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Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council
Gold Award Project Guide
F-494
Revised 10/2013
Visit GSSJC Gold Award on-line at: http://resources.gssjc.org/Resources/goldaward
This GSSJC Gold Award Project Guide supersedes “A Resource Book for Senior Girl Scouts”, “Go For It! The Girl
Scout Gold Award” Studio 2B Focus Book, and “The Girl Scout Gold Award Guidelines for Girl Scout Seniors and
Ambassadors.”
1Table of Contents
Introduction 3
A Brief History of Girl Scouts’ Highest Award 3
Gold Award Prerequisites 4
Gold Award Eligibility 4
Standards of Excellence 5
Gold Award Steps 5
Your Girl Scout Gold Award Project 6
Step 1: Attend Gold Award Orientation 6
Step 2: Choose an Issue 7
Decision-Making Tips 7
Interview Tips 8
Making Your Pitch 9
Raising the Bar to Take Action 10
Step 3: Investigate 11
Mind-Mapping Tool 11
Step 4: Get Help 12
Teaming Tips 12
Project Advisor Tips 12
Step 5: Create a Plan and Complete the GA App 14
Project Planner 14
Planning and Budgeting Tips 16
Sustainability Tips 17
Step 6: Present Your Plan and Get Feedback 19
Project Planning Checklist 19
Gold Award Application Process 20
Step 7: Take Action 21
Step 8: Educate and Inspire 22
Sharing Tips 22
Reflection Tool 23
Step 9: Celebrate Your Accomplishment 24
Things to Remember 24
Glossary 25
GSSJC High Schools with Area 26
Appendix A-F: Gold Award Forms
A. Standards of Excellence Tracking Sheet 30
B. Gold Award Application Checklist 32
C. Gold Award Application 33
D. Gold Award Activity Log 40
E. Amendment Form 43
F. Gold Award Final Report 44
2Introduction
Since 1916, Girl Scouts’ highest award has stood for excellence and leadership for girls everywhere. Soon, you
will be joining the ranks of generations of young women who have made a difference in their communities and
beyond.
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, too, can make changes in your community that can reach
people around the world.
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest and most prestigious award that Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors
can earn. Fulfilling the requirements for the Girl Scout Gold Award starts with completing two Girl Scout Senior
or Ambassador Journeys or having earned the Girl Scout Silver Award and completing one Senior or Ambassador
Journey. Each Journey you complete gives you the skills you need to plan and implement your Take Action
project.
After you have fulfilled the Journey(s) requirement, 80 hours is the suggested minimum hours for the eight
outlined steps: identifying an issue, investigating it thoroughly, getting help and building a team, creating a plan,
presenting your plan, gathering feedback, taking action, and educating and inspiring others. The suggested
minimum hours are not a rule; they are a guide for you to plan your time in achieving your goal.
A Brief History of Girl Scouts’ Highest Award
In 1980, the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. National Delegates decided that the highest award in Girl Scouting would
always be known at the Gold Award. Before that date, the highest award was known by different names, looked
different, and had different requirements:
1916-1919: the Golden Eagle of Merit
1919-1939: the Golden Eaglet
1940-1963: Curved Bar
1964-1980: First Class Pin
3Gold Award Prerequisites
The prerequisite for beginning work on your Gold Award is completing two Senior and/or Ambassador Journeys
or, if you earned your Silver Award, completing one Senior or Ambassador Journey.
Remember, girls in grades nine and ten should work on Girl Scout Senior Journeys, and girls in grades eleven and
twelve should work on Girl Scout Ambassador Journeys.
In order to count a Journey as a prerequisite for your Gold Award, you must complete all the steps outlined to
earn the award associated with the Journey.
All Journeys completed as a Senior and as an Ambassador count equally toward your Gold Award. (In other
words, you do not have to start over again when you bridge to Ambassadors.)
The following Journeys are currently available to earn:
Girl Scout Seniors Girl Scout Ambassadors
It’s Your World—Change It! GIRLtopia Your Voice, Your World: the Power of Advocacy
It’s Your Planet—Love It! Sow What? Justice
It’s Your Story—Tell It! MISSION: SISTERHOOD! BLISS: Live It! Give It!
Gold Award Eligibility
• You must be in at least the 9th grade, the Girl Scout Senior level, to begin working on the prerequisite
Journey(s).
• You must attend a Gold Award Orientation offered by Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council. You must complete
one Senior or Ambassador Journey prior to attending orientation.
• The prerequisite two Journeys (or one if you earned the Silver Award as a Girl Scout Cadette) and Council
approval of your application must be completed before any work begins on the Gold Award project.
• Approval from Council for your Final Report for your project must be completed no later than September
30th of the year you graduate from high school or by your 18th birthday, whichever comes later.
4Standards of Excellence
When you decide to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, you are on your honor to uphold the Standards of
Excellence. These standards set a high benchmark for everything you do and invite you to think deeply, explore
opportunities, and challenge yourself. Following the Standards of Excellence challenges you to develop yourself
as a leader, achieve the Girl Scout Leadership Outcomes and make a mark on your community that creates a
lasting impact on the lives of others.
Girl Scout Gold Award Steps
Girl Scout Gold Award Steps Standards of Excellence
1. Attend Gold Award Orientation. • Attend a GSSJC Gold Award Orientation after
completing one Senior or Ambassador Journey.
2. Choose an issue: Use your values and skills to • Live the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
identify a community issue you care about. • Demonstrate civic responsibility.
3. Investigate: Research everything you can about the • Use a variety of sources: interview people, read
issue. books and articles, find professional organizations
on-line. Remember to evaluate each source’s
reliability and accuracy.
• Demonstrate courage as you investigate your
issue, knowing that what you learn may challenge
your own and others’ beliefs.
• Identify national and/or global links to your
community issue.
4. Get help: Invite others to support and take action • Seek out and recognize the value of the skills and
with you beyond you Girl Scout troop and leaders. strengths of others.
Please include people from your community and • Respect different points of view and ways of
organization/cause you are supporting. working.
• Build a team and recruit a Project Advisor who will
bring special skills to your Take Action project.
5. Create a plan: Create a project plan that achieves • Lead the planning of your Take Action project.
sustainable and measurable impact, understanding • Work collaboratively to develop a plan for your
that your plan may be sowing seeds for future projects project that creates lasting change.
or may provide education or basic skills that others will
use in the future.
