Going Gold

Gold Award ceremony in Cranberry Township celebrated 25 girls.

26 girls were honored at the Gold Award ceremony in Indiana.

To some, going gold means being the winner—the fastest, the most competitive, or the one who fought the hardest.

For Girl Scouts, going gold means earning the highest achievement in Girl Scouting, the Gold Award. This award recognizes girls in grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through sustainable and measurable Take Action projects that address important community needs.

Congratulations to these 98 (wow!) Girl Scouts in our council who earned their Gold Award this year!

Samantha C. Adams

Cecelia G. Allison

Emily  Rose Anuszeh

Elizabeth P. Atterbury

Ellen A. Baillie

Kimmi  Baston

Kristen Rose Baxter

Alexis  P. Brink

Brianna  Brooks

Mariah  Callas

Anna  Connor

Carys A. Corry-Roberts

Serena R. Costello

Laina J. Cross

Sarah M. Davis

Nicole T. DeSantis

Rachel A. Diffendal

Danielle  M. DiLeva

Hanna  E. Dubich

Margaret  C. Edwards

Christine  E. Eshelman

Megan  L. Farrell

Caitlin E. Fielding

Miranda  Francois

Rachel  M. Gaddis

Rachel  N. Geffrey

Alicia  J. Gialanella

Christine  Girata

Amanda Marie Gunkle

Holly M. Harlin

Emma  Jean Harting

Emma Jeanne Held

Emily S. Herold

Jesse Michelle Hinkle

Amanda L. Holmes
Hannah N. Hosack

Savanna  Houser

Carly  Izydore

Anna  Kafferlin

Danielle M. Kepple

Sarah  Kinney

Kaylyn  Kiser

Julia  Marie Koltas

Samantha L. Kovach

Alexandria  C. Lacombe

Marissa  Leonard

Bianca B. Li

Jessica  L. Lindstrom

Alyssa  Lisle

Michelle  Long

Leanna M. Longobardi

Melissa M. Lunz

Emily A. Mann

Leah D. Marofsky

Cheyanne E. Marsh
Kelsey J. Marsh

Emma  L. Marsland-McCann

Cristiana A. Michele

Mallory  G. Milberger

Kelcey Jo  Miller

Tiffany  A. Mulligan

Cassandra  N. Nagle

Lauren  S. Neese

Katelin  Omecinski

Julie E. Pace

Alexandra  J. Peck

Jocelyn  Perry

Sarah D. Peterson

Melissa  S. Philips

Rebecca  S. Podrosky

Amber L. Radel

Andrea M. Radziminski

Taylor R. Reimold

Ember  B. Rensel
Melissa N. Richards

Ashley  Riser

Emily  E. Robinson

Heather  Rose

Rachel L. Sager

Helen  I. Schlemmer

Nicole  A. Schneider

Rebecca  M. Shaffer

Katelin  R. Shreve

Jessica M. Simmons

Breanna  Helen Smeltzer

Malinda  J. Smith

Sarah  Marie Smith

Sneha  Srinivasan

Rachel Kaetlyn Stirling

Katherine M. Stupar

Erin N. Sullivan

Alexandria M. Taylor

Olivia M. Vanistendael

Stephanie  Vighetti

Marissa  L. Waldroup

Marissa G. Waterloo

Kathryn D. Watkins

Joie  L. Zabec

Girls were honored at celebrations in Indiana and Cranberry in June. 

Girls Determine Environmental Priorities at Summit

On Saturday, March 29, 49 Girl Scouts assembled at the first annual Environmental Leadership Summit at Camp Roy Weller.

Girl Scout Juniors and Cadettes had a fun-filled day learning about the importance of using resources wisely to help make the world a better place. Girls participated in sessions that focused on natural resources, energy conservation, career exploration, and citizen science. They learned about the treatment of water from long-time volunteer Josephine Posti by taking "The Great Filter Challenge," where they created water filtration systems out of commonly used household items.

Girls created their very own wind turbines, formed CSI teams and set out on missions to learn how energy was being used at camp. They also hiked to the nearby pond to gather fresh-water macro invertebrates and microorganisms to examine under the microscope to determine water quality.

Two Cadette troops presented take action projects and received final Journey awards during the event. Cadette Troop 52570 from Woodland Hills, were presented with the Alert and Affirm awards from the Breathe Journey after they presented their take action project on flu prevention.

Troop 11390 from Ellwood City, presented their take action project on "Planting Flowers to Clean the Air." Lizzie Polojac and Jade Morehouse of Troop 11390 received their Cadette Journey Summit Awards, Kimberly Roberts presented the Cadettes with their awards.

Also during the summit, girls separated into small groups to determine GSWPA's environmental priorities for the next two years. We will focus on these priorities throughout the next two years at educational events and urge you to conduct service projects relating to these priorities.

Water

• Conservation
• Reducing pollution
• Ensuring access to clean, safe water for all

Air

• Supporting "No Smoking" campaigns to keep second hand smoke out of their lungs.
• Reducing air pollution from vehicles

Waste Management

• Reduce
• Reuse
• Recycle