IN YOUR HONOR - May 19, 2019 GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD CEREMONY - Girl Scouts Northeast Texas
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IN YOUR HONOR GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD CEREMONY May 19, 2019
GIRL SCOUT THE GIRL SCOUT
GIRL SCOUT
GOLD AWARD PROMISE AND LAW
GOLD AWARD
The Girl Scout Gold Award expresses a girl’s special
commitment to herself, her community, her world,
and the future. To be eligible to earn the Girl Scout The Girl Scout Promise and Law are
CEREMONY Gold Award, a girl must be a registered Girl Scout shared by every member of Girl
Senior or Ambassador. For the 2018-2019 school
Scouting. By pledging to exemplify
year, 150 Girl Scouts from Northeast Texas earned
the Girl Scout Gold Award. the Girl Scout Promise and Law,
each Girl Scout is committed to
Processional of 2018-2019 Gold Award Girl Scouts It takes a minimum of 80 hours of intensive work for making the world a better place.
a girl to complete the prerequisites for the award,
develop a plan, and complete the project. The award
Flag Ceremony focuses on the interests and personal leadership Girl Scout Promise
GSNETX Honor Guard journey of each girl. The project fulfills a need within
a girl’s community (whether local or global), creates On my honor, I will try
Girl Scout Promise and Law change, and has the potential to be sustainable. This to serve God and my country
is more than a good service project. It encompasses to help people at all times,
organizational, leadership, and networking skills.
Welcome and Remarks and to live by the Girl Scout Law.
Kit Addleman, Chair, GSNETX Board of Directors Girls who earn the Girl Scout Gold Award display
more positive life outcomes than non-Girl Scout
Video alumnae. These include positive sense of self, life Girl Scout Law
satisfaction, leadership, life success, community
service, and civic engagement. Other findings from I will do my best to be
Presentation of Awards the report include the following: honest and fair,
Ms. Addleman friendly and helpful,
• Gold Award Girl Scouts have had more
Debbie Roling, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer leadership experiences.
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
Amanda Duquette, Chief Marketing and Membership Officer • Gold Award Girl Scouts feel they have had responsible for what I say and do,
Ashley Crowe, Chief Program Officer success in their lives because of the unique
and to
experiences they had in Girl Scouts.
respect myself and others,
Presentation of the Betty Richardson Girl Scout • Over 90% of Gold Award Girl Scouts attributed respect authority,
Gold Award Scholarship their success in life to Girl Scouts. They also
use resources wisely,
Ms. Addleman said that they could not have had access to
the same experiences anywhere else. make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout.
Closing Remarks * The Power of the Girl Scout Gold Award: Excellence in Leadership and
Life, Girl Scout Research Institute
Ms. Crowe
2 32018-2019 RECIPIENTS PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
Morgan Andrulis Landry Fowler Rachel McCarty Chloe Schraeder Morgan Andrulis Emily Balderson
Adaeze Atumah Kacie Frederick Téa McCormack Abbey Sharp STEM Education for Youth For the Love of Dance
Meghan Bailey Katarina Freudenthal Catherine Meenan Sophia Sircar Girl Scout Troop 2871. Morgan developed Girl Scout Troop 973. Emily took her passion
interactive and hands-on STEM education for dance and shared it with the girls of
Emily Balderson Mary Katherine Futrell Sarah Merchant Madison Smith
activities for at-risk younger children who Delay Dance Team. Recognizing that not
Kinza Barrister Shivani Ganesh Samantha Merritt Lauren Smith-Morris normally aren’t exposed to STEM until middle all girls can afford dance lessons and the
Rachel Bates Marina Garza Julia Miller Sophia Sonawalla or high school. She wanted to inspire youth necessary shoes, bags and costumes
to engage in STEM and recognize the possible careers that needed to participate, Emily spoke to community
Ashley Bauer Varsha George Sophia Miller Nina Stewart members and other dancers to solicit donations. She and
the STEM fields offer. She and her volunteers organized and
Hannah Bauer Jocelyn Gillis Abigail Milton Rebecca Stokes conducted two science activity days for the children at the her volunteers collected, sorted and delivered all of the
Holy Trinity Learning Center and Mary Immaculate School. donations. She then choreographed and held a dance clinic
Macy Bell Sophie Gilmour Mary Elizabeth Mocek Holly Stone
During these activity days, the students made hovercrafts, for the Delay Dance Team. Emily’s local dance studio and
Rebecca Bender Jutzi Julia Griffin JaQualia Morris Aidan Stuart lava lamps, Styrofoam airplanes, and straw rockets. She drill team will be continuing this relationship with the dance
Huda Bhatti Erin Halligan Mahnoor Muhammad Anna Katharine Sullivan made tutorial videos explaining how to make the various team going forward. Emily graduated from Marcus High
activities and posted them to YouTube to enable people to School in 2018.
Brooke Bianco Erin Harper Meghan Mulkey Angelina Syler
replicate her projects. Morgan will graduate from Ursuline
Meredith Black Melissa Hartweg Gabriella Mungo Victoria Taylor Academy of Dallas in 2019. Kinza Barrister
Abigail Blasingame Jiarong Joyce He Menaka Naidu Genevieve Terrell Building for a Better Day
Addison Blevins Hana Hendi Fatema Neemuchwala Tamia Thompson Adaeze Atumah Girl Scout Troop 6435. Kinza collaborated
Beautify the Bay with a local charter school to build 60
Elizabeth Brannon Amy Hermann Carley Nelson Stephanie Tonjes
Girl Scout Troop 8828. Adaeze created cubbies for the sixth grade students. Due to
Madeleine Brown Kelly Huang Sarah Newman Alina Valli awareness in her community about the a lack of funding, the students had no place
Zoe Brown Emily Huie Ruth Nichols Cassie Vestal benefits of keeping local parks liter free. She to store their educational materials. She and
planned and organized park clean up days her volunteers raised funds and then constructed 4 sets
Kaytlin Burton Sarah Jackson Emily Niemeyer Aveline H. Vongkaseum
once a month for over a year in the Garland of 15 cubbies each for the students, giving them a way to
Bridget Bush Neha Jayarajan Lauren Nobel Amanda Walker area. She and her volunteers collected trash and aquatic store their books, backpacks and other items. The cubbies
Rebecca Carroll Emma Jeacock Gauri Nukala Anna Walker debris to protect the park grounds and recreational waters created more space and organization in the classroom to
making outdoor activities more attractive. She also completed promote a better learning environment. The cubbies will be
Dominique Castanheira Chloe Johnson Callie Nunan Ayron Walker maintained by the school and can be moved as classroom
volleyball court renovations at the park to encourage more
Sarah Cawthon Morgan Jolley Kate Ohman Bianca Weimer people to stay outside, play volleyball, and enjoy nature. An sizes shift or the school changes location. Kinza will
Jada White environmental impact club that she formed at her school will graduate from Great Hearts Irving in 2021.
