The Square knot is the international symbol for scouting and is found on the International Activity Award. It also represents one of the skills that scouts must know (knot tying).

The sixteen points of the compass are represented and indicate that scouting will provide youth with moral direction in life. The compass also represents a skill that scouts learn (finding their way with a map and compass).

The Fire indicates camping, and that scouts will make journeys to many places.

The frying pan represents another scouting skill - cooking.

And yes, taken together, they represent that Troop 516 scouts will travel, and find their way, to anywhere for food.

Troop 516 History

Troop 16 was started in 1957 at the First United Methodist Church with Donald C. MacKeen as the first Scoutmaster. In 1959, Donald’s brother David became the Explorer Advisor to the Troop, creating Explorer Post 16. In 1980, as leaders were moving on, new leadership was needed to continue the Troop.  At the same time, new leadership was needed for Stoughton Troops 8 and 150. At the time, David Graber was active as a leader in Cub Scout Pack 24. As an Eagle Scout himself, David was approached to combine the three Troops into one and assume the position of Scoutmaster. David agreed and this new Troop acquired its national number, 516.

In 1992, Chris Ernst became Scoutmaster. He turned the reins over to John Kotlik in 2005, who in turn, passed them on to Mark Racicot in 2008. Mark Raciot then turned the reins over to Steve Comeau in 2013. Steve ended up passing them to Jeremy Gillis in 2019, our current scoutmaster Over the past 50+ years, the Troop has been extremely fortunate to have many dedicated leaders. Their dedication has allowed the Troop to enjoy many activities including camping, high adventure trips and service projects, to name a few.

We are very proud of the fact that more than 50 Scouts have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, scouting’s highest award, as members of our Troop.  We were also very fortunate to have the support of the First United Methodist Church from 1980-2022. We moved meetings from the First United Methodist Church in 2020 to Stoughton Fish and Game where we were able to meet outside safely during COVID-19. In 2022 we officially changed our charter to Stoughton Fish and Game. Without either of them, our program would not be possible.

*If you believe any of the information above is incorrect please email us at info@troop516stoughtonma.org* 

You can see all of the past eagle scouts and projects from 1962-2023 on our Eagles Nest Page on this website. 

Past Youth Leaders

Nathan Bodette - Patrol Leader 06/05/15 to 04/07/16, ASPL 03/10/17 to 10/04/17         Senior Patrol Leader 10/04/17 to 09/28/18

Brendon Buckley - Patrol Leader 05/17/16 to 03/10/17, ASPL 09/27/18 to 03/08/19,     Senior Patrol Leader 03/08/19 to 09/01/19

William Campanario - Patrol Leader 09/09/11 to 09/28/12, ASPL 09/28/12 to 04/14/15

Brandon Cohen - Patrol Leader 09/09/11 to 04/14/15

Nicholas Comeau - Patrol Leader 09/12/14 to 06/05/15, ASPL 09/20/15 to 12/20/15, Senior Patrol Leader 12/20/15 to 02/01/19

Trevor Dubovy - Patrol Leader 09/04/13 to 09/12/14

Castin Fraine - Patrol Leader 09/09/11 to 04/13/16, ASPL 12/12/14 to 04/13/16

Jack Goldberg - Patrol Leader 06/05/15 to 05/10/16, ASPL 02/09/18 to 09/28/18, Senior Patrol Leader 09/28/18 to 03/22/19

Nikhil Khond - Patrol Leader 03/20/17 to 09/28/18, ASPL 09/06/19 to 11/08/19,       Senior Patrol Leader 11/22/19 to 12/13/20

Justin Killgoar - Patrol Leader 09/01/09 to 09/13/13

Joshua Lyons - Patrol Leader 03/10/17 to 02/09/18, ASPL 03/08/19 to 06/21/19,       Senior Patrol Leader 06/21/19 to 02/08/20

Garrett McCormick - Senior Patrol Leader 09/13/13 to 01/03/14

Trevor Simmons - Patrol Leader 09/05/12 to 03/27/13

Anish Sinha - Patrol Leader 09/28/18 to 03/08/19, ASPL 11/22/19 to 12/27/20

John Stewart-Racicot - Patrol Leader 01/03/09 to 11/15/09

Thomas Walsh - Senior Patrol Leader 12/12/14 to 12/28/15

Stephen Zorn - Patrol Leader 03/14/09 to 09/05/10, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster 11/16/12 to 01/03/14

Evan Stone - Senior Patrol Leader 12/13/20 to 12/11/22, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster 12/11/22 - Present

Logan Hampton - Patrol Leader 12/27/20 to 12/12/21, ASPL 12/12/21 to 06/30/22

Connor Gillis - Patrol Leader 12/12/21 to 12/11/22, Senior Patrol Leader 12/11/22 to Present

Jacob Gillis - Patrol Leader 12/27/20 to 12/12/21

Nick Previatti - Patrol Leader 12/27/20 to 12/12/21

Matthew Hurley - Patrol Leader 09/28/18 to 03/08/19, Patrol Leader 11/22/19 to 12/27/20, ASPL 12/27/20 to 12/12/21

Neil Gibbons - Patrol Leader 12/12/21 to 12/11/22, ASPL 12/11/22 to 10/15/23

Aadil Khond - Patrol Leader 11/22/19 to 12/27/20

Cameron Morgan - Patrol Leader 12/11/22 to 12/10/23

Christopher Ricardo - Patrol Leader 12/11/22 to 12/10/23, ASPL 10/15/23 - Present

Philip Wuschke - Patrol Leader 12/12/21 to 12/11/22

SPL History

Garret McCormick - 9/13/2013 to 1/3/2014

Thomas Walsh - 12/12/2014 to 12/28/2015

Nicholas Comeau - 12/20/2015 to 10/4/2017

Nate Bodette - 10/4/2017 to 9/28/2018

Jack Goldberg - 9/28/2018 to 3/22/2019

Brendon Buckley - 3/8/2019 to 9/1/2019

Joshua Lyons - 6/21/2019 to 2/8/2020

Nikhil Khond - 11/22/2019 to 12/13/2020

Evan Stone - 12/13/2020 to 12/11/2022

Connor Gillis - 12/11/2022 to Present