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Gold Award Girl Scout: Madison Seckman, Centennial, “Your Level Reading”

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May 10, 2021
8 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Madison Seckman, Centennial, “Your Level Reading”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? My Girl Scout Gold Award is a website created Your Level Reading that is intended to demonstrate ratings for teachers, parents, and students to know if the material is appropriate for their own or others’ reading level and age. In particular, some parents feel they are not informed enough about material their children are reading and are sometimes unsettled by this. Using the website created in this project, parents can simply look

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May 3, 2021
1 min

Support Girl Scouts at Open-Air Market

Submitted by Bree Dulaney Metro Denver Centennial Please support the Cadettes of Girl Scout Troop 61608 at their Open-Air Market on Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Market will be held in the east parking lot of Lois Lenski Elementary School (6350 S. Fairfax Way, Centennial 80121). The Cadettes will be selling handmade items, baked goods, plant seedlings, and more in order to raise funds for their first camping trip that’s scheduled to take place this summer.

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Gold Award Girl Scout: Katelyn Miller, Centennial, “Project Homefront”

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Feb 9, 2021
11 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Katelyn Miller, Centennial, “Project Homefront”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? I researched and learned about the homeless veteran population to create a website full of information on this population. This website included resources on the population, resources for the population, as well as interviews with veterans (both homeless and not). I also created a website and lesson plan for the juniors and seniors at Grandview High School. This lesson plan included the video and a brochure on the importance of lea

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Aug 12, 2020
1 min

Step Out with Suffragettes Walk

Submitted by Aimee Rogers Metro Denver Centennial The Juniper Trail Service Unit invites service units and troops statewide to join our socially distanced walk: Step Out With Suffragettes 1.5 mile walk on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 10 a.m. We invite troops and/or families (based on current guidelines at the time) to join us by walking in your local area to honor the suffragettes that came before us in the fight for the right to vote. This event is planned for you! Please

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Much-needed fun and connection, via virtual meeting

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Mar 17, 2020
1 min

Much-needed fun and connection, via virtual meeting

Submitted by Cameron Morgan Metro Denver Centennial Ten of our eleven Cadettes (sixth graders) logged in to a virtual meeting we hosted on GoToMeeting. We just started working on our “Breathe” Journey. The girls did the Promise and Law, then got scented items to describe as we talked about the smells present in our indoor and outdoor air. We each placed a section of Scotch tape someplace in our homes to collect particulates. We’ll examine those next time! We had a cookie sea

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Uniform to Uniform: Senior Emily shares Tagalongs

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Feb 17, 2020
1 min

Uniform to Uniform: Senior Emily shares Tagalongs

Submitted by Shannon Michel Metro Denver Centennial Girl Scout Senior Emily treats firefighters from the South Metro Fire Station #22 to Tagalongs to thank them for their service to the community. These Girl Scouts also earned the Uniform to Uniform patch! Learn how to earn yours: http://gscoblog.org/2020/01/uniform-to-uniform-patch-for-the-2020-girl-scout-cookie-program/ #SouthMetroFireStation22 #UniformtoUniformpatch #Centennial #2020GirlScoutCookieProgram #2020UniformtoUni

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Bronze Award project: Native bee houses

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Jun 18, 2019
1 min

Bronze Award project: Native bee houses

Submitted by Bree Dulaney Metro Denver Centennial Juniors from Girl Scout Troop 61608 from Centennial spent five hours at the Denver Botanic Gardens. They were researching ideas for their Bronze Award project, building native bee houses. This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments, too. #DenverBotanicGardens #Centennial #BronzeAwardGirlScouts #GirlScoutJunior #GirlScoutJuniors #GirlScoutBronzeAward #Junior #BronzeAward #Ju

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“Designing Robots” badge workshop with Arrow Electronics

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Apr 26, 2019
1 min

“Designing Robots” badge workshop with Arrow Electronics

Girl Scout Juniors are invited to earn their “Designing Robots” badge with Arrow Electronics. When: Saturday, June 1, 2019 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Where: Arrow Electronics Centennial Register online now: https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/content/girlscoutsofcolorado/en/events-repository/2019/junior_designing_rob.html Arrow Electronics is an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Centennial. The company specializes in distribution and value-added services relating to ele

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Centennial Juniors take action to help homeless animals

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Feb 14, 2019
1 min

Centennial Juniors take action to help homeless animals

Submitted by Niki Spiers Metro Denver Centennial Girl Scout Juniors from Troop 60168 decided to take action to help homeless animals. The troop finished up their Outdoor Journey by visiting the Dumb Friends League in Denver. The fourth graders learned what the current needs for the shelter were and set out to collect donations. They made posters, asking for donations and hung them in Peabody Elementary. Then, they made school announcements requesting donations. They reached o

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A sister to every Girl Scout

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Feb 11, 2019
1 min

A sister to every Girl Scout

Submitted by Shannon Michel Metro Denver Centennial How do you show that you’re a sister to every Girl Scout? Cadette Emily from Troop 4098 met a Brownie from Troop 6368 selling in the same neighborhood and they bought cookies from each other! This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments, too. #Centennial #cookies #GirlScoutCookies #GirlScoutCookieProgram #MetroDenver #2019GirlScoutCookieProgram

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Gold Award Girl Scouts impact Colorado communities and beyond

