(New Hartford, NY – May 2013) Area Girl Scouts will be recognized at four ceremonies throughout the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways, for earning the Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards. Ceremonies will take place on May 20 in Seneca Falls, May 21 in Elmira, May 28 in Oswego and May 29 in Utica.
The prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. In order to earn the award, girls must complete Senior or Ambassador Journeys, the essence of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, and demonstrate their leadership abilities by spending at least 80 hours working on a Gold Award Take Action project that creates a sustainable impact on her extended community.
This year 24 girls throughout the 26-county jurisdiction of Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways earned the Gold Award. Local Girl Scouts earning the Gold Award are:
Danielle Cobb of Clark Mills, Courtney Doxtader of Utica, Julia Jaikin of Dolgeville, Dolly Peterson of Remsen, and Megan Sexton of Ava.
The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award Girl Scouts in grades 6 through 8 can earn. To earn the award girls complete a Cadette Journey, the essence of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, gain leadership skills and then spend at least 50 hours working on a project that provides a positive lasting impact on the community.
Local Girl Scouts earning the Silver Award are:
Herika Fernandez of Clark Mills; Alexnadria Falzarano of Clinton; and Cassidy Eder-McCauley of Dolgeville.
The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award that can be earned by a Girl Scout Junior. To earn the award, girls must learn leadership and planning skills necessary to follow through on a project on which she spends at least 20 hours making a positive impact on her community. Girls can work within their troops to earn this award.
Local Girl Scouts earning the Bronze Award are:
From Troop 20053: Kamryn Bassett and Brianna McAfee of Dolgeville, Ali Goff of Little Falls, Katrina Bennett of Salisbury, and Emily Miller of Stratford; from Troop 20128: Julia Dravies, Marielle Esparza, Maria Hoffert, and Hailey Mahady of Oneida; from Troop 20282: Angela Beecher and Nicolina Castronovo of Verona, Molly Adams, Olivia Furman, Carley Hinman, McKayla Jenkins, Danann Lohr, and Rylee Marcellus of Vernon; from Troop 20382: Jennifer LaGrance of Fort Plain, Cheyanne Cresong, Savannah Cromie, Natasha Randazzo, and Rachel Torres of Little Falls; from Troop 20391: Jordan Carroll of Oriskany, Riley Crane of Richfield Springs, Hailey Madore, Emma Riesel, and Hannah Roser of Rome, Katie Fedor and Sofia Rubino of Whitesboro; from Troop 20632: Samantha Weber of Little Falls, Trissety Denton, Gabby Kenyon, Brianna Lamphere, Breanna Potts, Hannah Stack, and Lexie Tennant of Dolgeville, and Ryanne Williams of Salisbury; from Troop 20774: Nicole Connolly, Sierra Nassimos, Alicia Pomeroy, and Gabby Shipman of Richfield Springs; from Troop 20906: Rachel VanDeusen of Rome and Serafina Sortino of Utica.
Contact the Girl Scouts’ New Hartford Service Center at (315) 733-2391 or visit www.gsnypenn.org.