Notre Dame senior Mitchell Ballew has been a student on campus since middle school (sixth grade).
Notre Dame senior Mitchell Ballew has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest award given by the Boy Scouts of America. According to BSA, only about 4 percent of the nearly three million scouts nationwide earn Eagle Scout status.
Ballew is the 20th from Notre Dame Prep to receive Eagle Scout status and joins his brother, William ('16) and other fellow NDP students or alums Kalan Hand, John Kenny, Christopher VanDieren, Austin Greif, Kevin Cragg, Logan Hand, Anthony VanDieren, Logan Verheyen, Brennan Eagle, Tyler Obear, Ryan Flaherty, Ryan Dau, Ian Lacy, Erik Egner, Connor Verheyen, Jack Stouffer, Joe Lombardo and Peter Dondanville who also have received such an honor.
Ballew, from Waterford, Michigan's Troop 51, received his final paperwork in April. His Eagle project involved building a Ga-Ga pit recreation game for his church's new Community Center. Ga-Ga is a variant of dodgeball that is played with one ball.
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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. Notre Dame's upper school 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 schools enroll students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. All three schools 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.