Vennela Challagondla Tahirah Jones Madeline Osborne
begin in the fall of 2019. The club will continue to schedule
Mickaela Cook Ruthie Keyes Roshni Patel Sarah Womble park cleanups bi-monthly and manage the volunteers. Adaeze Rachel Bates
Victoria Coolidge Sarah Khoja Sahair Patel Madeline Woods will graduate from North Garland High School in 2019. Saint Catherine’s
Bailey Coyle Olivia King Caroline Podvin Katie Wright Community Garden
Meghan Bailey
Kathryn Leigh Cronan Faith Knoff Madeline Polimerou Ashlyn Wynne Girl Scout Juliette. Rachel researched and
Care and Comfort then designed a garden area for Saint
Riya Danait Lauren Knoff Serenity Poole Elizabeth Wynne
Girl Scout Troop 8869. Meghan’s project Catherine’s Church. The area selected had
Kyra Daroona Elizabeth Kokal Ashley Porter Katherine Xiong focused on creating awareness about been neglected, so she and her volunteers retuned it to
Sydney DeWolf Ashritha Kota Mary Julienne Ragasajo Alyson Youngers premature birth and the needs of those a quiet space for reflection and enjoyment on the church
parents whose babies are in Neonatal property. The area was first weeded and dead bushes
W. Meigan Dickey Jessica Krampitz Meera Rathan Riley Youngers Intensive Care Units. Meghan did multiple removed. Clearing the space also revealed a Statue of St.
Julia Doelling Rani Kumar Erica Renfro Kaitlyn Yuan presentations in her community to explain the need for Joseph, which enhanced the area. Then the ground was
Emma Eades Trinity Lathem Caroline Rich Caroline Zagielski Care and Comfort kits for the parents. Parents very often prepared with new soil and nutrients. To solve a drainage
place their baby’s health over their own, facing a stressful problem, rocks were painted and positioned to avoid water
Kennedy Easter Solvay Linde Regina Romero-Garza Jordan Zatorski atmosphere with no place to rest or shower. Through her build up. Once the plants were in place, Rachel taught the
Sophia Falies Britney Loyd Elleigh Rutz Sophia Zimmerman education, donations of lotions, snacks, books, hygiene leaders of the youth group how to care for the garden to
items and local restaurant coupons were obtained and then maintain its new look. Rachel graduated from Creekview
Lindsay Jade Feinstein Sonali Malik Hailey Santa Ana
placed into Care and Comfort kits she and her volunteers High School in 2018.
Brianna Flores Anjali Massand Christine Schlehuber assembled. Children’s Hospital of Dallas will continue the
program using Meghan’s website and instructions. Meghan
will graduate from Flower Mound High School in 2019.
4 5PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
Ashley Bauer Rebecca Bender Jutzi Meredith Black Elizabeth Brannon
Safety in the Outdoors Taylor Elementary School Jump for Joy! Beanies for Babies
Girl Scout Troop 9345. Ashley used her love Pilot Garden Tower Project – Girl Scout Troop 93. Meredith collaborated Girl Scout Troop 1100. Elizabeth created a
of nature to create a program to educate “Bountiful Burleson” with the Jubilee Park Community Center to program to donate hats to premature babies
elementary school students on safety in the Girl Scout Juliette. Rebecca collaborated with run summer programming. Her emphasis at the Parkland Hospital Nursery. Using a
outdoors. Her goal was to encourage students Taylor Elementary to pilot garden towers. was on healthy lifestyles, especially wide variety of volunteers from around
to enjoy and appreciate nature in a safe manner. She and Garden towers are completely self-contained, compact, through physical activity. Over 100 kids during the summer her community, she taught them how to knit baby hats
her volunteers created presentations and videos highlighting conserve water and light and are non-GMO and pesticide participated in a variety of games she and her volunteers using looms and crocheting. She explained the benefits
plant, animal, and insect knowledge as well as fire safety free. The garden towers sit under artificial light, which are created which focused on the concept of exercise. The that babies gain by wearing hats when they are first born.
and prevention. Students also learned what to do if they energy efficient and are fertilized using composting table Center had a goal to implement more activities around She posted updates on a Facebook page to help spread
were to get lost and how to make a bird feeder. The videos scraps from the cafeteria. Using this process the students exercise, so the project assisted in meeting that goal by awareness and create interest in this issue emphasizing
are available on You Tube and the program materials will be grew fresh herbs and vegetables, many of which were used developing motor skills using kid yoga, relay races and that hats are needed all year round for premature babies
used by St. Mark’s Catholic School each year prior to their on Food Fun Fridays as mini tasting festivals. The garden variations of tag. She also donated jump ropes, activity bean and not just during colder weather months. Elizabeth left
annual outdoor trip. Ashley will graduate from John Paul II towers encouraged the students to try new foods and bags, hula hoops and Frisbees to encourage the students her remaining supplies and instructions for teens at the St.
High School in 2019. develop a healthier diet, including at home. The pilot was so to stay active. The program is being continued using the Patrick Parish Refugee Outreach Program to continue her
successful that next year grades 1-4 will participate and a materials that Meredith created. Meredith will graduate from program. Elizabeth graduated from Ursuline Academy of
Hannah Bauer Junior Master Garden club is being implemented. Rebecca The Hockaday School in 2019. Dallas in 2018.
Blanketed with Love graduated from Burleson High School in 2018.
Abigail Blasingame Madeleine Brown
Girl Scout Troop 8493. Hannah chose a project
that would provide comfort to children who Huda Bhatti Pics for Pets Know Your Number:
are dealing with very stressful life situations. ALS Class Girl Scout Troop 8515. Abigail combined her Blood Pressure Clinic Initiative
She teamed up with Project Linus, a national Girl Scout Troop 2420. Huda observed the lack love of photography and animals to meet Girl Scout Troop 9409. Madeleine’s project
non-profit organization that provides gifts of support for the DEAF community within the needs of the Friends of Rowlett Animal addressed the risk of high blood pressure
of new, handmade blankets to children who are seriously her own Muslim community. To address this Shelter by publicizing the animals available in the African-American community.
