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Mountain Valley

The Eagle’s Flight: Celebrating the VAHC Class of 2025

Within the Virginia Headwaters Council, the “Eagle Trail” is more than just a path—it is a rigorous journey of character, skill, and persistent leadership. This month, The Tributary is honored to celebrate 82 Scouts across our Council who have successfully navigated that trail to earn the rank of Eagle Scout.

From the majestic ridges of the Mountain Valley District to the historic landscapes of the Monticello District, these young men and women have demonstrated what it means to “Be Prepared.” Collectively, they have contributed thousands of hours of service to our local communities, leaving a lasting legacy through their Eagle projects.

Please join us in recognizing the 2025 Eagle Scouts from our two districts:

🏔️ Mountain Valley District: 27 New Eagles

The Valley continues to produce outstanding leaders who embody the Scout Law.
  • Troop 1: Lucas Dodd, Ryan Sprague
  • Troop 2: James Helmintoller-Quantz
  • Troop 5: Aidan Hart, Albert Lewis
  • Troop 8: Riley Smith
  • Troop 11: Thomas Davisson, Christopher Jones, Caleb Roehl
  • Troop 28: Nicholas Hansohn, Zishaan Mahmood
  • Troop 29: Kellan Dorey
  • Troop 33: Elijah Eaton, George Petty, Carter Stiehl
  • Troop 40: Carter Lenz
  • Troop 42: Tyler Watson
  • Troop 46: Brycen Alexander, Madox Alexander, Ethan Cundiff, James Rothgeb
  • Troop 73: Trenton Snyder, Jack Straight
  • Troop 84: William Comfort, Everett Morse
  • Troop 242: Kristina Dabaghyan
  • Troop 314: Molly O’Connell

🏛️ Monticello District: 55 New Eagles

A banner year for the district, showing remarkable growth and dedication.
  • Troop 3: Alexander Bieri, Parker Manning, Connor Stanton
  • Troop 12: Shane Barber, Jayden Chambers, Hudson Irby
  • Troop 14: Lindon Brooks, Michael Forney, Sean Hughes
  • Troop 16: Hunter Kuhstoss, Ethan Murray, David Snider
  • Troop 17: Oscar Beaver, Daniel Gilday
  • Troop 37: William Adams, Berren Dreier, Hunter Slinkman, Stephen Taylor
  • Troop 75: Max Cable, Connor Mendoza, Andrew Smith, Benjamin Stallard, Bryce Wright
  • Troop 79: Liam Caruana, James Decker, William Lewis, Kai Sensabaugh, Finbar Wilkinson
  • Troop 111: Calvin Gilson
  • Troop 114: Spencer Envall, Gabriel Johnson, Elijah Muehlman, Thomas Rockewell, James Skelly, Jackson Snider
  • Troop 119: Caleb Burnett, Isaac Jennings
  • Troop 138: Kingston Morgan
  • Troop 174: Kaleb Dooley, Kyle Dooley, Wyatt Jones, Matthew Mellot, Rhylie Shifflett, David Wallace
  • Troop 183: Alexander Hurst, Owen McHugh
  • Troop 193: Hadley Hughes
  • Troop 241: Matthew Field, Zachary Field
  • Troop 1028: Griffin Bullock, Henry Dozier
  • Troop 1029: Caroline Reilly, Kate Reilly
  • Troop 1138: Addison Bargy
  • Troop 2020: Madison MacEwen

A Legacy of Leadership

Earning the Eagle rank is not the end of a Scout’s journey, but rather the beginning of a lifetime of service. We also want to extend our deepest gratitude to the Scoutmasters, Merit Badge Counselors, and parents who have served as mentors on this journey. Your investment in these youth is an investment in the future of our Council and our country.

To our 2025 Eagles: Once an Eagle, always an Eagle. We look forward to seeing the great things you will accomplish next! ⚜️

Monticello

Monticello Minute: October 28, 2025

by: Ed Murphy, District Chair

Scouting for Food is upon us!

This event is one of the most crucial service projects we provide for the counties and cities of our Council, providing great variety and additional food for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank as it moves into the holiday season.

We will distribute flyers on the weekend of November 1st and/or 2nd (whichever day is most convenient for your unit) and pick up food on Saturday, November 8th.

Flyers are available for pickup at the Ed Murphy’s front porch; please email Ed for the address.

There is no need to call ahead. Just come get the flyers off the box on the porch. The box has markings on the side that you can use to measure out 200 flyers or 500 flyers. Please take only what you need so that there will be enough flyers for all our units.

The flyers are just that (they are not door hangers). David Storm said his units have had great luck stapling the flyers to plastic grocery bags. They have been able to get local grocery stores to donate the bags and have seen significantly larger donations.

Thanks for all you do for Scouting!

Monticello

Monticello District Update

ROUNDTABLE

Monticello District Roundtable will be in person on December 5, 2024 at 7:00 pm at the American Legion, 3025 Louisa Road, in Keswick. For all leaders, both Cub Scout Leaders and Scouts BSA Leaders, we will have a Recharter Minute. Bring your recharter questions and our Commissioners will answer them. If you need more in-depth help, our Commissioners can work with you during the meeting. Renee Brown will bring this year’s Peace Light and will talk about how you can use it with your units. Scout Executive Sue Hart will discuss the importance of Unit fundraising, and the opportunities that your unit has to raise support for your activities and make Scouting more affordable for your families. For the Cub Scout breakout session, Paul Bieri and others will lead a discussion on how to plan a Blue and Gold Dinner.

Please send your Blue and Gold Dinner volunteers to learn how to make this event even better. Finally, the Scouts BSA breakout session will feature a discussion of women in the Scouts BSA program by Glynis Kolling.

Our January roundtable will be held one week later than usual because of the New Year Holiday. It will be Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00 pm.

CHRISTMAS TREE SALES

Christmas Tree lots are open! Please purchase your Christmas Tree at one of our 8 lots:

Louisa, Virginia – Advance Auto, 505 E. Main Street
Fluvanna, Virginia – Turkey Sag Trail across from Jefferson Pharmacy, Palmyra
North of Charlottesville – Towncenter Shopping Center near Kohl’s, 340 Towncenter Lane
South of Charlottesville (NEW!) – 5th Street Station, near Krispy Kreme
East of Charlottesville – Pantops Shopping Center, near Med Express
Crozet Virginia – Crozet Market Great Valu Shopping Center, 5728 Three Notch’d Road
Stuart’s Draft (NEW!) – VFW Post 9339, at 3251 Stuarts Draft Highway

Proceeds from the sales support our local units and help support Camp Shenandoah.

STAY CONNECTED

The Monticello District maintains an email list of all registered adult leaders using a Google Group.

If you are not receiving emails from the monticello-bsa@googlegroups.com email list, please contact Ed Murphy at emm8xuva@gmail.com to be added to the list. The District Committee uses the email list to keep leaders informed.

The District also maintains an active Facebook page: Monticello District, VAHC

Ed Murphy

District Chair, Monticello District at Virginia Headwaters Council

emm8xuva@gmail.com
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