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There are many great opportunities to participate in a Merit Badge College in 2019. Below is a link to each of the Council-approved merit badge colleges along with the information on how to register! All Merit Badge College Registration in 2019 is accessed through Tentaroo! You will need to create an account before you can register. For events that fill up quickly, we recommend that you make your account in advance of the registration date to make sure you get your first merit badge selections. Instructions on creating an account are below.
Merit Badge College – Carlisle March 9, 2019 and March 30, 2019
Registration Open Date: December 8, 2018, 9:00am-Registration fills up quickly and will close once most classes are full.
Description: Troop 168 welcomes all our visitor Scouts to the 16th Annual Merit Badge College! WE ARE OFFERING THIS EVENT FREE TO THE SCOUTS. The only exception is the $20 fee required by the Red Cross for the certification course. This course is only offered on March 30th and is a 6 hour course so i takes a full day session which will be from 9 am to 3:30. Adults may register for this class.
Location: Saint Patrick School, 87 Marsh Drive, Carlisle, PA
More Information and Prerequisites: https://www.bsatroop168.com/2019-mbc
Register here or view available classes here.
Merit Badge College – Keystone Capital – March 16, 2019 and May 4, 2019
Registration Open Date: TBD, 9:00am
Description: The East Shore Merit Badge with take place on March 16 and May 4, 2019. More information coming soon!
More Information: East Shore Merit Badge College Page
Registration coming soon!
Merit Badge College – Newville January 12, 2019 and February 9, 2019
Registration Open Date: November 13, 2018 12:00am
Description: The Newville Merit Badge College will take place on January 13th and February 10th at the First Church of God in Newville.
Location: First Church of God in Newville, 475 Shippensburg, Road Newville, PA
More Information: Newville Merit Badge College Page
Register here or view available classes here.
Merit Badge College – Pioneer January 12, 2019 and February 9, 2019
Registration Open Date: December 6, 2019 9:00am
Description: The Pioneer District will be holding its 2nd Annual S.T.E.M Merit Badge College at Trinity High School in Camp Hill.
Location: Trinity High School, 3601 Simpson Ferry Road, Camp Hill, PA
More Information: Coming soon!
Register here or view available classes here.
Merit Badge Invitational Camporee
Registration: Details available on the Troop 90 website here.
Description: Your troop is invited to apply to attend the 13th Annual Merit Badge Camporee. Make sure to add this event to your planning calendar for 2019. This Camporee has grown each year and has been as rewarding for both the scouts who have participated and the Merit Badge Counselors who have given of their time.
Due to the success of this event it will be an Invitational again this year. We will be limiting attendance to 300 scouts. Each troop is required to provide counselors for at least 2 badges, however we ask that if you have a large troop (10+), please provide additional counselor(s). If your counselors can teach various merit badges please have them complete a SEPARATE form for each Merit Badge they are willing to teach.
Location: Shrewsbury
More information: Registration Coming soon!
Registration coming soon!
Registration Instructions (you can reference Creating an Individual Account for Tentaroo and Register for a Merit Badge Event in Tentaroo for further instructions)
Step 1: Create an Account
Step 2: Add your Scout(s)
Step 3: Select Merit Badges for each Scout by dragging classes over.
Step 4: Check out. If you are entering multiple Scouts, we recommend checking out periodically or after each Scout to make sure that each selection is reserved.