ill or traumatized. Hannah educated her volunteers and issue and the stigma surrounding being deaf, for adoption. Abby and her volunteers photographed over Hypertension is a red flag and predictor of other health
her community about Project Linus and the need for the she organized and delivered an ASL event at her community 100 cats and dogs at the shelter and in foster care and issues, so understanding its importance is critical in avoiding
blankets and then coordinated a team of volunteers who center. At this event, the participants learned deaf etiquette posted their pictures on the shelter’s Facebook, Instagram, chronic diseases. She and her volunteers established a
made 100 fleece-tie blankets. She also created a YouTube and basic communications skills. Stereotypes and common and Twitter accounts. She provided educational information blood pressure clinic at Greenville Avenue Church to help
video about her project to encourage people to make and misconceptions regarding the deaf community were also about spay and neutering and responsible pet ownership members “know their number”. In the first month of the
donate blankets, as well as organized a detailed instructional addressed and debunked. After her first event, the mosque at several community and service unit events, as well as clinic, they screened and educated over 100 members,
binder for future groups to continue making blankets. held its first deaf wedding. She hosted additional classes publicized her project on her school’s newspaper website. identified members whose blood pressure was elevated
Hannah will graduate from Coppell High School in 2020. for both the hearing and deaf which helped to foster more She and her volunteers made toys for the shelter and and recommended they see their health care provider. The
communication and acceptance. The classes have grown provided donations of props to be used with the animals for church’s health care ministry will continue the clinic monthly
Macy Bell in size and will be continued, reaching out to other Muslim future photo shoots. Abigail will graduate from Plano East to help meet the needs of the congregation. Madeleine
Midlothian Youth Arts Council community members. Huda will graduate from North Texas Senior High School in 2019. will graduate from Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership
Academy in 2019. School in 2019.
Girl Scout Juliette. Macy realized that
Addison Blevins
her community lacked the resources to
encourage young artists. Working with Brooke Bianco Elementary Buddy Benches Zoe Brown
the Midlothian Arts Council, she and her Shelter Help Girl Scout Troop 8765. Addison collaborated Stress Less, Laugh More Week
volunteers created the Midlothian Youth Arts Council, a Girl Scout Troop 581. Brooke’s project fulfilled a with Lake Dallas ISD to establish and place Girl Scout Troop 7229. Zoe organized and held
non-profit organization for young artists to connect and need for educational materials for The Colony buddy benches at the 3 local elementary a Stress Less, Laugh More Week at Heritage
learn from each other and show their art in the community. Animal Shelter. Brooke worked with shelter schools. Buddy benches help to create an High School to educate the student body about
Through Macy’s leadership, the new offshoot, helped to employees to develop curriculum and activities inclusive and friendly environment for the students as they mental health issues. Recognizing that there
inspire the young artists and also give more members of to be used when shelter employees speak at schools and promote respect, compassion, and reduce bullying behavior. is a stigma around discussing mental health, the week was
the community an appreciation for art. Going forward, they other educational locations in the community. Brooke created She and her volunteers created videos that modeled how intended to teach students about ways to address issues
will help in the development of the new amphitheater in materials for K-3rd grades and 4th -7th grades. Brooke and her the benches should be used, which were shared by the such as anxiety, depression, and suicide. Each day different
Midlothian and the Midlothian Arts Festival to ensure their volunteers filmed a recruitment video for shelter volunteers, school counselors during guidance lessons. One elementary issues were addressed to encourage conversation and make
continued involvement related to arts in the community. explaining the needs of the shelter and duties of their school has even formed a buddy patrol where students the topics less threatening. Zoe also created a Bring Change
Macy will graduate from Heritage High School in 2019. volunteers. She organized a drive for donations for the shelter volunteer at recess to watch the benches to ensure they are 2 Mind Club to keep the discussion going after the week was
along with providing homemade dog treats. The shelter will being used properly. The guidance counselors will use the over. The event will be continued annually with the possibility
continue to use her presentations in the community and her videos each year to introduce the buddy bench concept and of expanding it to other schools in the district and beyond.
video about volunteer opportunities. Brooke will graduate encourage its use. Addison will graduate from Lake Dallas Zoe will graduate from Heritage High School in 2020.
from The Colony High School in 2019. High School in 2019.
6 7PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
Kaytlin Burton Dominique Castanheira Mickaela Cook Kathryn Leigh Cronan
Signing Story Time The Reading Nook Cinderella Closet DogGONE Cancer
Girl Scout Troop 8571. Kaytlin advocated Girl Scout Troop 8537. Dominique’s project Girl Scout Troop 2322. Mickaela’s goal was Girl Scout Troop 394X. Katie’s family lost their
for deaf children by creating Signing Story addressed the lack of access to books for to give more students the opportunity to beloved dog to cancer, unaware of available
time in her community and educating about families living at a local shelter for victims of attend prom and banquets at her school by treatment options. In response to this, Katie
necessary accommodations that the deaf domestic violence. She and her volunteers reorganizing and promoting the Cinderella decided to educate people about different
community needs. Deaf children of hearing parents often built bookshelves and categorized over 1000 books by age Closet. The closet contained suitable dresses which could canine cancer treatments. She and her volunteers worked
don’t communicate at home and this impacts the level group for The Family Place. The reading area will provide a be borrowed by students who might not have the financial with Veterinary Specialist of North Texas, filming dogs
of education they complete. She and her volunteers held fun and relaxing place for children and parents to develop means otherwise to attend the events. She and her volunteers undergoing a variety of treatments, to create an extensive
multiple events to entertain deaf children by signing story a passion for books and reading. She also established cleaned the closet, determined which dresses to keep and educational movie. She then distributed it to area clinics,
books and engaging in conversation. This provided deaf The Family Place as a recipient of Barnes & Noble’s book then sorted them by color and size. Posters and an Instagram vet offices, boarding and grooming businesses, as well as
children the chance to interact in their native language, donations in which the agency will receive a supply of new account then advertised the Cinderella Closet, including posted it on YouTube. Katie and her volunteers also hosted
work in literacy and also teach parents some sign language. books each quarter to help support the Reading Nook. general information on borrowing and returning the dresses. a dog walk to spread awareness, providing each participant
The ASL Honor Society at her school will continue this Dominique will graduate from Townview Talented and Gifted The Fashion Club will maintain the closet for annual use and with a puppy packet and informational pamphlet. Puppy
program, using it to practice their own signing skills and Magnet Center in 2020. continue to accept new donations. Mickaela will graduate hammocks were also made to protect the sick dogs from
advocating for the deaf. Kaytlin will graduate from Sachse from Midlothian High School in 2019. sliding off car seats while being transported for treatments.
High School in 2019. Sarah Cawthon Katie will graduate from Loretta Doll Academy in 2021.
