Leaders' Guide 2018 MERIT BADGE MIDWAY. Firelands Scout Reservation: May 4-6, 2018 Lorain County Joint Vocational School: May 5, 2018

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1 Leaders' Guide 2018 MERIT BADGE MIDWAY Firelands Scout Reservation: May 4-6, 2018 Lorain County Joint Vocational School: May 5, 2018

2 Contents Registration... 2 Merit Badges Available at FSR... 4 Merit Badges Available at Lorain County JVS... 5 Firelands Scout Reservation Information... 6 Firelands Program Times... 7 Lorain County Joint Vocational School Information... 8 Lorain County JVS Program Schedule... 9 Lorain County JVS Rules Home Repairs Prerequisites Sign Off Sheet Merit Badge Blue Cards

3 Welcome to the 2018 Merit Badge Midway. We are having two different areas for our sessions this year: Lorain County JVS and Firelands Scout Reservation. We are offering merit badges this year that are not Eagle required (except is Cooking merit badge). We hope that your scouts can learn and earn while enjoying their experience. We are in need of at least 30 adult volunteers willing to serve as merit badge clerks, assistant counselors, or as classroom chaperones. If you are willing to help, please contact Pam Jantzen. With your help and cooperation, this will be another successful Merit Badge Midway! Registration Limitations on Class Space Registration "First Come, First Served" Liability and safety regulations require us to set limits on the number of Scouts that can be accepted. Units that register late may find that the desired courses have already been filled and that few or no alternate courses are available. REGISTER EARLY! When a class is full, registration for that class will close. No exceptions! A Link for registration will be posted on the calendar page on the council s website. Please let us know if you have trouble locating the link and we will it to you. To schedule Scouts for Merit Badges you will need their Name, Birthday and current Rank. To register Adults you will need their name, address, and YPT date. ALL UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ON THE A View from the Office Facebook page. If you have any questions about the event, please contact: Greg Olgin Pam Minnich Pat Navin Jim Vanderpool FSR coordinator LCJVS coordinator Unit Service Executives greg_olgin@yahoo.com janzenpamela@yahoo.com patrick.navin@scouting.org jim.vanderpool@scouting.org 2

4 Merit Badge Midway (MBM) Pre-Requisite Requirements Because many merit badges have requirements that involve time consuming activities, such as maintaining a record over a period of time, visiting some type of facility, writing a report, talking to a group of adults or Scouts, attending a city council meeting etc., it is obvious we could not accomplish completion of these merit badges in a single day at MBM. Therefore, achievement of any merit badge requires completion of some requirements, independently, outside of MBM. These requirements, identified as the "prerequisite requirements" (PreReq), consist of requirements (selected by the Merit Badge Counselors) that cannot be completed at MBM. A Scout completing these requirements for his selected merit badges, prior to attendance at MBM, ensures full completion of the merit badge during the MBM program. Depending on the nature of the requirements, Scouts are required to bring documentation with them to MBM that demonstrates they have satisfactorily preformed the requirement. For example: if the requirement specifies they prepare a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, they should bring that scrapbook with them to the Merit Badge Midway. It is emphasized, however, that the achievement of a merit badge by a Scout is a measure of the Scout's own initiative in advancing towards the rank of Eagle. It is part of his character development. At MBM we recognize this; therefore, merit badges are not just arbitrarily awarded because a Scout attends MBM. Every Scout must earn his merit badges by completing all of the specified requirements. Scouts failing to complete all of the requirements have not earned the merit badge and are given partial completions. Under these circumstances, it is up to the Scout, on his own initiative, to complete what he has started. Although not specifically a requirement, the manual entitled "Boy Scout Requirements" states: You should read the merit badge pamphlet. The MBM Committee strongly concurs with this statement and recommends that all Scouts read the current merit badge pamphlet for each merit badge attempted prior to attending MBM. Please help your Scouts receive the maximum benefit from MBM. Encourage them to read the pamphlets for the courses they attempt and bring the pamphlets with them. You will note that most of the merit badges are focused on those types of activities that Scouts do not obtain at Summer Camp. The goal of MBM is to provide a means for you to assist your Scouts in their advancement activities throughout the year, as opposed to principally at Summer Camp. No changes to selected merit badge classes after they have been entered into the registration system. 3

