Camp Open House & Tours
Camp Timberlake/Azle
Event Date: March 4
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Camp Stevens Ranch/Nemo
Event Date: March 4
Time: 2-5 p.m.
Camp Kiwanis/Amarillo
Event Date: April 14
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Open House is a great way for you and your Girl Scout to get to know camp a bit better, ask questions in person, register for summer camp sessions, and get excited about summer! No registration required.
March/April 2023 Events
Amarillo
Virtual Fireside Chat #2
Ready Set Go.
Summer here we come!
Event Date: April 25
Time: 7:30-9 p.m.
Registration deadline: April 11
Join us to talk about Overnight Camp and Day Camp!
Girl Scout Levels
Daisy Cadette
Brownie Senior Junior Ambassador
Questions? Contact Customer Care at customercare@gs-top.org or 800-582-7272
Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. Friday, 8 – 11:30 a.m.
Scan the QR code to view our events calendar or visit gs-top.org/events
Spring Program at Camp Kiwanis
Fairy Myst
Event Date: March 31 to April 1
Cost: $30 per Girl Scout / $25 per adult
Magic is happening at Camp Kiwanis and the fairies are calling you! Join us to learn from the wonderful fairies at Camp Kiwanis as they host Fairy Myst University! Enroll today to have a chance to become a fairy!
Fairies love to teach about making costumes, games, songs, dances, and practice skills that will help fairies be good friends to others.
All Fairy Myst University students who earn their fairy wings will become a Fairy Princess at the graduation ceremony on Saturday! All fairy students will receive a patch.
Horse Whisperer
Three Session Dates Available! April 22 / May 6 / May 13
Time: 9-11 a.m.
Cost: $25 per Girl Scout
Join us as we learn how to care for our horse friends! This program is perfect for the beginner rider. Fun patch included.
Girl Scouts will learn:
• Basic riding skills.
• How to saddle and mount a horse properly.
• How to lead a horse and ride.
Bonus! If you attend a Horse Whisperer program and a Day Camp Horse of Course program, you will receive a horseshoe key ring in the mail. Use the horseshoe key ring as a lead rope charm or as a daily reminder of your horse memories.
To view our events calendar and to register for an event, visit visit gs-top.org/events. March/April Events
Day Camp at Camp Kiwanis
Five-day camp $300 per week or 120 cookie packages per day
Week 1 - June 12-16
Week 2 - June 19-23
Week 3 - June 26-30
Girl Scouts will experience all that Camp Kiwanis has to offer, including:
• Swimming
• Archery
• Ropes challenge course
• Horseback riding
• Arts & crafts
• Badgework
• Opening & closing ceremonies
The camp has a central building with flush toilets and air-conditioning.
With activities specifically geared for our younger Girl Scouts, a week of Day Camp is a great introduction to the outdoor camp experience for Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts.
Leadership opportunities are also available for older Girl Scouts.
To view our events calendar and to register for an event, visit visit gs-top.org/events. March/April Events
Spring Adventures
Rock Climbing
Event Date: April 22
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cost: $17 per Girl Scout
Registration deadline: April 8
Gain confidence in yourself through the physical, mental and emotional challenges of climbing.
Girl Scouts will learn about climbing equipment, techniques, and other skills before exploring up the rock wall. No prior climbing experience required.
Girl Scouts will receive a Rock Climbing Fun Patch. Waivers must be signed at the event or beforehand.
Career Exploration at the Amarillo Zoo
Event Date: April 29
Time: 1-4 p.m.
Cost: $15 per Girl Scout
Registration deadline: April 22
Girl Scouts will get a behind-the-scenes look at the different roles that a zoo offers, including zoo curator, veterinarian, and zookeeper. Learn the importance of the zoo, careers at the zoo and the diverse ways the zoo supports their animals and habitats.
Cadettes - Save the Date!
Your Career Exploration at the Amarillo Zoo session is on May 6!
Naturalist Trip
World Hunger Relief Farm - Waco
Event Date: March 17-19
Time:
Cost: $550 per Girl Scout OR 1,100 Cookie Packages
Registration deadline: March 1
Trip will depart from the Fort Worth Girl Scout office.
This weekend trip will be a multi-badge earning opportunity for all participants. Girl Scouts will:
• Tour the farm
• Learn about ecosystems and how the farm operates as a business
• Participate in a plant focused activity and a animal focused activity
• Enjoy farm arts and crafts
• Take part in educational games
• Trek out in a guided nature walk
• Participate in a scavenger hunt
To view our events calendar and to register for an event, visit visit gs-top.org/events. March/April Events
Summer Program at Camp Kiwanis
Me and My Superhero Guy
Event Date: June 23-24
Cost: $30 per Girl Scout / $25 per adult
Bring your tent and your dad, uncle, brother, or favorite guy to Camp Kiwanis!
Let’s explore the night sky and all its wonders with your bright superstar pal. With animals of the night, watching the stars above, nature, s’mores, and swimming, you will experience lots of outdoor fun! Fun patch included.
Splash-TASTIC
Event Date: July 11
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost: $5 per Girl Scout
Swimming, water fun, have fun with your friends, and earn a Girl Scout Badge. Bring your sack lunch and your refillable water bottle for a fun summer picnic.
Splashin’ Good Time
Event Date: July 13
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost: $5 per Girl Scout
Swimming, water fun, have fun with your friends, and earn a Girl Scout Badge. Bring your sack lunch and your refillable water bottle for a fun summer picnic.
Me and My Gal Wizarding World
Event Date: July 14-15
Cost: $30 per Girl Scout / $25 per Adult
Hogwarts has reached out and has invited YOU and your gal (mom, aunt, or special gal) to Camp Kiwanis to experience the magic. From being crafty, potions, swimming, and more, the experience will be all the magic you will ever want to explore.