Renovate, Innovate, Educate Victoria Coolidge
Bridget Bush Serve for Christ Riya Danait
Girl Scout Troop 1011. Sarah worked with
Help the Homeless Families Bea’s Kids, an organization that provides Girl Scout Troop 1647. Victoria wanted to Making Numbers Matter
Girl Scout Troop 2871. Bridget increased an educational and personal development expand the youth group at her church. To Girl Scout Troop 8993. Riya collaborated with
awareness of Family Promise of Irving, an program to children from low income families. encourage more youth to join the church, the Agape Resource and Assistance Center, an
organization that assists children and their She and her volunteers renovated a room that had been she and her volunteers built a volleyball organization that serves homeless and at risk
families facing a homeless situation return to used for storage and turned it into a safe area for the court. Victoria promoted the new volleyball court, as well families, to provide educational mathematics
self-sufficiency. She focused on improving the organizations children to study, do homework, read or be tutored. The as information about the church, service times, and other materials. She and her volunteers filmed and edited 9
presence on social media by instituting tools like scheduled room was packed with thousands of donated items that activities with over 250 flyers around her neighborhood. She videos, focusing on 4th -7th grade math topics such as
posts with more frequency, how to use hashtags, and had been ignored for up to 20 years. The items were sorted, also established a game night for youth to come and play fractions, decimals, data, statistics and geometry. She also
themed weekly posts. Due to her efforts, Family Promise donated, trashed or reused. Then the room was painted light volleyball. The project helped the youth bond into a tighter produced workbooks for the children to use after watching
has experienced a 10% increase in followers. She made grey with white baseboards, window dressings were added group, promoting teamwork and fellowship. The youth group the videos to practice what they had learned. The materials
community presentations encouraging people to get along with tables and chairs. The updated room will help the will continue to maintain the volleyball court and game night are self-guided and will help build a solid math foundation
involved and donate toiletries and cleaning supplies, which children stay in school and break the cycle of poverty. Sarah going forward. Victoria will graduate from Garland Christian for future learning. Instructions on how to use the videos
she and her volunteers sorted and delivered. Her social will graduate from Plano West Senior High School in 2019. Academy in 2019. and workbooks have been given to Agape to continue the
media instructions will continue to grow more awareness for program going forward. Riya will graduate from The Texas
the organization going forward. Bridget will graduate from Vennela Challagondla Bailey Coyle Academy of Mathematics and Science in 2019.
The Highlands School in 2019. SPCA Blankets and Rope Toys S.M.A.R.T., Stress Management and
Release Tools Kyra Daroona
Girl Scout Troop 8475. Vennela worked with
Rebecca Carroll Zero Waste Glow Run
the SPCA of McKinney to provide education Girl Scout Troop 152. Bailey addressed
Coppell Veteran’s Memorial for adoptive families and enrichment toys Girl Scout Troop 8788. Kyra created awareness
the problem of stress by researching and
Girl Scout Troop 2543. Rebecca wanted and blankets for the cats and dogs at the creating meetings for students to attend in her community about Zero Waste, the
to honor the local veterans of the Coppell shelter. Families who adopt their first cat or dog will receive at her high school. Each meeting gave the students a new concept that any item can be composted or
community for their sacrifice and service by pamphlets created by Vennela and her volunteers that way to learn how to manage and release their stress. She recycled resulting in a reduction of materials
creating a Veteran’s Memorial. To accomplish teach children how to care for their new pet and also enjoy and her volunteers used different activities and games sent to landfill locations. Working with the City of Frisco, she
this goal, she petitioned the city of Coppell explaining her some educational games. Vennela also spoke to students to illustrate options for handling the daily normal stress and her volunteers used the Glow Run to demonstrate how a
vision. Once the city was onboard, she worked with them at her school about pet adoption and organized a collection triggers in life. She used various forms of social media like zero waste program works. All vendors and race participants
on location and design. She and her volunteers created drive for the shelter. Her instructions on making the Twitter and Instagram to inform students of the meetings were educated about zero waste and how to sort potential
awareness and raised funds to purchase a Bronze Eagle blankets and toys, as well as her pamphlets will continue and then after each meeting, videos with her stress trash generated during the race. Through those efforts less
Statue and memorial plaque. After the statue and plaque to be used by the shelter. Vennela will graduate from Plano relieving tips were posted. The counselors and National than 10% of all materials ended up being landfill bound. Kyra
were installed, the city decided to expand the project into East Senior High School in 2019. Honor Society leadership have been given her ‘how to’ also created a manual and a website for the city to use to
a Memorial Garden where veteran’s celebrations may be manual to continue the program going forward. Bailey will continue to grow the zero waste concept at all scheduled
held. The city will maintain and add to the Memorial Garden graduate from Centennial High School in 2020. events going forward. Kyra will graduate from Frisco High
going forward. Rebecca graduated from New Tech High@ School in 2020.
Coppell in 2018.
8 9PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
Sydney DeWolf Emma Eades Lindsay Jade Feinstein Kacie Frederick
Friday Nite Friends Ball Pits for the SPCA of Texas Super Happy Fun Week, Good for Ghana
Girl Scout Troop 2206. Sydney partnered Girl Scout Troop 8775. Emma’s project met Art Rotation Girl Scout Juliette. Kacie partnered with
with Friday Nite Friends, an organization that two critical needs for the SPCA of Texas. Girl Scout Troop 3217. Lindsay Jade designed Touch a Life, a non-profit organization that
serves families with special needs children, Emma and her volunteers designed and built a and ran an art curriculum at a summer camp rescues children in Ghana from slavery
offering parents a break on Friday nights, waterproof ball pit that will be used for animals for the Preston Hollow Presbyterian School. and then helps to rehabilitate them. Kacie
while also giving the children a sense of independence. in need of behavioral therapy. The pit helps the animals to The camp served as a way for all participants to learn to created a pen pal club between high school students in
Sydney recognized that the 14-22 age range kids had no age acclimate to noise and stimulation, thereby making them collaborate and have fun together, even though the children the DFW area and the rescued children in Ghana. Her club
appropriate activities, so generally came and just watched more adoptable. Emma created a YouTube video about the came from different backgrounds and cultures. She and met every two months and exchanged written letters
movies. Sydney and her volunteers researched, designed ball pit and explained its uses. The second need was to write her volunteers taught the children how to paper mache, with 37 students. The DFW students learned about the
and tested crafts and games for this age level. Activities an instructional manual for the shelter’s adoption software, make tie-dye and pinch pots, paint with mod podge, do issue of child slavery, while the kids in Ghana were able to
like slime art, bubble art and salt painting provided an Shelter Buddy, with an accompanying video, for adoption spin art and compete in a paper chain link competition. practice their English, improving their educational outlook.
opportunity for the kids to interact and open up to each counselors to learn how to use the software. Emma left her The website she created with the curriculum and tips is Each group bonded over common interests in music,
other. The bins with the activities will be maintained by the ball pit designs and manual materials with the SPCA for future available for others to replicate her program. Lindsay Jade sports, love of animals and religion. The club will continue
organization and supplies replenished by a Girl Scout troop use. Emma will graduate from Parish Episcopal School in 2019. will graduate from Greenhill School in 2021. the relationship, with the Touch a Life CEO providing the
as needed. Sydney graduated from Plano West Senior High connection. Kacie will graduate from Ursuline Academy of
School in 2018. Kennedy Easter Brianna Flores Dallas in 2019.