6. Present your plan and get feedback: Sum up your • Present your project application to your Gold
project plan for your Girl Scout Council, striving for Award Advisor and, after your advisor’s approval,
clear, concise and comprehensive documentation. submit an application that is clear, comprehensive
and concise to Council.
• Describe your plan including the Girl Scout
Leadership Outcomes you want to achieve and the
impact you plan to make on yourself and the
community.
• Articulate your issue clearly and explain why it
matters to you.
• Accept constructive suggestions that will help
refine your project.
57. Take action: Take the lead and direct your team of • Take action to address the root cause of an issue,
volunteers to carry out your plan. so that your solution has measurable and
sustainable impact.
• Actively seek partnerships to achieve greater
community participation and impact for your Take
Action project.
• Challenge yourself to try different ways to solve
problems.
• Use resources wisely.
• Speak out and act on behalf of yourself and others.
8. Educate and inspire: Share what you have • Reflect on what you learned when you present
experienced with others. your Final Report to your Council.
• Summarize the effectiveness of your project and
the impact it has had on you and your community.
• Share the project beyond your local community
and inspire others to take action in their own
communities, by publicizing your project in
applicable publications.
• Turn in your final paperwork for approval.
9. Celebrate your accomplishment: Take a moment to • Be sure to have a Gold Award Ceremony or attend
celebrate your own success and thank your team. the GSSJC Gold Award Recognition Event to
celebrate your accomplishment.
• Make sure to thank your team and anyone who
helped with your project.
Your Girl Scout Gold Award Project
Stay organized and keep track of your ideas, contact information, appointments, and plans with this project
guide. This guide includes a Standards of Excellence Tracking Sheet, tips, planning guides, and advice to help
with each step of your Take Action project. Use these tools as you need them—and don’t forget that your
Journey(s) include tools and ideas, too!
Step 1: Attend Gold Award Orientation
Attend a Gold Award Orientation held by Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council. Keep in mind that it is highly
recommended that you complete one Senior or Ambassador Journey prior to attending orientation.
6Step 2: Choose an Issue
Use your values and skills to choose a community issue that you care about. Check out the Decision-Making Tips.
If you have more than one issue that inspires you, interview others to help you decide. Practice making your
pitch and see how it feels. You can also make a 15-second video, write a bumper-sticker slogan, brainstorm
ideas with someone whom you trust, or come up with another fun way to sum up why this issue is important to
you.
Keep in mind that your project must demonstrate leadership skills. Leadership is when you create and carry out
your plan by teaching, being in charge of, and directing others. Service is when you follow instructions to carry
out someone else’s plan.
Also keep the following criteria in mind as you begin to choose an issue for your project:
• Your Gold Award project cannot be within the Girl Scout community.
o The project cannot be Girl Scout Award Workshops, Girl Scout Day or Twilight Camps,
Community Weekends or other Community events.
o The project cannot be one that would only include working with Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venture
Club or any other Scouting organization. However, any and all Scouts are encouraged to assist
you in your Gold Award Project.
• Projects cannot be a collection and/or donation without being part of a larger project.
• Projects must be wanted or needed by the community, or a project you discern is needed.
Decision-Making Tips
You are about to make a big decision that will have significant impact on your life and may even change it
forever. Take some time to reflect and get inspired. Start with yourself.
• What inspires you? Is it something in your school, community, country, or the world?
• What motivates you into action? Is it people, events, activities, places?
• What skills, talents, and strengths do you have to offer?
• How do you want to make a difference? As an advocate for justice? A promoter of environmental
awareness? As a trainer, mentor, or coach? As an artist, actor, or musician? As an organizer of petitions or
campaigns? As an entrepreneur? Can you think of another role?
• What motivates, inspires, and interests others? Can you build a team to support your idea?
• What would benefit the community both immediately and long-term?
• Check back through your Girl Scout Journey(s). What interested you that you might be able to translate into
an award project?
7Need some inspiration? Search through these sites to see what others are doing to address issues in their
community.
• United We Serve: www.serve.gov
• Global Citizens Corps: www.globalcitizencorps.org
• Global Youth Action Network: www.youthlink.org
• Global Youth Service Day: http://gysd.org/share
• Learn and Serve America: www.learnandserve.gov
• Prudential: www.spirit.prudential.com
• Taking IT Global: www.tigweb.org
• United Nations Millennium Development Goals: www.un.org/millenniumgoals
• World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts: www.wagggs.org
• Youth Venture: www.genv.net
Interview Tips
Find out what you need to prepare and conduct an interview. Make notes on what information you require from
the interviewee in order to determine the need or viability of your project.
1. Making arrangements: Deciding who you would like to interview, contacting the person, and setting up a
date and time.
2. Preparation: Gathering research and background information to help you formulate questions to ask the
interview subject(s). Use these sample interview questions to get you started, and then add some of your
own. If you need help choosing an issue, you’ll want to ask the following types of questions:
a. What are the biggest challenges/problems that you have faced or are facing?
b. What do you think is the root cause of these issues?
c. What will it take to address these issues?
d. Are there any resources available to do that?
e. What do you consider to be the strengths of the community?
If, on the other hand, you’ve already chosen an issue, move ahead to the interview.
3. Conducting the interview: Bring a notebook to take notes. Here are some tips:
a. Find a quiet place where you’ll have each other’s full attention, and agree to turn off your cell
phones.
b. Start by thanking the interviewee for her/his time, and then briefly describe your project.
c. Keep questions simple and related to the issue at hand. Do your research. Preparation is key!
d. Ask the person you interview if she or he would like to hear more about your project as it develops.
e. Ask the interviewee about the viability and logistics of your project.
f. Send a thank-you note to everyone you interview within a week of the interview. Mention the
possibility of a follow-up interview.
4. Reviewing information and setting up a possible follow-up interview: Your interview is over. Now what?
You have to sift through to find the information that’s relevant to what you are working on. If there are
some gaps that you need to fill, contact your interview subject(s) to get more information and to find out
whether or not you have your facts correct. Remember to check and re-check your facts.
8Making Your Pitch
You’ve seen advertisements and most times you even remember the slogans. What makes them memorable? If
could be because they’re clever or catchy or funny. Now that you’ve chosen your issue, think of a way that you
can let people know about it. You should be able to describe the issue you’ve chosen in about 15 seconds. Here
are some tips to help you do that.
