Cahuenga District

Spring 2008
Merit Badge
Midway Extravaganza

Saturday, May 3^rd
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

First United Methodist Church
4832 Tujunga Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Map

For Information:
Max Goldberg 818-980-5879 or max47@pacbell.net

Cost: $5 per Scout, payable at the event

Welcome to Boy Scout Troop 18 Merit Badge Midway.  In the attached packet you will find everything you need to know about our midway. 

If you have questions about a specific merit badge, please contact the merit badge counselor prior to the event.  Some of the merit badges offered will be started at the midway and completed with the counselors after the requirements have been completed.  Other merit badges are designed to be completed at the midway.

Remember that you must have your Scoutmaster approve any badge you intend to work on.  Each Scout is expected to provide:

• Signed Merit Badge cards
• Updated Merit Badge books
• Writing Materials

Scouts will be expected to arrive in uniform and have their (blue) merit badge cards signed by their scout leaders.

For your convenience, Troop 18 will be providing a food concessions booth for you to purchase drinks, lunch, snacks, and various food items.

Thank you for joining us in our Midway efforts.  We hope you will enjoy yourself, and take full advantage of the opportunities provided for you.

Cost of the event is     $5.00, payable at the door.  We will accept cash and checks.

• Please make checks payable to:  BSA Troop 18

Please arrive early to register, as many merit badge will begin promptly at 9:00am.

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME THAT EACH MERIT BADGE IS BEING OFFERED. 

Merit Badge and Counselor Roster

MERIT BADGE MIDWAY PREREQUISITES

TROOP 18 Merit Badge Midway

Saturday May 3, 2008

ART

 1. Tell a story with a picture or pictures or using a 3-D rendering (and bring it to the Midway to show your counselor).

2. Do ONE of the following (and bring it to the Midway to show your counselor):

a. Design something useful. Make a sketch or model of your design. Then create a promotional piece for the item using a picture or pictures.

b. Design a logo. Then, with your parent's permission, put your logo on Scout equipment, furniture, ceramics, or fabric.  Share your design with your counselor and explain the significance of your logo.

3. Render a subject of your choice in FOUR of these ways (and bring them to the Midway to show your counselor):

a. Pen and ink,

b. Watercolors,

c. Pencil,

d. Pastels,

e. Oil paints,

f. Tempera,

g. Acrylics,

h. Charcoal

i. Computer drawing or painting

4. With your parent's permission, visit a museum, art exhibit, art gallery, artists' co-op, or artist's workshop. Find out about the art displayed or created there.  Bring evidence of your visit to the Midway (parent’s note, ticket stub, etc.) and be prepared to discuss what you learned with your counselor.

5. Find out about three career opportunities in art.  Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession.  Come to the Midway prepared to discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Scouts should have read the merit badge requirements list and should be ready to demonstrate completion of the following requirements:
1. a,b,c,d,e,f
2. a, b
3. a or b
Requirements 2c and 2d require that you shoot a video per the instructions.  If you’ve done that, I will have a DVD player with me so we can look at your DVD and you can complete the merit
badge that day.  If you want feedback on your storyboard (requirement 2b) before shooting and editing, and that's OK - we can work out an alternative arrangement to get you signed off once you've completed 2c and 2d.

CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY

Please do not try to earn this merit badge at the midway unless you have studied the merit badge handbook and are fully prepared to participate in a freewheeling, in-depth discussion of each requirement.

 Please do the following prerequisites before coming to the Merit Badge Midway:   

• Bring in and have completely read the current merit badge book
• Requirement 2a: bring in a map of your community with the required buildings circled
• Requirement 2b: be prepared to discuss the organization of the Los Angeles City government
• Requirement 3a: bring in proof that you attended the required meeting and be prepared to discuss what transpired at the meeting
• Requirement 7b: bring in your research about a community organization
• Requirement 7c: bring in a letter signed by a representative of a local organization certifying that you volunteered at least 8 hours of your time to that organization, listing dates and hours volunteered, preferably on organization letterhead
• Requirement 8: bring in your completed presentation and be prepared to show it to the class

CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION

All Scouts who wish to take the Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge, must bring the current Merit Badge book (2005 ed.) This has to be read and they have to be able to discuss all requirements.

Some requirements are more than discussion:

1. Be prepared to discuss
2. Be prepared to discuss.
3. Keep accurate notes for discussion.
4. Be prepared to discuss. (bring these documents with you, and be sure you read them.)
5. Written response and discussion.
6. Follow instructions completely.
7. Written response and discussion.
8. DO not mail the letter. Bring it with you.

Scouts, read all these documents prior to the meeting. I do not want to hear I read it a few years ago.

