Troop History and Eagle Scouts

Troop 828 is chartered by St. Laurence Catholic Parish and was started on February 11, 1991, with nine boys.  Of those nine, five earned the rank of Eagle.

The Scoutmasters have been:

  • Ralph Spiga       1991 - 1994
  • Bill Ross             1994 - 1995
  • Mark Hotze         1995 - 2003
  • John Rankin       2003 - 2007
  • John Morrow      2007 - 2010
  • Mike Knowles    2010 -

    • Scouts in Troop 828 (December 31, 2010)
    Rank Number
    Scout 10
    Tenderfoot 6
    Second Class 7
    First Class 12
    Star 9
    Life 13
    Eagle 5
    Total 62

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    Eagle Scouts

    Only about 2% of all Boy Scouts ever achieve the highest rank: Eagle.

    As of January 2011, sixty-seven of our Scouts have earned the Eagle rank since the troop was founded in 1991. Some of them continued their troop activity and earned a combined total of twenty-six Eagle Palm awards (with Charlie Harbin earning twelve, Jason Denny with five, and Patrick Moneypenny with three. Additionally, an Eagle Scout (Daniel B) who transferred into our troop earned three.)

    Work hard and keep at it, Scouts, so there will be a day that you place your name on the Troop 828 Eagle Scout plaque!!!

    The Troop 828 Eagle scouts
      Eagle Scout Date Scoutmaster
    1 Tim Mahoney    June 16, 1994 Dr. Ralph Spiga
    2 Ethan Spiga June 16, 1994 Dr. Ralph Spiga
    3 Jeb Bristow June 23, 1994 Dr. Ralph Spiga
    4 Alex DeMoss June 23, 1994 Dr. Ralph Spiga
    5 Matt Hotze August 22, 1994 Dr. Ralph Spiga
    6 James Ross February 13, 1995 Mark Hotze
    7 Kevin Ross July 24, 1996 Mark Hotze
    8 Mike Mahoney December 3, 1996 Mark Hotze
    9 Chris Towe December 3, 1996 Mark Hotze
    10 Marshall Murphy September 25, 1997 Mark Hotze
    11 Luke Hotze April 29, 1999 Mark Hotze
    12 Nick Dziekonski July 19, 2000 Mark Hotze
    13 Josh Blake December 12, 2000 Mark Hotze
    14 Justin Jones May 21, 2001 Mark Hotze
    15 Nolan Preston June 18, 2001 Mark Hotze
    16 Wayne Whitt June 19, 2001 Mark Hotze
    17 David Daniel August 20, 2001 Mark Hotze
    18 Jeff Sheely October 10, 2001 Mark Hotze
    19 Stephen Ross October 23, 2001 Mark Hotze
    20 David Gianakos October 23, 2001 Mark Hotze
    21 Alexander Morningstar November 20, 2001 Mark Hotze
    22 Micah Morningstar November 20, 2001 Mark Hotze
    23 Kevin Brienen November 28, 2001 Mark Hotze
    24 John McKee January 22, 2002 Mark Hotze
    25 Patrick Moneypenny May 15, 2002 Mark Hotze
    26 Jason Marbach May 28, 2002 Mark Hotze
    27 Chandler Holeman June 15, 2002 Mark Hotze
    28 Michael Austin July 17, 2002 Mark Hotze
    29 Matt Jones October 13, 2002 Mark Hotze
    30 Miles Morrow March 4, 2003 Mark Hotze
    31 Jason Denny April 24, 2003 Mark Hotze
    32 Daniel Calame June 3, 2003 Mark Hotze
    33 Michael Wilson June 4, 2003 Mark Hotze
    34 Gary Hotze September 3, 2003 John Rankin
    35 Robert Ladd September 30, 2003 John Rankin
    36 Daniel Spahr August 23, 2005 John Rankin
    37 Jory Denny December 21, 2005 John Rankin
    38 Brad Tann January 12, 2006 John Rankin
    39 Jimmy Dolezal March 23, 2006 John Rankin
    40 John-Martin Nodurft March 30, 2006 John Rankin
    41 Michael Carey August 17, 2006 John Rankin
    42 Will Rose October 23, 2006 John Rankin
    43 Michael Carter October 25, 2006 John Rankin
    44 Kyle Cousino October 25, 2006 John Rankin
    45 Sam Stapleton March 21, 2007 John Morrow
    46 Charlie Harbin** March 27, 2007 John Morrow
    47 William Dillon March 28, 2007 John Morrow
    48 Travis Rankin May 16, 2007 John Morrow
    49 Sam Kunnemann September 19, 2007 John Morrow
    50 Aaron Cichon December 11, 2007 John Morrow
    51 Michael Tann April 10, 2008 John Morrow
    52 Vincent Cheung May 14, 2008 John Morrow
    53 Anthony Nguyen May 21, 2008 John Morrow
    54 Cody Mendoza October 13, 2008 John Morrow
    55 Michael Eberhardt October 22, 2008 John Morrow
    56 Charles Bourgeois October 28, 2008 John Morrow
    57 Thomas Knierien  February 26, 2009 John Morrow
    58 Christopher Schiller   March 24, 2009 John Morrow
    59 Louie Zuniga April 23, 2009 John Morrow
    60 Robert Tolle July 16, 2009 John Morrow
    61 Zak Kump November 30, 2009 John Morrow
    62 Matthew Rayner December 15, 2009 John Morrow
    63 James Collins December 16, 2009 John Morrow
    64 Bryan C. June 1, 2010 Mike Knowles
    65 Luke Morrow July 27, 2010 Mike Knowles
    66 Zachary Raybourn July 27, 2010 Mike Knowles
    67 Michael Williamson September 14, 2010 Mike Knowles
    68 Daniel Carey February 11, 2011 Mike Knowles
    69 Travis D. April 20, 2011 Mike Knowles
    70 Chris E. September 28, 2011 Mike Knowles
    71 Drew S. December 13, 2011 Mike Knowles
    72 Brant M. January 25, 2012 Mike Knowles
    73 Hunter Nalley February 16, 2012 Mike Knowles
    ** 2010 Colonneh Lodge Chief and 2011-12 SR2-3S Section Vice Chief

