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Girl Scout Awards Update
Yes, you heard right, the awards requirements are changing! For the 2009-2010 Girl Scout Registration year, girls who are beginning the Bronze, Silver, or Gold Awards have a choice between the current award guidelines or the new award guidelines. The new award guidelines can be found on the GSUSA website. The current award guidelines for the bronze Award can be found in the Junior Girl Scout Handbook. The current guidelines for the Silver Award can be found in the Girl Scout Silver Award Insert (Focus Book). The current guidelines for the Gold Award can be found in the Girl Scout Gold Award Insert (Focus Book).
(Please Note: The award prerequisites at the Silver Award and the Gold Award levels that are outlined in the Girl Scout Cadette and Senior Handbooks are outdated and not accepted at the council as valid work.)
Here is the skinny on how we are going to handle it the upcoming changes:
Council Level Trainings
For the 2009-2010 Girl Scout Registration year, we are offering trainings throughout the council at the Silver and Gold Award levels. These trainings will focus on the current guidelines that include the Leadership Award, the Career Award, and the 4B’s Challenge. The council will begin trainings on the new GSUSA guidelines beginning in the 2010-2011 Girl Scout Registration year. A girl may begin the award prerequisites without attending a training in either the current or new guidelines as long as they reads the guidelines thoroughly and follows all requirements.
Gold Award Guidelines and Process
The current Gold Award guidelines can be found in the Girl Scout Gold Award Insert (Focus Book). The new Gold Award guidelines can be found on the GSUSA website. For the 2009-2010 school year, they may choose which set of guidelines they would like to use. Regardless of which they choose, they must follow that set of guidelines until they complete the project.
When the prerequisites are complete, the girl must formulate a project and complete the Gold Award Project Proposal paperwork to submit to the council office for committee review and approval. Once the project is approved, the girl may begin her project. When the Gold Award project is complete, the girl writes the Gold Award Project completion paperwork and submits it the council for approval. When the final project is accepted by the council as a completed project, they may pick up their Gold Award pin at the council office.
Silver Award Guidelines and Process
The current Silver Award guidelines can be found in the Girl Scout Silver Award Insert (Focus Book). The new Silver Award guidelines can be found on the GSUSA website. For the 2009-2010 school year, they may choose which set of guidelines they would like to use. Regardless of which they choose, they must follow that set of guidelines until they complete the project.
When the prerequisites are complete, the girls formulate a project plan and the Troop Leader approves the project. When the project is complete, the girls submit their project completion paperwork to the council office for review and processing. Once it has been accepted they may purchase the Silver Award pin at the council office store.
Bronze Award Guidelines and Process
The current Bronze Award guidelines can be found in the Junior Girl Scout Handbook. The new Bronze Award guidelines can be found on the GSUSA website. For the 2009-2010 school year, they may choose which set of guidelines they would like to use. Regardless of which they choose, they must follow that set of guidelines until they complete the project.
When the prerequisites are complete, the girls along with an adult(s) formulate a project plan and the Troop Leader approves the project. When the project is complete, the troop Leader may purchase the Bronze Award pins at the council office store.
Transition Timeline
Girls beginning the process of earning an award at any level have a choice during the 2009-2010 Girl Scout registration year to use the current or the new guidelines for the awards. If a girl chooses the current guidelines, she must continue with them until they are complete. Even though the council is transitioning to the new guidelines in the Girl Scout 2010-2011 registration year, she will not be required to start over or transfer work, she will just continue on her original path to completion.
Here is an example: A Senior Girl Scout in the 9th grade starts her Gold Award prerequisites under the current guidelines during the 2009-2010 Girl Scout registration year. She has the same deadline as everyone else for completion, her 18th birthday or September 30th after graduation from high school – whichever comes later. In her case, that is the 2012-2013 school year as her last year in high school and her 18th birthday. She works steadily toward completing her prerequisites and formulating a project, during that time though, the council and GSUSA has completely changed over to the new guidelines. She does not need to change and start using the new guidelines in the middle, she just continues with the old guidelines until her project is completed.
Girls beginning their prerequisites in the 2010-2011 Girl Scout registration year should begin with the new guidelines which we will be training on during that time.
Do you have more questions? Please see the FAQ page.
