America 250 Merit Badge Clinic – March 21, 2026 in Covington
Mount Tahoma District – Chief Seattle Council BSA,
Friends of Maple Valley Scouting &
Washington State Society Sons of the American Revolution (WASSAR)
America 250 Merit Badge Clinic
An America 250 Program of the Cascade Centennial Chapter WASSAR
March 21, 2026
Where: Mattson Middle School
16400 SE 251st Street, Covington, WA 98042
Receive a 250th Celebration Patch if You Are The First 100 Scouts to Register and Attend the Clinic
Scouts Need to Complete the Pre-Reqs (see below), to Earn MB’s at the Clinic and /or Complete at Home.
Scouts May Select Up To 3 Merit Badges to Work on At the Clinic
Merit Badges Offered
- American Heritage (3 & 5)
- Genealogy (2, 3, 4, 6, & 7)
- Law (Must be 13 years old and be able to attend a half day on April 10 in court, with PD and DPA)
- Sustainability (1, 2 watch: Global temperature anomalies from 1880 to 2017, 6b & 9)
- Citizenship in the Nation (Download and review: ER- Citizenship in the Nation Workbook v2022 Fillable.pdf )
- Citizenship in the Community (Think about and decide on activities for 3a, 4a, 4b, 5, 7a, 7b & 7c)
- Citizenship in the World ( 7 )
- Nuclear Science
- Stamp Collecting
- First Aid (Bring: Scout Handbook, Personal First Aid Kit and a Pad to use on the floor)
- Dance Certificate (Join an instructor to earn a certificate and help Scouting of America decide if this should be a merit Badge)
- Aviation (limit of 6, must be 13 years old and be able to attend part of a day with a flight instructor-usually the following weekend)
Schedule of Events
7:30 AM Registration Opens
8:00 AM Flag Ceremony by Scouts & SAR Color Guard
8:05 AM Welcome & Clinic Introduction by Eagle Scout Daisy Roberts and General George Washington
8:15 AM Awards Presentations by SAR
8:25 AM Merit Badge Class #1 Begins
9:50 AM Break
9:55 AM Merit Badge Class #2 Begins
11:20 AM Snack! Merit Badge Counselor Tables Open for Blue Card Completion and Learn About SAR (bring lunch if wanted)
11:30 AM Merit Badge Class #3 Begins
12:55 AM Merit Badge Counselor Tables Open for Blue Card Completion and Learn About SAR
1:30 PM Merit Badge Clinic Ends
Activities Include:
- Learn how you can compete for up to $10K in college scholarship money!
- Learn about colonial life by speaking with Compatriots from the SAR Color Guard
- See / touch artifacts and replicas from the SAR traveling history treasure chest
Cost: $2.00 per Scout (Friends of Maple Valley Scouting pays for most of the clinic’s costs)
ALL registration must be done online. Click on the button below for online registration:
Questions: Kellie Carney at (425) 681-5342 or kelliecarney@outlook.com
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