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Addressing Bullying with Kindness: A Gold Girl Story
Marion Andrews of Signal Mountain addressed school bullying by working with her guidance counselor to create a positive school environment. She developed a Kindness Campaign project and was named a 2021 Gold Award Girl Scout from Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address issues they’re passionate about by planning and implementing…
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Learning Environment for Speech to Flourish: A Gold Girl Story
Abby Cowan of Maryville saw firsthand how speech therapy made a tremendous impact on her little brother. So, she wanted to ensure that other children who needed therapy would have an inviting and lasting environment to learn speech skills. In pursuing this goal, she was named a 2021 Gold Award Girl Scout from Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians.…
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Making A Joyful Noise: A Gold Girl Story
Catherine Gray of Signal Mountain wanted to help children express themselves through music. She worked with a local preschool to create a music wall and was named a 2021 Gold Award Girl Scout from Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address issues they’re passionate about by planning and implementing a project…
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Copper Ridge Little Library: A Gold Girl Story
Olivia Wilkerson of Knoxville is passionate about reading and bolstering literacy in her community. Through discussions with her troop leaders, she was inspired to build a community little library at Copper Ridge Elementary School and was named a 2021 Gold Award Girl Scout from Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address…
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Gifts of Encouragement: A Gold Girl Story
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…
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Attracting Pollinators and Enhancing Campus Beauty: A Gold Girl Story
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…
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Hometown History Makers – A Gold Girl Story
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…
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Champion of Pre-K Readiness – A Gold Girl story
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.…
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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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