2023 Highest Awards Yearbook

2023 Girl Scout Highest Awards

Bronze Award Girl Scouts Take Action

When Girl Scout Juniors work together, big change can happen. As a team, they discover a topic they care about, make a plan and take action to make a difference. Girls meet new people and have the kind of fun that happens when you harness the power of teamwork. The Girl Scout Bronze Award—the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve— is a national award with national standards that represents the dedication girls contribute to making the world a better place.

Bronze Award Projects

Ellen Fowler Adkins, Troop 12993

Meade Ainsworth, Troop 13075

Grace Asplin, Troop 30212

Micah Barber, Troop 2331

Kaylee Benton, Troop 10002

Cayla Blanchard, Troop 10041

Jenna Bond, Troop 13036

Jokoiya Boseman, Troop 40554

Paige Boutwell, Troop 40254

Aumaura Bowen, Troop 13036

Sadie Bowring, Troop 13036

Jada Brace, Troop 10002

Kendall Davis, Katelyn Mann and Emma Smith of Troop 41728 painted rocks and placed them around the city of Greensboro to share smiles and encouraging messages to those who came across them.

Micah Barber, Dayla Brown, Julianna Darstein, Isabella Fred, Kynnedi Hester, Laila Martin, Ava Miller, Kendall Sheilds and Madison Watson of Troop 2331 collected donated books and built a community library at Old Richmond Elementary School in Tobaccoville.

Aralynn Dale, Troop 12934

Caroline Dalton, Troop 12993

Julianna Darstein, Troop 2331

Glory Davis, Troop 20049

Lindsey DeStasio, Troop 13136

Peyton Dunn, Troop 2469

Virginia Eachus, Troop 12993

Ryleigh Ellis, Troop 13279

Emelyn Foose, Troop 13134

Isabella Fred, Troop 2331

Layla Fulk, Troop 2469

Delia Funk, Troop 13134

Emma Gogel, Troop 13188

Sadie Goldston, Troop 13162

London Griffin, Troop 2820

Azlynne Brickey, Troop 2609

Dayla Brown, Troop 2331

Maya Brown, Troop 13279

Madison Bucksbee, Troop 13084

Addison Cain, Troop 2817

Sara Callicutt, Troop 30061

Lily Capnisis, Troop 13188

Reagan Cepeda, Troop 2820

Olivia Champion, Troop 13220

Charlotte Clemmons, Troop 12993

Sydney Collier, Troop 12934

Teagan Cooper, Troop 12934

Lily Corona, Troop 13351

Alice Crandall, Troop 42503

Zoe Craven, Troop 13134

Mya Crews, Troop 13134

Layla Hadley, Troop 40554

Annabelle Hanson, Troop 2469

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Delia Funk, Abigail Poueymirou, Charlotte Richter and Lilly Williams of Troop 13134

made fleece, no-sew blankets to comfort families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Winston-Salem.

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Clara Hartley, Troop 30061

Kenley Haywood, Troop 22204

Raegan Haywood, Troop 22204

Kathryn Herman, Troop 2817

Kynnedi Hester, Troop 2331

Avery Holder, Troop 12991

Nora Holloway, Troop 13162

Abigail Hopper, Troop 2820

Alessandra Huggins, Troop 13188

Clara Jernigan, Troop 12993

Kirsten Johnson, Troop 13188

Layla Jordan, Troop 12993

Edith Kenerly, Troop 12993

Madalynn Kiger, Troop 13136

Penelope King, Troop 12993

Chloe Knight, Troop 13162

Alexis Kroeger, Juliette SU 112

Rebecca Kroll, Troop 20049

Autumn Lamb, Troop 2469

Reagan Lance, Troop 2000

Kieryn Lane, Troop 13136

Peyton Lane, Troop 13220

Charlotte Leonard, Troop 12993

Laila Martin, Troop 2331

Angelique Mason, Troop 20049

Lia Mazzilli, Troop 20049

Taylor McDonald, Troop 2469

Ansley McMahon, Troop 40554

Autumn Miller, Troop 2000

Ava Miller, Troop 2331

Edie Miller, Troop 30212

Edith Mitchell, Troop 10045

Lindsey DeStasio, Carolyn Smith, Savannah Smith, Katie Smitherman and Eliza Solomon of Troop 13136 collected 100 dufflebags and made no-sew blankets and pillows to support children in foster care at Crossnore Communities for Children in Winston-Salem.

