MS Merit Badge Fair
A Big Thank You to Everyone Who Helped Make this Merit Badge Fair Possible and We look forward to Seeing You All Next Year.
Open to all Scouts BSA / Venturers / Sea Scouts
SATURDAY Novemeber 19, 2022
NOW AT: Herbert Hoover Middle School, 174 Jackson Ave, Edison, NJ 08837
Instructional swim is now being held at Metuchen YMCA, 65 High St, Metuchen, NJ 08840
- Walk-ins will be allowed. Bring cash or check - Made payable to Monmouth Council for $35. This will allow you into the fair for the day.
- Note: There will be an opportunity during lunch for a group photo of scouts and the crew from the NJ Submarine. If your scout is NOT allowed to be in the picture for social media, please let us know at the start of the day.
Key Registration Reminders
Merit Badge Blue Cards
- Before a Scout can start a Merit Badge, the Scout must verify with your Scoutmaster or Unit Leader who signs the blue cards that you can start a Merit Badge. As it is stated at the front of the blue card: "I have discussed this merit badge with this scout and recommended at least one merit badge counselor."
- If your Unit is allowing them to sign up for a "Merit Badge Fair", that would indicate their approval.
- The Scout needs to have a Merit Badge blue card signed by their Scoutmaster showing they have permission to take the class at our Merit Badge Fair.
Merit Badge Class Wait List & Refund Policy
- The MS Merit Badge Fair opens its annual registration over the Summer, so we recognize that some of our class offerings are in wait list status.
- When you go to sign up your scout for the event, it will show you the entire course catalog. Due to the popularity of the event, some of our classes are in wait list status.
- If a class is in a Wait List, you will see the current number of Scouts ahead of you for the class. As seats open up by other scouts dropping the class, each scout moved from the wait list will be emailed (and the rest will move up a seat)
- As you are registering today, by adding a Wait List class to your Scout's schedule, you understand the risk and possibility that your scout may not get into that class.
- If there is a point in time that your Scout no longer wants to wait for the wait-listed class, please go into your account and cancel the class or your event registration.
- Refund Policy: As long as you cancel your entire registration before 11/1/22, you will get a full credit posted back to your Tentaroo account. No cash refunds will be issued.
- To cancel your registration after November 1, note: no credit/refunds will be issued, please contact the Event Chairs to request the manual removal from the event.
Did you read the Event FAQ?
- The Event FAQ explains most of the frequently asked questions we have fielded over the years of doing this event.
What are Merit Badge Prerequisites?
- Almost every Merit Badge has Prerequisites.
- They are like "home-work" before the Fair.
- These are requirements that the Scout needs to complete before the Merit Badge Fair to earn the badge while at the Merit Badge Fair.
What Do I Need to Bring to the Day of the Merit Badge Fair?
- You should be wearing your Class A Uniform / Official Scout Uniform
- You should have the Merit Badge Book and a Signed Blue Card for each of your Classes with you
- You need a copy of your Merit Badge Schedule printed out from our registration website. This will tell you what classroom you should report to.
- If you have completed any of the prerequisites for your classes, bring those with you as well.
What are the Class Schedule / Time Blocks?
| Time Block | Class Time Period |
| 1,2 | 8:30 am - 10:30 am |
| 1,2,3 | 8:30 am - 11:30 pm |
| 1,2,3,4 | 8:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| 2,3 | 9:30 am - 11:30 pm |
| 3,4 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| 5,6 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| 5,6,7 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
| 5,6,7,8 | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| 6,7 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
| 7,8 | 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
What Classes are being offered?
| ClassName | Timeblock(s) | StartTime | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH - Oceanography | 1, 2 | 8:30 AM | 10:30 AM |
| CS - Citizenship in the Community | 1, 2, 3 | 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| DD - Personal Fitness | 1, 2, 3 | 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| JC - Electronics | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 8:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| JK - Nuclear Science | 1, 2, 3 | 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| JM - Personal Fitness | 1, 2, 3 | 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| JS - Scouting Heritage | 1, 2 | 8:30 AM | 10:30 AM |
| LL - Citizenship in Society | 1, 2, 3 | 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| MR - First Aid | 1, 2, 3 | 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| NR - Communication | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 8:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| PE - Chemistry | 1, 2, 3 | 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| RP - Programming | 1, 2, 3 | 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| SS - Digital Technology | 1, 2 | 8:30 AM | 10:30 AM |
| CH - Instructional Swim | 2, 3 | 9:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| PE - Citizenship in the Nation | 2, 3 | 9:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| CH - Oceanography | 3, 4 | 10:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| JS - Collections | 3, 4 | 10:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| SS - Digital Technology | 3, 4 | 10:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| CS - Citizenship in the Community | 5, 6, 7 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| DD - Citizenship in the Nation | 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| JK - Nuclear Science | 5, 6, 7 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| JM - Personal Fitness | 5, 6, 7 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| JS - Collections | 5, 6 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| LL - Citizenship in Society | 5, 6, 7 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| NR - Communication | 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| PE - Chemistry | 5, 6, 7 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| RP - Programming | 5, 6, 7 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| CH - Instructional Swim | 6, 7 | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| CH - Oceanography | 6, 7 | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| PE - Law | 6, 7 | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| SS - Digital Technology | 6, 7 | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| JS - Collections | 7, 8 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
Note: Classes are subject to change without notice. See Tentaroo for current class list and class availability.
What do I do when I finish registering?
- Print a copy of your course schedule
- Get a copy of the current merit badge book for each class
- Start working on your prerequisites !