Devon 50 Court of Honor Salutes Eagle #280
Kurt Rohrbeck

The Devon 50 Court of Honor was convened June 14, 2008
by Gerry Cavanaugh, Devon 50 Trustee Chairman

Charge given by J. B. Rettew, Devon  50 Trustee

Kurt Steven Rohrbeck – #280

Kurt Steven Rohrbeck was born on April 24, 1991 and has lived in Devon, Pennsylvania for his entire life. He lives with his parents, Jeff and Stacey, and twin brother, Scott. He has a sister, Jackie, who is a junior at Penn State.

Kurt was first involved in scouting with Cub Scout Pack 111, where many of his friends joined him through Tiger Cubs. After moving through the ranks of Cub Scouts, he was not sure whether or not he wanted to move on to Boy Scouts, but a bit of pressuring from his friends was enough to get him to move on to Troop 50. His first trip in Devon 50, the caving trip in May 2002, is the one that he will have the most vivid memories of, as the hard rain did not stop him and his friends from enjoying themselves. He stuck with the troop and became Senior Patrol Leader in February 2007, which he believed to be his most rewarding role in scouting.

Many trips stuck out to Kurt. In addition to the aforementioned caving trip, he remembers each of his seven weeks at Camp Horseshoe, including in 2006, when he and the "Dream Team" of senior scouts led the troop to four marching trophies, and in 2007, when he received the Silver Buckle after leading the troop for a week as Senior Patrol Leader. He also enjoyed the ski trips, winter campouts at Horseshoe, and fall backpacking trips, especially the Black Forest Trail in the fall after he joined the troop.

For his Eagle Scout project, Kurt built an observation deck at the Vanguard School. Through him and his friends' dedicated efforts, the team built a raised platform off of which students at the Vanguard School can view wildlife in a nearby area of grass and plants. The project took many days of hard work, and the team was quite satisfied with their end result.

In his spare time, Kurt likes to listen to music, play trombone, play video games, and spend time on the computer. He is a member of Conestoga's varsity boys swim team and is the president of the school's Marching Band.

Kurt would like to thank his family for pushing him to get his Eagle--especially his dad, the Scoutmaster--as well as all of his friends for convincing him to join Scouts, the older scouts who helped guide him when he joined the troop, anyone who helped him with his Eagle Project, and all of the adult leadership at Devon 50. Without these people, this would not have been possible.