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    Troop 828 Summer Camp/High Adventure History

  • 1991       Cockrell River Camp, El Rancho Cima (Wimberley, Texas)
  • 1992       Cockrell River Camp, El Rancho Cima
  • 1993       Cockrell River Camp, El Rancho Cima
  • 1994       G. W. Pirtle Scout Reservation (Gary, Texas), Philmont (Cimarron, NM)
  • 1995       Cockrell River Camp, El Rancho Cima
  • 1996       Cockrell River Camp, El Rancho Cima
  • 1997       Camp Strake (Conroe, Texas)
  • 1998       Cockrell River Camp, El Rancho Cima
  • 1999       Camp Sakima, S-F Scout Ranch (Knob Lick, Missouri)
  • 2000       Spanish Peaks Scout Ranch (Walsenburg, Colorado)*
  • 2001       Cockrell River Camp, El Rancho Cima, Philmont
  • 2002       Camp Alexander (Lake George, Colorado), independent high adventure trip (whitewater rafting in Royal Gorge and backpacking in the Collegiate Peaks Range, climbed Mt. Antero (14,269'))
  • 2003       Camp Rand, Chimayo Scout Reservation (Espanola, New Mexico), Philmont
  • 2004       Sid Richardson Scout Ranch (Jacksboro, Texas)*, Double H Ranch (Datil, New Mexico)
  • 2005       Camp Daniel Boone (Canton, North Carolina)*
  • 2006       Ben Delatour Scout Ranch (Red Feather Lakes, Colorado)*
  • 2007       Camp Rainey Mountain (Clayton, Georgia)* and Scoutland Aquatics Outpost (Gainesville, Georgia), MOHAB (Dupuyer, Montana)
  • 2008       Camp Orr (Jasper, Arkansas), Philmont, Sea Base (Islamorada, Florida)
  • 2009       Hale Scout Reservation (Talihina, Oklahoma), Northern Tier (Ely,Minnesota and Atikokan, Ontario), Philmont
  • 2010       Camp Alexander, Sea Base
  • 2011       Cockrell River Camp, El Rancho Cima
  • * included participants in the camp's high adventure program

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    Troop 828 Winter Camp History

  • 1991-2009   Camp Strake (Conroe, Texas)