Merit Badge Midway - Saturday, March 2, 2024

A 1-day in person event for Scouts to earn Merit Badges (This is different from the S.T.E.M. Merit Badge Midway in December.

Registration:

Registration opens December 18 at 9:00am. 

You will not be able to participate in the main Midway classes and also the First Aid Merit Badge class or the Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge class. They are all on the same date at the same time and at different locations. Select the correct registration link for the session you wish to attend. 

A Scout’s BSA ID number will be required for registration for the Midway. This is different from the Scoutbook User ID number. Please make sure you have that number before registration opens for the Main Midway. It can be found on Scoutbook in the Personal Profile or your unit leaders can give it to you.

Be Prepared ahead of time – classes fill up fast!

Merit Badges Offered at Ralston Middle School in Belmont*:

• American Business
• Chemistry
• Citizenship in the Community
• Citizenship in the Nation
• Citizenship in the World
• Communication - All Day Class
• Entrepreneurship
• Family Life
• Fingerprinting
• Genealogy* - This is a half-day class at a different location (San Bruno) – please be aware of travel times from Ralston to this location for either AM or PM classes at Ralston. Genealogy cannot be combined with First Aid or Emergency Preparedness.
• Health Care Professions - AM Class Only
• Law
• Personal Management
• Photography
• Space Exploration
• Signs, Signals and Codes
• Stamp Collecting

Merit Badges Offered at Other Locations:

• First Aid - All Day Class at the Palo Alto Service Center
• Emergency Preparedness - All Day Class - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Redwood City

Select the correct registration link at the top of the page. There is a 15% cancellation fee for duplicate registrations, in accordance with PacSky's refund policy.

Class size is limited, so Scouts should consider alternative choices prior to signing-up.

After registration: It is important that you add the merit badges for which you are registered to your list of merit badges on your Advancement Page in ScoutBook.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites can be found in the Class Catalog linked on this page. Full descriptions of the prerequisites will be emailed to class participants after registration closes. Scouts are expected to obtain and read the Merit Badge Pamphlet. Most troops have a Merit Badge Book library. You may be able to check the merit badge books out from your troop. Public libraries also often have many of these books. Merit Badge worksheets are highly recommended for the midway but not required. They make recording the prerequisites easier for the Scout as well as the counselor, but you may use a regular word document or equivalent to explain your prerequisites.

All Merit Badges include the following prerequisites:

• Obtain the Merit Badge Book for this class and read it. 
• Add this Merit Badge to your MB list on your personal Advancement page in ScoutBook as soon as you are registered for the Midway, and invite your counselor to be your counselor for this badge.
• The Merit Badge worksheet, though not required, is a good tool to help you manage your prerequisites. We would like you to use it. A link can be found under the Class Catalog link.

Cost: $60 (includes up to two merit badge classes)

Times:

A.M. classes 8:30am - approx. 11:30am.

P.M. classes 12:30pm - approx. 3:30pm.

All Day class: 8:30am – 3:30pm, with a break for lunch

Locations:

Main Midway Classes: Ralston Middle School, 2675 Ralston Ave, Belmont, CA

*Genealogy Merit Badge is an in-person class at a Family History Center. Location: Family History Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 975 Sneath Ln., San Bruno CA 94066. You can have a second class with Genealogy but be aware you will need to plan for travel time to or from your home or Ralston for the second class that day.

First Aid: 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto CA

Emergency Preparedness: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1475 Edgewood Road, Redwood City CA

Scouts will need to bring a sack lunch to the midway. There is not time in between classes for someone to bring a lunch to you. Please be prepared!

Blue Cards: We will be solely using Scoutbook for this event. We will not be using Blue Cards unless there is an issue connecting to your counselor. Your counselor will add him or herself as your counselor through Scoutbook to check off requirements. Please make sure you or your leaders have added this badge or badges to your personal list of merit badges as soon as you are registered for the Midway.

Scouts, if you email a counselor with questions or asking for clarification on something, to be in accordance with BSA and Pacific Skyline Council policy you MUST CC another adult, like your Scoutmaster or a parent/guardian.