Registration
We are currently at capacity for the Troop Lodge for summer camp (22 scouts and 6 adults signed up). We can accommodate more campers on our site if they are willing to camp in tents / hammocks.
If you or someone in your family plans on attending Summer Camp:
- Review your RSVP in TroopTrack to make sure you have responded.
- If you haven’t RSVPed for the event, register on Trooptrack ASAP so we know how many people to expect and to plan transportation.
The absolute final date to sign up or change your response is May 16. After that date, campers will be charged based on their RSVP.
Merit Badge Planning
The schedule for merit badges classes has been released for our week of camp. Scouts should review the schedule and create a plan for what badges they would like to participate in during the week. Registration for merit badge classes will open at noon on Tuesday, May 6. We are working on a plan to register Scouts for their classes at that time as some classes fill up quickly. Additional information will be shared at an upcoming meeting.
Reading The Schedule
The schedule for our week of Summer Camp is available HERE. The file contains 4 pages that look like the image below:
- There are 9 possible scheduling slots for the week (called “pods” on the schedule). This includes:
- Morning sessions each day Monday through Friday
- Afternoon sessions each day Monday through Thursday.
- Some merit badges require more than one pod to complete. The color of the cell indicates whether the Merit Badge requires one or more pods to complete:
- Merit Badges requiring 1 pod are shown in GREEN.
- Merit Badges requiring 2 pods are shown in shades of ORANGE.
- Merit Badges requiring more than 2 pods (i.e. Hiking MB, Project COPE) are shown in PURPLE.
- Note that the pods are shown OUT OF ORDER in the document (e.g., Monday AM and Tuesday AM are grouped together). This is because badges requiring multiple sessions have classes in the morning or afternoon on consecutive days.
- Multiple classes may be offered for a merit badge in a week.
- The final four columns of the document contain additional information about pre-/post- requirements, cost and additional information.
- “Starting Requirements” are the pre-requirements to be completed BEFORE arriving at Summer Camp.
- “Finishing Requirements” are requirements that will be finished by the Scout AFTER Summer Camp.
- Scouts will earn a “partial” on these badges until the requirements are finished.
- The Merit Badge Counselor may allow Scouts to show they have completed these Finishing Requirements before arriving at camp, but this is up to the Counselor’s discretion.
- Merit Badges with additional costs for supplies are indicated in the Costs column.
- Some of these kits must be purchased at the trading post before starting the merit badge.
- Scouts are responsible for bringing cash to camp to cover these costs.
- Many merit badges will have work to be completed at camp during a Scout’s open time.
- Classes are planned to be capped at 15 scouts with a waitlist in the event that a class is filled.
Preparing Your Merit Badge Plan
- Review the BSR Merit Badges Week 2 schedule.
- Plan to fill up to 7 of the 9 “pods”. Leave some time for “campwork” and for personal advancements. If you fill all of the “pods”, you will have a very busy week.
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- Write out your ideal schedule for the week with your top preferences.
- Include 3 or 4 possible alternates.
- All scouts who do not have First Aid MB or Swimming MB must make those your top 2 choices. There are 4 sections of each of those MBs in the course of the week. Talk to your peers and plan to register for the same section.
- We are working on a plan for getting the actual registration completed. You will be asked to bring your plan to a future meeting so we know how to register you.
