2025 Merit Badge Mania
Richland College, Dallas
Saturday, January 25, 2025

Hosted by Duck Creek District

Participant Type: Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouts

Registration opens November 25 at 10:00 a.m.
Registration closes January 19 at 11:00 p.m.
- NO WALK-INS -

Event Details

• Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
• Location: Richland College, 12800 Abrams Rd., Dallas, TX 75243
• Cost: $25.00 per Scout plus optional $5.00 box lunch.
  • Parents wishing to stay, please register under "Parent/Guardian" registrant type. It will pop up once Scout(s) are selected.
• Registration Closes: Sunday, January 19 at 11:00 p.m.
• This is the deadline to register, add/update participants and classes, and complete payment. NO late additions/substitutions. NO walk-ins.
• Cancellations: All cancellations must follow the Circle Ten Council Cancellation & Refund Policy (HERE)

Class Information

• Class Size is limited to 15 Scouts per class.Classes will fill quickly! 
• Scouts may only register for two classes (one in the morning session & one in the afternoon session) or one class that takes up both the morning and afternoon session. 
• ****"Blue cards" will be available for download after the event under the "Reports" tab in your registration. Blue cards will only be available if the badge was completed. If the badge is incomplete, you can download the completed requirements under the "Unit Advancement Detail" tab in your registration. ****
• Class Descriptions and Prerequisites can be found in the 2025 MB Mania Class Catalog in the Attachment section on the right.

Event Times

• 7:30 a.m.: Check-in opens
• 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Session 1
• 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Session 2
• Lunch will not be available for purchase at the event and must be pre-purchased. If you are not buying an optional lunch, please bring a sack lunch.

Registration Information
The following information will be requested during registration:

• First and Last Name
• Name called
• Age
• Scout Rank
• Acknowledgement that Scout has discussed attendance/classes with Scoutmaster
• Email and mailing address for registration contact
• Participant contact name, phone, email, and relationship to Scout

Documents Required at Check-in

• Any prerequisite and/or paperwork requested by counselors (see Merit Badge Catalog available on November 25)

Contacts

• Merit Badge Mania Chair: Manny Diaz, dcmeritbadgemania@gmail.com
• Staff Advisor: Laura Baxter, laura.baxter@scouting.org
• Registration Assistant: Sharla Malone, sharla.malone@scouting.org

Badges Offered: 

• American Heritage 
• Archeology 
• Camping 
• Chess
• Citizenship in the Community 
• Citizenship in the Nation
• Citizenship in the World
• Communication
• Cooking
• Digital Technology
• Disabilities Awareness
• Emergency Preparedness 
• Engineering 
• Environmental Science 
• Family Life 
• Home Repairs
• Personal Fitness
• Personal Management 
• Reading 
• Robotics
• Scouting Heritage
• Signs, Signals, and Codes
• Sustainability 
• Theater