• Make it memorable: Develop a slogan that, in a few words, describes your project. What makes you
remember the slogan in those commercials on TV? How can you incorporate that into your pitch?
• Target your audience: Who are you trying to reach? If you are aiming for kids, think of a story or riddle that
would relate this to them. Young kids love to rhyme. If you’re reaching out to adults, no cute stories! Adjust
your pitch accordingly. Think about your audience and try to tailor your pitch so that it connects with them.
• How you will help: You’ve gotten their attention with your story. Now tell them what your project will do to
make their lives better. For some, it may take some convincing for them to accept your proposal, so the
more prepared you are, the better.
• Personalize it: Why this project? Why this target audience? How will doing this make you a better person?
How will it help the target audience?
• Do it: Put it all together. Explain your idea in a short and motivating way that clarifies for you, your potential
team, target audience, and supporters. Remember, 15 seconds. Go!
9Raising the Bar to Take Action
Service projects are an integral part of every Girl Scout’s experience. Gold Award projects raise the bar to Take
Action. So what’s the difference between a service project and a Take Action project?
First, let’s explore service projects and their definition or purpose. Service projects have a beginning and an end,
and address an immediate need or concern.
Now, let’s look at the definition of Take Action. Take Action projects have a root cause—you can identify and
address the root cause. After identifying the root cause of an issue, you then design a sustainable project that
addresses the root cause and works towards a measurable impact in the community. When you Take Action,
you lead your team.
Your Gold Award project is a Take Action project. Your goal is for your Gold Award project to address the root
cause of the issue and make the community a better place for a longer time.
Issue Short-Term Service Project Take Action Project
People in the community are going Collecting and donating canned Working with the local food pantry
hungry. foods in a one-time collection drive. to create recipes from the
frequently distributed foods, and
implementing a community garden
that the food pantry patrons can
maintain and harvest food from.
A local park is constantly strewn Organize a clean-up day to pick up Install trash and recycling
with litter. trash. receptacles in the park, and work
with local community meetings to
raise community-wide awareness
for recycling and littering.
A local transitional living center has Host a cupcake decorating day to Working with staff at the shelter,
seen a rise in the number of give the children a fun afternoon. identify some of the reasons their
children in residence. clients are there, and develop a
series of programs and information
to address those needs, including
educational needs of the children.
The community has seen an Organize a group of volunteers to Brainstorm your own Take Action
increase in the number of infants in make no-sew blankets and knit hats solution to this issue.
the local hospital’s NICU. for the babies.
10Step 3: Investigate
Use your sleuthing skills to learn everything you can about the issue you’ve identified. Zoom in on your issue to
identify a specific aspect of it that you would like to address, because focused effort has more impact than a big
idea that’s scattered.
• Log on: Check news sites and the sites of organizations related to your issue. Explore how the media in other
countries cover your issue. Note: Before doing your on-line research, take the Girl Scout Internet Safety
Pledge at www.girlscouts.org/internet_safety_pledge.asp.
• Go to the library: Find books that offer in-depth analysis about your issue, read your local newspaper, and
look for magazine articles that offer different perspectives on your issue.
• Interview people: Talk to your friends, neighbors, teachers, business owners, and others who can offer
information or insights about the issue you’ve chosen.
o Remember: Evaluate each source’s accuracy and reliability.
o Remember: Begin to identify national and/or global links to your issue.
Knowing the various causes of a problem enables you to figure out unique ways to solve it. Use the Mind-
Mapping Tool in this guide to create a diagram that tracks a problem and its possible cause.
Mind-Mapping Tool
Create your own mind-mapping diagram like the one shown here, using one of the issues facing your
community. Follow these instructions.
• Write the community issue in the middle of the paper or anywhere that works for you.
• Think about what some of the causes of this issue could be. In this example, one of the main causes of car
accidents is bad weather. Notice how many different causes connect from bad weather.
• Now, try connecting the different causes you come up with to each other and to the main issue. How do the
causes connect to each other?
• Do you see a pattern?
This activity will help you come up with different ways to approach a problem, as well as different ways you
might go about addressing it.
Can’t See Car Accidents Distracted
Road Signs Drivers
Poor
Visibility Using Cell
Phone
Bad
Icy and Weather Animals In Drunk
Slick Roadway Driving
Roads
11Step 4: Get Help
Invite other people to join your team to support your efforts and help you take action. Consider reaching out to
classmates, teachers, friends, and experts from organizations and businesses. Networking with people can make
you a more effective leader. Also, the more people you have behind you, the more likely you will positively
influence your community. You are the leader of your team – plan your project, motivate your team, learn from
others.
Choose a Project Advisor, a person with expertise in the topic of your Gold Award project. An advisor can help
you identify resources, provide insights, solve problems, and provide additional background information on your
chosen issue.
Teaming Tips
Think about the people who might be able to help you put your project into action. Choose people who will stick
it out until the project is complete, or on whom you can reliably depend to complete their assigned task. You
don’t have to limit your team to people your age or just Girl Scouts.
Working in a group will help you make a bigger impact and cover more ground than you would on your own. It
might be challenging at times, but remember to always be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and
caring, and responsible for what you say, and do. Here are a few tips to keep in mind as you build your team.
• Promote a sense of trust and belonging.
• Share ownership.
• Clarify roles and responsibilities.
• Communicate regularly and openly.
• Respect diversity.
• Have fun and be creative.
• Be open to new ideas and different ways of working.
• Keep learning and growing.
Project Advisor Tips
Here you’ll find tips for selecting and working with your project advisor. Remember, your Project Advisor cannot
be members of your family or your Teen Advisor/Troop Leader. They may be good resources and sounding
boards for your ideas, and they can assist you by working under your direction, but they cannot act as your
Project Advisor.
• Reach out: You’ve figured out the issue you’re going to address with your project. Now it’s time to find an
expert to help along the way and give you advice and suggestions. Ask your troop volunteer or your Gold
Award Advisor for suggestions. Then, select a few people who are related to your issue area with whom
you’d like to work.
• Safety first: Before you meet new people, talk to your troop volunteer for some safety tips and do’s and
don’ts. Make sure your family knows who you’re talking to and meeting with.
• Ask: Start with your first choice, and if she or he can’t help, go to your next choice. (Hint: There may be
many others who are willing to help!) Approach the people you selected one at a time. Introduce yourself by
12sending a brief letter or e-mail, explaining what you’re working on and the advice you would like. Give some
background. Give an estimate, asking about time commitments and which way would be best to
communicate.
