Category: High Awards
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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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A PAWsitive Makeover Earns Silver Award
What started out as a simple paint project turned into something more—troop 20391 earning their Silver Award, the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. Ally, Bailey, Sadie, and Sarah Beth, all 12 years old, transformed two meet-and-greet dog rooms at the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley to encourage dog adoption. The Cadettes knew…
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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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Carnival Fun for Years To Come
Who doesn’t love summer camp? Thirteen-year-old Erica wanted to give back to a place that gave her so much: Camp Lookout in Rising Fawn, Georgia. Having experienced the joy and adventure first-hand, it was an easy decision to update the old and worn carnival games used every summer for her Girl Scout Silver Award project. Over 120…
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Building Benches for Burwell: Georgia’s Project
Thirteen-year-old Georgia has always had a passion for anything outdoors, so it was a no-brainer to choose something in nature for her Girl Scout Silver Award project. The Cadette knew picnic tables were needed for a community garden that a family friend had started in Knoxville. Today, if you visit Burwell Community Garden located in Oakwood-Lincoln Park,…
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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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