Alternative Contacts
• If you have questions about the Bronze Award or patch programs, please contact Melanie Johnston at mjohnston@girlscoutsnorcal.org
• If you have questions about the Silver or Gold Award paperwork, certificates, letters, please contact Angela Hummingbird at ahummingbird@girlscoutsnorcal.org
• If you need an award related letter, flyer or media approved, please contact Marla Howard at mhoward@girlscoutsnorcal.org
• If you have a question about awards requirements that was not answered in the message above or by reading the award packet found on the website www.girlscoutsnorcal.org
Girl Scout Gold Award
Congratulations 2008 Gold Award Recipients!
Click here to see the 2008 Gold Award Recipients
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting. It symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community service, career planning and personal development. A girl must be a registered Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador and have successfully completed specific requirements before she may begin working on the Girl Scout Gold Award project. This special project is an extension and a compilation of all that she has learned in Girl Scouting.
Be sure to read over the information in the links below. The Gold Award Proposal and Final Paperwork is a Word document so you can save it to your computer and type in the information for a clean copy.
Gold Award Downloads
Gold Award Information Packet (PDF)
Gold Award Proposal (DOC)
Gold Award Final Report (DOC)
Girl Scout Silver Award
The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award you can earn as a Girl Scout Cadette. To attain this award, a young woman works to complete a series of leadership challenges and an extensive service project in her community. The following links will help you get started. Be sure to read over the information in the links below. The completion form is a Word document so you can save them to your computer and type in your work as you complete your award.
Silver Award Downloads
Silver Award Information Packet
Silver Award Final Report
Girl Scout Bronze Award
The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award you can earn as a Girl Scout Junior. To attain this award, a young woman works to complete a series of leadership challenges and an extensive service project in her community. The following link will help you get started. Be sure to read over the information in the link below.
Bronze Award Downloads
Bronze Award Information Packet
Religious Recognitions
Girl Scouting promoted and encourages girls to participate in faith-based programs. It has been part of the Girl Scout tradition since its inception in 1912 and ramains a cornerstone of the Girl Scout program.
Girl Scouts recognizes the religious diversity that exists within our communities. Many times, girls in the same troop represent a wide variety of faiths. Troop Leaders help girls develop respect and appreciation for each others individual beliefs.
What are Religious Awards?
- Religious Awards are available in over 25 different faiths.
- Girls can earn the awards independently of their troop,
- Religious Awards programs are created by the various Religious groups to encourage girls to grow stronger in their faith
- GSUSA recognizes these programs and allows the recognition to be worn on the official uniform
- Each religious organization develops and administers it’s own program
Download the To Serve God Religious Awards Brochure. This brochure has detailed information on who to contact for your particular faith.
How do we get started on these programs?
- Download the To Serve God Religious Awards Brochure
- Contact the Religious organization directly to order the workbook (information for each faith is on the To Serve God Religious Awards Brochure)
- Each girl needs her own booklet to document progress
- Some religions offer adult manuals for counselors and mentors
- Parents Should review the Program Guidelines
- Some programs require that girls be official "members" of the religious institution.
- Age/Grade requirements vary from program to program
- Each program sets its own guidelines as to who may serve as a counselor. Some programs require clergy to serve as counselor, other programs allow parents or other family members to serve as counselor
- Girls must complete the requirements, obtain the proper signatures and follow the instructions to order the recognition or pin.
- These recognitions or pins are not available in your Girl Scout Store
- The award should be presenter in a meaningful ceremony
- The award can be presented at anytime of the year (don;t forget that Girl Scout Sunday/Sabbath is in March)
If you have questions contact tstrickland@girlscoutsnorcal.org or 408-287-4170 ext 246.