Debbie Monahan, Troop 40554

Olivia Moore, Troop 13136

Raia Morris, Troop 13136

Annie Murphy, Troop 12993

McKenna Murray, Troop 40554

Meredith Newton, Troop 12993

Olivia Nicola, Troop 40254

Miranda Odom, Troop 2746

Payton Odom, Troop 2746

Elizabeth O’Neill, Troop 13036

Elza O’Neill, Troop 13036

Peyton Parker, Troop 40554

Erylin Pell, Troop 13132

Aubrey Perryman, Troop 13211

Gretchen Phipps, Troop 13075

Rawlings Poole, Troop 12993

Abigail Poueymirou, Troop 13134

Katherine Priddy, Troop 2469

Bella Pruitt, Troop 30212

Margaret Ramsey, Troop 12993

Kennidi Regan, Troop 13211

Charlotte Richter, Troop 13134

Bridget Rodriguez, Troop 2817

Grace Russler, Troop 12934

Maci Schrader, Troop 40779

Kendall Sheilds, Troop 2331

Peyton Singleton, Troop 13162

Carolyn Smith, Troop 13136

Savannah Smith, Troop 13136

Katie Smitherman, Troop 13136

Eliza Solomon, Troop 13136

Kensie Southern, Troop 13162

Leah Spellicy, Troop 13136

Haven Caldwell, Alivia Isaac, Allie Rodgers and Abigail Vickers helped their local animal adoption agency in Denver, H.A.T.S.- Helping Animals to Survive. The girls made dog and cat toys out of recycled materials and distributed the flyer and video they created to educate their community about this organization.

Mcaffery Steele, Troop 13136

Savannah Stokes, Troop 12934

Kailyn Sweet, Troop 13136

Katelyn Teach, Troop 2817

Mia Theodorakatos, Troop 13188

Rebecca Triche, Troop 2469

Brooke Trumann, Troop 13162

Madison Vance, Troop 13136

Kenley Haywood, Raegan Haywood and Sophia Young of Troop 22204 created a giving box at the First United Methodist Church of Dallas to help provide non-perishable food and hygiene items to the community. They also held food drives to fill the box.

Aislinn Wardrip, Troop 13188

Madison Watson, Troop 2331

Anna White, Troop 13220

Chloe Williams, Troop 12991

Lillyin Williams, Troop 13134

Sophia Young, Troop 22204

Silver Award Girl Scouts Make A Difference

When Girl Scout Cadettes focus on an issue they care about, learn the facts and take action to make a difference, they gain the confidence and skills that will catapult them to lifelong success. It all adds up to the Girl Scout Silver Award—the highest honor a Girl Scout Cadette can achieve—a national award with national standards that represents the time, leadership, creativity and effort girls contribute to making their communities better.

Silver Award Projects

Nia Baluka, Troop 2558

Maddison Bartlett, Troop 2929

Adrianna Bersch, Troop 2826

Amelia Bray, Troop 2826

Addy Buchanan, Troop 2580

Bethany Buchanan, Troop 20024

Kenzie Bullins, Juliette SU 144

Tessa Burbey, Troop 2983

Emma Burns, Troop 2876

Sofia Carman, Troop 2449

Lake Carver, Troop 2580

Melinda Cassell, Troop 2873

Phoenix Pope of Troop 40001 built a compost bin at Hanes Magnet School in WinstonSalem and went through the school board to get an updated recycling and composting plan approved for use throughout the WSFSC school system.

Riddhima Chandel, Troop 2826

Brinn Clancy, Troop 2876

Emily Cole, Troop 2607

Evie Conlin, Troop 2580

Mady Cook, Troop 2873

Teagan Cooper, Troop 12934

Paisley Rayne Coulter, Troop 2873

Sarah Cruess, Troop 2428

Mia Currie, Troop 41353

Aubry Dale, Troop 12934

Susanna Dean, Troop 2473

Corrina Dillion, Troop 2876

Sloane Dockery, Troop 2826

Alexandria Dove, Troop 2609

Imagine Dyer, Troop 2449

Addison Ellis, Troop 20740

Anna Essma, Troop 2876

Jillian Galbaugh, Troop 2826

Julia Gladstone, Troop 2876

Amaris Goode, Troop 40182

Taylor Grew, Troop 2113

Kiahna Groff, Troop 2580

Emma Gwyn, Troop 2428

JaNiya Hamilton, Troop 40182

Camaline Hicks, Troop 13261

Kayleigh Hildenbrandt, Troop 2929

Rebecca Hodousek, Troop 2676

Sa’myah Housey, Troop 40182

Jaelynn Huston, Troop 2449

Elizabeth Isley, Troop 1901

Megan Jackson, Troop 40182

Naomi Jackson, Troop 40182

Addy Buchanan, Evie Conlin, Katie Pitts, Kiahna Groff, Lake Carver, Lena Parsley, Salem Taylor and Sophie Treier of Troop 2580 created “Survival Skills: Middle School Girl Edition,” a multi-part program that promotes positive body image and helps girls feel more comfortable and confident at school. They also made and distributed more than 500 personal hygiene kits to Title 1 schools in Davie County.

