Please use the sign up link below, or copy and paste the URL into your browser. 

www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0449AFAE22A5FB6-64525181-troop 

If you have any questions, please reach out to ashli.parnell@yahoo.com. 

2026 Prerequisite Information: 

• Chemistry - None

• Chess - Do NOT complete 3 - The scouts will need to learn from the counselor before they can teach another scout.

• Citizenship in the World - 3 and 7, do your research and be prepared to tell the class about it. Read book and bring worksheets. 

• Communication - 1a&b,2a/b,3 ready,5,6-bring items teach skill,7,8

• Cooking - ALL DAY class, no prerequisites, however, please note the merit badge will not be fully completed in one day. (4-6 must be done at home or on the trail.)

• Crime Prevention/Fingerprinting - CP 4b

• Disabilities Awareness - 2 and 5

• Emergency Preparedness - Earn 1, DO 2C & 6C BRING to class 7b, 8b, 9

• Entrepreneurship - None

• Environmental Science - #2, 9, 11 

• Farm Mechanics - 1b, two under 3, and 7

• First Aid - 2(b)(1), 15 (do one A, B, C, or D), 14 will not be completed if we run out of time.

• Geocaching - 9 will not be completed, must be completed AFTER conference

• Personal Management - 1, 2, 8, 9, 10

• Safety - pending

• Sustainability - 1, 2a and 2b for FOOD WATER COMMUNITY AND STUFF, 2b or 2c for ENERGY AND COMMUNITY, 4, 5

Several of our go-to instructors had conflicts this year. If you would be willing to teach a course, please email Ashli at ashli.parnell@yahoo.com. 

Friends and Family of Troop 18 are proud to host the 15th Annual Troop 18 Merit Badge Conference on August 8, 2026! This event is open to all scouts, local or beyond.  We hope you join us for a day of fun and learning!

The conference will be located at Shawnee Heights High School.  The address for the school is 4201 S.E. Shawnee Heights Rd., Tecumseh, KS.  

Registered scouts will receive a day of working on merit badges with a qualified counselor(s), lunch and patch.

This event is not affiliated with any council.

Registration Fee:

• $35 per scout

Schedule:

• 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.  Unit Check-In Begins

• 8:30 a.m.-8:50 a.m.  Flag Ceremony and Announcements

• 8:50 a.m.  Release for Morning/All-Day Classes

• 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Morning Classes/First Half All-Day Classes

• 12:00 p.m. 12:50 p.m.  Lunch

• 12:50 p.m.  Release for Afternoon Class/All-Day Classes

• 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.  Afternoon Classes/Second Half All-Day Classes

Classes:

• • Scouts should seek the approval from their Scoutmaster and parents for their class selection.

  • Badge completion is not guaranteed.  Some badges may require work at home after the conference.  Due to time restraints, subject of the badge or incomplete prerequisites, completion of the badge at this event may not be possible. 

  • Scouts should be prepared to learn.  They should bring all materials needed for the selected class.  This may include, but not limited to, pen, paper, prerequisite material, merit badge worksheets, etc. 

  • Scouts should review the prerequisite section and come to class with all their prerequisite materials.  Counselors must see proof of completion in order for them to mark that requirement as satisfied. 

  • Food and drink (except for bottled water) is not allowed in the classrooms.

Blue Cards:

• Blue cards will be delivered by e-mail to the person that registered the unit/scout.

• Scouts will not need to bring a blue card to the event.

Lunch:

• Registration fees for scouts include a lunch (2 slices of pizza, dessert and bottled water). 

• Adults may order a lunch for $6.00 during registration.  There will be a very limited number of lunches that may be purchased at the door.  The extra lunches will also be a pizza lunch.

• We cannot accommodate dietary needs.  Please plan accordingly.

Concession Stand:

• • Cub Scout Pack 18 will be operating a concession stand.  Various snack items and beverages will be available for purchase.