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Cadet-O-Rama

DATE: March 26-27, 2012

Usually held in early April, this is a forum for Cadets to display and show off the items they have been working on in the past season. A Pinewood Derby race is also usually held the same night the items are on display. On occasion we have combined with the Grand Valley council. Updated 2011.

+ counselor aid booklet: Model Car Derby +

2012 Cadet-O-Rama information:
Location and Date
  • Cottonwood Heights Church, 1101 Cypress, Jenison.    March 26 and 27
Weigh in & Setup
  • Monday, March 26 from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. This day will be the weigh-in and registration deadline for all derby cars and classes. Everyone wishing to race on the 27th, must weigh-in and be registered before 9:00 pm on this night. -- Please pre-register all cars via email if at all possible-- Send the registration info to garsteen@sbcglobal.net; pre-registrations should be emailed no later than 4:00pm, March 26; registration info should include the following: 1. name, 2. car number, 3. grade (or open class), 4. church or church number, 5. to be judged best of show (yes or no).
  • Alternately - print out registration cards either from your packet or download them from the council website and fill them out ahead of time.
  • Each club is responsible for suppling their own material and tools if your car is found to be in non-compliance with the rules for dimension and weight. Be sure to inform your cadets, parents, and counselors to come prepared with the needed materials and tools; the committee will not be responsible for performing any needed adjustments or supplying any materials.
Car Numbers
  • Be sure to place your car number on the front of the car and in plain sight. Any car without a number will NOT be allowed to race. (car number assignments as well as racing rules are available at the council web site).
Setup (Monday 6-9pm)
  • Each church must supply their own tables and setup their own displays. Check with a committee member to find out where you can and cannot set up your display, and notify a committee member as soon as your display is set up and you have made ribbon assignments.
Project and Badge Judging
  •  RIBBONS: Each church is responsible for judging their own projects and assigning ribbons. Ribbons will be provided on the night of set up by a committee member as soon as your display is setup and ribbon assignments have been determined. Be sure to assign only one 1st (Blue), and one 2nd place (Red) ribbon to your merit badge category and only 1 each to your non-merit badge project. 3rd place ribbons will be used as a "participant award" for all remaining badge and project items.
  • TROPHY: Select a "Best Project" and "Best Merit Badge" and place the appropriate worksheet by that project or badge. The "Best Merit Badge" must have a completed and signed Guide Book or it will not be judged. The "Best Project"and "Best Merit Badge" must have the completed worksheet to be judged. The Rush Creek Board will judge these 2 categories.
Discovering God's Word Merit Badge Award
  • The Cadet-0-Rama committee will judge this badge. We will judge on penmanship, neatness, and content that exceeds the minimum requirements of the badge. Counselors are required to fill out the worksheet in order for the badge to be judged. All non-winning entries will receive a Cadet bookmark for participating. 1st place will receive a large plaque, 2nd place, a smaller plaque, and 3rd place an engraved book mark. Please Note: The Guide Book and worksheet must be filled out completely in order to be judged. If more space is needed for comments, please attach pages as needed.
Races
  • Races will begin at 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday, the 27th, with the Jr. Cadets (2nd and 3rd graders). Racing will proceed by grade thereafter and end with the "Open Class". Racing will be by double elimination format. At the end of each class/grade race you will be given the chance to decide whether or not you wish to race your car in “open class”. Please note that 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in their class are ineligable to re-race in the open class category.
Take down
  • You can start taking down your displays after 9:00 pm on Tuesday night or as soon as racing has ended, which ever comes first. All displays must be taken down and removed on Tuesday night.

    We hope to see all of you there!
    Judging Guidelines

    CADET PROJECTS   (updated 2011)
  1. A Merit Badge or Guide Trail item to be judged must be completed according to the Guidebook. The Guidebook or a copy of the paperwork must be with the project to receive a 1st place ribbon.
  2. Best Merit Badge and Best Project must have a worksheet filled out to be judged.
  3. Only one 1st and 2nd place ribbons may be awarded to each Merit Badge or Non-Merit Badge project (total of 2 each per club). More than one 3rd place ribbon may be awarded if a club wishes to use this as a "participant award."
  4. Each item on display must have a Project card.
  5. You may bring a project from previous years, however they must be marked For Display Only and cannot be judged.
  6. Each church is to nominate one Merit Badge or Guide Trail item and one Project for judging for trophies.
  7. Best Merit badge, Best Project, and Best Display will be judged by the Rush Creek Council Board.
  8. Best "Discovering God's Word" project will be judged by the Cadet-O-Rama Committee.
 CLUB DISPLAY RULES  (updated 2011)
  1. Counselors to design and set up (bring your own table as well).
  2. Trees, flowers, fences and other artifacts are encouraged.
  3. Council board has the right to reject items, projects, and displays not complying to the rules for Cadet Projects or Club Display Rules.
  4. No projects or displays are to be advertised as 'For Sale".
  5. No club is allowed to relocate the display, or rearrange items of another club without that club's permission.