2017 Badgerland Awards Ceremony program

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Honoring the Exceptional Achievements of Exceptional Girl Scouts April 8, 2017

Girl Scout Mission

Building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.

Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try: To serve God and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

Girl Scout Law

I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and Be a sister to every Girl Scout.

e C r e s m d r o a ny w A Saturday, April 8 1 - 4 pm Presentations Girl Scout Silver Awards Girl Scout Gold Awards CIT Leadership Awards Scholarship Award High School Graduates

Today’s Host Meredith Kruse Project Engineer: J.H. Findorff & Son Inc., Madison Member: Girl Scouts of Wisconsin - Badgerland Board of Directors

Keynote Address Marcia M. Anderson Clerk of Court, US Bankruptcy Court for Western Wisconsin Major General, United States Army Reserve (Ret.)

Awards Presenters Sheryl Robinson: Chair, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin-Badgerland Gold Award Committee Maggie Utterback: Chair, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin-Badgerland Board of Directors Marci Henderson: CEO, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin-Badgerland

Girl Scout Ice Cream Social immediately after the ceremony Meet the Girl Scout Honorees and browse the Awards Project Showcase

Congratulations 2017 Graduates

Maggie Alioto Elaina Bohlig Tori Braun Elizabeth Bullock Anna Cappaert Kyra Carbone Stella Cho Morgan Collins Isabela Darvin Tessa De Souza Machado Aralee Derflinger Olivia Deuster Elizabeth Duellman Josephine Dunning Catherine Dykstra Annika Edmundson Chelsea Edseth Chantel Ellis-Jesus Courtney Ensley Emma Everitt Lexie Fitzsimmons Madeline Flanders Peyton Flanders Sarah Flores

Hannah Grill Lily Hallick Kelsi Halverson Mikahla Hansen Tara Holte Cecilia Hook Ashley Horneck Hayley Jacobson Abby Johnson Danielle Johnson Danielle Lemay Heidi Lininger Svitlana List Nina Loomis Halle Maag Hailey Maertz Sarah Malmberg Amanda Marx Sayde McDermott Colleen McGuire Margaret McMillan Anna Meffert Madeline Moe Jessica Nelson

Julia Nelson Tylerann Norby Kylie Peters Jasmine Peterson-Green Cordelia Regenold Samantha Rennie Rachel Revolinski Liza Salvi Sarah Schiltz Sarah Seiden Alyssa Smith Carly Somermeyer Samantha Stary Rebecca Stone Susan Thoma Taylor Turfle Lauren Veidel Megan Walsh Sarah Weh Ariel Wickert Michelle Woodard Emily Jean Zerger

Truly, ours is a circle of friendships united by our ideals. –Juliette Gordon Low

Introducing Girl Scouts of Wisconsin - Badgerland Council

Gold Award Class of 2017 Elizabeth Bullock Lexie Fitzsimmons Rowan Koester-Jess Kaylee Larson Sayde McDermott Tylerann Norby Morgan Radaj Cordelia Regenold Rebecca Stone Kim Thompson Carissa Witthuhn

Our Highest Award The Girl Scout Gold Award is the most prestigious award that Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors can earn. Fulfilling the requirements for the Girl Scout Gold Award starts with completing leadership prerequisites designed to develop the leadership skills needed to accomplish a Girl Scout Gold Award project.

This award represents a girl’s commitment to herself and to her community as she focuses on leadership, career exploration, personal challenges and completes an enduring project that will benefit her community. It takes many hours of preparation, planning and work to accomplish the goals a girl has set for herself through her Gold Award Project. It is notable that only about five percent of eligible girls earn this award!

A special note to today’s Gold Awardees: As a Girl Scout, you are part of the sisterhood of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, a global movement comprised of more than ten million girls worldwide who are using their talents to positively impact their communities. With your talent and passion, you can make changes in your community that reach people around the world. Congratulations on your remarkable achievement!