For more information on the religious awards for any faith check out P.R.A.Y. (Programs of Religious Activities with Youth) www.praypub.org
2008 Gold Award Recipients
Girl Scouts of Northern California
Last Name: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
Last Names Start With "A"
Jessica Abell
Troop 32157
Kirsten Allen
Troop 31838
Grace Appert
Troop 31913
Jane Appert
Troop 31913
Last Names Start With "B"
Sydney Batchelder
Troop 31930
Natasha Bax
Troop 32131
Leslie Beaudin
Troop 30633
Samantha Bondi
Troop 60711
Project: Youth Leadership Morgan Hill 2007
Kaitlyn Bowles
Troop 31913
Kerry Bozanich
Juliette
Project: Apostle Adventure
Nicole Bozanich
Juliette
Project: Apostle Adventure
Molly Braithwaite
Troop 70059
Project: Books for Library
Kerstin Bree
Troop 70031
Project: Crochet Blankets Women’s Shelter
Emily Brownlee
Troop 30167
Carolyn Bufford
Troop 31850
Jillian Bush
Troop 31178
Last Names Start With "C"
Nicole Calabretta
Troop 32076
Elisa Cascardi
Troop 32399
Erica Castro
Troop 10125
Project: Large Print Book Collection
Rachel Cattaneo
Troop 32198
Emily Cesco
Troop 31047
Michelle Chew
Troop 31913
Katie Clyatt
Troop 70031
Project: Patches, the Cat
Kalynne Coleman
Troop 30753
Rebekah Consani
Troop 10291
Project: Love Baskets of Hope
Patricia Craig
Troop 30039
Last Names Start With "D"
Marie Dal Porto
Troop 30452
Cassie Dara-Abrams
Troop 60321
Project: Connecting Youth to Youth
Allyson Davis
Troop 32157
Angela Deason
Troop 70116
Project: History of Camp Lassen
Renee DeMatei
Troop 30731
Sarah DeMatteo
Troop 30189
Aimee Dewan
Troop 31178
Kelly Dougan
Troop 30581
Jennifer Dreisbach
Troop 31930
Lauren Drygas
Troop 60701
Project: Morgan Center
Nichelle Duffey
Troop 30996
Last Names Start With "E"
Anna Eames
Troop 32411
Sunde Edwards-Stewart
Troop 31930
Kelsey Engel
Troop 31930
Amanda Estelita
Troop 30731
Last Names Start With "F"
Casie Falletta
Troop 60701
Project: Poverty Awareness
Jenna Famular
Troop 30452
Julie Famular
Troop 30452
Kelsey Fowle
Troop 32148
Tania Frendo
Troop 31511
Last Names Start With "G"
Anna Gabel
Troop 60997
Project: Make a Joyful Noise
Stephany Ganeles
Troop 60018
Project: Circle of Empowerment
Emily Gerst
Troop 30189
Stefanie Vittoria Giovannotto
Troop 60958
Project: Kidz Korner at Hope Meadow
Caroline Godfrey
Troop 32742
Erika Goeriz
Troop 32392
Misha Gonzalez
Troop 31838
Tameka Gravesande
Troop 30039
Patricia Grayson
Troop 10490
Project: Bye Bye Bullying
Melanie Greenspan
Troop 34932
Christina Greever
Troop 60546
Project: Outdoor Skills Day for Service Unit 25 Camporee
Preet Grewal
Troop 31393
Janel Gunderson
Troop 10698
Project: Racoon Habitat Enclosure Construction
Kelsey Gurrola
Troop 60277
Project: Self Defense
Last Names Start With "H"
Catherine Haas
Troop 60674
Project: Just Look At The World Around You
Allena Hail
Troop 70059
Project: Home School Documentary
Caitlin Haley
Troop 32059
Lauren Harano
Troop 32399
Elisabeth Harford
Troop 31069
Katharine Hargreaves
Troop 31151
Nisha Hariharan
Troop 33124
Lindsey Herbert
Troop 31930
Courtney Hersh
Troop 70116
Project: Safe Batting
Kendall Hill
Troop 32076
Laurel Hilt
Troop 61330
Project: Extreme Makeover Backyard Edition at Green Pastures
Stephanie Ho
Troop 60759
Project: Fantastic Science
Jean Horne
Troop 31850
Last Names Start With "I"
Korilynn Iha
Troop 32704
Alexandra Ilstad-Minnihan
Troop 31178
Kristi Imai
Troop 61150
Project: AED
Last Names Start With "J"
Emma Jepsen
Troop 30652
Last Names Start With "K"
Katrina Kalantar
Troop 31930
Amy Kelleher
Troop 30039
Susan Kim
Troop 34509
Stacy Koh
Troop 33127
Shikha Kothari
Troop 33124
Alexandra Kuller
Troop 32742
Last Names Start With "L"
Kristina LaDuca
Troop 30633
Amy Lemmon
Troop 31069
Valerie Lew
Troop 32742
Elizabeth Lewis
Troop 61239
Project: A National Park Experience
Glenna Lewis
Troop 61353
Project: Basic Car Maintenance
Nadia Lillie
Troop 31930
Jennifer Lyons
Troop 30167
Last Names Start With "M"
Meghan Mahajan
Troop 60321
Project: Marrow Matters
Elena Martinez
Troop 60090
Christine Matheney
Troop 32028
Kristin Matsumoto
Troop 60782
Project: Transitional Home Laundry Room Renovation
Molly McLetchie
Troop 31264
Bridget McNamara
Troop 70015
Project: Safety Project
Lillian Meagher
Troop 31264
Sophie Metzner
Troop 10137
Project: Young Actors Workshop
Chelsea Michaels
Troop 33311
Nicholle Miller
Troop 31562
Tessa Mochizuki
Troop 31535
Sophia Moradian
Troop 32399
Last Names Start With "N"
Bethany Nagid
Troop 60759
Project: The Great Outdoors!
