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How the History of Merit Badges Is Also a Cultural History of the United States
Today some 4 million kids still wear those iconic cloth sashes dotted with merit badges—a tradition first introduced by the Boy Scouts in 1911 and the Girl Scouts in 1912. But if you look more ...
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Scouts flock to MSU for annual merit badge college
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL)— Several scouts from across the Northwest Texas Council and beyond have two more badges to put on their sashes after the annual merit badge college at Midwestern State ...
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Mehlville High School senior Ian Parai earns every available merit badge
Ian Parai, a senior at Mehlville High School, has accomplished what few – approximately 620 Scouts, to be exact – have done: ...
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NWTX Council Merit Badge College
SEVERAL SCOUTS FROM ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TEXAS COUNCIL AND BEYOND HAVE TWO MORE BADGES TO PUT ON THEIR SASHES... AFTER THE ANNUAL MERIT BADGE COLLEGE AT MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY Donald Trump ...