Memorial-area Girl Scouts honored with Gold awards
Ten Girl Scouts in the Memorial area recently earned Girl Scouts of the USA’s Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can receive. These Gold Award Girl Scouts belong to the local Tall Pines Hill GS Community of the San Jacinto Council, which held its annual award ceremony on May 1 at St. Francis Episcopal Church. Twenty-two girls were recognized for achieving the Silver Award this year, and 46 were recognized for the Bronze Award.
Ten Girl Scouts in the Memorial area recently earned Girl Scouts of the USA’s Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can receive.
Less than five percent of girls who join Girl Scouts achieve this national recognition.
Highest achievement
The Girl Scout Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. It recognizes girls in grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through sustainable and measurable Take Action projects.
Since 1916, girls have successfully answered the call to Go Gold, an act that indelibly marks them as accomplished members of their communities and the world.
Tall Pines Hill
These Gold Award Girl Scouts belong to the local Tall Pines Hill GS Community of the San Jacinto Council, which held their annual Award Ceremony on May 1 at St. Francis Episcopal Church. Guest speaker GSSJC President Jean Janssen presented a Gold Award pin to each of the ten girls who spoke about their projects to an audience of more than 250 friends and family.
Gold Award winners
Gold Award winners included Suzanne Mastren, Catherine Mastren, Maya Prakash, McKenna Koy, Eleanor Miller, Jessica Sidney, Rebecca Kroger, Sydney Wallace, Carlisle Siller, and Abigail Partridge.
22 get Silver Awards
In addition, 22 girls were recognized for achieving the Silver Award this year, and 46 girls were recognized for the Bronze Award. At the reception the Gold, Silver and Bronze projects out for people to review.