Emma Netland
Troop 31151
Emileigh Norling
Troop 60865
Project: "Speak To Me" Interactive Learning Tool
Last Names Start With "O"
Laura Odneal
Troop 20440
Project: Playground Shed Construction
Hilary Ogro
Troop 31524
Elizabeth Olinger
Troop 31178
Gabriella Olufson
Troop 30752
Last Names Start With "P"
Heather Paddock
Troop 34532
Emily Pendleton
Troop 31838
Dorothy Perry
Troop 70116
Project: Homeless Awareness
Julia Petraglia
Troop 30452
Jenna Pettegrew
Troop 30752
Dana Pham
Troop 61115
Project: Books for Africa
Kara Piganelli
Troop 32399
Deanna Ping
Troop 20440
Project: Rainbow Room Renovation
Last Names Start With "Q"
Laney Quigley
Troop 70021
Project: Gift Bags for Teen Moms
Last Names Start With "R"
Kristyn Revelli
Troop 31511
Julia Robinson
Troop 32148
Alexandria Rodrigues
Troop 31732
Allison Romero
Troop 60958
Project: Literacy Project: Alphabet Books for Pre-Readers
Last Names Start With "S"
Emily Sabella
Troop 34909
Kirat Sachdev
Troop
Project: Strengthening the importance of Volunteering
Mary Sampson
Troop 30452
Kim Scherr
Troop 32059
Kelsi Schoenrock
Troop 31913
Anisha Sekar
Troop 60090
Project: Aquateam
Nishita Shah
Troop 33124
Rachel Shapiro
Troop 32059
Erica Shepard
Troop 32148
Nicole Siababa
Troop 33124
Jennifer Siegal
Troop 60090
Project: Orchestra Storage
Christina Simpson
Troop 32708
Caroline Snow
Troop 31930
Natalie Spoelstra
Troop 60701
Project: Animal Awareness Day for Elementary Aged Girls
Kristen Stabler
Troop 31913
Amy Stagg
Troop 30189
Taylor Stern
Troop 31913
Kirsten Stevens
Troop 70031
Project: BOOST
Katie Stewart
Troop 20130
Project: Newell Preserve Information Kiosk
Samantha Sullivan
Troop 31662
Michelle Swanson
Troop 31111
Last Names Start With "T"
Diana Tam
Troop 33124
Laura Terril
Troop 32742
Emily Tewes
Troop 61353
Project: Advocacy
Maria Theophanous
Troop 31151
Rebecca Thomas
Troop 31393
Rebecca Tracey
Troop 61330
Project: Brand New Activity Room
Lauren Traina
Troop 60701
Project: SJCC Charter School Library
Thao-Chi Tran
Troop 60612
Project: Facing My People
Pallavi Trikutam
Troop 33124
Last Names Start With "U"
Jennifer Uken
Troop 31047
Susanne Umbenhower
Troop 70116
Project: Sexual Assault Self-defense
Last Names Start With "V"
Jacqueline Vo
Troop 61067
Project: Marginalized Teens and Self Esteem
Last Names Start With "W"
Alanah Waples
Troop 31930
Martha Watt
Troop 31069
Sarah Weeks
Troop 34532
Mary Wilbourn
Troop 60324
Project: Opportunity
Leah Wilke
Troop 30452
Natalie Wilkins
Troop 31838
Carol Wilson
Troop 31584
Rachel Wolfson
Troop 30715
Allyson Wood
Troop 33991
Hannah Woodman
Troop 32744
Connie Wu
Troop 60803
Project: Health To Go
Blaire Wyatt
Troop 32485
Last Names Start With "X"
Last Names Start With "Y"
Alexandra Yee
Troop 60674
Project: Community Celebration of the Arts