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The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout 14-18 may earn, and 18 Girl Scouts across the Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland council recently accomplished this coveted honor. Five of those girls reside in Dodge City.
The Girl Scouts receiving their Gold Award includes Blaise Jensen and Rebecca Oberley seniors at Dodge City High School, Rachelle Banning and Emily Waldman currently attending Dodge City Community College, and Therese Loughmiller, an early graduate who currently resides in Wichita. Troop 60212 focused their Gold Award projects on the creation of folder games for special needs children in the Special Education Department of Sacred Heart Cathedral School. Each girl chose a different special need to focus her game on such as autism, speech, mental handicap, ADHD and math disability.
“Each girl learned the true meaning of endurance, perseverance and the importance of thinking about others before themselves as they completed their Gold Award project,” said Brenda Jensen Girl Scout troop 60212 leader. “It has been my pleasure to lead and advise these girls as they now enter a covenant of esteemed women who have been honored with the Girl Scout Gold Award.” Brenda Jensen along with co-leader, Wanda Waldmans, are proud to have witnessed these girls building their personal character, courage and confidence throughout the duration of the project.
The Girl Scout Gold Award takes most Girl Scouts nearly two years to complete, but is well worth the effort. Gold Award winners are eligible for special scholarships and are even automatically advanced one rank in any branch of the U.S. military.
“As the premier leadership development organization for girls, we’re incredibly proud of our Gold Award recipients,” said Shelly Chenoweth, Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland CEO. “These young ladies have gone above and beyond to achieve the highest award in Girl Scouting, and we know that kind of determination will take them far in life.”
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout 14-18 may earn, and 18 Girl Scouts across the Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland council recently accomplished this coveted honor. Five of those girls reside in Dodge City.
The Girl Scouts receiving their Gold Award includes Blaise Jensen and Rebecca Oberley seniors at Dodge City High School, Rachelle Banning and Emily Waldman currently attending Dodge City Community College, and Therese Loughmiller, an early graduate who currently resides in Wichita. Troop 60212 focused their Gold Award projects on the creation of folder games for special needs children in the Special Education Department of Sacred Heart Cathedral School. Each girl chose a different special need to focus her game on such as autism, speech, mental handicap, ADHD and math disability.
“Each girl learned the true meaning of endurance, perseverance and the importance of thinking about others before themselves as they completed their Gold Award project,” said Brenda Jensen Girl Scout troop 60212 leader. “It has been my pleasure to lead and advise these girls as they now enter a covenant of esteemed women who have been honored with the Girl Scout Gold Award.” Brenda Jensen along with co-leader, Wanda Waldmans, are proud to have witnessed these girls building their personal character, courage and confidence throughout the duration of the project.
The Girl Scout Gold Award takes most Girl Scouts nearly two years to complete, but is well worth the effort. Gold Award winners are eligible for special scholarships and are even automatically advanced one rank in any branch of the U.S. military.
“As the premier leadership development organization for girls, we’re incredibly proud of our Gold Award recipients,” said Shelly Chenoweth, Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland CEO. “These young ladies have gone above and beyond to achieve the highest award in Girl Scouting, and we know that kind of determination will take them far in life.”
