Category: Gold Girl Stories
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A Garden Abuzz – A Gold Girl Story
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…
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Forging Trails, New and Old – A Gold Girl Story
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,…
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Guiding Families of Hospice Chattanooga – A Gold Girl Story
Carson Bock of Signal Mountain is one of 29 Gold Award recipients from the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians and the sole recipient from the council of the inaugural GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship. Now a freshman at University of Tennessee, Carson shares about her experiences and how Girl Scouts impacted her life. Gold Award Girl Scouts are…
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Do College Better – A Gold Girl Story
Abby Jack of Elizabethton is one of 29 Gold Award recipients from the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. She shares what she learned through the Gold Award experience and what she’s up to now. Since 1916, thousands of Girl Scouts across the country have earned the Girl Scouts’ highest honor, now called the Girl Scout Gold Award,…
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Kids Eat Local – A Gold Girl Story
Claire Gibson of Oak Ridge is one of 29 Gold Award recipients from the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. She shares what she learned through the Gold Award experience and what she’s up to now. Since 1916, thousands of Girl Scouts across the country have earned the Girl Scouts’ highest honor, now called the Girl Scout Gold…
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Masking Up – A Gold Girl Story
Riane Olsen of Johnson City is one of 29 Gold Award recipients from the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. She shares what she learned through the Gold Award experience and what she’s up to now. Since 1916, thousands of Girl Scouts across the country have earned the Girl Scouts’ highest honor, now called the Girl Scout Gold…
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Raising A Voice – A Gold Girl Story
Eva Counts of Maryville is one of 29 Gold Award recipients from the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. She shares what she learned through the Gold Award experience and what she’s up to now. Since 1916, thousands of Girl Scouts across the country have earned the Girl Scouts’ highest honor, now called the Girl Scout Gold Award,…
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Going Batty for Girl Scouts
Margaret “Maggie” Kelley has had a full Girl Scout experience—camping, earning badges, and completing her Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can earn. But what made her experience unique? She’s a descendant of the Girl Scout movement founder, Juliette Gordon Low. Now a freshman in college studying engineering and computer science, Maggie joined Girl…
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Books, Butterflies, and Bold Leadership
Kendal Patty of Knoxville collected over 27,000 donated books to build book trees promoting literacy for her Girl Scout Gold Award. The book trees were on display in Nashville and Knoxville throughout the holidays and will be distributed to children in shelters, hospitals, and schools. In her twelve years as a Girl Scout, Kendal’s favorite thing…
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Fostering Change for Foster Care Families
Johannah Bay’s Girl Scout Gold Award project took shape years before she ever started the planning process. Her family started fostering children in 2016, opening her eyes to a unique need. While her parents received intensive training before and during their foster placements, Johannah and her sister did not receive any training or support. As…
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