High Trail District

Merit Badge Academy 2018

Saturday, 2/3/17, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Summit Lakes Middle School

3500 Windemere Dr., Lee’s Summit, MO 64082

Important Details

► Registrations will only be accepted online.

Go to the hoac-bsa.org website and select the following links:

Districts—High Trail—Activities and Camping.

Registrations will be accepted until 1/2/18 or until the MBA is full.

Classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Be advised that the MBA fills up

early. Class sizes are limited.

Absolutely NO WALKINS the day of the event!!! Scouts previously not registered will

NOT be allowed to take the place of other scout participants not in attendance that day.

Cost: $9.00 (includes event patch)

Scouts may take up to three classes except in the case of Emergency Preparedness, Aviation,

and First Aid (three-hour classes) which limit a scout to two classes.

Prerequisites: A scout must bring to class and have read a copy of the merit badge book

current as of October, 2017. He should be prepared to discuss its contents. All classes

also have prerequisites that must be done before attending class if a scout hopes to complete

the badge at the MBA. See the attached information for a list of classes and prerequisites.

This year’s MBA features ten Eagle-required badges and twenty-six other badges for a total

of thirty-six. New offerings this year include Programming and Cooking.

Scouts taking Model Design and Building will need to bring $6 in exact change to

purchase a model being provided by the counselor. Please also note: requirement 5d is

a "post-requisite" in that, after doing the classwork, the scout will have to arrange to

meet with the counselor at a later date to complete requirement 5d.

All registrations must be made online by your designated unit representative, not

individually.

Allow two weeks after MBA for processing of Merit Badge Cards. Please do not plan a

Court of Honor for less than two weeks after the MBA.

MBA Committee: Amanda Davis (Assistant Registrar), Jason Davis (Assistant Chair), Ken Fuenfhausen, (Chair),

Teresa Fuenfhausen (Event Assistant), John Monson (Registrar), Herb Myers (Assistant Registrar)

For questions regarding the MBA in general: Ken Fuenfhausen, 816-529-2971, 816-537-8877, or

MeritBadgeAcademy@yahoo.com

For registration questions: John Monson, registrar@mb-academy.org

Enclosed: Class Offerings/Prerequisites, Registration Worksheet, Staff Registration Form,

First Year Scouts, Special Notes.

High Trail District

Merit Badge Academy

Regarding First Year Scouts

First year scouts--including those who have moved from a pack to a

troop before February 1 and are registered as Boy Scouts--are welcome

to attend the MBA. However, we'd suggest a few ideas to help your new

scouts succeed.

►Be sure they get their pre-requisites done ahead of time when

possible. Possibly use some troop meeting time for this.

►Though they are welcome at all badges (other than those reserved for

Star Scouts and above), we'd recommend the following badges which

are less demanding and, therefore, give new scouts a better chance of

completing their badges: Traffic Safety, Fire Safety, Fingerprinting, and

Plumbing. Please discourage your first year scouts from taking

required badges. If a boy has only been a scout a sort time, he really

isn't ready to tackle a required badge and still get out of it what he

should.

►Please help first year scouts understand that, regarding prerequisite

work, scouts cannot run off a bunch of internet materials and hand it in

as their own work. Their prerequisite work must be in their own words

(preferably handwritten). It does them no good to run off someone

else’s work, possibly not even reading and understanding it. Internet

material will not be accepted. Help first year scouts properly write up

their prerequisite work.

►Remember: Webelos Scouts cannot earn Boy Scout Merit

Badges. Only registered Boy Scouts can attend the MBA.

High Trail District

Merit Badge Academy

Special Notes Regarding Prerequisites

and Merit Badge Books

Since this registration packet is being distributed in October, the

prerequisites listed are based upon the requirements current as of

October, 2017. Some years a problem arises in that, occasionally, the

requirements for a badge will be changed by national after our

registration has begun. If a scout waits to purchase the books he needs,

he takes the risk of having newer requirements from a newly published

book which will not be the standard for the day. He could show up in

class with the wrong prerequisites accomplished as those in this packet

are based on the requirements as of this printing, October 2017.

Please be sure this doesn’t happen with your scouts. Register early and

then purchase the books ASAP. This way we avoid frustration for the

scouts and our counselors. If a scout comes to class with the wrong

book, he’ll fail to complete the badge that day.

