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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We had a great summer at GSCSA summer resident camp! This year we served about 320 girls across 27 programs throughout the summer. We had 25 staff that worked directly with the girls, 2 property rangers, and 7 kitchen staff that kept us well fed the entire summer. Every girl who attended camp earned badges… Read more
Camp Tanasi, located on 461 acres of scenic wooded land on the banks of Norris Lake, has served as a camp for Girl Scouts since 1957. In the early 50s, the Girl Scouts Board of Directors realized there was a definite need for a new camp facility. The land by Norris Lake was bought on… Read more
From a young age, Mattalyn loved to explore how things worked. When she was only four years old her uncle bought her a Holley carburetor that she loved to take a part and put back together with a toolkit she received for her birthday. More recently, Mattalyn helped her dad find a blockage in his… Read more
On June 2, Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians and Pellissippi State Community College partnered together to create the STEM* Badge College event for Girl Scout Cadettes and higher. At the event, girls learned about 3D printing, computer coding, DNA, robotics, movie-making, and much more. We sat down with some of the girls and asked… Read more
Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians (GSCSA) hosted Picnic in the Park on May 26 for six service units based in the Knoxville metro area. “We wanted to show girls that Girl Scouts is so much bigger than just their troop or service unit,” said Ashley Smallwood, experience manager at GSCSA. “Girl Scouts is… Read more
How would you like to sleep with sharks? Girl Scouts in our central area did just that at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. During the adventure the girls got to pet a baby shark, painted fish on pillowcases, had a pizza snack, and scavenger hunt before bed! The girls slept in the shark tunnel where… Read more
