Patrick Stone is a 16-year-old Gloucester High School junior, an NJROTC commander, and Eagle Scout candidate. Although making a noticeable impact on the Gloucester community, Stone is a native New Jerseyite who relocated here with his parents as a child.

During his time in Gloucester, Stone has earned his positions in the National Honor Society and Beta Club as an honors student. Stone is also a student of the Governor’s School program at Rappahannock Community College, which puts him on track for graduation with an associate’s degree before getting his high school diploma.

Stone is also a student of STEM Academy, which is sub-school of students that regularly exercise their skills in science, technology, engineering and math, as well as taking trips to explore career paths that lie in those fields.

Among all of the programs in GHS that Stone takes part of, he is most passionate about the school’s NJROTC program. He credits the program for teaching him a signific...