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Anthony Scalia and Angus Applegarth at Eagle Scout ceremony.

Anthony Scalia and Angus Applegarth, members of Boy Scout Troop 73 in Westfield, earned the highest rank in Scouting, the rank of Eagle Scout, at the end of the year Court of Honor on June 5, 2016.

Son of Lane Graves and Alex Applegarth, Angus comes from a proud Eagle Scout legacy that includes his grandfather, several uncles and father, all of whom earned their Eagle ranks as members of Troop 14 in San Francisco.

Angus maximized his Scouting outdoor experience through his participation in many outdoor adventures including Wading River, Winter Cabin camping, Appalachian Trail hikes, Winnebago scout camp, Algonquin and Adirondack canoeing, and Philmont Scout Ranch. His most recent leadership position has been as troop guide in which he worked with younger scouts.

His Eagle project consisted of a blue stone path and staircase for the Westfield Historical Society. He coordinated the work of 15 volunteers and logged approximately 495 working hours to complete the project. Along the way he became a practiced solicitor of in-kind donations and technical advice from local Westfield area businesses. Angus is a rising senior at St. Peter’s Prep and is co-captain of the crew team.

Anthony – son of Julia Grimes and Joseph Scalia – began his journey in Scouting in 2005 as a Wolf Cub Scout with Pack 73 at Holy Trinity School in Westfield. After bridging over to Troop 73 of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, he served faithfully as a Den Chief and as a Patrol Leader over seven years.

Anthony began his Eagle Scout project in June of 2015 and completed it by September of that year. He designed and constructed a cast iron bench on brick pavers. The benches were designed to surround a playground installation for the inaugural kindergarten class at Holy Trinity School. The benches were funded through donations by Holy Trinity parents and alumni. In gratuity, the families were able to inscribe a message on engraved bricks at the site. The project took over tw

Scalia Scout family: Julia; Anthony, Eagle ’16 (HTS ’12), Daniel, Eagle ’18 (HTS’14), Joseph; front, Jonathan, Tenderfoot.

o hundred and fifty hours to design and complete.

While working on his project, Anthony received help from scouts, parents, and many other volunteers. He sincerely appreciates the help given by the Troop and parents. As a member of Troop 73, Anthony has had the opportunity to attend the Centennial Scouting Jamboree, Philmont Scouting Ranch where his crew backpacked over 110 miles at high altitude, and American Legion New Jersey Boy’s State. A graduate of Union County Magnet High School and three season varsity runner for Westfield, Anthony Scalia will be attending Rutgers University’s School of Engineering in the fall.

Since 1936, Troop 73 from Holy Trinity Church has advanced 115 scouts to the rank of Eagle. Our community has benefited through these efforts, not only in receiving projects that enhance our neighborhood, but the addition of young men who have grown, and experience value of community service through their personal commitment with every aspect of their volunteerism and community involvement.

Troop 73 Boy Scouts Luke Gibbons, Jason Isbit and Thomas “T.J.” O’Neill have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the Boy Scouts’ highest honor.

To earn the Eagle Award, a Scout must be active with a troop, earn a minimum of 21 merit badges, assume a position of leadership in a troop and complete a service project that benefits his community.

Troop 73 Eagle Scout Jake Penders, left, performs part of the Eagle Scout ceremony at the Eagle Court of Honor held for, from left, Luke Gibbons, Jason Isbit and T.J. O’Neill.

For his project, Luke, a freshman at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland, renovated a two-room nurse’s station at Holy Trinity Interparochial School in Westfield.

Jason renovated the dressing room at the Westfield Community Players Theater. He is enrolled at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

T.J., a student at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, made landscaping improvements to Paul Robeson Park in Westfield.

Luke, Jason and T.J. are June graduates of Westfield High School. They were honored at an Eagle Court of Honor held this summer at Holy Trinity Parish Center in Westfield.