G o t l u d Awa o c S l rd Gir Elizabeth Bullock Troop 3256 Genoa City

Fun With Things That Fly An avid hot air ballooner, Elizabeth wanted to share her love of flight and engineering with kids. To do this, she developed a summer school curriculum called “Fun With Things That Fly,” for her school and helped teach the class.

Over the course of the class, students got to fly drones, see a hot air balloon launch in person, and learned all about drag, lift, thrust and weight. To help other kids discover the love of flight, Elizabeth published her course of study on a nationwide curriculum-sharing website and developed her own website to share the experiments and aviation based information. Elizabeth said the experience was powerful adding that, “All of the kids loved the class.

And the teacher I worked with said I did an amazing job teaching. At the end of the class, a few kids even said they want to be pilots when they get older!”

a Himmelsbach t t e r o L arship Recipient l o h c S Awarded exclusively to a Badgerland Girl Scout Gold Awardee. The recipient is chosen on the basis of community service, extra curricular involvement and leadership.

“Girl Scouts has given me the opportunity to do a lot of things I would not have been able to do otherwise. This will help me in the future because I will have a different perspective on world issues and other problems and be able to propose unique solutions.”

~ Elizabeth Bullock

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Lexie Fitzsimmons

Rowan Koester-Jess

Troop 2264 Stoughton

Troop 1054 Madison

Rabbit Cage Renovation

Food for Thought Food Pantry

Growing up showing animals, Lexie realized that many rabbit cages at the fairgrounds were in poor and, in some cases, hazardous conditions. To make the area safer and more comfortable for the rabbits and handlers, Lexie worked with the Stoughton Junior Fair to renovate both the rabbit cages and rabbit showing area at the fairgrounds. She used the woodworking skills she had learned from her grandfather to build new cages and a storage system for all the supplies. Lexie also designed, crafted and built a bench that was installed in the barn in memory of her dear friend David, whom she showed rabbits with growing up. Lexie said, “I was able to bring together families from the community to work together to help improve the rabbit barn environment.”

Rowan knew hunger was a problem in her community but didn’t realize how big of an issue it was until she discovered that over half of the students at East High School are on the free or reduced lunch plan, more than any other high school in Madison. To help students have easy access to food, she created a food pantry at East High. In order to maintain the food pantry, Rowan also started the Food for Thought Club. The club members will be in charge of keeping the pantry stocked, cleaned and accessible. Rowan has also made an impact at other schools in the area. Sandburg Elementary is starting their own food pantry and La Follette High School is trying a healthy snack pilot program to test the need for a future food pantry. Rowan said she learned through this project “how fortunate I am to have a roof over my head and a reliable supply of food.”

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Kaylee Larson

Sayde McDermott

Troop 4549 La Crosse

Individually Registered Member Albany

Culture Day

Camp T.E.A.M. GSVC–Gold Edition

Ours is becoming an increasingly global world and understanding other cultures is more vital than ever.

Kaylee loves learning about other cultures and set out to share that passion with her community. She organized a Culture Day event for area children to spend a full day learning about food, traditions, art and holidays. The event focused on four distinctly different cultures: German, Spanish, Chinese and French. Kaylee said she hopes the event inspired others to open their horizons and learn more about people outside our home communities. Kaylee’s work continues today as she works with a group of students at her high school to make Culture Day an annual event. Kaylee explained the project was challenging work and “ caused me to grow in skills and as a person, and without the difficult parts, the project would never have ended so great.”

Playing a sport can be a huge confidence booster and Sayde wanted to bring more opportunities for girls in her area to play volleyball. She developed a week-long volleyball camp just for girls. During camp, girls practiced the basics of volleyball and ended the week with a tournament day for the girls to show off the skills they learned. Sayde developed and wrote a guide about her camp that has been distributed to area schools with next year’s volleyball camp already in the works. Sayde said she had several obstacles to overcome during her project, including low registrations due to a history of gym classes that were not supportive of volleyball. Sayde said her project was a terrific learning experience and deeply satisfying to see once-shy girls laughing and having fun at her camp. She said, “I learned that I was taught leadership skills by my parents and through Girl Scouts.”