Contact me by phone........ 818 761 8141
Contact me by Email......... MeritbadgesBSA@aol.com

CITIZENSHIP IN THE WORLD

Please do not try to earn this merit badge at the midway unless you have studied the merit badge handbook and are fully prepared to participate in a freewheeling, in-depth discussion of each requirement.

Please do the following prerequisites before coming to the Merit Badge Midway:   

• Requirement 3b: Please select a country and in writing describe how geography, natural resources and climate are important in defining the country’s economy and global partnerships with other countries.  
• Requirement 4b:  Please bring in the resource that you used to research this requirement. 
• Requirement 4c:  Be prepared to discuss The United Nations and The World Court.  
• Requirement 7a and b:  If you choose either of these items, please bring in documentation from the Internet or a foreign newspaper to show that you did the required research.

COLLECTIONS

Need to complete requirement 1 with a written report.

Bring collection or part of collection to display and use for requirement 5. (Or pictures if too large to carry).

Stamp and coin collections are not permitted as there is a separate merit badge for this. Also no rock collections as there is a geology merit badge that covers this.

New collectors may attend the first hour which will involve an explanation using baseball cards as an example. A starter kit for a baseball card collection will be distributed to interested scouts.

COMPUTERS

6. Do THREE of the following: 

a. Use a database manager to create a troop roster that includes the name, rank, patrol, and telephone number of each Scout.  Show your counselor that you can sort the register by each of the following categories: rank, 

patrol, and alphabetically by name. 

b. Use a spreadsheet program to develop a food budget for a patrol weekend campout. 

c. Use a word processor to write a letter to the parents of your troop's Scouts inviting them to a court of honor.  Use the program's mail merge feature to make a personalized copy of the letter for each family. 

d. Use a computer graphics program to design and draw a campsite plan for your troop, OR design a flyer for an upcoming troop event. 

e. Using a software package of your choice, develop a short presentation about a topic that has been approved by your counselor. For your presentation create at least 10 slides. 

f. Using an Internet search engine, find ideas about how to conduct a troop court of honor or campfire program.  Print out a copy of the ideas from at least three different Web sites. Share what you found with your counselor, and explain how you used the search engine to find this information. 

g. Using a digital camera, take a picture of a troop activity. Transfer the picture file to a computer and use photographic software to make it small enough to send easily as an e-mail attachment. Then, using a computer connected to the Internet (with your parent's permission), send an e-mail to someone you know. In your message, include the photograph as an attachment. Verify that the person received your e-mail and was able to view the attachment. 

h. Describe two computer chip-based devices, and explain how they are "smarter" because of the chip and its program. 

7. Do ONE of the following: 

a. Visit a business or an industrial plant that uses computers. Observe what tasks the computers accomplish, and be prepared to discuss what you have learned. 

b. Using a software package of your choice for computer aided design (CAD), create an engineering-style drawing of a simple object. Include the top, bottom, and at least one side view and the dimensions. 

c. Use a general purpose programming language to write a simple program application of your choice, subject to approval by your counselor. 

d. Design a Web page for your troop, patrol, school, or place of worship. You need not post the page to a Web site. However, if you decide to do so, you will first need to get your parent's permission and your counselor's 

approval, as well as permission from the host site. 

DRAFTING

Read the Drafting Merit Badge manual before coming to the Midway.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

1 First Aid Merit Badge required.

2&3 typed.

5 show evidence.

8 typed.

ENGINEERING

1.

2 do research - write 1 paragraph.

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 typed.

FAMILY LIFE

1.   BRING MERIT BADGE PAMPHLET.

2.   Bring written requirements: #1,#2, #3, #4.

3.   Discuss:  #5 a, b, c; #6 a; #7 a, d.

For questions call : Judy Apuzzo at 367-0282.

FIRST AID

—You must call the counselor to register, space limited.

   1) Read the First Aid Merit Badge handbook
   2) Read all the sections applying to first aid in the Boy Scout Handbook; there are sections for
        Tenderfoot, First Class, and Second Class.
   3) Prepare a "home size" first aid kit that you can display at the merit badge meeting.
   4) Learn any first aid skill of your choosing, well enough that you can teach it at the merit badge
         meeting.

GOLF

Study the USGA “Rules of Golf” in preparation of requirement 2.  Bring a set of clubs to comply with requirement 7.  Bring a score card signed by an adult, attesting that you complied with the sub-requirements of requirement 8.  Read and study the merit badge book in preparation for the remaining requirements.

HIKING

You must complete requirements 4, 5, 6 and 7 and besides the written material, you must bring a letter or document signed by your scoutmaster, troop hike master or an authorized Scouter not related to you confirming the six hikes, the proper distance and your participation.  Read and study the merit badge in preparation for the remaining requirements.