Teagan Cooper, Aubry Dale and Khloe LaBruno of Troop 12934 made fidget blankets for Alzheimer and dementia patients at the Asheville VA Medical Center and Four Seasons Hospice in Hendersonville.

Rowan Jeffus, Troop 2826

Jordyn Jernigan, Troop 12728

Emma Johnson, Troop 2729

Willa Johnson, Troop 2729

Heidi Justice, Troop 2929

Jessica Keefer, Troop 2996

Gretta King, Troop 2381

Isabelle Klass, Troop 2676

Khloe LaBruno, Troop 12934

Bessanny Lammonds, Troop 2428

Layla Lyons, Troop 40486

Scarlet Maxwell, Troop 13261

Zoey Mazzara, Troop 13036

Catherine McAdams, Troop 13036

Morgan Melton, Troop 20024

Marni O’Brien, Troop 12021

Jade Ogletree, Troop 2929

Lucy O’Neill, Troop 13036

Madison Ormand, Troop 20032

Grace Pan, Troop 2493

Lena Parsley, Troop 2580

Kruthi Pasupala, Troop 12475

Madeline Perdue, Troop 2676

Lydia Perryman, Troop 12728

Grayson Phillips, Troop 2607

Annabelle Pirkl, Troop 2876

Katie Pitts, Troop 2580

Phoenix Pope, Troop 40001

Taylor Presley, Troop 40182

Saanvi Rao, Troop 2826

Karridy Read, Troop 2876

Avery Reinken, Troop 2307

Elizabeth Isley and Julia Trollinger of Troop 1901 taught children in Henderson County the importance of bees, gardening and where food comes from. They led pollinator workshops, planted pollinator gardens, installed mason bee hives and made activity kits with seeds and games.

Surayyah Roberts, Troop 40486

Emma Kate Roper, Troop 2023

Sadie Rudert, Troop 2826

Frií Sampson-Young, Troop 40486

Phoenix Sampson-Young, Troop 40486

Morgan Schmidt, Troop 12021

Danielle Schrader, Troop 2449

Eleanor Scott, Troop 2811

Aazeen Shah, Troop 12475

Sarah Shopland, Troop 2607

Lauren Showers, Troop 2876

Cali Smith, Troop 2676

Savannah Soto, Troop 12475

Julianne Stanley, Troop 2000

Willa Stoutner, Troop 2876

Salem Taylor, Troop 2580

Aunica Tomlinson, Juliette SU 118

Sophie Treier, Troop 2580

Allison Trogdon, Troop 2473

Julia Trollinger, Troop 1901

Aden Tyson, Troop 2558

Katie Vespa, Troop 12641

Sofia Walter, Troop 2826

Holly Ward, Troop 13261

Ciera Weathers, Troop 13161

Gracie Weymouth, Troop 2676

Allison Whitman, Troop 2446

Kristen Whitman, Troop 2446

Abigail Whitten, Troop 12728

Jada Wilson, Troop 40182

Emma Johnson and Willa Johnson of Troop 2729 enhanced an outdoor area of Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Morganton. They created selfwatering wicking planters and constructed a free little library.

Sofia Carman, Imagine Dyer, Jaelynn Huston and Danielle Schrader of Troop 2449 worked with Rising Hope Farms in Claremont to make items for special needs children to use during their therapeutic horseback riding sessions, including colorful signs of encouragement, bean bags, a ring toss game and horseshoe tree.

Aunica Tomlinson, a Juliette Girl Scout, helped Rugby Middle School in Hendersonville by building cello storage cabinets.

Gold Award Girl Scouts Change the World

Gold Award Girl Scouts are change-makers. They have changed the world, changed their lives and earned the most prestigious award in Girl Scouting.

To earn the Gold Award, a Girl Scout identifies an issue in their community, drafts a plan to address a root cause and leads a team of volunteers to implement it. When the project is complete, the Gold Award Girl Scout and their team have made a sustainable impact on the world that continues to last beyond their involvement.

It’s a huge accomplishment that also impacts the Gold Award Girl Scout as a person. How they see the world—and how the world sees them—is forever changed. It’s also a credential that will be with them for the rest of their life; having the Girl Scout Gold Award on a high school transcript or resumé can make a Girl Scout stand out when it comes to college admissions, scholarship applications, internships and job interviews.

The Trifecta Award honors girls who have earned all three of Girl Scouting’s highest awards – the Girl Scout Bronze Award, Silver Award and Gold Award!

Gold Award Projects

Courtney Blair The Port Pillow Project

Courtney, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2997, made port pillow bags for patients at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Florida. The bags included a port pillow, candy and note card that included a link to Blair’s website that tells more about her Gold Award project, as well as houses resources for families.