5 Merit Badges Available at FSR: See FSR merit badge catalog for more notes & pre-reqs: Merit Badge Where Minimum Maximum AD/AM/PM Climbing FSR 2 12 AD Photography FSR 6 12 AM/PM Bugling FSR 3 8 AM/PM Music FSR 3 8 AM/PM Chess FSR 4 10 AD Radio FSR 4 8 AD Orienteering FSR 2 12 AD Forestry FSR 2 10 AD Space Exploration FSR 2 10 AD Backpacking FSR 2 12 AD Indian Lore FSR 2 10 AD Shotgun FSR 2 8 AD Rifle FSR 2 12 AD Astronomy FSR 2 20 AD Signs, Signals, Codes FSR 2 12 AD Geocaching FSR 2 12 AD Canoeing FSR 4 15 AD Rowing FSR 4 10 AD Exploration FSR 2 10 AD AD = All Day AM = Available in morning PM = Available in afternoon **Space Exploration** - Please bring rocket kit and engine 4

6 Merit Badges Available at Lorain County JVS: See JVS merit badge catalog for more notes: Merit Badge Where Min Max Size AD/AM/PM Pre-Requisites Art JVS 2 12 AM/PM 4 Auto Maintenance JVS 2 8 AD Dentistry JVS 2 10 AD Disability Awareness JVS 20 AM/PM 2, 4 Electricity JVS 2 8 AM/PM Energy JVS 20 AM/PM Farm Mechanics JVS 2 10 AM/PM Fingerprinting JVS 2 10 AM/PM Game Design JVS 2 10 AD Home Repairs JVS 2 10 AM/PM See Attached Medicine JVS 2 10 AM/PM 4a**,6a**,7,10 Railroading JVS 2 10 AM/PM Traffic Safety JVS 2 10 AM/PM 5 Veterinary Medicine JVS 2 10 AD Chemistry JVS 2 10 AD Movie Making JVS 2 8 AD Public Speaking JVS 2 10 AD ** Medicine pick one of these two AD = All Day AM = Available in morning PM = Available in afternoon 5

7 Firelands Scout Reservation When: May 4-6, 2018 Where: Firelands Scout Reservation Check-in Times: Friday 5/4 starting at 6:30 PM Cost: Before April 22: $7 per Scout (Rifle Merit Badge: $20, Shotgun Merit Badge: $25) After April 22: $10 per Scout Adults: Free! ($3 if purchasing a patch, $7 for CPR & Controlling Blooding Class) Lodging: Tent campsites and cabins are available for use by the unit. Please follow this link to register for a site. Food: All meals are being done at the unit s site. Please plan appropriately each one. For Saturday s lunch, please invite a staff member to join you. Ice will be available in the Lake Lodge. Merit Schedule: See the following pages for the merit badges being offered at Firelands. If you know of someone who would like to help out, please let us know. We are looking for counselors and staff for each one offered. Medical help: All units are responsible for their own simple first aid (Medical forms Class A and B should be with the unit). In event of a serious event, please contact a staff member right away. All emergency room trips will be taken to Mercy Allen Memorial Hospital in Oberlin (200 W Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074). Please notify Midway staff or Camp Host if you have called for an ambulance. Restrooms: Please pay attention to the labels on the restrooms for Youth and Adults. Check the campsites for assigned times. Showerhouses are open and are unisex. 6

8 Firelands Program Times Friday Check in starts at 6:30 P.M. 9 P.M. Astronomy star gazing. Meet at Aquatics area Wyandot side 10 P.M. SPL/SM. Lake Lodge 11 P.M. Lights out Saturday 8:15. A.M. Lake Lodge 8:30. Merit Badge areas open 11:15. Stop for lunch 12:45 Merit Badges resume 5:00. Merit Badge areas close 7:30 Life to Eagle -CAH Dining Hall 8:45 Campfire Island 11 P.M. Lights out Sunday 7:45 A.M. Scout s Own unit campsites 9:30 A.M. All campers out of camp For Adults 8: 30 A.M. CPR and Controlling Blooding And 1:00 P.M. Both sessions in CAH Dining Hall 7

9 Please bring self-addressed/stamped envelope for the adult sessions Lorain County Joint Vocational School Date: May 5, 2018 Location: Lorain County Joint Vocational School State Route 58 Oberlin, OH Participants: All registered Boy Scouts Tuition Amount: Before April 22: $7 per Scout After April 22: $10 per Scout Adults: Free! ($3 if purchasing a patch, $7 for CPR & Controlling Blooding Class) **NO Registration at the door** Class Scheduling will be done on ONLY Doors 1 and 2, will be open for entry and exiting the JVS Building Please pay attention to the labels on the restrooms for Youth and Adults. Check-ln Check-in will take place in the foyer of the Lorain County Joint Vocational School beginning at 8:00 AM. During check-in, Scoutmasters will get a packet that will include the unit's event patches and maps of where the merit badges will be conducted. There will absolutely be no walk up registrations. Only staff will be allowed in the building between 7:30 and 8:00 am. Doors open for Unit check-in at 8:00 am. Please have only one adult per unit check-in your unit. Registration packets will be issued to each registered unit during check-in. 8