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Tylerann Norby

Morgan Radaj

Troop 1087 Verona

Individually Registered Member Whitewater

Sunrise Park Fitness Trail

Sharing is Caring

Tylerann wanted to make exercise more accessible so she built a fitness trail at Sunrise Park. The fitness trail location was researched and selected to permit parents the opportunity to work out while supervising their children. Tylerann received a lot of support from her community including monetary donations to purchase the equipment. She worked closely with the Mount Horeb Parks Department to have the fitness area built and installed. Tylerann says she learned a lot about being an effective communicator through her project. She spoke to the media and did multiple presentations to civic groups and the town board. “Before my project, I would have been terrified to stand in front of 50 adults and speak freely. But when I spoke before the Rotary, I held my head high, smiled, made my speech and answered all the questions they threw my way!”

Morgan discovered that one of the greatest barriers to battling hunger issues, locally and internationally, is food distribution and she wanted to find a way to fight hunger on both fronts. Morgan organized a food packing event and, with the help of her community, they packaged over 108,000 meals to send to Kenya. To address hunger locally, Morgan placed a collection container at the local farmer’s market. At the day’s end of market, area gardeners and food growers place their extra produce in the containers which Morgan then organizes to be collected and distributed to food pantries. Morgan said one of her biggest challenges was recruiting 500 volunteers to help with her food packing event. She says, “What I learned about leadership is that one person can’t do it all. There are always going to be areas that you struggle in, but being a leader is knowing when to ask for help.”

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Cordelia Regenold

Rebecca Stone

Troop 3470 Janesville

Troop 1008 Madison

Crafting for Confidence

Blankets of Hope

A child’s emotional wellbeing is just as important as their physical wellbeing. Cordelia wanted to help kids in her community develop healthy ways to express their emotions, so she developed a curriculum that focused on five topics: self-esteem, positive outlook, empathy, diversity and healthy living. She picked those topics because when kids are knowledgeable they are less likely to become depressed. The curriculum introduced students in 3rd-6th grades to a variety of art techniques as ways to express how they’re feeling. Cordelia also built a website and several social media channels to share her curriculum with others. Cordelia said that at the end of their session, students expressed they learned how to help themselves to not feel anxious, depressed or sad, as well as how to make new friends.

Rebecca noticed that her local Clothing Closet was getting lots of requests for blankets, something they didn’t have, so she was determined to take the lead to help keep her community warm. Coordinating with local businesses and churches, Rebecca collected supplies to make blankets for the Clothing Closet.

She led workshops to teach volunteers how to work with fabric and how to read a pattern to create the blankets. To help future blanket makers, Rebecca created a comprehensive teaching guide on how to make the blankets. “Through this project, I have developed a greater sense of self by having light shed on the many issues of the community and by realizing that I have the power to help, even if it is in a small way,” said Rebecca.

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Kim Thompson

Carissa Witthuhn

Individually Registered Member Stoughton

Troop 2967 Fitchburg

Stoughton Museum Revamp

Dance For All

The Stoughton Historical Society is solely dependent on volunteers who simply do not have the time to keep museum exhibits updated. So, Kim stepped in to help promote cultural pride and local heritage by modernizing some of the most popular exhibits. She created signs, incorporated images and multimedia, and made games for kids to engage them while learning. Kim’s goal is for the refreshed exhibits to attract more visitors to the museum. Kim distributed digital copies of everything she did to the Society and Historical Club so future updates can be achieved quickly and easily by the volunteer team. Kim said her project was a growing experience, “I felt very shy when putting any of my ideas out there. However, as the leader of the project, I eventually realized that idea was unsubstantiated, and I was making a positive change, so I had nothing to be afraid of!”

