Requirement
3. A note from your principal on the past year
Required Often forgotten
From the principal of your school, or another school official the principal names: during the past year your behavior, leadership, and service have been satisfactory.
Notes and warnings
Note. The requirement notes: "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 or guardian."
Tip. Requirement 3 is a note someone else writes, from your principal or another school official the principal names, about the past year. Ask for it early. Requirement 1 rests on a term or semester of grades already earned.
Where this step comes from
- Scholarship Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-08-21), Requirement 3 · Names the principal or another school official named by the principal, and notes the counterpart for a home-schooled Scout or a school without a principal.