Another year means another day for Merit Badge Midway!  Black Hills Area Council is excited to announce the 2025 Merit Badge Midway which includes Friday night sessions.  Currently there is no mask requirement on campus for South Dakota Mines, but that could change so be prepared!

We welcome all registered Scouts BSA at Merit Badge Midway.  For the best experience, we recommend youth new to scouting and Webelos that have just crossed over to sign up for Trail to First Class 

We expect all scouts to Be Prepared for the Merit Badge Midway.  The best way to prepare is to read the Merit Badge Book.  The sessions will focus on the requirements that the scouts have read about in their book.

Also, please know that there are prerequisites listed for the appropriate Merit Badges.  If the prerequisite is listed and not completed by the scout prior to the event, the scout will not achieve the Merit Badge that day and will need to make a plan to follow up with a registered Merit Badge Counselor for that Merit Badge.  There are also some classes that will require post-work to be completed.  Cooking, for instance, will provide all of the education and planning needed, but the actual cooking will need to be completed within the unit.  If a scout has partial merit badges, they should bring their blue card and content to show completion as we will have some counselors available to meet with them.  If you have a specific incomplete badge, email the event chair to confirm a counselor for that class will be available.

We want all scouts to enjoy this annual event and if they are prepared, they will have fun, engaging, hands-on sessions taught by Scouters, professionals in their field and SD Mines faculty and students who are excited to share their learning passion with the visitors to campus.

Heather Palmer