Troop 8 of Wauseon, Ohio held their quarterly Court of Honor ceremony on Tuesday, December 2nd in the Fellowship Hall of Christ United Methodist Church. 4 scouts received recognition for rank advancement: Jackson Bauer and Levi Perkins earned Second Class Rank, Jacob Barone earned First Class Rank, Kyle Vernot earned First Class Rank as well as a special First Class in First Year pin. A total of 16 merit badges were earned by Troop 8 scouts in the previous 3 months. Troop 8 scouts attended a Nuclear Science Camporee in September at Davis Besse Power Plant which helped the following scouts earn the Nuclear Science merit badge: Jacob Barone, Jackson Bauer, Logan Blackman, Nick Davis, Justin Freestone, Shawn Hanson, Levi Perkins, Andon Raker, and Levi Whitman. Justin Freestone also earned merit badges for Fishing, Rifle Shooting and Geneology and Levi Perkins earned merit badges for Family Life, Rifle Shooting and Geneolgy. In order to earn the Genealogy merit badge, Levi and Justin attended a class in Findlay, Ohio hosted by the Sons of the American Revolution. Both earned the Rifle Shooting merit badge by attending a class hosted by Bass Pro in Rossford, Ohio.
Troop 8 was awarded “The Extra Mile” award at the Wauseon Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner on Wednesday, December 3rd. A congratulations proclamation was sent to the Troop by Ohio State Senator Randy Gardner.
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