Michael John Moran

Boy Scout Troop 40 in Hopewell Junction awarded the rank of Eagle Scout to Michael John Moran. Michael John is the 40th scout to earn the rank of Eagle since the formation of the Troop 40 in 1964. An award ceremony was held recently at the Town of Beekman Recreation Center.

Michael John joined Boy Scout Troop 40 in 2002 and excelled through the ranks attaining the rank of Life Scout in less than three years. His leadership positions in the troop have included Bugler, Patrol Leader and Troop Historian. Michael John was presented the Ad Altare De Religious Award at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 2004.

For his Eagle Project, Michael John planned and led the renovation and construction of the playground at Saint Aloysius Happy House Preschool and Kindergarten. The project involved cleaning and completely renovating the existing wooden playground equipment at the school, power washing the school buildings and seeding the school grounds. He also led a team which disassembled a wooden play set donated to the school and reassembled it in tandem with existing play equipment.

Michael John attends the Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, New York and is in his junior year. His extracurricular activities at the school include writing for the school newspaper, playing the trumpet in the Jazz Band, membership in the Botany Club, JV Football, Varsity Ski Team and Varsity Baseball Team. Michael John is a Third Degree Bodam belt in Tae Kwon Do, an active member in the Millerton Gun Club, and is a certified Red Cross Life Guard.

Michael John is the son of Patricia and Michael C. Moran of Poughquag, New York