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Kyle John Cavanaugh has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He is a member of Troop 948, sponsored by the GraceWay Church.
Cavanaugh just graduated from Amador Valley High School, where he was on the leadership team for its marching band. He enjoys hiking, camping, music and science, loves spending time outdoors, and goes camping and backpacking whenever he can.
He enjoyed volunteering at Kids Against Hunger and had many service opportunities through his Boy Scout troop. He also played trumpet in Amador Valley’s wind ensemble, which performed at Carnegie hall in New York in 2018 and the Midwest Clinic in Chicago this past December.
For his Eagle Scout project, Cavanaugh restored the flatbed trailer for the Amador marching band, leading about 16 volunteers in stripping the rust off the frame, repainting it, rewiring it, and replacing the wood boards. It took about four days of manual labor and many more in planning and documenting the project.
This fall, Cavanaugh is planning to study mechanical engineering at the University of San Diego. He hopes to start his own company one day and make what he is passionate about accessible to other people. Kyle is the son of Wendy and Brian Cavanaugh of Pleasanton.
To earn the rank of Eagle Scout, a Scout must be active in his troop, demonstrate leadership, earn 21 merit badges including in the areas of citizenship, camping, communications, cooking and lifesaving or emergency preparedness plus demonstrate that he lives by the principles of the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. The candidate must also plan, develop and provide leadership in a service project benefiting a religious institution, school or community group.
Anyone interested in joining any level of Scouting can contact the Twin Valley District executive Matt Lindberg at matt.lindberg@scouting.org.
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