• Say thanks: When an individual accepts, send her or him a thank-you note, along with a brief description of
your project and a list of areas where you think you’ll need to most help.
• Think ahead when asking for help: Before you compose an e-mail to or call your Project Advisor, think
about how you can simplify a problem you’re having, so that she or he can offer quick suggestions.
• Share your progress: Make sure to update your Project Advisor periodically (in a quick e-mail or phone call)
about your progress and how her or his help is making your project better, easier, and so on.
• Celebrate together: After your project is completed, invite her or him to your Gold Award ceremony and/or
your own celebration. Don’t forget to send a thank-you note!
• Remember: This project is your vision—your Gold Award.
o Choose someone with whom you want to work.
o Separate your project from personal relationships.
o You may fire team members (including your Project Advisor) at any time if they hamper the progress
of your project.
13Step 5: Create a Plan and Complete the Gold
Award Application (Form F-494c)
A Girl Scout Gold Award Take Action project:
• addresses the root cause of an issue
• produces impact that is measurable and sustainable
• is a local project that links to a national and/or global issue
Your Gold Award Project should make a lasting impact in your community—take a look at the Sustainability Tips
on Page 17 of this guide for ideas. Create a plan that outlines the best use of your time and talent, your
resources, and your team’s talents, making the most with what you have—that’s your challenge!
Remember, your project plan should be sustainable and measurable, and the plan should be very detailed (so
detailed that someone else would be able to pick up the plan and execute the project.) Work with your Project
Advisor and Gold Award Advisor to make sure your project reflects your leadership while addressing a
community need.
Note: You will need to obtain a letter of permission, on letterhead, from the facility where you will be
completing your Gold Award project. If you are working at more than one location, you will need a permission
letter from each location. Also, if you are holding a collection or donation as a secondary part of your project,
you will also need a letter, on letterhead, from that location as well.
Project Planner
Here are a few tips to help you lay out your project plan:
• Set project goals:
What is your project? ______________________________________________________________________
Why does it matter? _______________________________________________________________________
Who will it help? (This is your target audience.) _____________________________________________
The difference I intend to make in the world is __________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
These goals should be included in questions A and B on the Gold Award Application. If you are improving an
area (such as refurbishing a room or creating a garden, etc.), make sure to include the approximate size. If
you are developing something to donate to an organization, such as building compost bins or building bat
houses, etc., estimate and include the number that you plan to develop in your application.
• Steps to meet the goals: List step-by-step what it will take to reach your goal. Be as specific as possible so
that you can put together a timeline and draw on your team to help you reach your goals.
14• Develop a timeline: This will help you determine how much time should be allotted to each part of your
project.
After finalizing your steps and timeline, include them in question D of the Gold Award Application. Be sure
to be detailed in this section and highlight the steps that you will be utilizing your volunteers, and how you
will lead, instruct, organize, teach and present. If you are holding an event, workshop or volunteer work
session, include how long the activity will be and how many activities you plan to hold, along with each
volunteer’s responsibilities during the event.
• Think about money-earning: Brainstorm ways to finance your project, and if needed, speak with your Girl
Scout troop volunteer to make sure that your ideas are in line with the Girl Scout policies. Remember, you
can make an impact without spending money by influencing policy and so on.
Include your funding needs and plan in question F on the Gold Award Application. If you plan to cover
project costs through in-kind donations, make sure to include a back-up plan of how the project will be
funded if the in-kind donations do not come to fruition.
• Establish a global link: Consider how to connect your project to an issue that affects people in other parts of
the country or the world.
Describe this link in Question I of the Application. For good tips on how to establish a global link, see
examples in the “Sustainability Tips” on page XX of this guide.
Use the following questions to help you determine what you need and what you need to do.
• What is the goal that you would like to achieve with your project?
• How do you plan to achieve this project goal?
• What are the foreseeable obstacles?
• Aside from your team, troop volunteer, and Project Advisor, do you need anyone else to help with your
project?
• What supplies will you need?
• If necessary, how will you earn money or fundraise?
• How will you measure your success as you go?
• How will your project create lasting change?
Your Gold Award project should be affordable. Remember that most projects cost very little. You must comply
with all policies and guidelines, including Volunteer Essentials, GSSJC Policies and Operating Procedures (F-433),
and Money-Earning Operating Procedures (F-74). Some funds may be available from your troop or Service Unit,
your family and close friends, or your personal funds. Complete a Contribution Solicitation Request (F-30) for a
single donation of $250.00 or more. Account for all contributions and expenses.
Remember, all donations to a Gold Award project are not eligible for tax receipts. Any donations accepted are
between you and the donor. Because donations to a Gold Award project are between you and the donor,
remember that GSSJC cannot provide you with a copy of our 501c(3) letter or our Tax Identification number for
any reason. If you have any questions about money-earning guidelines or soliciting in kind donations for your
project, please e-mail goldaward@sjgs.org.
You May: Solicit in-kind donations, and accept donations of goods and services.
You May Not: Raise money for another group or organization, or solicit cash donations (including gift cards), but
you may accept them if offered.
15Planning and Budgeting Tips
It’s budget time! Start by figuring out what you need and where you can get it for little or no cost, if possible. If
it’s not possible, think about how much it is going to cost and how you can cover those expenses. Many projects
are possible when you concentrate on the issue at hand. Use your influence and leadership skills to come up
with ways that you can make a difference that might not include earning money.
What Resources Where Can You Get
List the Steps to How Much Will How Do You Plan to
and Materials Will the Resources and
Achieve Your Goal They Cost? Cover These Costs?
You Need? Materials?
Does your plan sound doable? If not, take a step back and refocus. Try to find a different angle to pursue. Work
with your troop volunteer, Project Advisor, Gold Award Advisor, and Take Action team to find solutions to
problems and obstacles that come up along the way.
16Sustainability Tips
Girl Scout Gold Award projects are not “one shot”—they create lasting change or impressions. You can ensure a
lasting project by setting clear timelines, collaborating with community organizations, building alliances with
adults and mentors, and keeping good records. Sustainability may be achieved by influencing others to pitch in,
or providing education or exposing a group to something they have never or rarely experienced and from which
they benefit. Here are some examples of sustainable projects.
Example #1
Community issue: Food waste from school lunches poses a danger to the environment.
Root cause: No community composting or recycling program.
Take action: Create a food-waste composting program for the school.
