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2016 AWARD YEARBOOK
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Gold Award
1940-1963 Curved Bar 1963-1980 First Class 1980-Present Gold Award
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FROM THE DESK OF THE CEO Dear Girl Scouts: One hundred years ago, Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low recognized the value and importance of Girl Scouts’ achievements by creating a highest award, then known as the Golden Eagle of Merit. Over the years, the award’s name changed but its focus remained constant. Gold Award Girl Scouts improve the lives of those around them by educating, inspiring and taking action to make the world a better place. During our Gold Award Centennial celebrations, we recognize all the women who earned the highest award as a part of our Gold Award family. Today, the Gold Award represents a girl’s legacy in Girl Scouting, the culmination of over 80 hours of work on a project that is important to each girl. The 163 extraordinary young women highlighted in this award yearbook have demonstrated exemplary leadership, exceptional organizational skills and the drive to complete a difficult task. They have made a measurable impact on their communities and the world by completing projects that addressed childhood obesity, promoted careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and bridged the technology gap for senior citizens, just to name a few. Take a look through this book, and you’ll see why I call the Gold Award the Ph.D of Girl Scouting. The path to earning the Gold Award starts at an early age for Girl Scouts, with the encouragement of their leaders and parents. An important step in the progression is earning the Silver Award, which gives Girl Scout Cadettes the opportunity to assemble a team and put a plan into action. This year, 899 Girl Scouts earned their Silver Award, helping make their world a better place. They are well on their way to earning the Gold Award! Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital also has a unique recognition which pays tribute to the many hours of service dedicated by Girl Scouts. The Silver Trefoil was earned by 161 Girl Scouts this year. They devoted over 16,100 hours of service to their community, globally and in the Girl Scout Council, selflessly volunteering their time to good causes. As Girl Scouts who recognize the importance of serving others, you are in excellent company. Every female Secretary of State was a Girl Scout, and our First Lady is the proud Honorary President of Girl Scouts. We are delighted that these inspiring women have applauded the accomplishments of our Gold Award Girl Scouts in letters seen throughout this yearbook. Congratulations again to the entire high awards class, and here’s to 100 more years of extraordinary achievement by extraordinary girls. Sincerely,
Lidia Soto-Harmon Chief Executive Officer Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital
A MESSAGE FROM THE FIRST LADY
Dear Girl Scouts,
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GIRL SCOUT GREATS
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
April 1, 2016 Dear Gold Award Girl Scouts, I want to congratulate you on earning the Gold Award, the highest level of achievement in Girl Scouts. Being an active member in Girl Scouts is an incredible opportunity to enhance your leadership skills and give back to the community. Your dedication to the organization is commendable. You should be proud, as your achievements also serve as motivation for the younger women of Girl Scouts who want to follow in your footsteps. As a Girl Scout alumna, I know first-hand the values and principles forged by Girl Scouting. I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success, but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life. I encourage you to continue striving for a better world. The skills that you have acquired over the past years are invaluable, and they will aid you in many efforts. You must take all that you have learned and continue to apply it to your everyday life. Thank you for your service, your good citizenship, and your leadership. Your contributions today will ensure a better future for those who will follow you tomorrow. Wishing you the best of luck in all your future endeavors. Sincerely,
Madeleine K. Albright
GIRL SCOUT GREATS
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GIRL SCOUT GREATS
s - as the Golden Eagle of Merit, the Golden Eaglet, Curved Bar, First Gold Award - the highest honor in the Girl Scouts has always been far ward. The young women who have worked so hard to earn it have, ed greater confidence, independence, and a deep-seated commitment Hillary Rodham Clinton s.
be a Girl Scout alumna myself, and to have passed along the tradition elsea. As First Lady, I was excited to also serve as the Honorary March 2016 of the Girls Scouts of the U.S.A., and to meet countless young women onger as leaders and more service-minded as scouts. It’s remarkable, surprising, that so many of the extraordinary women I have known and Dear Scouts: h the years have been Girl Scouts., In fact, all three women who have d States Secretary of State - Madeleine Albright, Condoleezza Rice, I am delighted to join with you and your family, friends, and troop leaders in outs! celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scout Gold Award.
rate one hundred years of building “courage, confidence, and In all forms -for as the Golden success. Eagle of Merit, now that I am sending my bestitswishes continued Keep the Golden Eaglet, Curved Bar, First Class, and, now, the Gold Award - the highest honor in the Girl Scouts has always been far g high, and caring deeply about what you believe in. Thank you for more than just an award. The young women who have worked so hard to earn it have, better place, andalong for being a sister to every Girl Scout. independence, and a deep-seated commitment the way, gained greater confidence, to their communities.
wishes and good cheer,
I am proud to be a Girl Scout alumna myself, and to have passed along the tradition
to mySincerely daughter, yours, Chelsea. As First Lady, I was excited to also serve as the Honorary
National President of the Girls Scouts of the U.S.A., and to meet countless young women who have grown stronger as leaders and more service-minded as scouts. It’s remarkable, though by no means surprising, that so many of the extraordinary women I have known and worked with through years have been Girl Scouts. In fact, all three women who have Hillary Rodhamthe Clinton served as the United States Secretary of State - Madeleine Albright, Condoleezza Rice, and I - are former scouts! As you celebrate one hundred years of building “courage, confidence, and character,” please know that I am sending my best wishes for continued success. Keep working hard, aiming high, and caring deeply about what you believe in. Thank you for making the world a better place, and for being a sister to every Girl Scout. With warm wishes and good cheer, Sincerely yours,
Hillary Rodham Clinton
THE GIRL SCOUT PROMISE On my honor, I will try: To serve God* and my country To help people at all times, and To live by the Girl Scout Law *When making the Girl Scout Promise, individual members may substitute wording appropriate to their own spiritual beliefs for the word “God.”
THE GIRL SCOUT LAW I will do my best to be Honest and fair, Friendly and helpful, Considerate and caring, Courageous and strong, and Responsible for what I say and do, And to Respect myself and others, Respect authority, Use resources wisely, Make the world a better place, and Be a sister to every Girl Scout.
CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY: GOLDEN EAGLE OF MERIT & GOLDEN EAGLET Juliette Gordon Low established the highest award in 1916, naming it the Golden Eagle of Merit. From 1919-1938, the award became known as the Golden Eaglet. Juliette Gordon Low said, “ Others will expect to find in our Golden Eaglet a perfect specimen of girlhood.” 7
ABOUT THE GOLD AWARD
The Gold Award is Girl Scouts' highest honor. This prestigious award is earned by a select group of Girl Scouts who have demonstrated a higher commitment to improving their communities, and advocating for lasting change. This past year, from March 16, 2015 to March 15, 2016, 163 Girl Scouts from 25 counties in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia earned the Gold Award. The road to the Gold Award begins with discovery. Each girl uses her own values and skills to identify a community issue she is passionate about and then determines the topic and audience for her project. Before proceeding, each girl submits a project proposal to the Gold Award Panel. The Panel welcomes all projects for which there is a demonstrated need. The Panel works with Girl Scouts to support the development of their projects, and act as mentors along the way. While working on her project, each Girl Scout dedicates herself to advancing her cause and accomplishing her goal. All of the projects completed this year will have a lasting and positive impact on our region and beyond. From protecting the environment and teaching young people about community issues, to promoting healthy behaviors and helping the homeless, these Girl Scouts have exhibited outstanding leadership, exceptional organizational skills, and a sincere commitment to improving their communities. Congratulations to all of our Gold Award Girl Scouts! 2016 marks the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting’s highest award, and the following pages feature this year’s centennial Gold Award Girl Scouts and descriptions of their projects. By necessity, the descriptions are brief and may not fully describe the scope of the project.
GOLD AWARD PANEL The Gold Award Panel is comprised of six regional groups of committed volunteers who meet every month to help guide girls through the Gold Award process. Our Gold Award Panel reviews proposals and provides constructive feedback to potential Gold Award girls. Our Gold Award Panel members are essential to girls earning the Gold Award through Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital.
GOLD AWARD PANEL MEMBERS: CAMP CROWELL, VA McGlensey Antonucci Sharon Cantrall, Panel Co-Chair Kara Coxe Cyndie Lipari Maureen Mallette, Panel Co-Chair Anne Parrish Lisa Robinson Maria Rojtman Sandy Trumbull FREDERICK, MD Kim Kingsford Stanley Myles, Panel Chair Ann Robertson Cathy Romano Camille Szymczak
LOUDOUN, VA Terri Hotaling Lori Ann Jones Laurie Trautner-Black Laurie Van Hook, Panel Chair SHENANDOAH, WV Judi Becker-Greenfield, Panel Co-Chair Tina Capps, Panel Co-Chair Kathleen Engel Brian Kearney Linda Paulson
WALDORF, MD Alita Jordan, Panel Chair Karen Moreland Catie Palmer Tonya Penebaker-Brown Sandra Stewart WASHINGTON, DC Priya Arokiaswamy Jessica Avery Lauren Cross Carol Jacobson, Panel Chair Sue Kohn Nyemale Macedo Amina Manguera Allilia Price Julie Queen Diyana Sanders
GIRL SCOUTS NATION'S CAPITAL 4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008 800.523.7898 gscnc.org
Faye Fields, President of the Board Lidia Soto-Harmon, Chief Executive Officer Mankaa Ngwa-Suh, Program Services Manager Rosa Riley, Teen Program Specialist Miriam McKeown, Marketing Specialist
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GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Adirah Abney
Tahsin Amin
Adirah promoted suicide prevention by holding a training for teens and young adults. Participants learned the warning signs of suicidal thinking and behavior using Question, Persuade and Refer techniques.
Tahsin created an ESOL tutoring program at a local elementary school to help improve the students' skills in a fun and engaging way.
Washington, DC Suicide Prevention is Everybody’s Business
Woodbridge, VA ESOL Language Arts Program
Anna Adams
Isabel Anderson
Anna researched childhood obesity and its prevention. She created healthy recipes for children and taught three cooking classes emphasizing the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
Isabel created a club at her high school to organize events for the pediatric patients at Georgetown Hospital, bringing joy to children in need.
Front Royal, VA Delicious Wellness
Jacqueline Allegro Gainesville, VA Re-Bricking Your Spirit
Jacqueline focused on greenspace impact and preservation in communities. She joined the Prince William County Trails and Blueways Council and worked to preserve private and public greenspace.
Linda Allworth
Herndon, VA Mission Don't Munch Me
Linda provided community awareness talks on deer abatement techniques and taught volunteers to construct fences to protect saplings from deer at Sandy Run Park.
Alexandria, VA Charity Through Medicine Club
Emily Angelotti
Centreville, VA Community Center Garden
Emily created a garden at a community center in a lowincome neighborhood and taught the children there how to care for it. She also taught the importance of nutrition by growing fresh vegetables.
Olivia Anthony
Alexandria, VA Healthy Choices in the Kitchen
Olivia introduced children to the kitchen and taught them how to cook simple and nutritious meals. Participants learned culinary skills and the USDA MyPlate nutrition guidelines.
Caroline C. Augelli Burke, VA Sleep Deprivation and Teenagers: What You Need To Know
Caroline educated and empowered teens to overcome sleep deprivation and created a sleep education curriculum that will be implemented at her school.
Kirsten Beverly
Clinton, MD Kirsten Cares Cavity Prevention Project
Kirsten provided dental hygiene education workshops to children and distributed over 100 cavity prevention toolkits containing dental hygiene care products to participants.
Kyra Ballard
Lauren Bidwell
Kyra shared the importance of exercise and nutrition through several hands-on exercises with a local low-income afterschool program to combat childhood obesity.
Lauren planned and hosted a film series about racism then led discussions to raise awareness. She also created a website to further educate her community.
Fairfax, VA Get Healthy Campaign
Lorton, VA Racism in the Movies
Medhaa Banaji
Meghan Blair
Medhaa organized nutrition workshops in which she educated her community about healthy eating by providing food samples and recipes to participants.
Meghan made a brochure and presentation to spread awareness of ACL injuries. She taught what an ACL injury was and how these types of injuries could be prevented.
Fairfax, VA Healthier Eating, Healthier Community
Ijamsville, MD ACL Awareness and Prevention
Elizabeth Barr
Jacqueline Bond
Elizabeth created an online volunteer sign-up program to provide snacks to the children living at the Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter.
Jacqueline added a Monarch Waystation to the existing learning gardens at a local elementary school to address the disappearing habitat of the monarch butterfly.
Burke, VA Comforts of Home Snack Program
Clifton, VA Monarch Butterfly Waystation
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GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Erin Bowles
Beleicia Bullock
Erin created a knitting club at her high school to teach stress relief and time management skills that will be valuable to students in college.
Beleicia created a mentoring initiative that helps girls in middle and high school foster an interest in computer programming and other STEM-related fields.
Montgomery Village, MD Knitting for Stress Relief
Amber Braswell Upper Marlboro, MD Teen Water Fitness Bootcamp
Amber addressed the issue of teen obesity and the importance of exercise by working with a local recreation center to organize a water aerobics workshop.
Forest Heights, MD Operation: GirlCode
Sally Burkley
Great Falls, VA Swimming for All
Sally started a high school swim team for homeschoolers to teach the importance of water safety and build a stronger homeschool community.
Alice Bremer
Mary Buzby
Alice organized a fun and informative presentation with a panel of experts to educate members of her community, including children, about the signs, symptoms, and prevention of Lyme Disease.
Mary increased patriotism among millennials by creating a Twitter page, website, book, and curriculum about the American flag for high schoolers.
