we made a change in North Shore this year. We decided to align our awards cycle with the school year instead of the calendar year. That means that this award cycle covers from January 2025 through May 2026. Almost a year and a half.

In In August 2026, the North Shore District gathered to honor our best at the annual district awards presentation. In recognizing them, we honor the spirit of Scouting in our district and we encourage every Scouter to keep stepping up for our Scouts.

District Award of Merit

Silver Squirrel

Dave Wood

Mehria Smith

Diane Cleveland

Kyle Bickling

Mark Staerkle

• Greg Andreas (P1720)
• Robert Hedegore (P2008)
• Fatima Agostinelli  (P2008)
• Adam Swartz (P2008)
• Angie Martin (T258)

• Chuck Stricker (C1691)
• Jon Venuti (T16/91)
• Christopher Cleveland (T258/T358)
• Sarah Bartlett (T161)
• Nate Polnaszek (T161)
• Brian Talbot (NSD)

• Austin Jackson P2008
• Jacob Tseng C1691
• Corbett Stricker C1691
• Adit Deshmukh T258
• Aasiyah Smith T358

• Danielle Ehlen T16
• Alex Ayala T91
• William Whitaker T91
• Grayson Smith T91
• Shaurya Garg T91

Commissioner Degrees

Bachelors
Nicolas Rietsch 2025
Jennifer Fortenberry 2025
Diane Cleveland 2025
JP Flaningan 2026
Brian Talbot 2026
Aaron Garrett 2026

Masters
Jennifer Fortenberry 2026
Diane Cleveland 2026
Aaron Garrett 2026

Award for Excellence in
Unit Service

Jennifer Fortenberry 2025
Aaron Garrett 2025
Jennifer Fortenberry 2026

Commissioner Key

Nick Rietsch

Top Popcorn Sales

1. Pack 160 – $22,476
2. Pack 170 – $17,551
3. Pack 233 – $11,597

1. Troop 799 – $19,325
2. Troop 91 – $18,087
3. Troop 161 – $8,692

Units of the Year

Pack 171

Troops 16/91

100% Position
Trained