Connecting the Generations Picture Perfect Pets Project
W. Meigan Dickey Katarina Freudenthal
Girl Scout Troop 8515. Kennedy’s project Girl Scout Troop 2197. Brianna’s project
Camp Thrive! benefited the youth and the seniors of New Protecting the Pollinators
focused on increasing the number of
Girl Scout Troop 3432. W. Meigan planned and Mount Zion Baptist Church, by building a bridge adoptions at the Mesquite Animal Shelter, Girl Scout Troop 1105. Katarina’s project
implemented a camp to improve behavioral to connect the two generations together. She while also reducing the number of adopted addressed the issue of global bee decline due to
issues associated with children in foster care. and her volunteers planned and delivered several events at animals being surrendered by their owners. Brianna and industrial agriculture, parasites and pathogens,
She recruited and trained over 15 volunteers the church to connect seniors and youth as they talked about her volunteers built a 4’ x 6’ wooden backdrop with festive and climate change. She educated her high
to run the camp for two months every Monday night during their own lives, giving advice, feeling valued, and appreciated. decorations and props. They also built a wooden stand school student council to help her collect reusable items for
the summer of 2018. She developed the curricula focusing She also conducted interviews for both the youth and seniors with a colorful “Adopt” banner for the animals to use when crafts kits, which were then assembled by neighborhood
on strategies for the children to use to overcome and deal asking them how to live an empowered life and sharing that posing for pictures. The shelter will use the backdrop and volunteers. She created presentation boards and hands-on
with their behavioral needs. The children learned social skills knowledge in a positive way. The project culminated in a stand to photograph shelter animals up for adoption and activities like bee boxes, which she utilized at the Lucas
and self-awareness of their feelings to help them cope in Grandparent’s Day, which the church Youth Ministry will run for newly adopted pets and their families. She also created Founders Day to teach over 700 people about the decline in
overwhelming situations. The program will be continued annually to keep the connections going. Kennedy will graduate a pamphlet to educate people about how to choose the the bee population. The displays, bee boxes and leftover crafts
each summer using the materials that she created and run from Plano East Senior High School in 2019. right pet for their family for the shelter to distribute. and instructions were donated to the Collin County Hobby
by Mobberly Thrive! Family Support Ministries. W. Meigan will Brianna graduated from Poteet High School in 2018. Beekeepers Association to be used as they attend community
graduate from a Home School program in 2019. Sophia Falies educational events through the DFW area. Katarina graduated
A Road to a Better Mind Landry Fowler from Shelton in 2018.
Julia Doelling “Hand to Hand”
Girl Scout Troop 8828. Sophia’s project was
Art from the Heart Mary Katherine Futrell
inspired by her desire to encourage teens Volunteer Fair
Girl Scout Troop 8633. Julia’s project sought to discover the mental health benefits Project Reef Love
Girl Scout Troop 1. Landry’s project
to alleviate stress that homeless families, of journaling. Sophia and her volunteers addressed the need for volunteers for Girl Scout Troop 2777. Mary Katherine’s
especially children, face by providing a created over 205 journals that were decorated with colorful non-profit organizations in Tyler and the project addressed the impact of chemical-
creative outlet in the form of art classes. designs and contained inspirational quotes, affirmations, surrounding areas. She and her volunteers planned and based sunscreen on coral reefs and reef
Working with the Samaritan Inn, she and her volunteers led and community resources. The journals were distributed to organized a community event in which over 30 non-profit friendly alternatives for sun protection. These
multiple art classes to encourage the children to express Richardson West Jr. High Avid students, The Counseling Place organizations participated, bringing awareness about their chemicals, particularly oxybenzone found in sunscreens,
themselves using creativity, have fun, inspire optimism, and in Richardson, and the Growing Girls Strong group at Gearing individual missions, the people they serve and the benefits cause coral reef bleaching which can trigger the coral
to have pride their art work. She also created awareness Up. Sophia supplemented the journals by creating a website they offer. This type of event hadn’t been held in over a reefs to die or become more vulnerable to disease. Mary
about the Samaritan Inn and solicited art supply donations with guidelines, prompts, and ideas for journaling and decade and provided the non-profits with an easy way to Katherine created an educational program and website for
to outfit an art closet with paint, clay, stamps, markers, included mental health resources. She also filmed a YouTube solicit new volunteers. Landry created an extensive manual youth, adults, and educators working with The National Park
crayons and colored pencils. The closet will be maintained video discussing the benefits and process of journaling. on how to conduct a volunteer fair, which will be used to Services (NPS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
by the organization, using the supplies and art project Sophia will graduate from Richardson High School in 2019. repeat the event annually. Landry will graduate from Grace Administration (NOAA). Presentations were made to
instructions to continue the art classes. Julia will graduate Community School in 2019. over 11,000 people nationally and in over 20 countries,
from McKinney Boyd High School in 2019. internationally. At the 3rd largest coral reef, Biscayne National
Park, through her efforts, permanent signs and additional
information have been installed and the park has stopped
selling oxybenzone containing sunscreens. Mary Katherine
will graduate from Bishop Lynch High School in 2020.
10 11PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
Shivani Ganesh Jocelyn Gillis Erin Halligan Jiarong Joyce He
Cyberbullying Prevention Paws for a Cause Students for STEM Room Revamp: Redesigning
Girl Scout Juliette. With access to social media Girl Scout Troop 8993. Jocelyn teamed up Girl Scout Troop 8998. Using her love pf the Visitation Room at
and technology increasing exponentially, with Take Me Home Pet Rescue in Richardson STEM, Erin planned and delivered a 4 week My Friend’s House
Shivani wanted to educate youth about to assist with community outreach education STEM camp for elementary students at her Girl Scout Troop 8475. Jiarong Joyce
cyberbullying. She and her volunteers created and shelter needs. Jocelyn designed a church. Each day of the camp had 3 or 4 collaborated with City House, an agency that
an educational video on cyberbullying, how to recognize it, pamphlet that describes the Junior Duck Solution Squad new activities and focused on hands-on implementation of works for children and young adults who are experiencing
how to prevent it and what to do if you are experiencing it. program to educate young children about the importance of STEM concepts, including aerodynamics, simple machines, abuse, neglect or homelessness. She and her volunteers
She also did multiple presentations, using her video to start spaying and neutering animals which will be used by Duck engineering and physics. Erin wanted to promote STEM redesigned the visitation room at My Friend’s House, which
a discussion about the issue. The schools will continue to Team 6 volunteers. She also worked with her volunteers opportunities at a young age to encourage the students is used for family visits and counseling, to make it more
use her video as a starting point for discussion and it is also to design and hand sew 50 reversible bandanas in three to consider careers in the increasingly STEM-based work welcoming, brighter and comfortable. They painted the walls
available on You Tube for others to view and share. Shivani different sizes with an “Adopt Me” applique on each side. environment. She and her volunteers prepared challenging and baseboards, built book shelves, steam cleaned the
will graduate from The Hockaday School in 2019. Her educational materials will be used by the shelter when activities which gave the students options to use creativity furniture, and added string artwork. The string artwork was
replacements of the pamphlets, bandanas or homemade and critical thinking skills. Erin’s website contains all of her created by the children during a workshop run by Jiarong
Marina Garza treats are needed. Jocelyn will graduate from Plano West activities and instructions to recreate her STEM camp. Erin Joyce. The room will be maintained by City House and a
Healing Through Reading Senior High School in 2019. will graduate from JJ Pearce High School in 2019. website with information about transforming a multipurpose
Girl Scout Troop 967X. Marina collaborated space is available online. Joyce will graduate from Plano
Sophie Gilmour Erin Harper Senior High School in 2019.