Centreville, VA Lyme Disease Awareness for Families
Alexandria, VA Show Me Your Red, White, and Blue!
Charlotte Brown
Michelle Chabot
Charlotte presented to elementary-aged children on the importance of being physically active every day and the benefits to one’s body and mind.
Michelle introduced students to French language and culture to spark their interest in taking formal language classes.
Ijamsville, MD Healthy Life, Healthy Mind
Leesburg, VA French Language Open House
Nithya Chaudhari
Hannah Cho
Nithya addressed oral hygiene neglect by setting up informational displays at public events and holding educational puppet shows for young children.
Hannah created a pen pal program between North Korean refugees and local U.S. high school students to create a better understanding of diversity and to introduce refugees to globalized society.
Fairfax, VA Protect Your Teeth: Maintaining Oral Hygiene and Healthy Eating Habits
Roshni Anjali Chauhan
Chantilly, VA Safe Haven for Young Victims of Domestic Violence
Anjali provided materials and information needed to create and maintain a safe, uplifting space for families escaping domestic violence.
Potomac, MD Building a Bridge with Letters
Emily Clark
Leonardtown, MD Scoliosis Awareness 5K Run/Walk
Emily held a 5K run/walk for more than 60 people who were given information about scoliosis, treatment, screenings, and support groups.
Alexis Cherry
Rachel Coates
Alexis empowered children to be safe in and around water through fun and interactive activities. She taught children easy-toremember safety instructions for keeping themselves and others safe.
Rachel created a PSA to spread awareness of 22Q Deletion, a genetic disease. Her PSA detailed facts and personal life experiences in order to help others grow up with more resources than she had.
Reston, VA Basic Water Safety and Survival Skills
Angela Chin
Mitchellville, MD Discover the Leader in You!
Angela held a leadership workshop for middle school students in Prince George's County that inspired and prepared students to become leaders in the community.
Gaithersburg, MD 22Q - Know More - More Hope
Megan Coffren Huntingtown, MD Barn Owl Boxes
Megan constructed eight barn owl boxes for the Calvert Nature Center to help with the rapidly declining barn owl population in Calvert County.
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GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Morgan Collins Annandale, VA Girls 4 STEM
Morgan held a workshop and designed a website encouraging young girls to explore the STEM fields and fight the stigma that STEM is only "a boy thing".
Reagan Cosker
Broadlands, VA Be Aware Loudoun Conference
Reagan created a movement and conference to help bring awareness to teen suicide and mental health issues in Loudoun County.
Elizabeth Conway
Caroline Cox
Elizabeth taught girls how to live healthy lifestyles through a free lacrosse clinic for girls ages eight through 14.
Caroline partnered with a medical mission team to send "goody bags" to children receiving surgery for cleft lip/ palate in the Dominican Republic.
Rockville, MD Learning a Love for Lacrosse
Arlington, VA Bringing Smiles to the Dominican Republic
Erica Cook
Rebecca Cox
Erica initiated a soil recovery program on her high school campus. Her project increased interest in the environment and the Maryland Green School Award among students at her school.
Rebecca educated the sports teams at her high school about her personal story of receiving a concussion playing basketball, the signs and symptoms of concussions, and PostConcussive Syndrome.
Crofton, MD Moss Graffiti of South River
Lorton, VA Concussions - The Neck is Key
Alexsandra Corrigan
Madeline Dang
Alexsandra taught art enrichment classes to children in an afterschool program. Her project allowed them to express creativity by making something unique so the children could learn there are no boundaries with art.
Madeline renovated a birdwatching area at the Brookside Nature Center and created pamphlets to educate and inspire others to do the same.
Springfield, VA Thinking Outside the Box
Bowie, MD Bird Watch
Emma Davis
Bethesda, MD The Buzz about Bees: Teaching Kids and Families about Bees and How We Can Help!
Emma created "bee libraries," games, and habitats to help educate families and children on the importance of native bees and how we can help them.
Lauren Dawkins
Washington, DC Strings and Things: An Introduction to the Violin and Music Appreciation
Lauren formed a volunteer group of students with advanced-level music skills that helped lower level students prepare for auditions and reinforce the new skills they learned.
Julie Demyanovich Springfield, VA STEM Aerospace Exploration
Julie held aerospace exploration workshops to encourage interest in STEM with assistance from the Civil Air Patrol Burke Composite Squadron.
Jordan Dewar
Takoma Park, MD Educating for Excellence
Jordan held a Model UN summer camp for high school students to teach them about diplomacy, international relations, politics and public speaking.
Taylor Deacon
Robin Dezagottis
Taylor planned and organized a three-week theater camp for the children of Lucas Village, giving them an opportunity to learn about the arts and help build their self-confidence.
Robin planted a Monarch Waystation at an elementary school in her community and created a printable butterfly garden guide to address the loss of the monarch butterfly habitat.
New Market, MD Camp Curtain Call
Marzanne DeLapp de Anaya Falls Church, VA Using the Past to Inspire the Future
Marzanne inspired girls to explore STEM by creating and screening videos on the pioneering women who programmed the first digital computer for the US Army.
Purcellville, VA Moving Monarchs
Beth Dickman
Centreville, VA Healthy Being for a Strong Heart Beating Beth conducted an afterschool health and fitness workshop for elementary school students to teach them about healthy habits they can use throughout their lives.
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GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Lila Dubishar
Herndon, VA Therapeutic Riding Awareness Project
Lila created an interactive presentation board for a local therapeutic horse riding facility to use to provide information about the program's benefits to families of children with disabilities.
Tyriana Evans
Upper Marlboro, MD Swim Smart; Swim Safe
Tyriana led workshops about water safety for children between the ages of five to twelve years and their parents.
Caroline Dunn
Moira Everett
Caroline hosted a series of improvisation workshops for young girls, which focused on increasing the confidence of the participants.
Moira's feral cat workshop taught people how to make feral cat shelters and provided resources that would help improve the health of feral cat colonies.
Potomac Falls, VA Laughs to Confidence Youth Improv for Girls
Jennifer Dunn
Olney, MD Backyard Explorers!
Jennifer created an environmental science afterschool program for elementary students to encourage environmental literacy and interest in the wonders of local ecosystems.
Brunswick, MD Feral Cat Protection Program
Jordan Ferguson
Waldorf, MD American Kestrel Conservation in Southern Maryland
Jordan conducted presentations on American kestrel conservation and developed a website. She also organized a tool safety course and built nest boxes for these small hawks.
Katrina Lynn Euresti
Holly Ferris
Katrina created a self-esteem building and anti-bullying club, B.U.L.L.Y., to inspire middle school girls and boost their confidence.
Holly provided senior citizens with mp3 players and taught them how to use this new technology by creating classes, informational brochures and instructional guides.
Manassas, VA Girl-Up
Walkersville, MD Music for the Ages
April Fitzpatrick
Jasmyn Frazier
Woodbridge, VA Dog Agility Course Renovations
Capitol Heights, MD Books - Feast for the Mind
Emily Fox
Nicole Freewalt
Emily created a series of family nights that included games and crafts to allow families to spend quality time together during their busy schedules.
