Boy Scout Merit Badge Academy

FSU Panama City will host the Boy Scouts Merit Badge Academy from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Holley Academic Center.

Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Webelos will work with experts from FSU Panama City, The News Herald, Bay District Schools, the Springfield Fire Department and the Naval Surface Warfare Center to earn merit badges in areas, such as communication, journalism, engineering, art, chemistry and fire safety. Expert volunteers include Mike Wallace, Brady Calhoun, Russ Parks, Susan Wise, Lisa Deaton, Crystal Bullock, Shannon Hogberg and Dan Flisek.

This effort is a result of community members volunteering their time to work with scouts and the local Boy Scout Council's commitment to provide as many opportunities as possible to their members.