Concerned about the lack of social activities for kids with disabilities, Carissa wanted to create a social event that would be inclusive for kids of all abilities and mirror an event that their peers would typically experience. Working with professionals at the Communication Innovation Therapy Center in Verona, Carissa held an inclusive fall dance. Her goal with the dance was to teach others about understanding, acceptance and accessibility of and for all people who are differently abled. Guests had so much fun dancing the evening away that Communication Innovation has committed to make it a yearly event for the community at large. Carissa said her biggest challenge was working with professionals on a student schedule and keeping connected. The greatest lesson Carissa said she learned is that, “All change starts small.”

Skill Building. Leadership. Personal Growth.

The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. The Silver Award represents a girl’s accomplishments in Girl Scouting and in her community as she grows and works to improve her life and the lives of others. Working in a group or individually, girls select projects that help them build skills, explore careers and gain leadership. The girls earning their Silver Awards this year have proven that they are community leaders who are organized, determined and dedicated to improving their communities!

Silver Award Recipients

Troop 2107 Troop 2137 Troop 2143 Troop 2298

Jessica Holderness Audrey Johnson Dana Olson All Inclusive Outdoor Activity Troop 2107 McFarland We wanted to provide an activity that anyone could do at recess and would promote exercise and healthy relationships in a fun, non-threatening way. So we built a Ga Ga Ball court and made a video that describes the rules of the game.

Rachel Kornelsen Mackenzie Smith Olivia Tatlock Deerfield Free Community Meal Troop 2137 Deerfield/Cottage Grove Community is important to us, so we worked with several businesses to hold a free community meal that Deerfield residents could attend. We wanted to open lines of communication between residents and help them talk to people they don’t normally connect with.

Troop 2331 Troop 2333 Troop 2458 Troop 2485

Troop 2502 Troop 2983 Troop 3101 Troop 4377

Emma Bryant Lexi Lind

Lynn Robbins Katherine Schuette

The Inside Scoop Troop 2143 Sun Prairie Starting middle school can be scary and we wanted to make it easier. We created an event which helped 5th grade girls learn how to deal with social issues in middle school, including friendships, self-esteem and conflict resolution.

Emily Flood Abby Lee Samantha Wilcox Feed Your Brain Newsletter and Under the Sea Learning Party Troop 2143 Sun Prairie/De Forest We wanted to encourage learning and literacy in elementary school age kids. To do this we created and sent home a newsletter that had fun and educational activities for kids to do. Then we planned a local homework club which helped get the kids excited about learning.

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Madalyn Breunig Alex Janis Kilee Jasper Sophie Stofiel Dane County Humane Society Wish List Drive Troop 2298 Waunakee/De Forest/Madison After seeing social media posts about how many items the Dane County Humane Society needed, we decided to help. We held multiple supply drives and raised funds to purchase electronic items they needed.

Hope Lent Cards of Hope Troop 2331 Middleton Sometimes, something as simple as getting a card in the mail can be difficult for the elderly. So I created fabric cards that people at the Middleton Senior Center can use to send to their loved ones.

Madeline Holman Benches for Camps for People with Disabilities Troop 2331 Middleton Too frequently regular benches don’t function well for people with disabilities. I built different benches to suit the needs of people with different ability levels and donated them to camps.

Ellie Berg Lexi Connors Sara Fritz Elisa Weier Homework Help Backpacks for 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades Troop 2333 Mount Horeb/Mineral Point We noticed our library didn’t have much for kids in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades so we created backpacks that could be checked out from the library that can help them with their homework.

Rebecca Hose Alexandrea Olson Community Involvement Fair Troop 2458 Beaver Dam People want to volunteer but often don’t know where to start. To help them, we held a community fair so people could come and meet different organizations where they could volunteer at in our community.

Gloria Eddy Kailey Hammersley Elizabeth King Emma Wollangk RBMS Bully Project Troop 2485 Stoughton To help increase awareness about bullying, we made visual presentations and presented them to our classmates. We selected this project to prepare for middle school.

