Resume For the Eagle Scout Board of Review

TERRENCE MCGARTY IV

Life Scout Troop 28 and Candidate for Eagle Scout Rank

8 Munson Street, Croton on Hudson, NY, 10520

(914) 271-3678

terrencemcgarty4@hotmail.com

Scouting Experience:
Completed Mayo’s Landing Restoration Eagle Scout Project in August 2015, began April 2014
Life Scout Rank since January 2014
Currently Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, since September 2014
Completed all Eagle required merit badges August 2014
Currently have a total of 41 Merit Badges
Successfully completed BSA Westchester-Putnam Council sponsored Trail to Eagle program in 2014
Active member of Troop 28 since 2010 and Cub Scout in Pack 28 since 2005
Den Chief to Cub Scout Pack 28 from 2011 to present with Mrs. Pradines and Mrs. Epprecht’s dens
Completed 75-mile Philmont Trek in Cimarron, NM (Included a 3-hour trail building service project) in July 2014, voted Crew Leader
Assistant Patrol Leader from 2011-2012, Patrol Leader 2012-13, Troop Guide 2013-14
Completed NYLT (National Youth Leadership Training) Program in April 2013
Completed University of Scouting in 2011
Elected Order of the Arrow representative of Troop 28 in Jan 2013 - active in Ktemaque OA lodge
Attended BSA National Jamboree in 2013, Elected Patrol Leader

Community Service:
Active Member of Holy Name of Mary’s God Squad since September 2013
Junior Member of Croton Trails Committee since Spring 2014
Holy Name’s “Midnight Runs”
Took part in multiple spring and fall clean-ups with Troop 28 and God Squad

School Clubs:
Co-Editor of Croton Harmon High School Newspaper "Tiger Clause" since September 2015, Recognized as one of it’s most active writers in June 2015
Active member of Engineering Club since September 2015

Sports:
JV Tennis since Spring 2013
JV Cross Country Running since Fall 2012
Track since Winter 2014

Employment:
Youth Custodian in CHHS in Summer 2015
Lawn care, snow shoveling, heavy lifting since summer 2012 for approximately a dozen customers
Sold popcorn to fund 2013 Jamboree and my 2014 Philmont trek

Project Summary Video

The video above was taken this past weekend by my Dad. In it, I explain each of the phases of this project.

Concluding Tour

On Monday, August 31 and Thursday, August 27, I arranged a tour at Mayo's Landing to show all of the project's supporters how much they have helped over nearly the last year and a half. The attendees were the families of Frank Ronci and Hermann Jaensch, Mayor Leo Wiegman, Mark Franzoso, Jan Wines and Geoff Haynes of the Croton Trails Committee, and my Scoutmaster Michael Reynolds. It was an honor to show all of them how much they have helped in the development of this project over the last year and a half. Especially as many of them have visited the area many times in the past. At the end of the first tour, we all gave a toast to the memories of Hermann Jaensch, Frank Ronci, Charles O'Connor and Pedro Laureiro for how much time and effort they dedicated to Troop 28. My sister took the group shot shown below.

 

Plaque #2

The second plaque was finished today. The images below show the step-by-step process of making it. The measurements involved in making this one were different from the measurements in the last one. Whereas the last one had a maximum of fifteen characters in one line, resulting in the characters being 0.8" wide, this one had a maximum of nineteen characters in one line, resulting in the characters each being 0.6" wide. There was also spacing between the lines to be made in this one. The last plaque had five lines to be engraved. Conveniently, the board was 5" wide so that I could make each of the characters 1" tall. With this one however, the characters would stay 1" tall and I would have to make sure that the spaces in between the lines were equal in length. To center the three lines on this plaque, I had to make the spaces below and above the bottom line, above the middle line, and above the top line the same size. That was four spaces in all so I divided the remaining 2" on the board by that and made the sequence of marking an inch after every half inch on the width of the board. If you look closely at the first picture, you can see where this sequence was marked. Measuring the range of where the letters would be was much easier. I would just take the number of characters in each line, multiply that by 0.6, divide the difference of that and twelve by two, and measure the resulting length to the opposite sides of the board to ensure that the line would be centered. You can see the markings of these horizontal measurements in the second picture below. All of the markings that I made from these measurements established how big the characters should be when I penciled them out. You can see that in the third picture below. For both aesthetic and protective reasons, I applied stain and water sealant to the board after I made the engraving. That is shown in the fourth picture below. Finally, to make each character more visible, I applied two coatings of yellow paint to the characters. Both plaques should be attached to the Mayo's Landing bench within the week.  

Plaque #1

The picture above is of the first of two plaques I made that will be attached to the bench at Mayo's Landing. This one is to honor the assistant Scoutmasters of Troop 28 that recently passed away; Hermann Jaensch, Frank Ronci, Daniel O'Connor, and Pedro Laureiro. As you can see, the lettering is currently not very clear. I will fix that by applying yellow paint to the letters in order to make them more visible. To make the plaque, I had to measure each character, including spaces, on each line to fit this board. I then used a wood dremel to engrave the letters into the board. To protect this from damage I applied stain, followed by a thin coating of water seal that I also used to protect the wood of the bench. To attach this to the bench, I will use liquid nails and four wood screws. The next plaque will be to signify that Troop 28 and others supported the project. Then the project will be completely finished.

The 6th and 7th steps and Moving In The Bench

At yesterday's work session, I installed the 7th log step and repaired the 6th. The installation of the 7th step was different from the installation of the other steps. It was not filled with concrete this time as it was too close to the step behind it. Digging a trench for the concrete may have damaged the step behind that one. I could not have installed the step down further, because too many rocks and roots would have been in the way of the re-bar. Instead, this step was packed with dirt. It has proven to make a sturdy enough step. The sixth step needed to be repaired. When we first started installing it, we ran out of concrete. Hence, it was only half-filled and began cracking over the next week. We finished filling it with concrete today and now it should not crack. We also transported the bench that I helped construct a couple of weeks ago. Mr. Aspinwall helped me by tying it down to his pick-up truck and driving it there. I plan to have a wooden plaque attached to the bench, acknowledging the supporters of this project and memorializing Scoutmasters of Troop 28 who have passed away in recent years.

The 4th, 5th and 6th Steps

Today's part of the project was arguably the most productive thus far. Two steps were installed today, and one was installed yesterday. Our last attempt at installing a log step was damaged almost immediately after it was secured to the ground by re-bar. This weekend I decided to suffice with concrete for the two failed steps and the one new step. As before, the space behind the 6x6's would be filled with rocks. However this time, we covered that with concrete. On our last work session, rocks below the locations of the steps caused difficulties. We were unable to properly secure the steps with re-bar. Thus we cut the pieces of re-bar in half, and they fit in perfectly. My dad also purchased a handheld pickax, which allowed us to break through rocks that were in the way of the re-bar. It also allowed us to improvise by taking the rocks that we broke out and using them for the step itself. See the pictures attached.