Making the solution sustainable:
• Work with school officials to find biodegradable plates and cups to use in the cafeteria.
• Work with town/state food waste officials to ensure the system is in place.
• Implement a plan in your school to separate their cafeteria waste into composting,
recycling, and trash bins. (Farmers can use the compost to fertilize crops, improve the
quality of the soil, decrease soil runoff, and so on.)
• Get a commitment from school administrators to carry on when your project is complete.
Making your project bigger (national and/or global link): Recruit students at schools in the area to
develop the program for their schools and/or contact local and state officials about adopting the
program.
Global link: Find out how people in other parts of the world deal with food waste in schools. What kinds
of programs do they have in place? How can you learn from this?
Example #2
Community issue: Teen suicide.
Root cause: Lack of awareness and prevention.
Take action: Establish an awareness and prevention program.
Making the solution sustainable:
• Produce a short video that can be used in other communities with an on-line brochure
outlining the steps to an awareness and prevention program.
• Share the video and on-line brochure with schools and community organizations.
Making your project bigger (national and/or global link): Share the program with local youth groups,
health/human services agencies, community centers, church/synagogue/mosque community centers, or
school district.
17Example #3
Community issue: No afterschool activities are offered for elementary school children.
Root cause: No community center or school funding for the potential programs.
Take action: Create a volunteer-driven afterschool program.
Making the solution sustainable:
• Work with school and community officials to explore the possibility of grants or
sponsorships for the program.
• Recruit a volunteer committee to design and implement various programs, determining
costs and long-term viability.
• Lead volunteers in going to the local schools to work with the children in a variety of
subjects.
• Working with school and community officials, and the volunteer committee, implement a
plan for carrying on the program after your involvement ends.
Making your project bigger (national and/or global link): Recruit high school students in the area to
develop the program for their local elementary schools and/or contact local and state officials about
adopting the program for the state or school district.
Global link: Find out about programs in other parts of the country that are targeted specifically for
elementary school children after school. Determine their sources of funding, the types of programs
offered and how they got their start.
Example #4
Community issue: The school’s atrium is overgrown and never used.
Root cause: Lack of funding and initiative.
Take action: Clean up and renovate the atrium, giving teachers and students tools to use the space.
Making the solution sustainable:
• Provide interactive activities in the atrium that tie directly into the school students’
curriculum.
• Make the activities something that also helps with the atrium’s upkeep, so the students are
learning while maintaining the space.
• Provide the teachers with intuitive lessons and activities that can easily be incorporated
with the existing lessons.
Making your project bigger (national and/or global link): Share the lesson plans and renovation
features with other schools in the area and other schools across the country. Learn about similar
projects in other schools across the country and observe their lesson plans, including the plans for the
space’s upkeep.
18Step 6: Present Your Plan and Get Feedback
Fill out the Project Planning Checklist below to organize your thoughts and make sure you have everything you
need before your hand in your Gold Award Project Application form to your Gold Award Advisor, and then
Council, for approval. Include what you’ve learned, why your project idea matters, with whom you’re teaming,
and your plan for making the project sustainable.
Girl Scout Council approval is required before you can continue working on your project. Once your project is
approved, take a look at your Project Planner from Step 5. Do you have everything you need?
Project Planning Checklist
The answers to all of the questions below must be yes before you submit your plan to your Gold Award Advisor
and Council for approval.
• Will your project demonstrate leadership skills?
• Have you set your project goal and identified what you would like to learn?
• Have your chosen your Take Action team? Have you discussed the project with them?
• Have you created a budget for the project?
• Have you created a plan to raise funds, if necessary?
• Have you made a timeline for your project?
• Does your project address a need in the local community and have you found national and/or global links?
• Can your project be sustainable or have a lasting impact?
• Does your project challenge your abilities and your interests?
Once you answer yes to all the items on this checklist, you’re ready to submit your Project Application.
19Gold Award Application Process
• Contact your Gold Award Advisor (GAA) to discuss your project plans before you apply.
• Submit your Gold Award Application (F-494c) to your GAA before you submit it to the Council office. Your
GAA is your advocate and will help you ensure that your project and paperwork is complete. She will work
with you to revise your project plan, so that it meets national and local Gold Award standards. Contact her
early, so you have plenty of time to make revisions.
• After your Gold Award Advisor gives you the “okay” to submit your application, your Gold Award Application
must be submitted to Council, with all applicable copies of orientation/training cards and letters of
permission/letters of donation receipt, by the first (1st) or the fifteenth (15th) of the month to be considered
at an upcoming Gold Award Committee meeting.
• Make copies of everything.
o Give one copy to your Gold Award Advisor.
o Give one copy to your Project Advisor.
o Submit one copy (the original where possible) to the Council office.
You may hand deliver or mail your application to:
Gold Award Advisory Committee
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council
3110 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77098
Attn: Gold Award Application
You may fax your paperwork to 713-292-0330, Attn: Gold Award Application.
You may e-mail your paperwork to goldaward@sjgs.org, Subject Line: Gold Award
Application.
o Keep a copy for your records.
After review by the Gold Award Advisory Committee:
• If your application has been approved, you will receive an Approval Letter with a Final Report Form, Activity
Log and current money-earning guidelines.
• If you application was not approved, you will be contacted by your Gold Award Advisor. She will let you
know what the missing items are and you will have until the next deadline to submit those items, so your
application can be reviewed again.
20Step 7: Take Action
Lead your team, carry out your plan. Use the tools you have developed in the previous steps and remember to
check your Journey(s) for tips. If you hit a speed bump along the way, learn from it and find ways to adjust your
plan.
Remember the following when executing your project:
• Challenge yourself to try different ways to solve problems.
• Actively seek new volunteers to help you achieve your plan.
• Be flexible when working with your people.
During Your Project:
• Your project plan belongs only to you. You are in the leadership role so make sure your project reflects it.
• Your actual project should reflect all of the steps you listed in your timeline.
• If you have to substantively adjust your plan, change location, change Project Advisor, etc., you must file an
Amendment Form with Council. This is not necessary when making small changes, such as adding or
changing volunteers. If you have a question about whether or not your change warrants an Amendment
Form, talk to your Gold Award Advisor.
• Carry out your project plan and be sure to fill out your Activity Log (F-494e) as you go. The Activity Log is
essential when you are completing your Final Report—the log gives you an accurate picture of your activities
and will allow your Project Advisor and Gold Award Advisor to see that you completed all the steps of your
project as outlined in your application.