LEATHERWORK

1.   Must have Leatherwork Merit Badbe pamphlet.

2.   Be prepared to perform Requirements 1, 2 and 4.

3.   Start or complete Requirements 3 & 5. (note: You must have craft

       materials for any project you wish to start or complete at the Midway.)

MODEL DESIGN AND BUILDING

1.   Must have the Merit Badge Pamphlet.

2.   Be prepared to explain, demonstrate and discuss Requirements: 1, 2 & 3.

3.   Start or complete one of the projects in Requirement 4.

      (Note:  All requirements must be met by the end of the Midway or you can   

                  continue working on the Badge with the  Counselor.)

FOR MODEL BUILDING, PLEASE CALL THE COUNSELOR BEFORE

THE MIDWAY.   Herbert Apuzzo       367-0282

PERSONAL MANAGEMENT

1.  BRING MERIT BADGE PAMPHLET.

2.  Bring written  Requirements for: #l b & c; #2 a; #8 a, b, c; #9.

3.  Be prepared to discuss:  2 b; 3 (5 concepts of your choice); 4 a,b,c; 5 all; 6 all; 7 all; 8 d; 10 a, b.

For questions call : Judy Apuzzo at 367-0282.

PETS

• Present evidence that you have cared for a pet for 4 months.  Bring pet or pictures.
• Write in 200 words or more about the care, feeding, and housing of your pet. Tell some interesting facts about it. Tell why you have this kind of pet. Give local laws, if any, relating to the pet you keep.  Bring written report.

3. Show that you have read a book or pamphlet, approved by your counselor, about your kind of pet.  Bring book.

4. Do ONE of the following:

a. Show your pet in some pet show.  Show photos or registration form, etc.

b. Start a friend raising a pet like yours. Help your friend get a good start.  Bring friend to midway.

c. Train a pet in three or more tricks or special abilities.  Bring pet to midway.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Telephone me for topic approval for requirement 4.  Bring the display which you produce after topic approval.  Any display not pre-approved by me will not satisfy the requirement 4 and you will not earn the badge.  Read and study the merit badge book in preparation for the remaining requirements.

PERSONAL FITNESS

Read and bring the Personal Fitness merit badge book.

Be prepared to discuss items #1-5

This would complete the first of three meetings to earn the merit badge. The second meeting would involve baseline physical fitness testing, place and time to be determined. The final meeting would occur approximately 12 weeks after the 2nd meeting for retesting of physical fitness.

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Purchase and read the Public Speaking merit badge pamphlet. 

Scouts should prepare #1, 2 and 4. We'll do #3 at the midway and we'll also go over #5.

If you have questions, you may call me (h: 818-907-3660, c: 818-692-6875).

SALESMANSHIP

1&2 will discuss.

3 & 4 type - Scout picks topic.

5 show evidence.

6 discuss.

7 typed.

SCHOLARSHIP

1. Do ONE of the following:

a. Show that you have had an average grade of B or higher (80 percent or higher) for one term or semester.

b. Show that for one term or semester you have improved your school grades over the previous period.

3. Get a note from the principal* of your school (or another school official named by the principal) that states that during the past year your behavior, leadership, and service have been satisfactory.

5. Do ONE of the following:

a. Write a report of 250 to 300 words about how the education you receive in school will be of value to you in the future and how you will continue to educate yourself in the future.

b. Write a report of 250 to 300 words about two careers that interest you and how specific classes and good scholarship in general will help you achieve your career goals.

* If you are home-schooled or your school environment does not include a principal, you may obtain a note from a counterpart such as your parent.

SPORTS

Requirement #’s
1 Written & be able to describe
2 Be able to describe
3 AND 4 Bring signed verification from coach/park/school director for each sport that you qualify for…
5 complete in a written format.
6, 7, 8 and 9 Be able to show/answer these.

TRAFFIC SAFETY

1 – discussion
2b – type

Directions to Merit Badge Midway

First United Methodist Church
4832 Tujunga Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91601

The First United Methodist Church is located on Tujunga Avenue just north of Riverside Drive.  Drop-off and some parking is available at the church.

From the North:
Take the 5 South, take the 170 South and exit Riverside Drive.  Turn left (East).  Go one block to Tujunga Ave. and turn left.  The church will be on your right.

From the West:
Take the 101 East and exit Tujunga Avenue, turn right (North) onto Tujunga.  Cross Riverside Drive, the church will be on the right side of the street.

From the South:
Take the 101 North exit Vineland.  Turn right onto Vineland and proceed North to Riverside Drive.  Turn left onto Riverside.  Continue on Riverside to Tujunga Ave.  Turn right onto Tujunga and the church will be on the right.

From the East:
Take either the 134 going West, exit Lankershim Blvd., turn left (South) onto Lankershim and right at the next light which is Riverside Drive.  Continue West on Riverside to Tujunga Ave.  Turn right onto Tujunga and the church will be on the right.

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