BRISTOL — James Mount of Bristol has earned the Boy Scouts of America’s highest advancement award, the Eagle Scout Rank. Mount will be recognized in ceremonies in the Fall or 2025

A member of Bristol’s Troop 543, Mount is one of only approximately 6% of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank, according to Scoutmaster Nathan Bouvier.

Each candidate must earn a minimum of 21 merit badges (Eagle Scout Required Merit Badges) and successfully complete a community, church, or synagogue-related service project to earn the Eagle Rank. Mount chose to build a walkway and drainage project for the Addison County Early Learning Center’s playground, which alleviates flooding and mud in the play area and provides Handicap Access to the playground from the school’s porch. “It was a challenging project and took a lot of help from a lot of people,” said Mount.

Peg Sutlive of the Addison County Early Learning Center (CVOEO) said: “James took the project on as an Eagle Scout candidate. He was punctual, communicative, and organized as he led this complex project which involved fundraising, coordinating volunteers, landscaping, and carpentry.”

Mount is an active member of Troop 543, the Order of the Arrow, Scouting’s Honor Society and is active in Cross Country and Track and Field teams at Mt. Abraham Union High School, where he will be a senior in the Fall of 2025. He is also is actively employed both as a lifeguard and at Martin’s Hardware in Bristol.

Mount is the son of Kristi and Bill Mount of Bristol, both of whom are active in Scouting with Troop and Pack 543.