Portland High wrestler becomes Eagle Scout
Ionia Sentinel-Standard
PORTLAND For his Eagle Scout service project, Isaiah Pelc wanted to combine his passions for wrestling and reading to create something that will last a lifetime.
After working through much of 2020, Pelc’s project is now complete and benefits the wrestling program at Portland High School in which he s a member of.
Pelc was named a new Eagle Scout of Portland Boy Scout Troop 129 on Jan. 15. A sophomore at PHS, Pelc completed his Eagle Scout service project and Board of Review during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For his project, Pelc constructed two sets of wooden lockers for the PHS wrestling room with a library of success books for wrestlers to read. Wrestling alumni and others donated books for the library.
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