Gracie Bowling Flag Retirement

Gracie, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2558, helped to organize a permanent spot for flag retirement and burning in Thomasville, as well as worked in partnership with the Thomasville Fire Department and Thomasville Parks and Recreation to educate the community about flag retirement.

Kaitlyn Bryan Helping Ukraine!

Kaitlyn, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2385, wanted to help displaced Ukrainians get the supplies they needed so she partnered with Trinity Church in Greensboro to make Warm Wishes bags. The bags included handwritten notes, along with necessities like snacks, hygiene products, socks, towels, first aid supplies and more.

Caroline Cameron All About Art

Caroline, a member of Girl Scout Troop 40012, planned and led an art camp for two weeks at Charles England Elementary School. She taught four classes a day with students in grades 3-5, helping them create a variety of art, including a painting on canvas. She also created sensory art boxes that were donated to the teachers of Charles England.

Hilda Cieza-Regalado Hello Neighbor!

Hilda, a member of Girl Scout Troop 13135, partnered with Sunnyside Ministry in Winston-Salem to build an outdoor shelf that would hold kits for homeless people to have access to. Inside the kits, she put rain ponchos, lotion, deodorant, toothbrushes, feminine hygiene products and more. She also promoted her kits to other organizations through a video she created, and several people have already donated their own kits to be used at Sunnyside Ministry.

Scout Conrad Child’s Hope

Scout, a member of Girl Scout Troop 12949, addressed the interaction between parents and children in relationships where the DSS (Decision Support System) is involved. Often times when a child is removed from a home due to abuse or neglect, visitation must be under DSS supervision. Conrad partnered with Burke County Department of Social Services to reinforce encouraging interaction by developing positive parenting material, creating a warmer and more welcoming visitation area and setting up interactive play with games and toys for families who use the facility.

Tamara Davis Be Your Best Self

Tamara, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2430, created five murals and two acts of kindness bulletin boards at Southwest Guilford High School. The bulletin boards, one for students and one for staff, are a place where people can leave inspirational quotes or give advice or motivation to those who need it. The murals also serve as a pick-me-up to encourage students throughout the day.

Madison DeBiase All Hands on Band

Madison, a member of Girl Scout Troop 30583, created a leadership program for the Rugby Middle School band program. DeBiase developed a series of leadership lessons for the students that included learning musical leadership skills like counting off and conducting a warmup, as well as personal skills such as confidence exercises and voice projection. Through the different activities, the students are becoming leaders in their classroom.

Meredith Dishmon

Hidden Histories: The History of Rockingham County

Meredith, a member of Girl Scout Troop 3000, addressed the lack of resources concerning local history by creating a website and webquest to be used by teachers at Rockingham County Middle School. She also hosted a walking tour of downtown Reidsville as a hands-on way for the community to become interested in local history.

Sarah Felder My Little Readers Club

Sarah, a member of Girl Scout Troop 41730, created My Little Readers Club to give children of color access to books and bring a love of reading to younger kids. She organized small group settings for kids in grades 2-6 to come together and read, as well as brought the books to life by organizing volunteers to dress up as characters in the books. She also constructed four Little Libraries around the High Point area to bring books to the community.

Hollyn Gambill AmpuTeens

Hollyn, a member of Girl Scout Troop 1947, created an online community called AmpuTeens that connects teenagers with limb loss and limb difference together in a shared spaced. Gambill felt most resources for amputees was geared toward adults and she wanted a place for teens to share their stories and experiences. She interviewed several people from across the country, editing and sharing their stories on social media, as well as created a book that was distributed to Greenville Shriner’s Hospital for Children and other prosthetic clinics.

Cora Goforth Growing Learning Outdoors

Cora, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2280, constructed and installed an outdoor classroom at Forrest Hunt Elementary School. She equipped the new classroom with a handmade whiteboard and benches, as well as restored a nature trail leading to the classroom. She put together a curriculum and an on-grade-level scavenger hunt that classes can use as part of the outdoor learning facility. She also wrote and illustrated an e-book titled “The Littlest Leaf” that follows the journey of a leaf through an environmentally degraded world before finding hope in children and future generations.

Lake Norman Humane Society

Anna, a member of Girl Scout Troop 13042, built and donated cat hammocks to Lake Norman Humane Society to help keep the

Pillowcases for Fostering Hope

Diane, a member of Girl Scout Troop 41407, set out to create 100 pillowcases for Fostering Hope, a foster closet in Alamance County. Thanks to three sewing events that she held for family, friends and Girl Scouts, along with a tremendous amount of donations, Guthrie was able to donate 273 pillowcases to the organization, along with toothbrushes, toothpaste, school supplies, diapers, baby wipes, hair care products and duffle bags.