Taralyn Pysher Buddy Bench Troop 2502 Cottage Grove I wanted to help make it easier for kids to make friends. I installed three buddy benches at two local elementary schools and handed out buddy bracelets to the students and staff to wear as a reminder to always be a buddy.

Abigail Cappaert Madesyn Walker Blankets for Buddies Troop 2502 Madison/Cottage Grove The hospital can be a scary place for a kid so we made tie blankets and donated them to the UW Children’s Hospital. We decided to do this because we thought it would be a special and comforting gift for the patients.

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Juli Klee Sundays for Seniors Troop 2502 Madison I chose this project because a lot of older people don’t have many visitors. I invited younger Girl Scouts to join in the ice cream socials to allow for more interactions between the young and seniors.

Abbie Pochel Supplies for Camp Kesem Troop 2502 Cottage Grove Camp Kasem is a camp for kids whose families have been impacted by cancer. They helped me and I wanted to give back, so I collected supplies that the camp will use next summer to help kids like me.

Hannah Brockman Megan Carlson Katie Scoville BINGO by the Girl Scouts Troop 2983 Sun Prairie We wanted to do something fun to help out older folks. We decide to play BINGO with Oakwood Village residents to provide a constructive and entertaining activity while helping us practice friendship and community building.

Alyssa Rivera Endeavor Service Dog Advocate and Puppy Raiser Troop 3101 Beloit I love animals and discovered there is a lack of awareness about the Endeavor Service Dog program, which provides service dogs for kids with autism.

So I became an advocate for them to help spread awareness of the organization.

Lyndsey Turner Jade Vangeisen Animal Abuse Awareness Troop 3101 Beloit We wanted to create awareness about animal abuse and how animals end up in shelters. We built a Facebook page, video and web page addressing the issues of animal abuse and encouraging people to support local shelters and adopt abused animals.

Morgan Brown Makayla Henthorne McKenzie Peters Pet Donation Drop Box Troop 4377 Sparta/Cashton Our local animal shelter is not very visible so it’s often forgotten in our community. We wanted to help draw more attention to the shelter, so we created pet donation boxes and placed them throughout the community. This helped bring more awareness to the shelter and give them supplies.

Having Fun Through Teamwork The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve. The award is designed to be a leadership adventure and encourage girls to plan and complete projects that help them develop more confidence, meet new people and have the kind of fun that happens when you work with other Girl Scouts to make a difference.

Veterans and Our Community Troop 1074 Prairie du Chein

Helping Animals Troop 2080 Beaver Dam/Juneau

Emma Anthony Caitlin Barrett Mea Doll Jenna O’Connell Alexis Peotter Taylor Roe Lacey Skime

Elizabeth Banes Kendra Ferstl Abbey Kasuboski Mylana Lunde Hannah Mack Jordyn Olson

Veterans and Our Community Troop 1081 Prairie du Chein Bree Doll Megan Stieber Sophia Valley

Rally for the Ronald McDonald House Troop 1161 Mount Horeb Jenna Clark Sarah Strube Nadia Tesmer

The Great Need to Read Troop 1161 Mount Horeb Payton Almquist Genevieve Helin Ariella Johnson Charli Uptegraw

Helping Out Our Furry Friends Troop 2096 Madison/Sun Prairie/De Forest Jillian Bohannan Raina Borgardt Trudense DePagter April Faust Hannah Karriker Maykhala Kwanruck Kimber Merlino

Learning About Building Homes for Feral Cats Troop 2097 Cross Plains/Black Earth Sara Anderson Paige Goth Ahna Higgins Mattie Papenthien Caitlin Rentmeister

t Bronze Awa u o c S rd Girl Planting Trees Troop 2250 Reeseville/Fox Lake

Halloween Costume Exchange Troop 2651 McFarland/Madison

Samantha Niemeyer Bethany Nummerdor Emily Parrell

Chloe Bexson Hope Elliot Taylor Faust Marissa Hueffner Nadia Schwedrsky

Lend-A-Paw Troop 2332 Whitewater Monica Juette Emily O’Donnell Emily Radaj Emma Weigel