21Step 8: Educate and Inspire
Tell your story and share your results. You can inspire someone who has never before considered taking action
to do something! Use the Reflection Tool in this guide to identify how this experience has affected you and how
your views may have changed. Finally, complete your Girl Scout Gold Award Final Report form, which is a
comprehensive account of what you’ve done, with whom you’ve connected, the lasting impact you’ve made,
and what this experience has meant to you.
Remember:
• Did you follow your project plan? Look at your Gold Award application and make sure you followed the main
scope of your plan.
• Did your project plan substantively change? If so, did you file an Amendment Form to reflect the change? If
it doesn’t match, you need to contact your Gold Award Advisor.
• Is your Activity Log detailed enough to reflect the activities that were necessary to complete your project?
• Is your Final Report signed by your Project Advisor?
Once your feel that your Final Report and Activity Log are ready, provide your Gold Award Advisor with a copy of
your Final Report, including your Activity Log, for review.
After your Gold Award Advisor reviews and approves your Final Report and Activity Log, you will submit the
originals to Council by the first of the month. Make sure to give a copy to your Project Advisor and keep a copy
for your file. When the Gold Award Advisory Committee meets to review your report, they will approve it or may
require you to complete additional work.
Remember: While initial applications are reviewed twice a month, final reports are only reviewed once a month
and are due on the first of the month. Please plan accordingly.
Sharing Tips
It’s time to tell others about what you did, what you have learned, and the impact you hope your project will
have on its intended audience. Your story may inspire others to take action to do something to make their
community better!
Here are a few suggestions for how you can demonstrate your project achievements and share what you
learned:
• Create a Web site or blog or join a social networking site (Facebook, MySpace, and so on) to post updates
and details about your project and its impact on the national and/or global community.
• Log on to some Web sites where you can share your story:
o World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts: www.wagggs.org/en/projects
o Taking IT Global: www.tigweb.org
o Global Youth Service Day: www.globalyouthserviceday.org
22• Create a campaign that showcases your cause. Make buttons, posters, and flyers to let people know about
your cause.
• Present what you have learned and what your project will do for the community at a workshop for
community members.
• Make a video about the effects of your project. Post it on-line. Invite friends, community leaders, and people
from organizations who are tracking the same or similar issue to take a look at it.
• Write an article for your local newspaper or create a newsletter about your project.
• Be sure to provide information on the “Publicity Release Form” that is provided to you in your final approval
packet, so information on your project can be submitted to newspapers.
Reflection Tool
Reflection is more than talking about your feelings; it’s about thinking critically, solving problems, and
interpreting and analyzing the results of your experiences so you can gain a better understanding of who you
are. After you complete your project, take some time to assess yourself.
1. Which values from the Girl Scout Promise and Law did you employ?
2. Which new leadership skills have you developed?
3. How are you better able to advocate for yourself and others?
4. How has your access to community resources and relationships with adults changed as a result of this
experience?
5. How important has cooperation and team building been in developing your leadership skills?
6. What changes would you make if you were to do this project again?
7. Has this helped you get an idea of what your future career might be?
8. Now that you have planned, developed, and taken action on your project, how are you better equipped to
pursue future/life goals?
23Step 9: Celebrate Your Accomplishment
Congratulations! Celebrate! Be sure to thank your Project Advisor, your team, and all the other people who
helped you along the way.
You can have a private Gold Award Ceremony or attend a Council-wide ceremony or do both!
The GSSJC Gold Award Recognition Event is held in mid-May and is for girls who earned their Gold Awards from
the previous May through April. (For example, girls who earned their Gold Award from May 2009 through April
2010 would be eligible to attend the May 2010 event.) All girls who earned their Gold Award during that
timeframe are eligible to attend.
You can also attend the Statewide Gold Award Ceremony, usually held within the first two weeks of June at the
Capitol Building in Austin, TX. The eligibility guidelines for the GSSJC Gold Award Recognition Event also apply to
the Statewide Gold Award Ceremony.
Things to Remember
1. Your Girl Scout Gold Award project plan must meet Volunteer Essentials, Safety-Activity Checkpoints, and
Council guidelines.
2. If your project involves an event, you must take Event Planning for Girls. Call the Gold Award Staff Advisor at
713-292-0300 or e-mail goldaward@sjgs.org to get the home study. There is no cost for this home study.
3. Start the Gold Award application process early. Don’t wait until you are a senior in high school. Remember,
the GAAC meets twice a month. Applications are due on the first (1st) for review at the committee meeting
on the second Sunday and the fifteenth (15th) for review at the committee meeting on the fourth Tuesday.
Incomplete applications will automatically be moved to the next deadline until they are complete.
4. Create your personal timeline for accomplishing the nine steps as outlined in the Standards of Excellence
Tracking Sheet.
5. Contact your Gold Award Advisor to discuss your timeline and project requirements. If you need the name
of a Gold Award Advisor, e-mail goldaward@sjgs.org.
6. Meet with your Teen Advisor/Troop Leader to discuss your plans.
7. Scholarship and Ceremony deadlines. If you want to attend the GSSJC Gold Award Recognition Event or the
Statewide Gold Award Ceremony, or apply for the Emerald Circle or Statewide Gold Award Scholarships,
please keep the following cut off dates in mind:
• February – final reports and activity logs must be in by the first of the month to be eligible for the
Emerald Circle Scholarships
• April – final reports and activity logs must be in by the first of the month to be eligible for the
Statewide Gold Award Scholarship and to attend that year’s GSSJC Gold Award Recognition Event
and the Statewide Gold Award Ceremony.
24Glossary
GOLD AWARD APPLICANT – This is you. This is your project. You make the decision. You do the planning. You do
the organizing. Your project is based on your interests, not someone else’s. This is not your leader’s project. This
is not your mother’s project. This is not your mentor’s project. Your project should be something to which you
are willing to commit a minimum of 80 hours! This is not to say that you are on your own. There are many
individuals who can provide assistance.
GOLD AWARD ADVISOR – Your advisor’s job is to make sure you are in compliance with Council guidelines and
deadlines. She will present your initial application and final report to the Gold Award Advisory Committee for
approval. Her goal is for you to be successful! It is very important to keep your advisor up-to-date with your
progress. She must see and review your application before it is submitted. Once she has reviewed your
paperwork, she will inform you of anything that may need to be modified. This will help to ensure easy approval
when your application or final paperwork is presented to the GAAC. Your leader cannot be your Gold Award
Advisor. If your leader is the Gold Award Advisor for your area, another advisor will be appointed for you. It is
your responsibility to contact your Gold Award Advisor.