10 Lorain County JVS Program Schedule: 7:30am: 8:00am: 8:20am: 8:25am: 8:30am: 11:30am: Instructors allowed into building Youth and units will be allowed to enter the building but must wait in the Quarry Rooms - Seating is limited Flag /Opening Ceremony on sidewalk in front of JVS - weather permitting. In case of rain, ceremony will be in Quarry room B. Scouts permitted to proceed to class rooms. Merit Badge Sessions begin All Merit Badges Break for lunch. Scouts must remain in the Quarry Room B until 12:25pm and they are dismissed by staff. Scouts should not be in a classroom during their lunch time. Lunch should be eaten in Quarry Rooms. Scouts will eat in Quarry Room B Merit Badge Instructors will eat in Quarry Room A 12:30pm: 3:30pm: 4:00pm: Afternoon Merit Badge Sessions begin All Merit Badge Session and Adult Leader Training ends Building must be cleared 9

11 Lorain County JVS Rules The Lorain County Joint Vocational School has provided the facilities and a large number of staff members to support the Great Frontier District Merit Badge Midway since Please discuss the following with your unit and remind everyone that we are guests at the LCJVS. The Scout Oath and Scout Law are to be followed at all times. Trash is to be placed in the proper receptacles around the school. ABSOLUTELY NO FOOD OR DRINK is allowed in any Classroom, Labs, or the hallways. Remind your troop the dumpsters are for trash, not scavenger hunts. Keep out of them. Adults who accompany the unit on this event are expected to assist with supervision of youth members. We may ask them to assist in Merit Badge Sessions or to help keep things organized. Areas other than those designated as merit badge locations are off limits. This includes the area east of the parking lot, the front of the building south of the flag pole, and all areas of the building that have been taped off. The Pond Area is OFF LIMITS All Scouts should stay on the building side of the road. Remind all adult attendees that we have separate restroom facilities for adults and youth. They need to observe this rule, as well as the Scouts. Building Hours: 7:30 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. (Scouts not allowed in until 8:00 AM.) Classroom phones are for EMERGENCY use only! Check out the JVS displays and give-a-way table near the Front Lobby 10

12 Please be courteous and clean as the JVS allowed us to be here. Home Repairs Prerequisites Sign Off Sheet Please have and adult leader or parent sign off on the following requirements on the scout s blue card before attending the Home Repairs Merit Badge Session. Without the work being done, the best that can be achieved is a PARTIAL. 2. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor, do FOUR of the following: a. Maintain or recondition a garden tool and show that you know how to clean up and properly store it and other tools. b. Weather-strip a window or door. c. Caulk cracks or joints open to the weather. d. Waterproof a basement. e. Repair a break in a concrete or asphalt surface. f. Repair the screen in a window or door. g. Replace a pane of glass. h. Solder a broken wire or metal object. 3. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor, do THREE of the following: a. Install or build equipment for storing tools. b. Build a workbench c. Repair a piece of furniture. d. Paint or varnish a piece of furniture, a door, or trim on a house. e. Repair a sagging door or gate. f. Repair a loose step or railing. g. Repair a fence. 4. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor, do TWO of the following: a. Locate a main electrical switch box and know how to replace a fuse or reset a circuit breaker. b. Replace an electrical cord or repair a plug or lamp socket. c. Install a single-pole light switch. d. Replace an electrical wall outlet. 5. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor, do TWO of the following: 11

13 a. Clear a clogged drain or trap. b. Repair a leaky water faucet. c. Repair a flush toilet. d. Repair a leaky hose or connector. e. Clean or replace a sprinkler head. 6. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor, do THREE of the following: a. Paint a wall or ceiling. b. Repair or replace damaged tile, linoleum, or vinyl flooring. c. Install drapery or curtain rods and then hang drapes or curtains. d. Replace window blind cords. e. Repair or replace a window sash cord. f. Reinforce a picture frame. g. Mend an object made of china, glass, or pottery. Either a parent or the merit badge counselor may supervise the Scout s work on any Home Repairs requirements. 12

14 Merit Badge Blue Cards Scouts must BRING THEIR OWN APPLICATION FOR MERIT BADGE CARDS; (blue card) properly filled out and signed by a unit leader (see example below) for each of their merit badge session at the MBM. Blue cards will be returned by the counselors IN CLASS to the scout. The scout is responsible for turning their cards in to their unit's designated Adult. (Shown is a previous version of the blue card. Current versions now read "I have discussed this merit badge with this Scout and recommended at least one merit badge counselor") COUNSELOR'S RECORD Please have Scouts fill out the blue cards as shown in Red above. SM signs only the front of card now. SM signs the back of card after the MB is completed. 13

15 You can use the Blue Card Report on your registration to print out Blue Cards with Scout s information pre-filled! 14