Sydney Hart Lets Grow in the Grove

Sydney, a member of Girl Scout Troop 10332, partnered with the Union Grove Elementary School principal, staff and students to build workbenches and procure supplies to revitalize a recently built greenhouse on the school property. Hart also implemented age-specific curriculums to instill hands-on learning for students to learn more about growing plants for food and other important uses.

Sami Hunsucker

Staying Safe at State Parks

Sami, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2335, partnered with Pilot Mountain State Park to teach the community about state park safety and to also beautify the grounds.

Hunsucker made several videos and flyers on topics like packing for a hike, trail safety and how to stay hydrated while hiking for people to have access to. She also worked with her troop and other troops to plant wild plants around Pilot Mountain’s grounds, as well as organized a trail hike to pick up litter and garbage.

Cora Hunt

Creating Booklets of Ways to Modify Games

Cora, a member of Girl Scout Troop 10383, partnered with the J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center to print and distribute booklets that provide a resource to families or individuals that struggle to play games together because of certain disabilities. The booklet gives different adaptions for those affected by visual impairments, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities and sensory impairments. It also shows ways on how you can modify any game you want to play.

Anika Kreider Creating a Sustainable Nature Trail

Anika, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2188, revitalized a neglected trail for a local elementary school that had started to have negative impacts on neighboring property and was causing runoff and flooding issues for nearby homes. During her cleanup, she was able to update the existing outdoor learning space to make it useable again, fixed the water damage and added natural water breakers to the old trail, as well as created an additional nature trail with bird houses. To go along with the outdoor learning aspect, she also created videos teaching students how to follow trail markers and how to identify different species of birds.

Alex Kresge Commemorating Denver United Methodist Veterans for Their Service

Alex, a member of Girl Scout Troop 20436, honored veterans at her church, Denver United Methodist, as well as veterans in the community through a variety of avenues. She created a veterans memorial garden for the church that includes a bench she built, flowers and a brick patio with bricks placed to recognize veterans past and present. She also created a veterans directory that can be updated as new names need to be added. She also organized a veteran’s luncheon that will continue from year to year.

Madison Lashley Racquet Dash

Madison, a member of Girl Scout Troop 10009, created a summer tennis camp at her high school to introduce rising freshmen to current high school students. The camp, called Racquet Dash, not only taught girls about tennis and how to play, but also helped prepare them for the transition from middle to high school and offered a chance to make new friends before the school year started.

Kaitlyn Lewis Get Outdoors and Learn

Kaitlyn, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2366, wanted to make an impact on current and future students at her elementary and middle school, Greensboro Academy. After some research, Lewis found that the best way to keep students more engaged in learning is to have an outdoor learning environment so she constructed a new outdoor classroom for the school. Students are now able to enjoy this outdoor space throughout the year.

Mahleah Lewis Ear Savers

Mahleah, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2227, partnered with Senior Resources of Guilford to conduct workshops, create flyers and produce videos to show people how to make ear savers, a device that keeps masks from rubbing your skin when you have to wear them continuously.

Sofia Liotino Finding the Bright Side

Sofia, member of Girl Scout Troop 13042, worked with Turning Point Family Services to create a book offering emotional support for children who are going through stressful situations or dealing with mental health issues. After personally seeing friends go through difficult times, she hopes this book will be a supportive resource for others.

Madison Lowry Creating a Youth Space

Madison, a member of Girl Scout Troop 1985, renovated a space for the youth at First Presbyterian Church in Morganton. She also established a Wi-Fi hotspot for students in Burke County to use to work on classroom and online homework.

Josie Manter Stress Less and Learn More

Josie, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2326, created a website and YouTube channel to help kids with the transition from elementary to middle school. The website includes tips on the transition, different stress coping mechanisms, as well as how to manage anxiety. The YouTube channel has videos on how to make your own stress-relieving toys and fidgets and locker tutorial videos, such as how to open a locker and how to organize one.

Leah McCorquodale Sharing the Love of Learning

Leah, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2419, created educational board games to donate to Guilford Elementary School. She wanted to give the students access to fun and engaging materials that were still educational and hopefully give them an extra spark and love for learning.

Hannah McGuirk

Moms & Munchkins Renovation

Hannah, a member of Girl Scout Troop 20436, partnered with Moms and Munchkins, a non-profit adolescent parenting program organization to renovate and repurpose a room at the resource center. She repainted and reorganized the room so that moms and their children, as well as outside groups, can have a place to gather. She also got donations of furniture, books, toys and learning materials to make the space a great place to learn and grow.

Jianna Miller

Lexington Pride March in June 2022 + Teaching Sessions

Jianna, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2160, partnered with Lexington PFLAG, First Reformed United Church of Christ and St. Stephen United Methodist Church to organize a Pride March in uptown Lexington. About 200 people attended the event that was specifically targeted toward LGBTQIA youth in the area. Miller also put together a presentation about LGBTQIA history that she presented to her youth group and Girl Scout troop.

