Joshua M. Nieves

Boy Scout Troop 40, Hopewell Junction, is proud to announce that Joshua Michael Nieves has been awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. Josh is a junior at John Jay High School in East Fishkill, where he is consistently on the Honor Roll. An Eagle Court of Honor was held recently at the Hopewell Reformed Church in Hopewell Junction to recognize Josh and his accomplishments. The Master of Ceremonies for the Court of Honor was Josh's older brother, Eagle Scout David Nieves.

Josh has served in many leadership positions in Troop 40 as well as Troop 48. In Troop 40 he held the leadership positions of Patrol Leader, Assistant Patrol Leader and Grub Master. In Troop 48 Josh served as Assistant Senior Patrol Leader and Senior Patrol Leader. Prior to joining Boy Scouts, he was active in Cub Scouts, beginning as a Tiger and progressing through Webelos.

Josh's Eagle project was to help the youth group at the Hopewell Reformed Church. He organized and led volunteers in repainting the interior of the Church House, cleaning out the garage, and building storage shelves in the garage. Josh has always been interested in building. He plans to go to college to study engineering and architecture, and hopes to use his knowledge of architecture to open a business.

Josh has been active in sports and has participated in soccer, baseball, swimming, wrestling, and was an umpire for the town baseball league for two years. He is the drummer for three different musical bands- the John Jay High School Concert Band, a church worship band called U-Turn and a rock band called The Hazmats. Josh is also very involved in his church youth group and has gone on mission trips to Philadelphia, Heifer International, Group Work Camp at Elmira, NY, and worked with local children for Mexico Outreach in Ensenada, Mexico.

Josh is the son of Nelson and Susan Nieves of Hopewell Junction, NY.