Nicole raised awareness on the importance of addressing mental disorders in animals and adopting or fostering animals from overcrowded animal shelters.
Sarah Franklin
Sydney Fronck
Sarah organized workshops for students in grades three through six that taught participants about making healthy choices when eating, the importance of exercise, and how to prepare and cook healthy meals.
Sydney designed and built weather-resistance signs to be used by the local environmental center at community events.
April renovated the Prince William County Animal Shelter dog agility course. She repaired and replaced the worn down obstacles and added new ones.
Hancock, MD Strengthening Family Relationships
Vienna, VA Becoming Healthy
Camille Franks
Silver Spring, MD Little Adaklu Kpatove
Camille recreated a Ghanaian village called Adaklu Kpatove and hosted an event to educate visitors about life in Ghana. Guests brought school supplies to donate to the village school.
Jasmyn designed, built, and installed fully stocked mini libraries into every classroom at Doswell E. Brooks Elementary School.
Alexandria, VA Pets to the People
White Plains, MD Sign Me Up!
Victoria Gourdin Fort Washington, MD Keep Talking Public Speaking Workshop
Victoria created a public speaking program designed to help her peers become confident public speakers. The curriculum included activities to help teens overcome anxiety when speaking in front of an audience. 17
GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Shaniya Graham Clinton, MD Got Music?
Shaniya taught girls ages eight through thirteen the importance of leadership, responsibility and confidence through a music program.
Sydney Hamrick
Centreville, VA Establishing a Writing Center in a Local Middle School
Sydney set up a writing center at her local middle school that included a mentoring program between her high school's tutors and the middle school tutors.
Sarah Greisdorf
Rachel Harrison
Sarah created a camp to address the gender gap in STEM by educating young girls about educational and professional opportunities and providing basic lessons in computer programming.
Rachel created a curriculum for pre-K teachers featuring an activity booklet, puppets, songs, X-rays and dental equipment to teach children the principles of good oral hygiene.
Bethesda, MD Camp Code
Richa Gupta
Ashburn, VA Computers to the Rescue Richa helped the Shri Nirmal Vivek School set up and utilize a computer lab to expand the curriculum and provide vocational training for intellectually disabled students.
Grace Hall
Annandale, VA Women's Self Defense Classes
Grace organized and hosted a self defense class for girls and women ages 14 through 24 to empower them and teach skills and techniques for avoiding and removing themselves from dangerous situations.
Prince Frederick, MD Brighter Smiles for Tiny Teeth
Claire Elizabeth Heiden
Vienna, VA Bullying by Coaches and Teachers
Claire created a video to raise awareness about the effects of bullying by teachers and coaches on the teenage brain. The video was shared with middle school teachers and counselors.
Leah Herring
Upper Marlboro, MD 1,2,3,4 Bullying No More!
Leah created and led a workshop to educate youth on the effects and consequences of bullying. The workshop offered character building opportunities and encouraged leadership.
Caroline Holmes
Jillian Huweart
Caroline hosted a multicultural experience night that encouraged middle school students to get involved in foreign language opportunities in their communities.
Jillian built a permanent bench and trail sign to bring awareness to the benefits of the available hiking trails in her community.
New Market, MD World Language Night
Lauren Howl
Fairfax, VA Connecting Ciricito
Lauren led a team in renovating a small room into a library and Internet/media center for a local elementary school in the isolated Panamanian village of Ciricito.
Helen Hoyt
Vienna, VA Friends of Ash Grove
Helen organized a community clean-up of Ash Grove historical site, making it more appealing and accessible to the community, and leading to more historic research at the site.
Victoria L. Hudson
Springfield, VA Health and Community Fair
Victoria created a health and disability awareness fair at Key Center School. She created disability awareness activities and distributed health and wellness information.
Gainesville, VA Humans and the Environment
Clare Jacobsmeyer
Woodbridge, VA Girls Acquiring Leadership Skills Clare developed a STEM leadership program to teach young girls the skills of being a leader and encourage interest in STEM.
Kourtney Johnson
Ashburn, VA Personal Safety and Self Defense: "Protect Yourself"
Kourtney’s video and seminar provided awareness and training relating to personal safety and self-defense for young women in high school and the first year of college.
Stephanie Johnson Falling Waters, WV You Matter
Stephanie created an online outreach project to encourage and support abused teens struggling to survive their situations and help them break the cycle of abuse.
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GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Joale Jupiter
Upper Marlboro, MD You May Rise
Joale held a seminar to inspire young women to enter legal careers to increase representation from all races and ethnicities in the legal profession.
Josephine Kalshoven Seabrook, MD Think Better: Tips for Making the Most of Your Mind
Josephine provided middle school students with important information about basic neurology and brain health through a series of interactive stations.
Kate Karlen
Woodbridge, VA BOOM: Books Open Our Minds
Kate built a reading area in the courtyard of an elementary school for the students to use during recess. She also held an interactive four-week book club for fourth and fifth graders.
Anjali Khanna
Vienna, VA Stand Against Silence: Putting a Stop to Sexual Assault
Anjali created an organization that promotes consent education for high school students and awareness on the issue of sexual assault on campuses around the world.
Sara Khorramshahgol Centreville, VA What's Holding You Back?
Sara conducted workshops for teenage girls in the community that focused on building networking, organizational, public speaking and time management skills.
Anchita Khullar Clifton, VA The Balancing Act
Anchita worked with FACETS, a Fairfax-based nonprofit, to teach basic financial literacy to elementary school-aged children through various activities such as crafts, games, and baking.
Cathy Kenny
Lilly Kishore
Cathy updated and repaired the amphitheater at a camp in her community by replacing, upgrading and preserving the materials.
Lilly wrote and illustrated children’s books in Haitian Creole to provide a sustainable resource for various schools in Jacmel, Haiti.
Monrovia, MD Operation Amphitheater
Great Falls, VA ABC's for Haiti
Amulya Kotha
Ashburn, VA Female Health and Safety Program at Prema Samajam, India
Amulya started a female health and safety program for 6th and seventh grade girls at an orphanage in India. The program will be conducted annually by newly trained teachers.
Samantha Lane
Dunn Loring, VA Operation Tooth Fairy: Brighter Smiles for Brighter Futures
Samantha taught children the importance of dental hygiene at her local homeless shelter and in community centers in underprivileged communities of the Dominican Republic.
Doriana Lichter
Annandale, VA Better Bus Behavior
Dori created and presented an interactive lesson on bus etiquette to elementary school children. She also created a website to share the lessons with other elementary schools.
Abigail Lindsay
Rockville, MD Strong Image, Strong You! Abby worked with teens to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining positive self-esteem by creating a toolkit of strategies to combat poor self-image.