From One Creature to Another Troop 2559 Madison Molly Aton Siena Bersch Madeline Dean Sofia Loconte

Olivia Meister Kenadee Orcutt Elizabeth Riemer Madison Sanchez Madison Schmidt Shiloh White

Schumacher Farm Park Barns Troop 2648 Waunakee Kenzie Anderson Kate Balinsky Emma Ceder Josilyn Dooley Jessilyn Ernst

Pet Food Pantry Troop 2747 Verona/Fitchburg/Madison Sophie Hodkiewicz Suzannah Kirchner Gabby Otremba Sydney Schultz Allison Schmidt Cora Wasniewski

Crazy 8’s Math Club Troop 2798 Middleton/Mount Horeb

Benches for the New Community Disc Golf Course Troop 2585 Lake Mills Kathryn Czerniak Madison Dable Daniela Giombetti Jeanne Green Allie Horwatich Ella Humphries

Alexis Udell Alana Wagner Nora Wroblewski Katie Young

Rachael Gorman Charlotte Hamilton Gen Mallin Kaya Meyers Chloe Shives

Natalie Biessman Shannon Collier Julia Connell Fiona Fisher Lydia McIntyre Olivia Rapacz Lorna Smithberger

Lost and Found Bins for Winnequah School Troop 2846 Monona Annie Bernards Allison Cunningham Sierra Jones Marlowe Knight Gwen Palmer Katherine Pennel Kadee Ryan Arwen Weber

t Bronze Awa u o c S rd Girl Memorial Garden for Katie’s Place Troop 2906 Madison

Community Butterfly Garden Troop 3143 Genoa City/Elkhorn/Pell Lake

Amelia Chase-Zibell Marin Fleming Minna Ketcham Kelsey McGuire Elizabeth Reines Casey Rogers Merlie Veit Dontayana Washington Abigail Zantow

Emilee Ferguson Hannah Hulina Marilyn Miller Danielle Sandfer

Adopting Seniors at Avalon Troop 2980 Madison

Memorial Day Parade Float Build & March Troop 3207 Beloit Jehna Beeler Rachel Cleaver Alivia Diaz Sage Williams

Hadley Duncan Anja Forberger Sofia Guha Luciena Gundersen Sarah Millmann Colette Liggon Abigail O’Callaghan Olivia O’Callaghan Alison Selje

Crayon Initiative Troop 3459 Monroe

Want a Pet…Adopt a Pet Troop 3013 Lake Geneva/Walworth

Amelia Albers Bethany Albers Iris Bukrey Eva Gomez Grace Irving Ava Parr Marijane Picazo

Bonnie Bartolus Emma Florio Emily Hallatt Hannah Spice Katelyn Weiss

Reading Rockstars Read-A-Thon Troop 3110 Janesville/Fort Atkinson/Cambridge Caitlyn Dickman Claire Duetscher Sophia Heiman Kayleena Koclanes Avery Minard Anya Thomas Keeley Thomas Ellie Walton

Kaydence Flannery Elaina Jordan Kara Jelle Olivia Levia Maggie Patterson

Delanie Pfund Loghan Quinn Cassie Riese Kalejh Rose-Parr Prue Strauch

Community Art Troop 3662 Stoughton

Dog Dental Project Troop 3662 Stoughton Ruth Foldy Jade Garfoot Ashley Liddicoat Keilley Riddle Kristina Weber

t Bronze Awa u o c S rd Girl Foster Hope Troop 4246 Galesville/Trempealeau/Ettrick

Rain Barrel, Little Free Library & Benches Troop 4451 La Crosse/Onalaska

Sheenah Nilsestuen Elizabeth Olson Natalie Olsen Ellie Schwartz Nova Leigh Wilson-Stenslien Nadia Wolfe Lily Womack Emily Wright

Holly Blakeley Emma Gilberts Katherine Kaiser Alexa Neumeister Amina Rabindra Abby Schelfhout

