Nov 5, 2014 2 min read

Kasey Colcombe, 18, of Upper St. Clair, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award. Colcombe will be recognized at a Court of Honor in November at a ceremony to be held at Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park. He is member of the Laurel Highlands Council, Troop 366 sponsored by Westminster Presbyterian Church, led by Scoutmaster Rick Diffendal. During his scouting career, he has held the positions of historian, chaplain and assistant patrol leader.

Colcombe is one of approximately four percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank. Since the first Boy Scout earned his Eagle award over 100 years ago in 1912, the distinction has been earned by more than two million young men. Requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges and demonstrating ideals of service and leadership, including organizing and leading an extensive project. Colcombe’s Eagle Scout project included refinishing and reupholstering 49 chairs in Peelor Chapel of Christ United Methodist Church. This project entailed fundraising $1,300 and the organization of many volunteers and over 300 hours of labor to complete.

Colcombe is a member of Christ United Methodist Church and is a senior at Upper St. Clair High School, where he has maintained high honors academically. He is also a four-year varsity letterman for the Upper St. Clair High School ice hockey team, as well as playing on an amateur U18-AAA hockey team, the Pittsburgh Predators. Colcombe works as a lifeguard in the summer and referees ice hockey during the school year. He plans to major in actuarial science and has been accepted to several schools, but has not yet made a decision on which one he will be attending. He is the son of Tom and Victoria Colcombe of Upper St. Clair, and his father, Tom, also earned his Eagle Scout in 1983.