Notre Dame Senior Earns Rare Eagle Scout Rank

Logan Verheyen, a senior at Notre Dame Preparatory School, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest award given by the Boy Scouts of America. According to BSA, only 4 percent of the nearly three million scouts nationwide earn Eagle Scout status.
 
For his Eagle Scout project, Verheyen designed and built a 174-foot long, 5-foot wide wheelchair-accessible path at O.A.T.S. (Offering Alternative Therapy with Smiles), a therapeutic horseback riding ranch for handicapped children and adults. The path connects the paved driveway to a handicap-accessible dock (which was built by Logan’s brother, Connor, in June 2012).

Verheyen joins fellow NDP students Brennan Eagle, Tyler Obear, Ryan Flaherty and alums Ryan Dau, Erik Egner, Connor Verheyen, Jack Stouffer, Joe Lombardo and Peter Dondanville, who also have achieved Eagle Scout status.
 
Verheyen is part of Troop 185, sponsored by Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church and the Oakland County Sportsman’s Club.
 
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.