Shelby Lee
Michelle Ma
Shelby addressed the lack of musical education in early childhood development by holding strings, woodwind, and percussion instrument classes for preschoolers.
Michelle created an initiative to bring public speaking education to middle schools in Falls Church, Virginia and Washington, DC.
Vienna, VA Music Matters
Falls Church, VA The Speak Up Initiative
Sara Levene
Amelia Malone
Sara began a book club to expose girls in grades three and four to books with strong female role models.
Amelia set up a reading program at her local church to increase the literacy skills of the children attending.
Gaithersburg, MD Girl Power Book Club
Fairfax, VA The Reading Rug
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GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Josephine Mark Bethesda, MD Ready, Set, Read!
Josephine created a book club curriculum to develop prereading skills for children with developmental delays, low family income, or other challenges.
Natalia Miller
Bowie, MD 21 Ways to Cure Your College Cooking Conundrum
Natalia used videos and blog posts to teach teens how to cook for themselves away from home. Through the progam they learned how to make healthy and inexpensive snacks and meals.
Jordin Marshall
Abigail Mulhern
Jordin held a tea party workshop for girls in her community to educate them on the Gold Award, with resources, tips, and past Gold Award recipients who shared their Gold Award stories.
Abigail hosted a baseball game between teenagers at her school and teenagers with cerebral palsy to improve socialization among kids with disabilities
Upper Marlboro, MD Gold Award Recipients Where Are They Now?
Germantown, MD Breaking Barriers Through Baseball
Danielle Maynard
Katherine Mullet
Danielle addressed malnutrition within the running community at local high schools by creating an information hub for coaches and athletes with information about appropriate nutrition.
Katherine created a video and curriculum for creative writing to increase functional literacy for elementary school students.
McLean, VA Nutrition's the Mission
McLean, VA The Write Start
Sophia Mense
Tionee Nell
Sophia combined art and science to raise awareness about the harmful effects of plastic bottle caps on marine wildlife. Using social media, she worked with Poolesville Elementary School to create an ocean-themed bottle cap mural.
Tionee developed a program for senior living communities to engage seniors in physical activity for improved overall health.
Poolesville, MD Don't Drop the Top
Suitland, MD Extreme Seniors
Kristi Newlen
Manassas, VA Interactive Nature Boxes
Kristi created an interactive display for her local nature center, including seasonal activity boxes, to encourage families to explore the outdoors.
Rachel Nueslein
Waldorf, MD Disability Awareness and Accessibility Tools for Hard Bargain Farm
Rachel built accessibility steps for the Alice Ferguson Foundation Hard Bargain Farm to be used by visitors.
Anh-Trang Nguyen
Meredith Oakes
Anh-Trang used videos and photos of Beach Elementary School from the past and present to inform the public about the impact and history of the school.
Meredith created an anti-bullying presentation for all ages including educational bins with activities for teachers to use in the classroom.
Chesapeake Beach, MD Beach's 60th Year
Lauren Nguyen
Springfield, VA Crocheting the Way to Happiness
Lauren taught young children how to crochet to improve handeye coordination and mental dexterity.
Maryann Nguyen
McLean, VA Connecting Seniors with the Digital World
Maryann conducted a series of workshops for senior citizens that taught them how to use social media to communicate with others.
Woodbridge, VA Stop Bullying Now!!
Gabriela Oquendo Silver Spring, MD The Giving Pantry
Gabriela created a program for children who attend CentroNia community center in Langley Park. The children learned about giving back to their community by contributing to the pantry when able and using it when needed.
Sashini Passela
Herndon, VA S.T.I.M.U.L.U.S. Lanka
Sashini gathered equipment and supplies to start a science lab at a primary school in Sri Lanka that had been damaged by elephants.
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GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Madison Powell
Ashburn, VA Prayer and Reflection Garden
Madison designed and constructed a prayer and reflection garden for the residents of an assisted living and retirement home.
Sara Powell
Keyser, WV Performing Arts Academy Sara created a performing arts program to help children build self confidence and social skills.
Nisha Raman
Huntingtown, MD Create-A-Smile Art Therapy Fair
Nisha worked with Children's Hospital and held an art therapy fair in her community to expose children to creative strategies for coping with stress.
Alexandra Ramella Dunn Loring, VA Green to Grand
Alexandra helped transform an overgrown parkland into a safer, useable space for her community through a series of community park clean up days.
Sarah Raphael
Sterling, VA Sugarland Strings
Sarah organized weekly classes for local elementary school students who were interested in learning string instruments.
Reagan Redman
Fairfax Station, VA Making Music, Creating Memories
Reagan assembled an orchestral ensemble that performed for memory care patients to address the needs of those suffering from memory-related diseases.
Jeanine Marie Reilly Bethesda, MD Cultural Ambassador!
Jeanine created a volunteer youth translator program to help embassies provide language translation for their visitors.
Michelle Reilly
Bethesda, MD ยกSalud! To a Cleaner, Safer Future Michelle led a multi-day event focused on educating the community about laws and regulations protecting our waterways.
Alexis Rinker
Prince Frederick, MD The Art of Letter Writing: An International Communication Awareness Program
Alexis helped students improve writing skills and increase cultural knowledge by teaching students how to write a proper letter with an international pen pal.
Sabrina Riordan
Frederick, MD Dysautonomia/POTS Child/Teen Awareness
Sabrina created and led Invisible Fighters - a group for teens living with incurable chronic illnesses like: Dysautonomia (POTS) and EDS. She also raised awareness in the community to help others understand these diseases.
Maureen Sawyer
Burke, VA Bridging the Gap: Increasing Awareness of Educational Poverty
Maureen led an extensive locker cleanout to collect school supplies for children in Haiti.
Kristin Schiller Frederick, MD Bright Futures
Kristin held an event in which businesses and people with disabilities came together to seek job placement and address employment opportunities for those with disabilities.
Nia Rowe
Samantha Schwartz
Nia held water safety and survival swimming classes to educate children ages five-twelve years on staying safe in and around water.
Samantha educated her community about Melanoma skin cancer, the warning signs, and most importantly, prevention.
Shivani Saboo
Lisa Seifert
Bowie, MD Stop! Swim! Survive!
McLean, VA Three Pillars of Prosperity
Shivani created a program using STEM, reading, and public speaking, that focused on helping kids in homeless shelters achieve in school and develop skills to help them succeed in life.
Olney, MD Protected Fun in the Sun
Owings, MD Tidewater Nature Trail Revitalization
Lisa revitalized a nature trail by constructing two storage benches and platforms, developing two gardens and planting native flowers and bushes.
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GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Evania Sempeles
Clear Brook, VA Spring into Action: Connecting Students and Seniors with Music Evania brought community members and senior citizens together through music and activities in order to provide entertainment for an assisted living facility.
Danielle Sidelnikov Rockville, MD Celebrating Culture
Danielle created a lesson plan for 5th graders that addressed global awareness and the effects of stereotyping using videos and arts and crafts.
