Welcome to the GSCSA blog! We look forward to sharing how Girl Scouts are taking action in our council — for themselves, their communities, and the world.
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Jiana “Jia” Weathersby of Athens, Tennessee, has a passion for helping others – especially children in foster care or difficult home situations. She created a project to provide encouragement and resources to teens in need and was named a 2021 Gold Award Girl Scout from Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians for her efforts. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high… Read more
Janda Atchley of Knoxville wanted to attract endangered pollinators to Farragut High School’s campus, so she built a pollinator garden at the school and was named a 2021 Gold Award recipient from the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address issues they’re passionate about by planning and implementing a project… Read more
Olivia Ares of Johnson City is one of 29 girls to earn a 2021 Gold Award from the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. If someone asked you to name some notable women in history, who would you list? Eleanor Roosevelt? Marie Curie? Juliette Gordon Low? Amelia Earhart? Rosa Parks? Ada Lovelace? What if you were asked to… Read more
ZaRyiah Clay of Chattanooga is one of 29 girls to earn a 2021 Gold Award from the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. ZaRyiah loves working with younger children and wanted to help alleviate early childhood literacy challenges in her community. Guided by daycare and preschool directors, ZaRyiah created engaging lesson plans for teachers to use with Pre-K students.… Read more
Miranda Sanders of Sevierville jumped at the opportunity to add a garden to the arboretum at Walters State Community College to address the importance and loss of pollinators. She used this opportunity to earn her Gold Award from the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address issues they’re passionate about… Read more
Maggie Clark of Knoxville is one of 29 2021 Gold Award recipients from the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. Maggie walked us through all she learned while managing her project and how it ties to her current life as a college student. Since 1916, thousands of Girl Scouts across the country have earned the Girl Scouts’ highest honor,… Read more