Alicen Moore

The Black Lactation Initiative

Alicen, a member of Girl Scout Troop 40850, partnered with agencies like the YWCA, S.C.A.L.E.S and Room in the Inn to educate young moms about the benefits of breastfeeding. She created educational materials and virtual seminars to promote breastfeeding, as well as shared resources about midwives, lactation consultants and nursing items like pumps for the people who attended her workshops.

Sarah Nix Butterfly Pollinator Garden

Sarah, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2348, created a pollinator garden on the campus of Mitchell Community College to create awareness of the importance of pollinators, like monarch butterflies, and to provide food sources and life cycle elements for these endangered species. She also created a website with resources about creating your own space for pollinators and information about the local Butterfly Highway.

Emma Grace Palmer Dealing With Cancer in the Family

Emma Grace, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2997, created a project directed toward children and youth ages 5 to 17 who recently had a parent diagnosed with cancer. She addressed knowledge gaps and the misconceptions about cancer, as well as mental health exercises to provide a sense of understanding to kids through workbooks and a website she made herself.

Sylvia Pappas Donation Bins

Sylvia, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2430, constructed donation bins for the Guilford County Animal Shelter to use to collect donations for animals in need. The donation bins have wheels so they can be easily transported to different local events, making it easier for the shelter to collect donations year round.

Corrina Pergola

Taking Care of the Animals in Our Community With Love

Corrina, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2145, built a donation box for Piedmont Animal Rescue that is open 24/7 and where the community can drop off donations to the animals in the shelter.

Jada Pettigrew Make and Take Comfort Blankets

Jada, a member of Girl Scout Troop

13035, partnered with Alpha Concord and Wellington Oaks senior living facilities to create engaging and fun weekly Zoom meetings for residents. During the Zoom meetings, Pettigrew worked on different projects with the participants, including making no-sew blankets, lap blankets and shawls. Pettigrew made sure all the supplies needed were provided before the meetings. The purpose of the meetings was to give residents something to look forward to and combat some of the loneliness that can happen in older patients.

Maci Pollard

James Dean Cemetery Preservation Society

Maci, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2396, helped restore and repair the headstones and revitalize the columbarium area at Quaker Meadows Presbyterian Church in Morganton, the oldest church in Burke County.

Addison Punch Meditation Garden

Addison, a member of Girl Scout Troop 10441, created a meditation garden, with benches, plants and a birdhouse at First United Methodist Church in the columbarium. She hopes the space will be a quiet and calming place for the church and community to use.

Berit Raines STEAM in Schools

Berit, a member of Girl Scout Troop 1901, created a project that addressed the lack of hands-on STEAM activities for elementarylevel students. She made pre-packaged science labs to help teachers develop more engaging projects in the classroom and created a source of materials educators can use globally.

Grace Ruppe Honoring Our Local Fireman

Grace, a member of Girl Scout Troop 20166, held a community day at SDO Fire Department in Forest City, giving the public the opportunity to stop by and learn about fire prevention, smoke alarms, how to become involved as a firefighter and more. The community could also choose to donate smoke alarms as part of the event and 28 smoke alarm donations were made for families in need. Ruppe also created a memorial area at SDO’s secondary station in memory of three firemen that lost their lives.

Sandra See PWR Project

Sandra, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2430, partnered with Piedmont Wildlife rehab facility to enhance an outdoor classroom area so the organization has the space to hold outdoor classes and teach the community how they can help rehab animals. She added a bigger fire pit and a table with benches to the classroom area.

Emory Simpson

Restoring Caldcleugh’s Teaching Garden

Emory, a member of Girl Scout Troop 1714, helped revitalize the teaching garden at Caldcleugh Multicultural Center in Greensboro. Her improvements included repainting picnic tables and benches, building new garden beds and planting new plants, labeling plants and creating interactive activities and educational posters for children and the community to use, as well as adding a sign to the front gate.

Anna Swisher The Dragonfly House Therapeutic Garden

Anna, a member of Girl Scout Troop 1265, created a therapeutic garden at The Dragonfly House for families and children to utilize while at the facility receiving services. She also put together a video about child maltreatment for use in larger afterschool childcare programs to bring awareness to the topic.

Amanda Teague Sensory Area for All

Amanda, a member of Girl Scout Troop 30032, created a sensory area for the town of Canton. The different sensory boards portray animals and river scenes common to the area. Teague also developed a website to bring more awareness to the animals living around the community.

Jena Towery Life Regrows in the Garden: A Garden of Hope

Jena, a member of Girl Scout Troop 1985, constructed a garden in the Morganton community as a peaceful and positive gathering spot for those to gather who have been affected by COVID-19 in one way or another. The garden also honors local healthcare and essential workers.