On another note, we’d strongly suggest using some troop meeting time

to help your scouts complete prerequisites where possible. Only one

third of scouts who attend the MBA walk out with completed badges

that day due to a lack of prerequisite work.

Finally, scouts doing prerequisite work cannot run off internet material

and hand it in as their own work. Their prerequisite work must be in

their own words (preferably handwritten). It does them no good to run

off someone else’s work, possibly not even reading and understanding it.

Internet material will not be accepted.

Help your scouts succeed by being prepared!

Class Offerings & Prerequisites High Trail District Merit Badge Academy 2018

Saturday, 2/3/17, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Prerequisite for all classes: A scout must bring to class and have read a current copy of the

merit badge book and be prepared to discuss its contents. (“Current” means a book with the

requirements as of October, 2017.) Scouts should also bring completed prerequisites, pen, and

paper to each class. American Labor 2, 5a or 5b or 5c or 5d, 7, 9

(Must be at least a Star Scout)

Architecture 1

Aviation 3b and bring it to class (pattern

in MB book, p. 84), 4a or 4b

or 4c, 5 (3-hour class)

Camping* 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 (note from SM on

5, 7, 8, 9)

Chemistry 1c, 7 (Must be at least a Star

Scout)

Citz. in Nation* 2, 3, 6, 8

Citz. in World* 4b, 4c, 7 (Must be at least a

Star Scout)

Cooking* 4, 5, 6

Crime Prevention 2, 4, 5, 6, 7

Dentistry 3, 4, 6

Digital Technology 1, 5a,b,c, 6, 8, 9 (Write report

on 9)

Electricity 2, 5, 8

Emergency Prep*. 1, 6c, 7, 8b, 9a (3-hour class)

Engineering 1, 2, 5a or 5b, 9

Do 2 of 6a,b,c,d,e,f

Family Life* 3, 4, 5, 6b

Fingerprinting 1

Fire Safety 6a, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 (note from

SM on 7, 9, 10, 11)

First Aid* 1 (note from SM on 1), 2d

(3-hour class)

Game Design 1a, 5, 8a OR 8b

Geocaching 7, 8, 9

Golf 4c, 8 (note from SM on 8)

Hiking* 4, 5, 6

Law 4, 6, 7, 9

Medicine 1 (Write answers.), 6 (Write

answers.), 7a, 10

Model Design & Bldg. 3, 5d completed after MBA

(Bring $6 to class for model.)

Moviemaking 2a, 2b, 2d

Nuclear Science 2a (Write definitions.), 3b, 4,

6c, 7, 8

Personal Fitness* 1, 6, 7, 8, 9

(Bring records for 6, 7, 8, 9.)

Pers. Management* 1, 2, 8, 9, 10

Photography 4a (12 photos), 4b (20 photos)

Plumbing 1b, 2, 8 (note from SM on 8)

Programming 1a, 5a-d completed after MBA

Public Health 5a or 5b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 8

Railroading 8a or 8b

Traffic Safety 2b, 5

Truck Transportation 4 a-e, 8 a-d

*A scout may take a maximum of 2 Eagle-required merit badges.

High Trail District Merit Badge Academy

February 3, 2018

Registration Worksheet

► Registrations will only be accepted online by your designated unit representative, not individually.

Go to the hoac-bsa.org website and select the following links: Districts—High Trail—Activities and Camping.

►This is a worksheet for your convenience.

►You cannot register at Scout Office or Roundtable.

●When registering, be prepared to make payment with a credit card. Cost: $9 per scout.

● All classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

● Scouts may choose up to three merit badges and three alternates. (Exception: Emergency Preparedness, Aviation, and First Aidare three-hour

classes, thus limiting a scout taking these to two classes. However, still indicate three choices and three alternates in case the Scout does not get into

Emergency Preparedness. Aviation, or First Aid.)

● Only Star, Life, and Eagle scouts may take Citizenship in the World, Chemistry, or American Labor.

●Also, note any special need (ex: can only attend a.m. or p.m.).

Registration deadline: 1/2/18 or until all classes are full. Be advised that the MBA fills up early. Once all classes are full, registration will close. Make your reservation as soon as possible.

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