with PediPlace, a family-centered healthcare
facility that serves children with limited Wonderland Take Down Type 2 Diabetes
access to medical care. She and her Girl Scout Troop 3218. Sophie collaborated Girl Scout Troop 857. Erin educated people Hana Hendi
volunteers created awareness about this facility and how with Nexus Recovery Center, a rehab facility on the effects and development of Type 2 Leadership Training Station
people could help by donating items to promote literacy. She for recovering substance abuse users that Diabetes. Obesity is a growing problem in Girl Scout Troop 2420. Hana’s project centered
was able to collect over 250 books and purchase a bench serves women and their children. She and the United States, with many new cases of on inspiring students to use their passion
and pillows for the facility. This made the place less scary her volunteers installed a children’s garden and play space Type 2 Diabetes being diagnosed. Working with Christs about an issue and turn that passion into
for the children as they waited for their appointments or with educational enrichments to foster their imaginations. Family Clinic, she and her volunteers created an exercise concrete projects that make a difference
their family members to be treated. It also provided a way The space encouraged the children to play in the outdoors pamphlet and healthy recipes to encourage a healthier locally or globally. Hana developed two seminars that offered
to encourage reading over electronic games and computers. and provided options such as sand and water tables, lettered lifestyle. She also assembled non-perishable food bags students the necessary leadership tools and skills to make
Her how-to video explains how to replicate and continue rock spelling tables, ball toss and plinko boards, bamboo and her recipes for the clinic’s clients using less expensive their causes happen. She and her volunteers gave students a
assisting the facility going forward. Marina will graduate from wind chimes, a tic tac toe garden table, and a fairy house. The foods to illustrate that a diet can be healthy without being foundation based on how to structure a project, including goal
Marcus High School in 2019. garden and play space will be maintained by the facility and costly. Her community presentations added awareness for setting, maintaining motivation by celebrating intermittent
will be used to help the children improve their reading, spelling the clinic, bringing in more clients and potential volunteers. successes, and finding necessary financial support to make
Varsha George and science skills, while encouraging their creativity. Sophie Church members will sustain the project using her their cause come to fruition. Hana’s website will continue
A Trip Down Memory Lane will graduate from The Hockaday School in 2019. materials and instructions. Erin will graduate from Highland her project, offering students support through a forum and
Park High School in 2020. general information on how to tackle an issue. Hana will
Girl Scout Troop 3240. Varsha’s project
Julia Griffin graduate from Brighter Horizons Academy in 2019.
addressed memory loss in older adults.
Little Free Libraries Melissa Hartweg
She collaborated with the Elmcroft Senior
Living Center to design a memory book Girl Scout Troop 400. Julia wanted to Improving Animal Living Spaces Amy Hermann
for its residents. She and her volunteers interviewed over encourage people to enjoy the outdoors Girl Scout Troop 1823. Melissa recognized Suicide and Depression Prevention
20 residents to create mini-bios with family history and and more specially the Farmers Branch that life for animals in the Rowlett Animal Girl Scout Troop 1000. Amy’s project focused
interests of each one which were then compiled into a book. Parks. Growing up, her Girl Scout troop had Services shelter is very stressful. To on the issues of suicide and depression,
The interview process served as a way for the residents to volunteered with the park in the Rose and Community enhance their chances of adoption and especially in teens. Using community
learn more about each other and aided in generating more Garden areas. She and her volunteers designed and built to make the adoption process more inviting, she and her presentations, she and her volunteers
social interaction at the facility. The book will be maintained Little Free Libraries near the Rose Garden and Cabell volunteers improved the décor of the shelter by creating addressed the societal stigma of this topic by speaking
by the facility, using the template with questions and Elementary School. The libraries give park goers the more comfortable kennels and adding more ways for the openly and teaching the facts, while highlighting all of the
processes that Varsha fashioned. Varsha will graduate from opportunity to relax in nature while fostering a love for animals to play. Activity and enrichment ramps for dogs, “myths” and why they are wrong. Her audiences gained
Coppell High School in 2020. reading. The park will maintain the libraries using additional fleece blankets, raised cat beds, and toys were created. awareness about the causes, symptoms, and effects of
books Julia donated as well as ensure that the book She also designed two brochures with information on how depression. They gained skills to learn how to effectively
structures are monitored and used appropriately. Julia will to help new pets adjust to their new family and home. The deal with someone who might be struggling, including how
graduate from Parish Episcopal High School in 2019. brochures will be reprinted by the shelter as needed. Melissa medical help was one possible solution. Her website and
graduated from Lakeview Centennial High School in 2018. public service announcements will encourage people to
continue to advocate for accurate and expansive mental
health knowledge going forward. Amy will graduate from
Garland High School in 2019.
12 13PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
Kelly Huang Neha Jayarajan Morgan Jolley Sarah Khoja
Leaves of all Seasons Seeds for the South Paws of Love GO Wild
Girl Scout Troop 897. Kelly collaborated Girl Scout Troop 3834. Neha addressed “food Girl Scout Troop 9368. Morgan worked Girl Scout Troop 6435. Sarah collaborated
with My Possibilities, an organization that deserts” in Texas, communities without with Cody’s Friends Dog Rescue to provide with Grapevine Parks and Recreation to
offers vocational education for adults with access to fresh food due to economic or support for the dogs awaiting adoption and to expand their GO Wild Mystery Box program.
