– Photos by Jennifer A. Cline, writer/magazine editor
![A Scout checks pipework on his way to a plumbing merit badge.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-014_PCTo.jpg)
A Scout checks pipework on his way to a plumbing merit badge.
![This Scout, tightening a fitting in the plumbing session, is on track to become the first female Eagle Scout from the Susquehanna Council, according to Scout leader Chuck Mertes, a plumber who, appropriately, was stationed in the HVAC/plumbing lab.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-018_PCTo.jpg)
This Scout, tightening a fitting in the plumbing session, is on track to become the first female Eagle Scout from the Susquehanna Council, according to Scout leader Chuck Mertes, a plumber who, appropriately, was stationed in the HVAC/plumbing lab.
![In the Paramedic Lab, Scouts practice applying a tourniquet in pursuit of a First Aid merit badge.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-053_PCTo.jpg)
In the Paramedic Lab, Scouts practice applying a tourniquet in pursuit of a First Aid merit badge.
![Using the right touch to appropriately tighten a tourniquet](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-063_PCTo.jpg)
Using the right touch to appropriately tighten a tourniquet
![A Scout quickly gains helpful hands-on experience in the college’s well-equipped Paramedic Lab.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-066_PCTo.jpg)
A Scout quickly gains helpful hands-on experience in the college’s well-equipped Paramedic Lab.
![A Scout builds an electrical circuit.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-087_PCTo.jpg)
A Scout builds an electrical circuit.
![With a little help from Scott A. Seroskie, instructor of electrical technologies, a Scout pursuing a merit badge in electricity checks his connections.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-097_PCTo.jpg)
With a little help from Scott A. Seroskie, instructor of electrical technologies, a Scout pursuing a merit badge in electricity checks his connections.
![Scouts strip wires that, paired with a pill bottle, cotton balls, a 9-volt battery and a smoke detector buzzer, make a gadget.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-113_PCTo.jpg)
Scouts strip wires that, paired with a pill bottle, cotton balls, a 9-volt battery and a smoke detector buzzer, make a gadget.
![Engineering design student Stephen C. Brodecki, who’s also taking the Robotic Applications course, is among a pair of Penn College Eagle Scouts who lent hands-on help to scouts pursuing an electronics merit badge.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-140_PCTo.jpg)
Engineering design student Stephen C. Brodecki, who’s also taking the Robotic Applications course, is among a pair of Penn College Eagle Scouts who lent hands-on help to scouts pursuing an electronics merit badge.
![A Scout solders an LED light onto a circuit board.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-166_PCTo.jpg)
A Scout solders an LED light onto a circuit board.
![Gaining a new hands-on skill in the college’s electronics lab](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-204_PCTo.jpg)
Gaining a new hands-on skill in the college’s electronics lab
![A Scout smooths resin over glass fiber to create a composite sheet in the plastics program’s Materials Testing Lab.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-209_PCTo.jpg)
A Scout smooths resin over glass fiber to create a composite sheet in the plastics program’s Materials Testing Lab.
![Joshua J. Rice, instructor of plastics technology, walks through the injection molding process with engaged Scouts seeking merit badges in composite materials.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/02/Boy-Scouts-236_PCTo.jpg)
Joshua J. Rice, instructor of plastics technology, walks through the injection molding process with engaged Scouts seeking merit badges in composite materials.