Helping + Caring = A Girl Scout Troop 4278 Viola/Readstown

Susanna Arlt Amelia Hein Ryan Northwood

Emily Andrews Tamryn Arndt Manda Hemmersbach Sashah Komplin Jenna Russell

AS/AP Cat Shelter Troop 4377 Sparta Ella Manske Madalynn Smoot

Island Park Project Troop 4441 Independence/Fall Creek Carllie Barker Andrea Laehn Jocelyn Perry Grace Roskos Cora Sonsalla Rheanna Steinke Rhianna Theisen

Daisy Day Camp - Owls & Hearts Troop 4586 La Crosse

Pillowcase Dresses for Teens in Africa Troop 5410 Platteville/Stitzer Rachel Johnson Alexia Smith

Buddy Benches Troop 7339 Hustisford/Horicon/Iron Ridge Alexandra David Allison Heckl Adriana Nicolaus

Free Little Library Troop 9030 Brodhead/Juda Gracyn Bolton Liana Daniels Vanessa Olmedo Lillyanna Schmid

hip Award s r e d a s Le

To earn the Counselor-in-Training 1 award Girl Scouts complete a leadership course designed

by Badgerland Council on outdoor experiences and work with younger girls over the course of a camp session. Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors mentor young girls in a camp setting as they build skills toward becoming a camp counselor.

Zoe Dakin Emily Hron Josey Kadinger

Anna Logan Rachel Miller Izabelle Pogorzelski

Girl Scout Ambassadors earn this award by working with younger girls over the course of at least one camp session while focused on increasing their skills in specific areas, such as lifeguarding or the arts.

Zoe Yoerger

KAYLEE s n o i t a l u t a Congr ! s t u o c S l Gir Congratulations Kaylee on achieving your Gold Award for Girl Scouts. You are such a self-motivated and smart young woman.

We are proud of the accomplishments you have made in your life. Just continue to follow your dreams because we know you can achieve whatever you want.

Love – Mom, Dad & Jackson

CARISSA

Carissa, Congratulations on completing your Gold Award! You have always been a girl filled with compassion, openmindedness and spunk, and have embodied the values of a Girl Scout throughout your life. We are so proud of you and look forward to watching you gently shake the world.

Love, Mom, Dad, Abraham, Taylor, Rachel and Owen

Competing with Troop 967 at their first Kon Tiki Regatta

2016 Graduate, Verona Area High School

LEXIE LEXIE

Lexie, There’s a light within you that shines on everyone around you. No one can smile your smile or laugh your laugh. You have the courage to be your own person and that will take you far in life. We are so proud of you and everything you have already accomplished, but we know it’s just the beginning.

Remember, the world is yours to conquer, and we will be here to support you every step of the way.

Love, Mom, Dad, Emily and Jacob

CORDELIA Congratulations Cordelia!

We are so proud of everything that you have achieved in Girl Scouts and how you continue to grow and lead by example.

You are truly an amazing woman!

Love, Mom, Dad, Emily & Elaina

HAILEY

Hailey, You have had an amazing journey through Girl Scouts from Daisy to Ambassador. So many wonderful memories and opportunities!

We are so incredibly proud of all your accomplishments! We can’t wait to see what your future holds, you are going to change the world!

Love, Mom & Dad

MORGAN

MCKENZIE

MAKALYA

Presenting the Box at Meadowview School

Placing a second box at Sparta Vet Clinic

TROOP 4377

Working on the Pet Donation Box at 11 PM!!

Dear Morgan, McKenzie and Makalya, Congratulations on earning the Silver Award! Your time and dedication helped you achieve this high honor. We are so proud of you all!

With love, Misty, Stacey, Quincy & all your Girl Scout Sisters from Sparta Troop 4377

TROOP 2485: Kailey, Gloria, Emma & Elizabeth Congratulations to Troop 2485 on receiving your Silver Award. May you have many awards and other great Girl Scout adventures in the years to come!

