanski recently received his Eagle

Scout Award – the highest honor in

Boy Scouting – at a special Court of

Honor at the All Saints’ Episcopal

Church in Scotch Plains, surrounded

by family and friends. He is the son of

Lynn and Ron Domanski and a senior

at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High

School.

Troop 104 Scoutmaster Ed Bumiller

presented the Eagle Badge, Eagle

Charge and Eagle Pledge to John during

the January 17 ceremony, attended

by Scotch Plains Mayor Nancy Malool.

Mayor Malool also made a presentation

and spoke about the Eagle Scout

project that John completed at Brunner

Elementary School in Scotch Plains,

calling it a valuable and visible community

service project.

Also speaking was Brunner Principal

Jodi Frank, who described the

project in detail and commented on

how useful it was to her school. The

project consisted of landscaping

around the trees in the front of the

school and designing and painting two

new kickball courts at the back of the

school. Thirty volunteers and 186 hours

were needed to complete this project.

Mrs. Frank recalled John as a student

at Brunner and said she was proud

to see how much he has accomplished

as a young man, telling the audience

that he was “always smiling.”

Two additional guest speakers also

highlighted John’s achievements.

Jonathan Stack, a history teacher at

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

and football coach, discussed John’s

successful high school football career,

character and leadership. John

has played football all four years of

high school as a kicker.

Boy Scouts of America Sabattis

Adventure Camp Ranger Rick

Jurgens highlighted John’s service as

a Sabattis counselor. He described

how the new Eagle enthusiastically

taught younger scouts outdoor skills

and the ways of scouting during the

two years he worked at this Boy Scout

camp in the New York Adirondacks.

In order to attain the Eagle rank, a

scout also must complete 21 merit

badges, with 12 required ones. John

completed a total of 34 merit badges.

John plans to enter college in the

fall and study international business

and finance. He thanked Troop 104,

the scout adult leadership, his family

and his friends for all their support.