intellectual and developmental disabilities. environmental reasons. To solve the problem, educate the community about the Rescue’s This program is a creative way to learn about
She and her volunteers created educational materials she researched and engineered a simple, aqua cone that mission. Morgan and her volunteers made 100 fleece-tie wildlife in the area by examining the contents of mystery
related to the environment and the enjoyment of nature delivers water directly to the roots of plants while minimizing blankets and 50 toys for the dogs housed at the shelter and boxes using touch as the primary stimulus. Sarah and her
for the organization to use in their classes. Leaves from evaporation, made out of recyclable and environmentally in foster care homes. They also baked 200 dog treats to volunteers built and filled 8 additional boxes with items
various trees and different seasons were collected, dried friendly materials. The cones provide fresh produce and also disperse at adoption events. Morgan designed a brochure for such as snake skin sheds, bones and cicada shells. They
and placed in a book for the students to use. Information a therapeutic hobby. She and her volunteers then educated a distribution at adoption events that educates people on how also produced curriculum, available on her website, to
about each leaf, its specific properties and characteristics North McKinney community on how to plant and care for the to care for their new dogs and associated costs of owning go with the boxes, after testing it with two different age
were added on each page. The book has been placed in cones, providing vegetables and herbs to grow. Cottonwood a dog. She also created a YouTube video about her project groups. The boxes and curriculum will be maintained by the
the My Possibilities library for instructors and students to Creek Church, on their yearly mission trip to McAllen, Texas, and Cody’s Friends, as well as instructions to replenish the Parks and Recreation program and used to spark interest
use going forward. Kelly will graduate from Richardson High will continue her project using her information video and donations as needed. Morgan will graduate from JJ Pearce in nature during field trips and events. Sarah will graduate
School in 2020. cone materials. Neha will graduate from Plano East Senior High School in 2019. from Uplift North Hills Prep in 2021.
High School in 2020.
Emily Huie Tahirah Jones Olivia King
We Support You Emma Jeacock Community Wellness Center Prayer House Garden
Girl Scout Juliette. Emily created awareness First Impressions Pantry Makeover Girl Scout Troop 3199. Olivia’s church, Mary
about breast cancer in her community. Girl Scout Troop 426. Emma helped transform Girl Scout Juliette. Tahirah worked with the Immaculate, recently acquired a new house
She was motivated by her grandmother’s the lives of women through the power of Community Wellness Center to makeover for meetings and prayer. The surrounding
experience as a breast cancer survivor, as makeup. Emma found that while many their food pantry. She and her volunteers area of the house was overgrown and
well as the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low, homeless shelters assisted residents in refurbished the pantry giving it a deep cleaning, sanitizing the unwelcoming. To make it more appealing, Olivia researched
who died of breast cancer, to create Bracelets of Hope for dressing professionally, very few showed women how to shelves, and repainting everything in bright cheerful colors. and designed a way to make it more inviting. She and her
survivors to receive at the Race for the Cure in Frisco. She apply makeup for job interviews. She and her volunteers held She also created a bi-lingual nutritional pamphlet with ways volunteers cleared the area and leveled the ground, then
and her volunteers worked with several groups fashioning a workshop at the Salvation Army shelter teaching women to substitute healthy ingredients into everyday diets. She prepped and planted it with new foliage, flowers, edging
the bracelets and educated the participants about the how to use makeup, how to select appropriate colors and educated her classmates on the importance of helping to feed and mulch. The garden now is a calming space for anyone
signs of breast cancer and the importance of screening for how to purchase makeup in a cost effective manner. With those in need and by joining in to do an annual canned food from the church to use to pray, mediate or work on projects
the disease. The Bracelets of Hope also had a message for these skills, the women will become more self-confident and plastic bag drive. The newly renovated food pantry will be in an outdoor environment. The church will maintain the
each survivor to let them know people in their community and create a better first impression. A YouTube video and sustained by the church ministry and continue the volunteer garden area as needed. Olivia will graduate from John Paul
were supporting them. Emily will graduate from Coppell tip booklet she designed will allow more women to generate relationship that Tahirah began with her school. Tahirah will II High School in 2020.
High School in 2020. good first impressions going forward. Emma will graduate graduate from Liberty High School in 2019.
from Rick Reedy High School in 2019. Faith Knoff
Sarah Jackson Ruthie Keyes Children’s Advocacy Center Library
R.O.C.K. Recycles Chloe Johnson The Essential Cookbook for Girl Scout Troop 8973. Faith collaborated
Girl Scout Troop 8973. Sarah took her Cozy Comfort Blankets the Volunteer Chef with the new Rockwall Children’s Advocacy
passion for protecting the environment Girl Scout Troop 62. Chloe worked with Girl Scout Troop 45. Ruthie collaborated with Center, an agency that works with victims of
to the after school R.O.C.K. program at the Ronald McDonald House, a non-profit the Ronald McDonald House to give volunteers child abuse. Using her own love of reading,
Rockwall ISD. She and her volunteers created organization that keeps families together and who prepare the residents’ meals more she built a new library with approximately 500 books for
presentations to teach over 1000 students and adults ‘how- near the medical care they need, to fulfill options. She met with a dietician from UT Southwestern and children to read while at the center or to take home. She
to’ recycle following the local community recycling rules. a request for fleece blankets. Each family staying there a chef from a local restaurant to craft recipes that address created awareness in her community about the new facility
Emphasis was placed on ways to reduce and reuse in the receives a blanket to provide comfort to their child. Chloe dietary restrictions such as lactose intolerance. She then and asked for donations of books to create the library. The
recycling process. She also created a matching game to and her volunteers from her school, the National Charity created a cookbook that educated on different dietary issues books will give the children a way to escape their personal
reinforce what the students had learned and empowered League, and the United Methodist Women of Grove Church common at the facility and produced recipes that excluded situations, even if only for a short time, while improving
them to stand up for issues that they care about. Her made 100 no-sew blankets for the facility. She taught them those ingredients. Ruthie tested the recipes with volunteers their literacy. Half Price Books will be providing additional
video, suggested activities, and presentation materials will how to make the blankets and educated her volunteers and brought them to the Ronald McDonald House for approval. books as needed to keep the library supplied. Faith will
be used by the after school program annually. Sarah will about the facility and needs of the Ronald McDonald House. Volunteers will use these new recipes going forward and the graduate from Rockwall High School in 2020.
graduate from Rockwall High School in 2019. Chloe also designed a website to teach people how to make cookbook is posted on the local facility’s site and has been
the blankets and explained the facility’s mission. Chloe will shared with the national organization. Ruthie will graduate
graduate from The Hockaday School in 2020. from Ursuline Academy of Dallas in 2021.