Meghna Shankar
Tamia Slater
Meghna organized a summer basketball clinic for children living in a family shelter, to provide the parents with time to search for jobs and housing.
Tamia created an interactive workshop for young children designed to teach them the importance of making healthy decisions now so they can live a healthy life later.
Chantilly, VA Nothing but Net
Waldorf, MD Stay Young; Stay Active
Kayla Shelley
Megan Snider
Kayla created a series of softball clinics with coaches, recreation department officials and her high school teammates to lead a total of 68 campers throughout five clinics during the summer.
Megan created a cookbook for the local food bank with healthy recipes using ingredients that families receive through the food bank.
Alexandria, VA Titan Softball Clinics
Melissa Shuey
Great Falls, VA Trigger Warning: The Truth about Self-Harm
Melissa made videos and brochures to educate students and parents on the topic of self-harm. The videos and brochures are now being used in medical offices and schools.
Bowie, MD Healthy Helpings
Sarah Sniffen Manassas, VA Bike Rodeo
Sarah held an event to educate children ages seven through 12 on bicycle safety and proper maintenance for bicycles.
Kelsey Stafford
Thurmont, MD Walkersville Watershed Project
Kelsey created a display on the history of the Walkersville Watershed showcasing the life of a farmer named Michael Smith and his home.
Katie Stankard Leesburg, VA Brain Bags
Katie provided bags with educational activities and games, and gave lessons to underprivileged children to help them develop a love for reading.
Ramella Suber Washington, DC Fast, Fit, and Fun
Ramella created an event to spread awareness about health and wellness for mature adults through a series of interactive education sessions.
Angelina Taylor Washington, DC A Different Kind of Hearing
Angelina held a festival to teach the local community information about American Sign Language and to conduct introductory classes.
Amanda Steinberg
Katharine Tilmes
Amanda created educational materials to provide current and potential pet owners with the information to provide the best care for their pets and prevent injury.
Katharine’s project helped reduce the effects of homelessness by giving youth opportunities to gain confidence, form friendships, and unite as a community through art.
Gabrielle Stethem
Miranda Tompkins
Manassas, VA Ides of Barks Info Booth
Leesburg, VA Heroes' Kids
Gabrielle created a fun and uplifting children's program at Boulder Crest Retreat, which serves wounded veterans and their families.
Bethesda, MD Painting a Brighter Future
Bethesda, MD Community Outreach Club
Miranda founded a service club at her high school that fed veterans and their families, taught music to children at shelters and more.
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GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Jasmine Towner Arlington, VA Green is Good
Jasmine showed her community ways to live a healthy, sustainable lifestyle that is also meat-free through presentations, taste testing, blogging, and how-to guides.
Danielle Triebwasser
Springfield, VA Animal Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Oxygen Resuscitation Masks Danielle educated youth on emergency preparedness and pet safety. She sold handmade dog toys to purchase pet oxygen masks for rural fire departments.
Jaclyn Troutner
Derwood, MD Embracing Community Connection Through Performance
Jaclyn created a service opportunity for students to participate in pre-rehearsed talent shows to be performed at various senior centers in the local area.
Elizabeth Trumm Winchester, VA Puppeteering 101
Elizabeth created and implemented a training video for puppeteering at Handley Regional Library. The video was also presented at the Virginia Library Association 2015 Annual Fall Conference.
Anna Maria Vargas Arlington, VA Playwriting and Storytelling for Children in South Arlington
Anna created an afterschool enrichment program to expose elementary school children to the arts and develop language skills through playwriting.
Eirenn Velardi
Centreville, VA Multigenerational Awareness of Scams
Eirenn hosted a series of community presentations to educate citizens of every generation, especially the elderly, on how to protect themselves and others against scams.
Thaovi Vo
Springfield, VA FUN Reading
Thaovi built a free little library located at Falls Church Episcopal and set up a children’s reading program at an elementary school.
Katherine Vorder Bruegge Warrenton, VA Food for Thought
Kate shared meals, recipes, food budget tips and nutrition material with food bank clients during meetings. She also gave each client a "Food for Thought" pamphlet containing all the relevant material.
Aradhana Vyas
Allison Welham
Aradhana worked with kids to address childhood obesity by inspiring them to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Allison teamed up with the GEMS afterschool club at Herndon Elementary School to host an introductory science night to expose young students to different branches of science.
Clarksburg, MD Get Up and Go
Maggie Weaver Oak Hill, VA Fun is Free
Maggie helped children at the Katherine K. Hanley Shelter by running a kids day camp. She also created bags filled with books and toys for HealthWorks Free Clinic.
Molly Weaver
Oak Hill, VA Forever in my heART
Molly taught art classes in a memory care unit at a local retirement home. She then hosted an art show for the residents and their families that exhibited their creations.
Kathryn Weisbrodt
Centreville, VA Mural for the International Room Kathryn painted a mural of the periodic table of elements in the science wing of her high school.
Herndon, VA KickStart Science
Carson Wheeler
Washington, DC Senior Citizens Fair: Preserving Your Life and Legacy
Carson organized a senior citizens fair where speakers and several organizations presented topics on estate planning, healthcare, safety, and using social media.
Katrina White
Vienna, VA Appreciating Nature in our Local Parks
Katrina installed QR-code signs along a trail at her local park and created corresponidng web content on the wildlife, invasive plants, riparian buffers and history of the park.
Brenna Cailene Will Saint Leonard, MD Adaptations for All
Brenna adapted children's books by providing a hands-on multisensory approach for students to connect pictures to words. She used fabric and other materials to create the books, which can be accessed by special education pre-K students. 29
GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Lalah C. Williams Upper Marlboro, MD Girls Today*Leaders Tomorrow
Lalah helped girls visualize themselves in elected leadership by hosting a luncheon for 50 middle schoolers to meet and talk with women in elected positions.
Zeinab Zahow Vienna, VA Yes We Can!
Zeinab designed classes to help people with multiple disabilities and special needs cook fun and healthy snacks with their families.
Savannah Younginer Washington, DC Why Bully?
Savannah raised awareness about bullying in her school and provided strategies for students to help stop bullying among their peers.
Michaela Zabel
Bowie, MD Young Women's Career Exploration Fair
Michaela held a career exploration fair to help young women who were indecisive about their future careers gain inspiration, knowledge and future connections.
“We must use our positions of authority to support women in the workforce, and that starts with our girls. Join our effort to close the leadership gap and elevate the status of girls and women.�
Shayna Zabiegalski Lusby, MD Benches For Jefferson Patterson Park
Shayna worked with Jefferson Patterson Park in their recreated Indian Village, building historically authentic beds and benches out of twine for the wigwams.
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CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY: CURVED BAR In 1940, the highest award became known as the Curved Bar, which signified a girl’s commitment to serving her community. Initially the award was an embroidered patch due to a metal shortage during WWII. In 1947 the pin was introduced.