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Nov 12, 2018
3 min

Gold Award Girl Scouts impact Colorado communities and beyond

Twelve Girl Scouts from across Colorado have earned the distinction of Gold Award Girl Scout, the highest honor in Girl Scouting, after completing Take Action projects benefiting their local communities and those around the world. Brittany Argo from Aurora, Cherokee Trail High School, built a prayer garden at St. Michael’s the Archangel and aided in the construction of a prayer garden at a church in the Philippines. Evyn Batie from Loveland, Mountain View High School, led a t

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Gold Award Girl Scout: Angela Foote, Centennial, “Computers for All”

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Nov 12, 2018
4 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Angela Foote, Centennial, “Computers for All”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? My project helps provide computers to families in need. My project works directly with Family Promise of Greater Denver. Family Promise of Greater Denver is an organization that is dedicated to serving families experiencing homelessness. I chose to work with Family Promise of Greater Denver to help provide them with computers for high school students enrolled in their program. My project then grew to getting computers for the entir

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When things go wrong, but it’s actually a good thing…

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Sep 24, 2018
3 min

When things go wrong, but it’s actually a good thing…

Submitted by Kate Goodman Metro Denver Centennial Sometimes, when I’m in the throes of planning meetings and activities, I wonder, “What are we really doing? Is all my work as a troop leader or volunteer worth it?” This past weekend, I got an answer. I want to share a story about a recent service unit campout, and my A-ha! moment with my troop of 8th grade Cadettes. It was a hectic week to begin with – a few weeks into the school year. Another leader was planning to take our

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Power of cookie: Troop 64098 supports Special Olympics of Colorado

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Aug 20, 2018
1 min

Power of cookie: Troop 64098 supports Special Olympics of Colorado

Submitted by Shannon Michel Metro Denver Centennial Cadette Troop 64098 from Aurora/Centennial volunteered at the Special Olympics of Colorado’s Summer Classic in Colorado Springs. They brought 200 packages of Girl Scout Cookies donated through the Hometown Heroes program. These young ladies assisted at opening and closing ceremonies and events of tennis, bocce ball, and cycling. This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments

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Gold Award project helps bring computers for all

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May 10, 2018
2 min

Gold Award project helps bring computers for all

Submitted by Angela F., Girl Scout Gold Award candidate Metro Denver Centennial Hello, my name is Angela and I am working on my Gold Award project, “Computers for All.” My project is providing computers to those with few resources. I chose to work with Family Promise to help provide them with computers for the families they work with who are currently homeless or have recently found a home. I learned about Family Promise through my church. Our church hosts families four times

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Juniper Trail and Tawasi service units celebrate World Thinking Day

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Mar 20, 2018
1 min

Juniper Trail and Tawasi service units celebrate World Thinking Day

Submitted by Aimee Rogers Metro Denver Centennial Friday March 16, 2018, Girl Scouts from the Juniper Trail and Tawasi service units celebrated World Thinking Day. This year, the girls learned about Japan. Cherry Blossom festivals, trying new food, making Koinobori, folding origami, and learning the Japanese Folk dance Odon from the dancers at DBT Minyou-kai are just some of the things the girls got to experience at this amazing event. Girl Scout Cadettes from Troop 64229 pla

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Gold Award Girl Scout: Peyton Dailey, Centennial, “Spanish for One, Spanish for All”

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Mar 19, 2018
8 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Peyton Dailey, Centennial, “Spanish for One, Spanish for All”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? The issue addressed by my project was unequal opportunity within my school for every student to learn Spanish. While traditional classroom style Spanish is offered, for differently abled students, there are not designated classrooms or hired staff to be able to offer these students the same opportunity to learn. My project created a coalition between Spanish Honor Society students and the ILC program (Independent Learning Communiti

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Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Madeline Farr, Centennial, “Music Creates Community”

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Feb 1, 2018
3 min

Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Madeline Farr, Centennial, “Music Creates Community”

What did you do for your Gold Award Project? For my Gold Award Project, I installed a piece of outdoor musical equipment called a “metallophone” on the playground at East Elementary and provided the school with lesson plans on how to use the new instrument. I educated my community about the importance of alternate recess activities for anxious young people by hosting a benefit concert at which student soloists played and I spoke about my project and the importance of music fo

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Jan 11, 2018
2 min

Free nutrition presentations for all Girl Scouts

Metro Denver Centennial Natural Grocers was built on five founding principles, the first being nutrition education. Because of our commitment to this each Natural Grocers location has a highly trained and educated Nutritional Health Coach. Our Nutritional Health Coaches help to empower local communities to take charge of their own health through healthy habits and nutrition. We are always looking for opportunities to teach others how gratifying and fun it can be to adopt a he

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Gold Award Girl Scouts impact Colorado communities and beyond

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Nov 16, 2017
4 min

Gold Award Girl Scouts impact Colorado communities and beyond

Twenty-five Girl Scouts from across Colorado have earned the distinction of Gold Award Girl Scout, the highest honor in Girl Scouting, after completing take action projects benefiting their local communities and those around the world. Meg Bleyle from Highlands Ranch, Highlands Ranch High School, worked to increase the bee population by teaching children about how people need and depend on bees. Beth Bolon from Longmont hosted a workshop for sixth grade girls to help them imp

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