TEEN ADVISOR/TROOP LEADER – Your Teen Advisor/Troop Leader is the person who has brought you through
the Girl Scout program and helped you complete your prerequisites. She is the one who will sign your
application certifying that you have satisfactorily completed all the prerequisite Journeys. She can give you help
and encouragement on your project and will be available to answer questions. She will also remind you
frequently not to procrastinate, especially if you are a high school senior! She cannot be your Project Advisor.
PROJECT ADVISOR – Your Project Advisor is not your leader or parent/guardian. A Project Advisor would be a
person who has expertise in the field that your project addresses. For instance, if you were building a prayer
garden at your church, your Project Advisor would have a working knowledge of landscaping and be able to
assist you in plant selections as well as drainage and coverings. Your Project Advisor will be your daily contact, so
make sure you have a good working relationship with them and that they are willing to be available for you are
all times. Your Project Advisor will also be the person who signs the paperwork for your project.
PARENT/GUARDIAN – Your parents can certainly assist you in many ways, even if they are not registered with
GSUSA. They can help give you ideas for your project. They can review your application and final paperwork for
you and can even put in time helping you in the execution of the project.
COMMUNITY LEADER – A person living within a community that takes responsibility for certain parts or issues
within the community. This is typically a person whose agenda is to seek out opportunities to make their
community a better place to live for everyone residing in their community. This person would be a good
resource for projects that need to be addressed and improved for the benefit of all. The community leader is
usually a volunteer position and not a paid position.
COMMUNITY OFFICIAL – A person who holds an office or post of authority within the community. He/She has
the proper authority to implement changes within the community and can be an excellent resource for helping
with your research for a possible project. This person could be the mayor, city council member, policeman,
fireman, city worker, superintendent of public works, city information coordinator, etc. Usually, this is a paid
position.
25GSSJC High Schools with Area
High School Area High School Area High School Area
Accelerated Learning 1 Centerville HS 1 Danbury HS 27
Aldine HS 12 Central Christian Academy 18 Davis HS 23, 25
Al-Hadi School 20 Central Heights HS 1 Dayton HS 5
All Saints Episcopal 4 Central HS 2 Deer Park HS 8
Alpha Omega Academy 10 Central Senior HS 4 Deweyville HS 3
Alvin HS 27 Champions Christian Academy 11 Diboll HS 2
Anahuac HS 6 Channelview Christian 6 Dickinson HS 26
Andy Dekaney HS 11 Channelview HS 6 Dobie HS 8
Angleton HS 27 Chavez HS 22 Douglass School 1, 5
Annunciation Orthodox 25 Chester HS 2 Duchesne Academy 18
Apollo 6 Chester W. Nimitz HS 11, 12 Dulles HS 28
Apple Springs HS 1 Christ Episcopal 1 Eagle Heights Christian 21
Ascension Episcopal School 20 Christ Memorial Lutheran 18 East Bernard HS 29
Atascocita HS 9 Christian Heritage 4 East Chambers HS 6
Austin HS 22 Christian School of Kingwood 9 Eastwood Academy 23
Austin HS 23 Cinco Ranch HS 17 Eisenhower HS 12
Awty International School 18 Clear Brook HS 7 El Campo HS 29
B. F. Terry HS 29 Clear Creek HS 26 Elsik HS 19
B. T. Washington HS 24 Clear Falls HS 26 Energized for Excellence 20
Ball HS 26 Clear Lake HS 7 Evadale HS 4
Banff School 14 Clear Springs HS 26 Faith Christian Academy 8
Barbers Hill HS 6 Clements HS 28 Faith Lutheran 10
Baytown Christian Academy 6 Cleveland HS 5 Faith West Academy 17
Bellaire HS 21 Coldspring-Oakhurst HS 5 Fay School 18
Bendwood School 18 Colmesneil HS 2 First Baptist Academy 18
Beth Yeshuran Day School 21 Columbia HS 27 Fort Bend Baptist 28
Bethany Lutheran 22 Community Christian 3 Foster HS 29
Bethany United Methodist 21 Concordia Lutheran HS 14 Fredonia Hill Baptist 1
th
Big Sandy School 5 Conroe 7 Day Advent 10 Friendswood HS 26
Boling HS 29 Conroe Christian 10 Furr HS 23
Branch School 18 Conroe HS 10 Galena Park HS 6
Brazos HS 29 Corpus Christi Catholic 21 Garrison HS 1
Briarmeadow Charter 20 Corrigan-Camden HS 5 George Bush HS 19
Bridge City HS 3 Covenant Academy 15 Glenda Dawson HS 21
Broaddus HS 2 Covenant Christian 10 Goodrich HS 5
Broadway Baptist 22 Cristo Rey Jesuit 18 Grace Christian 7
Brookeland HS 2 Crockett HS 1 Grace School 20
Buna HS 4 Crosby HS 9 Grapeland HS 1
Burkeville HS 2 Cy-Fair Christian Academy 15 Gregory-Lincoln 25
C. E. King HS 6 Cy-Fair HS 14, 15 Groveton HS 1
Calvary Baptist 10 Cy-Fair Private Christian School 15 Hamshire-Fannett HS 4
Calvin Nelms Charter HS 17 Cypress Community Christian 15 Hardin HS 5
Caney Creek HS 10 Cypress Creek HS 14 Hardin-Jefferson HS 4
Carden-Jackson School 21 Cypress Falls HS 16 Hargrave HS 9
Carl Wunsche HS 11 Cypress Lake HS 16 Harmony School of Excellence 15
Carnegie Vanguard HS 25 Cypress Ranch HS 16 Harmony Science 4
Carroll Academy 12 Cypress Ridge HS 15 Hastings HS 19
Carver HS (App. Eng.) 12 Cypress Springs HS 16 Heights Charter School 25
Center HS 1 Cypress Woods HS 16 Helmers St. Christian 23
26GSSJC High Schools with Area (cont.)