Faith Walker School Spirit Mural

Faith, a member of Girl Scout Troop 20166, helped preserve the sports history at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy by painting a mural at the school portraying words and the school mascot. She also put historical information together that can be housed on the school website and put together slides that students can access through Google classroom.

Amy Walton Dressing Room Makeover

Amy, member of Girl Scout Troop 1985, redesigned the dressing rooms at 31 Thrift and More located in downtown Hickory. 31 Thrift and More is a Cooperative Christian Ministry (CCM) component that sells gently used clothes and home goods, and the funds raised from purchases help support multiple programs CCM offers, including food and medicine distribution, housing and counseling services. The improved dressing room area enhances the store and allows people to have a better shopping experience.

Hope Williams Empowered Girl

Hope, a member of Girl Scout Troop 30000, created an “Empowered Girl” program as a resource for high school counselors. The program teaches girls life skills, how to live more balanced lifestyles and covers various topics that many girls struggle with today. Each topic has activities and goals for each girl to achieve and measure her growth. The program includes topics such as the importance of education, confidence, time management, money management, selfcare, career exploration, college preparation and study skills. Williams also created a website that contains information about the program, the program’s lesson plans/notebooks, printouts for each session and flyers. Her program has already been tested with a group of girls, and counselors across Rockingham County will continue to share the curriculum.

Annmarie Willis From the Couch to the Courts

Annmarie, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2286, wanted to encourage people to have fun while exercising so she partnered with the Pickleball Association of Cleveland County to bring awareness to the sport. She hosted a Veterans Day Pickleball Tournament that attracted 42 people to the event. With money raised from her event, she was able to build a pickleball target board for players to practice and warm up on while they wait for their game to start. The board also has a QR code on it that directs people to pickleball rules and ways to get connected to other players in the community.

Thank you to our Silver and Gold Award Committees for supporting girls as they pursue their Girl Scout Highest Awards. By making sure projects meet national standards and providing advice and guidance during project implementation, you help girls deliver meaningful change on issues important to them.

Silver Award Committee

Patti Hubbard

Samantha Lippard

Brenda Newsome

Cynthia Swink

Gold Award Committee

Carol Covington

Jessie Getliffe

Rose Gilbert

Alice Gray

Evelyn Hackney

Allison Harrell

Hannah Henza

Becky Howell

Bethany Howell

Patti Hubbard

Sarah Hudson

Angela Hunter

Samantha Lippard

Ashley Merrill

Jan Merrill

Brenda Newsome

Ashley Rink

Nancy Smith

Beth Steelmon

Kasey Sullivan

Tracy Vance

Andrea Vaughan

Shari Velasquez

Congratulations Essay Contest Winners

In September 2022, NASA’s Artemis I was launched with Girl Scout space science badges on board. This mission is NASA’s first step toward the goal of sending the first woman and the first person of color to the moon. Through GSUSA’s “Girl Scouts to the Moon and Back” essay contest, Caroline Rompel and Cayden Elizabeth Tirak are now owners of a badge that has been to the moon!

work and dedication you have put into this long journey of Girl Scouts! Earning your Gold Award is something you will always cherish. You are such an amazing role model to other young ladies. Best wishes as you pursue your Doctorate in Pharmacy. Your future is bright! We love you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Lawson

Sofia Liotino

Congratulations on your special achievement. We are so proud of you! We cannot wait to see what the future holds for you.

Love, Mom, Dad and PJ

Courtney Blair

We are so proud of your dedication, commitment and hard work. Congratulations on earning this amazing award! We cannot wait to see what the future holds for you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Cameron

Kaitlyn Bryan

Congratulations on earning this amazing award! We are so proud of you. Your perseverance and dedication show how you have grown into the young lady you are. You have touched many people’s lives both near and far. You make the world a better place. Can’t wait to see what you’ll do next.

Love, Mom and Dad

We are so proud of all your hard work and the dedication that you put in to get your Gold Award. We have watched you over these years transform into an amazing role model and advocate for young readers. We couldn’t be more proud of your accomplishments and will continue to support you in your journey. We love you so much.

Love always, Mommy and Poppi

Congratulations on your Gold Award! Your hard work, persistence and dedication made your project a success. You will continue to do amazing things in your life!!

Love, Mom and Dad

Madison Lowry

Corrina Pergola

Your parents are so proud of you, for your commitment throughout your Girl Scout journey and for earning the highest award a Girl Scout can achieve!

Most importantly, is that you are proud of yourself, you did it girl!! We know you’re going to continue to achieve great things! I would love to also give a shout out to our dedicated leader, Chelsea Short, who has been a great example of dedication for 13 years!