Your leaders and families are so proud of you!

Kailey Hammersly, Gloria Eddy, Emma Wollangk and Elizabeth King

MADDIE & HOPE Congratulations to Cadettes Maddie Holman and Hope Lent on your Silver Awards! All your hard work and dedication has paid off. Your families, friends and Troop 2331 of Middleton are proud of you and salute you.

May you continue to shine as bright as the stars you are!

TARA

Tara, We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments! You have come so far to get where you are now. There are many special and wonderful things in store for your future. Sometimes just your sweet smile and presence alone seems to bless the world. Congratulations!

Love – Mom & Dad

MORGAN

You've always been an amazing person, helpful, had a willingness to teach, and an abundance of ambition and compassion. ...but, at the young age of nine, someone told you "NO!! Sorry, you can't do that! You're just a KID!" That was the day that changed you. The day that fueled your fire. The day you decided you could organize all of your own events - and invited all of your local friends and community members to join you! Not only that, you allowed the youth in your community to get involved in the planning - giving them a VOICE & CHOICES - because KIDS have great ideas and can make a difference in this world!

SHARING food with those hungry - Locally

We are so proud of you!

The world is definitely a better place because of YOU! Love, Everyone Impacted by What You've Done

SHARING food with those hungry - Internationally

The world produces enough food to feed everyone.

Don’t waste it - share it!

SHARING IS CARING: MORGAN’S PROJECTS IN ACTION

The event that started it all. A charity run/walk for kids allowing each participant to choose their own charity.

Providing thought-provoking activities that got youth more involved in helping others.

Getting dirty and creating fun ways for kids to take care of our earth and animals.

Teaching kids to look outside their own community, fundraising, and purchasing supplies for both local and international needs.

REBECCA Congratulations on earning your Silver Award! We’re very proud of the work you did and the dedication you have to Girl Scouts.

Love, Dad and Mom

TROOP 2107

Jessica, This picture reminded us what we wish for you. To see you feel happy and loved, be confident, make new friends, stay healthy, excel in school, and eventually rise up the ranks in a career you find fulfilling.

We see you now and we couldn’t be more proud of you. We Love you!

Mom, Dad, Andy, and Matt

Audrey, You should be proud of yourself for reaching and obtaining goals you didn’t know you had. We are so very proud of you.

Love, Mom, Dad, Amanda and Eric

Dana, Your first official day as a Girl Scout. In 8 years, you have achieved goals, dreams, and grown into a young lady.

Congratulations on your Girl Scout accomplishments and your Troop’s Silver Award. Looking forward to 4 more exciting years.

Love, Mom, Dad, and Erik

As in Girl Scouts, life is full of journeys that help you reach your goals. We hope you continue to reach your goals with individuality, determination and leadership while making and maintaining friendships and having fun.

Congratulations Jessica, Audrey and Dana on earning your Silver Award!

JESSICA, AUDREY & DANA

i c a e t i r o p ns p A We extend a humble thank you to all the volunteers who have dedicated their time, their talents and their hearts to making possible these young women’s leadership awards.

Troop Leaders. Parents. Mentors. Community Members. Volunteers. You are essential to the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. The girls honored today would not be here without you standing behind them.

A special note of gratitude to members of the Badgerland Girl Scout Gold Award Committee These women work tirelessly with the girls from the beginning of their Gold journey right through to today. Karen Alderden, Marie Brooks, Karen Laufenberg, Mary Onsager, Sheryl Robinson, Aimee Siegler, Samantha Stewart, Amanda Strobel-Wise, Jackie Thingvold and Cassie Volden — your generosity and commitment to building girls of courage, confidence and character are deeply appreciated. Today would not be possible without you.

2017 Awards Ceremony Program Sponsors Thank you to these businesses and organizations for helping make today’s program possible: yyShopKo Foundation yyFort HealthCare

Girl Scouting rises within you and inspires you to put forth your best.

Juliette Gordon Low