High School Area High School Area High School Area
Hemphill HS 2 Las Americas 20 Our Mother of Mercy 23
Hempstead HS 14 Latexo HS 1 Our Savior Lutheran 12
Heritage Christian Academy 5, 10 Lawrence E. Elkins HS 28 Ozen HS 4
High Island HS 26 Lee HS 6, 20 Paddington British 11
HS for the Performing & Visual Arts 18 Leggett HS 5 Parish School 18
Hightower HS 28 Liberty HS 5 Pasadena HS 8
Hines-Caldwell 21 Lifestyle Christian 10 Pearland HS 21
Hitchcock HS 26 Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS 3 Pecan St. Christian 6
Holy Comforter Episcopal 27 Living Stones Christian 27 Pilgrim Lutheran 21
Holy Cross Lutheran 18 Living Waters 4 Pine Forest Christian 5
Holy Ghost Catholic 21 Livingston HS 5 Pineywoods Community 2
Holy Name Catholic 22 Louise HS 29 Pope John XXIII HS 17
Holy Spirit Episcopal 18 Lovelady HS 1 Port Neches-Groves 3
Holy Trinity Episcopal 9 Lufkin HS 2 Pro-Vision School 23
Hudson HS 2 Lumberton HS 4 Quest HS 9
Hull-Daisetta HS 5 Lutheran HS North 24 Rayburn HS 8
Humble Christian 9 MacArthur HS 11, 12 Raymond Academy 12
Humble HS 9 Madison HS 21 Reagan HS 25
Huntington HS 2 Magnolia HS 10 Redd School 13
Huntsville HS 10 Magnolia West HS 10 Reece Academy 12
Imani School 21 Manvel HS 27 Rice School 25
Immanuel Lutheran 25 Mayde Creek HS 17 River Oaks Baptist 25
James E. Taylor HS 17 Memorial HS 3, 18 Robert M. Beren Academy 21
Jasper HS 2 Memorial Lutheran 20 Rosas School 12
Jersey Village HS 15 Milburn Academy 4 Royal HS 17
Joaquin HS 1 Milby HS 22 Ruby Reed Academy 12
John Cooper School 11 Mims Christian Academy 10 Ruth J. Smith Academy 12
John Paul II Catholic 20 Monsignor Kelly Catholic 4 Sabine Pass 3
Jones HS 22 Montgomery HS 10 Sacred Heart Catholic 9, 10
Jordan School 1 Morton Ranch HS 17 Salem Lutheran School 14
Kaleidoscope 20 Mount Carmel HS 22 Sam Houston HS 24, 25
Kashmere HS 23 Nacogdoches HS 1 San Augustine HS 1
Katy HS 17 Nederland HS 3 San Jacinto Christian 5
Kempner HS 28 Needville HS 29 Santa Fe HS 26
Kennard HS 1 New Caney HS 5 Scarborough HS 24
Kerr HS 19 New Waverly HS 10 School of the Woods 18
Kingwood HS 9 Newton HS 2 Seven Lakes HS 17
Kinkaid School 18 North Forest HS 9 Sharpstown HS 20, 21
Kirbyville HS 2 North Houston Baptist 12 Shelbyville School 1
Klein Collins HS 13 North Shore HS 6 Shepherd HS 5
Klein Forest HS 13 Northbrook HS 18 Shlenker School 21
Klein HS 13 Northland Christian 11 Silsbee HS 4
Klein Oak HS 13 Northwest Prepartory 23 Smith Education Center 23
Kountze HS 4 Oak Ridge HS 11 South Houston HS 8
La Marque HS 26 Oakridge Christian Academy 11 Splendora HS 5
Lamar Consolidated HS 29 Onalaska HS 5, 6 Spring HS 11
Lamar HS 21, 25 Orangefield HS 3 Spring Woods HS 18
Langham Creek HS 16 Our Lady of Fatima School 6 Spurger HS 2
LaPorte HS 7 Our Lady of Mount Carmel 22 St. Agnes Academy 19
27GSSJC High Schools with Area (cont.)
High School Area High School Area
St. Agnes Christian Academy 22 Timpson HS 1
St. Ambrose School 24 Tomball HS 14
St. Anne Catholic 14, 25 Tower Christian Academy 15
St. Anthony of Padua 11 Trafton Academy 21
St. Catherine of Siena 3 Trinity HS 1
St. Charles Borromeo 24 Trinity Lutheran School 25
St. Christopher Catholic 22 Trinity Sunlight Academy 15
St. Edward Catholic 13 Two-Dim. Preparatory Academy 12
St. Francis de Sales 20 United Christian 3
St. Francis Episcopal 18 Varnett Charter School 21
St. Francis of Assisi 23 Varnett School – East 9
St. Helen Catholic 21 Varnett School – NE 9
St. James Day School 10 Veritas School 5
St. John’s Academy 23 Victory Christian 11
St. John’s School 25 Vidor HS 3
St. Joseph School 6 Village School 20
St. Mark Lutheran 10, 18 W. Houston Charter 17
St. Mark’s Episcopal 25 Waller HS 14
St. Martha Catholic 9 Waltrip HS 24
St. Mary Catholic 3 Warren HS 2
St. Mary Magdalene 9 West Brook Senior HS 4
St. Michael Catholic 20 West Hardin HS 4
St. Paul’s Episcopal 2 West Orange-Stark HS 3
St. Philip School 29 West Sabine HS 2
St. Pius V Catholic 8 Westbury Christian 21
St. Pius X HS 24 Westbury HS 20, 21
St. Rose of Lima School 24 Westfield HS 11
St. Thomas Episcopal 21 Westside HS 20
St. Thomas More Parish 21 Wharton HS 29
St. Vincent de Paul 25 Wheatley HS 23, 25
Stafford HS 28 William B. Travis HS 29
Stephanie Cravens Academy 6 Willis HS 10
Stephen F. Austin HS 28 Willowridge HS 28
Sterling HS 6, 22 Windfern HS 15
Stovall Academy 12 Woden HS 1
Stratford HS 18 Woodlands College Park HS 11
Summit Christian Academy 10 Woodlands HS 11
SW Comm. Christian Acad. 19 Woodville HS 2
Sweeney Christian 27 Worthing HS 21, 22
Sweeney HS 27 Yates HS 25
Sweetwater Christian 11 Yorkshire Academy 18
Tarkington HS 5 Zavalla HS 2
Taylor HS 19
Tenaha HS 1
Tenney School 20
Terrace Methodist 18
Texas Christian School 16
Texas City HS 26
Thurgood Marshall HS 28
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