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PHOTO: Eagle Scout Micah Wormell reciting the Scout Oath at his Aug. 14 Eagle ceremony. (Submitted photo)
MANCHESTER — Micah Wormell, of Manchester , joined the ranks of Eagle Scouts during a ceremony held at the Hope Baptist Church Aug. 14.
Micah’s former Troop 604 scoutmasters Samantha Doody-Remington and Randy Hooper presided over the ceremony, the culmination of his Scouting career, which began when he was in first grade.
He graduated from Maranacook High School this spring and will attend the University of Maine in Augusta, where he will study forensics. His mother, Patti Neale Wormell, credits Scouting with helping Micah develop confidence and leadership.
“I have seen such a change in him,” she said. “He has matured so much and learned so many skills and he has used those skills outside of Boy Scouts, also. He has become a wonderful man and has just blossomed. I am so proud of him.”
He earned his Eagle rank last year but the presentation was delayed because of the pandemic.
Micah, 18, has made his Scouting journey with his father Peter Wormell. “When Micah joined Scouting, I got involved with him,” his father said. “I really believe in this organization. You meet a lot of great people and learn a lot of great life skills.”
For his Eagle Scout project, Micah led a team to make improvements at Jamie’s Pond Wildlife Management Area in Hallowell. This included adding crushed stone to repair the trail and build a new bridge over a stream, using wood from discarded telephone poles and rough-cut lumber.
“The trail Is now much more accessible to people who wish to hike it and will last longer for future use,” Micah said.
One of Micah’s favorite Scouting activities was taking part in the Bushcraft program at Camp Bomazeen, in Belgrade, where Scouts journey back in time and learn frontier skills such as blacksmithing, leatherwork, and basket-making. Two of the program’s leaders, Christopher Bernier and Jeff Dehart presented Micah with a lantern and hatchet to remind him of the 1840s themed program he loved so much as he steps into his future.