Love, Love and More Love, Your Family

We are so proud of your time in Girl Scouts from Daisies to Ambassadors. Congratulations on earning your Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. We know this is only the beginning of a bright, exciting future. We love you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Emily

Berit Raines

We are so proud of your dedication, commitment and hard work. Congratulations on earning this amazing award! We cannot wait to see what the future holds for you!

Love, Your Family

Emma Grace Palmer

We are so proud of all the amazing things you have done as a Girl Scout! Your dedication, hard work and compassion have been seen through earning your Bronze, Silver and Gold. Your inspiring Gold project has the ability to improve the lives of other children who have a parent with cancer. Bravo! We can’t wait to see what your many talents have in store for you in your bright future.

Love, Mom, Dad, Grant and Clara

Anna Green

We are so proud of your dedication and hard work! Congratulations on earning the Gold Award! We cannot wait to see what is in store for you!

Love, Mom

Madison DeBiase

We are so proud of your 13 years of Girl Scouting, from a cute little Daisy Scout to a beautiful grown Adult Scout. Your dedication, ambition and perseverance to complete your Gold Award is admirable. You faced so many challenges including a pandemic and you did it!!! Seeing you do what you love and seeing your Gold Award being carried on makes us immensly proud. Keep reaching for the Gold. We love you.

Love, Mom, Dad, Jake and Daniel

Sandy See

We are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments throughout your Girl Scout journey. Keep doing great things and making a difference. You are truly brave. All the things you had to endure and you continued your Girl Scout journey. Your Dad and I feel blessed to be your parents. Congrats on the Trifecta! I loved being your Scout Leader and being a part of this amazing adventure.

Love, Mom

Alex Kresge

Alex, we are so proud of all that you did to make the Veterans at DUMC feel appreciated. Your Gold Award project exemplifies your patriotism for your country. We love and respect that passion. Your 13 years with your Girl Scout troop encouraged community involvement. Keep making a difference.

Love, Mom, Dad and Trey

Sylvia Pappas

Congratulations Sylvia!!! Your hard work, dedication and perseverance has paid off. You have grown into a beautiful young lady with a bright future ahead of you.

Love, Mom, Dad and Aris

Sarah, we are so proud of the person you are and the person you are becoming! Watching your compassion, dedication and leadership flourish over your 12 years in Girl Scouts has been

commitment, dedication and hard work is contagious. Always try your best to serve God and our country, to help other people at all times and live by the Girl Scout Law. Continue shining like a star and always loving Jesus!! To my future FNP, we love you!

With all of our love, Dad, Mom and Bailey

We are so proud of your dedication, commitment and hard work during your 13 years of Girl Scouts. Your determination to participate in everything Girl Scouts that you could with your constant headache. Your commitment to serve Girl Scouts and your community. Congratulations on earning your Gold Award! You Go Girl!! Stay true to yourself and you will go far.

Love, Mom, Dad, Thomas, Nana and Granny

Our village is so proud of the young lady you have become. Stay caring, innovative and keep your spirit of exploration. The world needs the strong international woman you will become.

Love, Mom and Dad

Tamara Davis

We are incredibly proud of all of your achievements during your time as a Girl Scout. Keep making a difference and doing remarkable things. Congratulations on receiving such a prestigious honor! We are really excited to see what your future holds!

Love, Mom, Dad and Family

Josie Manter

Congratulations on earning the Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards. We are so proud of what you have accomplished in 12 years of Girl Scouts and are looking forward to all that you achieve in the future. Continue to be yourself, enjoy life and maintain your passion to help others.

We Love You, Mom, Dad and Dean

Hope Williams

We are so proud of you and your dedication and hard work during your 12 years as a Girl Scout. It has been amazing to watch you as a shy young Daisy grow to a brave young lady flying to New York alone to serve on the Girl Scout Advisory Board of the USA. You have become such a wonderful young lady and we can’t wait to see what you will accomplish in the future. Congratulations on earning this amazing award!

Love, Mom

Your heart for others is beautiful. From your first projects of making placemats for the nursing home to planting flower beds and cleaning up greenways, you’ve worked to serve the community. You’ve had wonderful mentors in older Girl Scouts and leaders who gave their time and hearts. You completed your Bronze, Silver and Gold Award. You’ve traveled near and far and have blossomed into a conscientious and ambitious business leader as you sold over 27,000 cookies in 11 years. You are a sister to every Girl Scout, met some of your lifelong friends as a Daisy and found your “place” at Girl Scout camp - so much so that you now spend your summers as a camp counselor. You have taken the challenge of being a Lifetime Girl Scout to heart by leading a troop this year and being an active member of the Service Unit Leadership Team. You are a G.I.R.L. - Go-Getter, Innovator, Risk-Taker and Leader!

We are proud of you, Mom, Dad, Matthew, Zachary, Grandparents and Friends

—Juliette Gordon Low