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SILVER AWARD GIRL SCOUTS
The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Cadette can achieve. This award recognizes girls who participated in a range of take action projects benefiting their communities. Through their projects, the girls listed in this yearbook learned leadership and organizational skills, explored potential career paths and improved their communities. Congratulations to the following Silver Award Girl Scouts: Allison Abate Melissa Abel Lila Abu-Saleh Ashley Acorda Sydney Acuff Katherine Adams Katie Adams Magdalena Adams Isuri Adikari Iliyeen Ahmed Fariha Ali Elizabeth Allen Imani Allen Jocelyn Allen Rachel Allen Aleynaa Allibhai Samia Alshammaa Daniela Alvarez Anjali Camille Amazigo Carina Anderson Karyn Anderson
Renee Anderson Kayla Andrade Hailey Angerman Hannah Ankers Olivia Annis Nadia Appiah Michele Rosalie Arnhold Rebecca Arnold Lauren Ashbury Meredith Ashley Julia Ashworth Charlotte Aucella Gabrielle Aucella Aubrey Auerback Adelina Awtry Chastity Ayers Abseala Baattai Elena Bachman Ella Bagheri Brianna Bailey Erin Bailey
Lauryn Bailey Mychael-Jael Bailey Aimee Ballard Kate Banholzer Sydney Banks Reva Bansal Kristina Barnes Meagan Barrett Bijou Barry Priya Batra Sabrina Beach Marleigh Beck Grace Becker Monica Becker Iris Beckham Mallory Bedford Rachael Behrend Alexandra Bella Crozier Sophia Belvedere Sarah Bengtson Dahbia Bensaada
Ellie Berenson Carla Berg Bella Bergamini Maren Berman Amaya Berry Sarah Besecky Megan Beskin Jenelle Bethea Anna Bettinger Bella Binder Victoria Black Sydney Blair Manda Blank Adelia Blankenship Leah Bonanni Grace Bonato Gabriella Bonina Victoria Bonvillain Haleigh Bowling Madison Boyer Sirisha Brahmandam
Ruby Brayton Elizabeth Breckenridge Nyah Breedlove Rachel Breining Kiera Brennan Emmanuelle Brent Kiera Brice Jennifer Briceno Melissa Briceno Kaitlyn Brightman Leah Brinkley Georgia Broitman Avani Brown Emma Brown Sydney Brown Elizabeth Buchanan Madison Buckwalter Priscilla Bufano Tiffany Bui Noelle Buice Lilly Jean Bull Emily Burch Caterra Burgan Alex Burklew Sally Burkley Laila Burley Jillian Burton Adrianna Bussey Jessica Byers Nasya Cabanez Emma Cagle Annelen Callaway Cayla Cambar Riley Canestra Abigail Cannon Amanda Capizzi Dina Carin Lauren Carl Aislin Rose Carpenter Terrin Carpenter Amber Rose Carrico Grace Carroll Nyema Carter Sophia Grace Carter
Sarah Case Cobi Cash Sidney Causey Macie Chamberlin Lauren Chandler Valerie Chenault Liberty Cheshire Lalah Choice Maryalice Christopher Skyler Christophersen Amanda Chung Chenelle Clark Madelyn Clark Joely Clawson-Keeton Kendall Clem Kinsey Clements Kirsten Clements Margaret Clugston Tara Coates Tian Coates Elizabeth Cofrancesco Jennifer Cole Kendal Coleman Elspeth Collard Kathryn Colletti Kennedy Collins Sarah Colpitts Lydia Colwell Emma Conkle Abigail Conner Kylie Conner Kimberlee Cook Kayla Cooper Sanai Cooper Brianna Corbin Megan Cordary Kaitlyn Corder Kaytlin Corry Madison Paige Courtney Olivia Cox Grace Crangle Medora Creek Elizabeth Crishock Kyra Cromwell Reed
Brittany Cudd Sherrill Curry Kaitlyn Curtis Claire Cwalina Hattie Dalton Kelly Daly Carlyn Danner Lynna Dao Lindsey Davidson Jaylah Davis Mariah Davis Meleah Davis Persia Davoudian Taylor Deacon Taylor Deas Samantha Degen Alessandra DelDonna Madeleine Dembele Laura DeSena Rebecca DeVille Sara Dickerson Hailey Dickins Sophia DiRoberto Claudia Dixon Makayla Dixon Ellanie Do Erica Doerrler Alexis Donohue Sierra Dooley Kathryn Dorwin Presley Dougherty Meghan Dower Hannah Rose Dowgiallo Larissa Dowling Tiana Du Victoria Raquel Duenkel Katherine Ann Duffett Emily Dunsmore Annmarie Earley Chloe Edgington Zinat Edjlali Lynn Edmiston Dana Edwards Jordan Edwards
Libby Edwards Madelin Edwards Maya Edwards Madison Elliott Eva Ellis Madison Elsbach Jacquelyn Emerson Elena Engels Maeve Englehart Yannet Ephrem Elena Ergener Selamawit Eshet Celia Fabrizio Enyce Fairbanks Charlotte Fajardo Aya Falah Jenna Fangmeyer Jamie Fazzalore Quinn Feeney Morgan Feist Deidre Felix Lucia Ferlauto Sade Fields Madison Filson Cameron Fischer Alecia Fischman Marilyn Fisher Katelyn Flemming Heather Flock Laila Flores Casey Forsee Paige Forsee Arianna Forte Miranda Fountain Allison Fowle Sierra Fowler Ellen Franzen Erin Frederick Carina Frias Mary Frias Hannah Fuller Lauren Fuller Knight Gabrielle Kristen Gagne 35
SILVER AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Erin Gallagher Katie Gallagher Brittney Galloway Emma Gamble Katherine Gamble Mary Ganley Dalena Garcia Mari Garcia Tate Gardner Olivia Garner Sophie Garzione Katelyn Geibel Sarah Gheitanchi Jamie Gholson Anna Giardina Jenna Gilbert Aisling Adele Gilfillan Robin Gimbert Charlotte Gimlin Ashley Girod Noa Glashow Nicole Goldberg Kyra Goldstein Madeline Goldstein Claudia Gonzalez Celeste Goodell Vaishnavi Gopinadam Valerie Gorden Kelly Gorman Sara Gotter Jordan Gottschalk Trinity Gourdin Ishika Govil Emily Graff Autumn Gray Jada Greene Lucy Greenfield Jessica Griffin Christian Grimmell