14 15PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
Lauren Knoff Jessica Krampitz Solvay Linde Anjali Massand
Designing a Better Future Beyond the Food Pantry STEAM Punk A Wish for the WISH Clinic
Girl Scout Troop 8973. Lauren wanted to Girl Scout Troop 592. Jessica worked with Girl Scout Troop 8362. Solvay wanted to Girl Scout Troop 592. Anjali chose to enhance
increase awareness of Computer Aided Metrocrest Services, an agency that assists encourage more young children to get the waiting area at Parkland Hospital that
Design (CAD) and how it can be practically those coping with crisis situations in their involved in STEAM fields (science, technology, serves the Women and Infants Specialty
applied in fields such as engineering design lives. Recognizing after she volunteered at engineering, arts, and math). To accomplish Health (WISH) division. Since the hospital
and 3d printing. Being a Robotics team member for 4 the agency that most people think of the facility as primarily this goal, she hosted a week-long summer camp at the serves primarily adults, the waiting areas are not especially
years, she realized that incoming freshmen especially a food bank, Jessica set out to dispel this myth. Toilet Dallas Boys and Girls Club with a diverse group of lower kid friendly. She and her volunteers created and tested
didn’t have the skill set to use CAD in their robotics paper, feminine hygiene products, toothpaste, and laundry elementary school children. Each camp day was themed activities for children to help pass the time. Reusable
classes and competitions. To solve this problem, she and detergent are examples of items Metrocrest provides around a letter in STEAM where she and her volunteers activity sheets, ABC blocks, counting beads, and mazes
her volunteers, developed a series of video tutorials on besides food. She held a kickoff event, produced social taught all about that field and created unique hands-on were produced for the younger children and word searches,
how to use Solidworks, a CAD program, that are easy to media and organized collection drives in multiple places to projects to excite the children about futures in STEAM. All Chutes and Ladders and Spot the Difference for the older.
understand and suitable for all age levels. Her Robotics create awareness for these needs. On her website, she listed the materials from the camp were donated to the center, as She then delivered and set them up in storage boxes in
team will use them to train new members going forward detailed steps on how to plan a donation drive and how well as access to her website for reference materials and the waiting area. She also created a website with detailed
and have also posted them on their team’s website and to get involved with Metrocrest as a volunteer. Jessica will resources to continue the camp annually. Solvay graduated instructions and resources for others to replicate the
You Tube page. Lauren will graduate from Rockwall High graduate from Coppell High School in 2019. from The Talented and Gifted Magnet in 2018. waiting room activities. Anjali will graduate from Coppell
School in 2019. High School in 2019.
Rani Kumar Britney Loyd
Elizabeth Kokal Using Passion to cope with Adversity Weekend STEM Workshop for Rachel McCarty
Ark Adventures Children’s Play Yard Girl Scout Troop 3150. Rani used her own Elementary Students, grades 3-5 Longview Symphonic Carnival
Girl Scout Troop 606. Elizabeth collaborated experiences of childhood grief to help Girl Scout Troop 592. Britney developed and Girl Scout Troop 2851. Rachel partnered with
with the Ark Adventures Preschool to turn children from 7 to 13 learn how to cope with conducted STEM workshops for students the Longview Symphony to address her
an outgrown garden into a play yard for the stressful situations. Encouraging the youth in in 3rd- 5th grades for the Valley Ranch, community’s lack of age diversity interested
children. She and her volunteers restored her workshops to use their passions to overcome adversity, Coppell and Irving areas. Recognizing the importance of in classical music and specifically, the
the area by removing fencing and weeds, adding planters she used science, her passion, to educate the youth. For early exposure to STEM for the future of our country’s Longview Symphony. Rachel and her volunteers organized
with flowers to encourage more butterflies, and preparing example, Rani created a baking soda volcano to demonstrate workforce, Britney prepared 4 different workshops covering a STEM based, hands-on, interactive event for over 200
the soil for new sod. Four outdoor activity boards were how bottling up emotions can cause you to explode in rage topics such as human body systems, energy and electricity adults and children to educate about classical music. The
designed and installed, which included a chalkboard, a or frustration. The skills she and her volunteers taught and aerodynamic engineering. Each workshop had event stations explained how to conduct, read notes and
ball run, a sensory board and a LEGO Duplo block board. explained the importance of handling emotions during exercises, experiments, projects and a unit test to confirm rhythms, and provided a brief history of classical music.
The activity boards provided fine motor skills, tactile stressful times. Rani shared her workshop materials with comprehension of the topic. She also created an on-line There was also an instrument petting zoo where children
awareness, and gross motor skills for the preschool Journey of Hope, who will use her information to aid youth version of the workshops to make the curriculum available could touch and play the various instruments and learn
students. The activity boards will also be incorporated dealing with grief. Rani will graduate from Plano West Senior to more students. The workshops were so successful, that how different sounds are engineered. Rachel donated all
into the school’s curriculum and the play yard will be High School in 2019. the Irving Art of Science organization will continue to use of her supplies and a “how to” guide to the Symphony so
maintained by the staff. Elizabeth will graduate from Fairhill and maintain them going forward. Britney will graduate from that the event can be repeated. Rachel will graduate from
School in 2019. Trinity Lathem Coppell High School in 2019. Longview High School in 2019.
Crandall Community Greenhouse
Ashritha Kota Sonali Malik Téa McCormack
Girl Scout Troop 8900. To increase the
Care for Kicks availability of fresh vegetables in her Learn to Read STEM Kits for Harrington Elementary
Girl Scout Troop 3856. Ashritha collaborated community, Trinity and her volunteers built Girl Scout Troop 485. Sonali’s project helped Girl Scout Troop 739. Téa collaborated
with the Greater Lewisville Area Soccer a greenhouse in collaboration with Crandall preschool children at the Phoenix Academy with Harrington Elementary to bring STEM
Association (GLASA) to educate about United Methodist Church. The local food banks didn’t create the foundation to foster a love for activities to its kindergarten students.
contact sports injuries. Recognizing that have access to fresh produce, so the Crandall Community reading and learning. To accomplish this, she Recognizing that STEM resources were
soccer is the 3rd highest sport with contact injuries, she Greenhouse was born to solve this problem. The greenhouse and her volunteers built a library at the school. She solicited limited at the school and not usually offered to kindergarten
spoke to coaches, parents and players about ways to was built with lightweight aluminum and solar panels donations of books and then sorted them into categories. students, Téa and her volunteers created STEM kits for each
avoid injuries, how to identify specific injuries and how to make maintenance easier. A schedule for care and Shelves and furniture for the teachers’ lounge were assembled classroom. The kits contained many hands-on options, such
to treat them. She set up a table at GLASA tournaments watering of the plants was developed and the community and delivered. The new library gives the preschool children as building an igloo out of toothpicks and marshmallows,
and handed out first aid kits with general information and has stepped forward to fill the need. Trinity also educated the opportunity to read both at school and check out books an oil spill challenge, and a blizzard in a bag. The students
supplies to treat injuries. Her information is available on people about the importance of a healthy diet and the role to take home, improving their reading, writing and vocabulary now participate in STEM stations weekly, instead of monthly,
a website she created and is also linked to the GLASA’s fresh produce plays. The greenhouse provides a sense of skills. The Phoenix Academy will maintain the new library exposing them to STEM fields at a much earlier age. The kits
webpage to continue the education. Ashritha graduated community that will continue as residents care for the and a Girl Scout troop will replenish books as needed. Sonali will be maintained and replenished as needed by the school
from The STEM Academy in 2018. produce. Trinity will graduate from Crandall School in 2019. graduated from the Greenhill School in 2018. going forward. Téa will graduate from Plano East Senior High
School in 2019.
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