ZAP - Zombie Apocalypse Preparation
Event Date: August 25-27
Cost: $45 per Girl Scout / $25 per Adult
Would you be prepared for a ZOMBIE apocalypse?
Here is your opportunity to join an elite Zombie Apocalypse Preparation (ZAP) crew dedicated to survival—hone your marksmanship with archery challenges, develop your leadership abilities, learn outdoor living skills, and patrol Camp Kiwanis while planning escape routes and defensible spaces.
To view our events calendar and to register for an event, visit visit gs-top.org/events. March/April Events
Leadership & College
Program Aide/Volunteer in Training Course
This is a GSTOP designed leadership course which is required to complete the Program Aide (PA) Award and the Volunteer in Training (VIT) Award. Learn valuable skills about being a mentor and sharing your skills, passions and experience with younger Girl Scouts!
PA/VIT training involves learning how to work with children and adapting activities for special needs and situations. You will put your new skills to the test with activities that will prepare you for real life situations working with younger girls at troop, day camp, council and service unit events.
PA Award Requirements:
• Girl must have completed 6th grade • Girl Must earn their Leader in Action Award (LiA) • Attend PA training • Help a troop leader with girls at least 2 years younger than the PA, with at least 6 activities.
VIT Award Requirements:
• Girl must have completed 9th grade • Find a mentor volunteer who is currently the adult volunteer leader for a group of girls at the level (Daisy, Brownie, Junior, or Cadette) you would like to work with. The adult volunteer will help you through your training and internship, and you will help the volunteer with their group of girls on an ongoing basis for a threeto-six-month period. • Complete the Volunteer-inTraining Council Leadership Course. • Create and implement a thoughtful program based on a journey or Badge conducted over four or more sessions. Be responsible for designing, planning, and evaluating the activities.
All upcoming trainings are virtual unless otherwise indicated. Registration closes 7 days before the training date.
Upcoming Training Dates:
• March 14 / 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• March 16 / 4-6 p.m.
• March 17 / 5-8 p.m.
• April 8 / 4-6 p.m.
• April 14 / 6-8 p.m.
• April 28 / 6-8 p.m.
*In-person/Camp Kiwanis
*In-person/Camp Timberlake
Highest Awards Roundtable
Interested in getting feedback on your Highest Award project idea? Join the council’s Highest Awards staff, as well as members of our Gold Award committee, as we help you breathe life into your fantastic concepts!
Please note: training for your level of award is a required prerequisite. This roundtable event is not a replacement for Highest Awards training. This is a come and go session so please plan on dropping in at some point during the call time.
Two Dates!
• March 14 / 4-5 p.m.
• April 11 / 4-5 p.m.
Medical Careers with Texas Tech University - Virtual
Event Date: April 10
Time: 6-7 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Registration deadline: March 27
Texas Tech is mixing a dash of STEM, a tablespoon of college readiness and whoppin’ dollop of career exploration to bring you the Early Dedication to Medical Education program.
The Early Dedication to Medical Education (EDME) is designed to expose individuals to the possibilities of a career in medicine. Anyone interested in becoming a physician is welcome - high school students, parents, troop leaders and volunteers!
If you miss this one, there will be other sessions:
• April 24
• May 8
To view our events calendar and to register for an event, visit visit gs-top.org/events. March/April Events
Virtual
Virtual Program
Oysters & Invertebrates
with Texas A & M Galveston
Event Date: March 7
Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 per Girl Scout
Registration deadline: February 28
Texas A&M Galveston Sea Camp is streaming live to your home to give you the low-down on oysters and invertebrates! At the end of the live broadcast, an art-making activity will be shared with you to try out at home.
Bat Zoology
Event Date: March 28
Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 per Girl Scout
Registration deadline: March 21
We are going to meet some of the bats living at Bat World Sanctuary discuss a variety of topics including pest control, pollination, conservation efforts, and how to handle a bat encounter safely. A Q&A session will close out our time together.
Myth and Legend: A Junior Writing Challenge
Event Date: April 3
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Cost: $5 per Girl Scout
Registration deadline: March 21
Badge Earning: Scribe Badge
Come along on a journey to uncover long-forgotten stories and create new stories of the unknown!
Mermaids, Unicorns, and Dragons: Oh My!
Event Date: April 17
Time: 6-7 p.m.
Cost: $5 per Girl Scout
Registration deadline: April 3
Join us on a quest to discover old stories and make new ones! You will learn from other storytellers and be inspired by their magical words. Learn about myths and creatures that are even in our own campgrounds. You will then learn how to write your own story about a mythical creature.
Draw It Out: Lore and Legends
Event Date: April 24
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Cost: $5 per Girl Scout
Registration deadline: April 10
Badge Earning: Comic Artist Badge
What creatures might be lurking in the shadows? Explore these mysteries and more in this creative and mystical event. You will hunt your favorite creature and study it. Then you will record it in a comic strip. And finally, you will share it with other curious minds.
To view our events calendar and to register for an event, visit visit gs-top.org/events. March/April Events
Save the Date
GSTOP Annual Meeting
Virtual
Saturday April 1
Gold Award Celebration & Brunch
Saturday, April 15
The Worthington Renaissance Hotel • Fort Worth
Emcee: Jennifer Treviño
Executive Director, Leadership Fort Worth
Keynote Speaker: Linda Clayton 2022 Gold Award Girl Scout & GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship recipient
All are welcome to celebrate the 2023 class of Gold Award Girl Scouts.
To view our events calendar and to register for an event, visit visit gs-top.org/events. March/April Events
