CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – George Michael Huttick, 17, of Clarksville, TN, has earned the highest award of Venturing the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Summit Award. He is the first recipient in Middle Tennessee Council to earn this award.
The Summit Award goes to those Venturers who have matured in their personal direction, skills, and life competencies, and who have accepted the responsibility to mentor others and serve their communities in a lasting way.
Huttick is a member of Crew 171 in Linden, TN, Crew 170 in Cookeville, TN and Crew 109 in Dawsonville, GA. He also is a member of Troop #500 in Clarksville, TN where he earned his Eagle Scout in 2013 and 10 additional Palms.
After earning his Eagle, he joined BSA’s co-Ed Venturing program and began working on advancements after the new program requirements were rolled out fall 2014. He has served as Crew President, Crew Secretary, Crew Guide, Northeast GA Council Venturing Officers Association (VOA) Vice President of Administration and Middle TN Council VOA Crew Delegate. He has received Order of the Arrow – Brotherhood, Historic Trails Award, marched in Grand Centennial Parade in Washington, D.C. 2010, National Youth Leadership Training 2012, National Youth Leadership Staff 2013,2014, 2015, National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience Training 2015, National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience Staff 2016, Kodiak Staff 2013, 2014, 2015, he has been inducted into Association of Top Achieving Scouts and National Youth Leadership Society and has earned the Religious Emblem multiple times.
George Michael is a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Murfreesboro, TN. They were the beneficiary of his service project. The Summit Award requires a project similar to that of an Eagle Scout Project.
“My Venturing Summit Project was to help improve my Church’s Outdoor Fellowship Area. To do this, I built five picnic tables, four of which went around their playground area,” Huttick said.
The area is used for a vacation Bible School, child care, and by members of the local community. The Church has received positive feedback to the new addition by members of the Church and the local community visitors.
The fifth picnic table went to a local college fellowship group, Presbyterian Student Fellowship (PSF) at MTSU campus. The Church is affiliated with this ministry and members of the Church volunteer there often.
Huttick will be recognized at a Court of Honor, Saturday, November 19.
George Michael is a Senior at Rossview and is active in Clarksville Patriot Robotics (a VEX team he started), Key Club, Science Olympiad , Junior Classical League, National Honor Society and National Honor Society of High School Scholars. He previously attended North Forsyth High School in Cumming, GA where he was the CEO of Raider Robotics and competed at the VEX Worlds Championship 2016 and US Open National Championship 2015 & 2016, BEST and FRC competitions, he was Secretary of National Honor Society, member of Academic Bowl Team, Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Science National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Georgia Technology Student Association.
He is the son of George A and Julie Huttick, grandson of Cheryl Boley, Mike Boley (deceased); George E. Huttick, Jr., and Joyce Huttick (deceased).