Erin Grimsley Jacqueline Grimson Julianna Vail Grimson Jasmine Grooms Sophia Guagliano Isabella Gulick Jada Gundy Ishika Gupta Maansi Gupta Muskaan Gupta Mei Hagood Mia Hagood Nicole Haley Cameron Hall Manning Hall Una Haller Dana Hamad Caroline Hancock Sophia Hand Rachel Hankins Brooke Hanley Kourtney Harding Anagha Harer Katie Harison Faith Harrelle Madison Harris Maggie Harris Katie Harrison Tevin Hart Hannah Hartness Allison Haszard Briana Hawley Kayla Hay Grace Hayden Maya Haywood Samantha Heald Megan Healy Julia Heath Holly Hebden
Natalie Hedrick Jade Heilemann Sloan Heinz Lauren Heller Devan Helman Amy Hermach Abi Hernandez-Cruz Krystyna Hesser Victoria Hester Katherine Hewes Halina Mae Hibl Claire Nicole Hieronymus Ashley Hill Olivia Hiltke Emma Hiltpold Grace Hitchcock Grace Hochberg Riley Hoffman Jessica Holloway Allison Holmes Amy Elizabeth Holt Mary Holtslander Megan Horst Abby Houchin Alexa Houck Emma Houston Jaelyn Howell Lauryn Howell Stephanie Howell Madison Hsieh Christine Hudson Zoe Huesman Laura Hummel Soh-Hyun Hur Elle Hurst Cristen Huynh Sanai Hyman Emily Idelson
Amanda Imthurn Fiona Ireland Stuthi Iyer Bethany Jackson Mia Jackson Katie James Rosy James Shelby Jampole Hannah Jeng Mikayla Jenkins Taylor Jensen Megan Johannes Amya Johnson Clara Johnson Emily Johnson Jillian Johnson Rebekah Johnson Vashti Johnson Alina Johnson-Weider Caitlin Jonasen Alison Jones Courtney Jones Diamond Jones Samantha Jones Sydney Jones Alexa Jordan Haley Joseph Remi Jungreis Jada Jupiter Audrey Kacur Anjali Kalra Medha Kapoor Naomi Kartey Georgia Katsapis Selena Kaup Caroline Kelly Dominique Kelly Katherine Kelly Nora Kelly
Morgan Kelso Carlie Kennealy Diana Kern Kira Kerr Hannah Khan Lyba Khan Raudia Khan Sofiya Khan Anne Kickert Lia Kiknadze Rashell Kimble Sarah Kimmel Kelsey Kitzke Sarah Kleppinger Emily Kliem Brianne Kline Madison Knapp Alexis Kniker Arianna Koch Tamer Kohn Tryphena Koomson Amanda Kraemer Pamela Kramer Danielle Kranzberg Madeline Krisko Dana Kullgren Hailey Kuntze Marie Kurtz Amanda LaChanse Roya Lajmiri Gina Lampe Jordan Olivia Land Grace Lane Charley LaPlume Lauren Larsen Sydney Lauricella-Reed Peyton Lavallee Kate Lawrence Lucy Lawrence Emma Layton Anna Le Helen Le
Jenny Le Kimmie Le Michelle Le Tina Le Helen Cecilia Leadingham Amanda Leckner Anna Lee Sammy Lee Naia Lee-Hendricks Carolyn Lemens Kierstin Lenc Sophie Lennon Morgan Letcher Chloe Leverson Charlotte Levine Shivani Levine Caitlyn Rene' Lewis Kyra Lipetzky Grace Little Hannah Elizabeth Little Trinity Little Julia Lizik Casey Long Emily Longenecker Cassandra Loper Jessica Lourenco Natalie Love Rachel Lowery Lillian Luskey Sarah Luthra Tatum Lynch Julia Lyons Kirsten Lyons Shannon Lyons Roxanne Lypra Sydney Machion Kaitlyn Maggard Hannah Mahoney Alexandra Makogon Joanna Malits Nina Malley
Zyannah Mallick Mae Malloy Rebecca Manley Manahal Mann Ryann Manoogian Alyssa Marinaccio Maeve Marsh Jalyn Martin Khaleah Martin Tara Martin Julia Martinez Hannah Maschino Mackenzie Masiello Lilli Mathews Barbara Ellen Maxwell Julia May Catherine Mbuashu-Ndip Molly McBride Meghan McCabe Kerry McCann Sheridan McCluer Megan McCormick Sarah McDaniels Serena McDonald Samiyah McDuffie Maeve McGhee Maria McGlone Taylor McLaughlin-Irwin Erin McNeil Claire McQuillen Madison McTernan Emily Meade Tamia Meade Cassandra Medinets Michelle Melusky Annali Menjivar Jessica Mense Kate Meredith Michele Miles Alaina Miller Camryn Miller
Dalaina Miller Emma Miller Simone Miller Ann-Marie Millunzi Hope Milo Ashlyn Milstead Maisie Miner Eveline Mitchell Nicky Mitchell Charlotte Modes Vanshika Mohan Gloria Mondo Isabelle Montilla Katelyn Morgan Jordan Morris Erica Morrissey Audrey Morse Julie Moser Haley Moses Sana Mostafa Mariam Mouchkelly Britney Mulliner Clara Mulvihill Arielle Mumm Jocelyn Mundy Kathryn Munson Emma Muscar Savanna Myers Srinidhi Nagireddy Shreya Namburi Grace Nary Tessa Naughton-Rockwell Marjorie Nealley Eden Neifeld Savannah Neuner Kayla Newby Gwynivere Newcomb Eleanor Newman Lindsay Susanne Newman Natalie Newton 37
SILVER AWARD GIRL SCOUTS Cattien Ngo-Tran Jasmine Nguyen Katherine Nguyen Kathy Nguyen Kim-Mai Nguyen Mackenzie Nguyen Vy Nguyen Yvonne Nguyen Montgomery Nichols Sarah Nichols Afrar Nirar Alia Nissley Mary Nkafu McKenna Nolan Keara Norris Hope North Syanne Nosiri Margaret Oakes Meredith Oakes Katrina Obedin Kayla O'Brien Maryclaire O'Brien Samantha Ann O'Brien Emi Ochoa Tara O'Donnell Caitlyn Ogburn Andrea Oh Caroline Olson Yara Omar Grace Orellana Olivia Ottomanelli Olivia Owen Kara Paczkowski Eleanor Palmer Alicia Pane Michaela Pape Kyra Paradise Victoria Parello Abigail Parker
Emma Parker Katherine Parker Zion Parker Alexis Marie Parks Katie Parks Sarah Parks Kathryn Parr Jasmine N. Partlow Lorallye Partlow Kayla Passino Eliza Pastore Gopika Patel Priti Patel Priya Patel Margaret Paterson Allison Patrick Hagyn Paul Amelia Paulsen Maddie Paulsen Danielle Pearce-Baker Ashley Pearson Evelyn Perfall Rileigh Perkins Juliana Pesak Liliya Petrosyan Kelsey Pettit Tracy Pham Van Pham Victoria Pham Kaitlyn Phan Ava Philips Magdalena Phillips Laura Picard Mary Pieras Mya Pierce Zoe Pierce Genevieve Pietrzak Caroline Pitches Claire Pittard
Rachel Pittard Isabelle Ponce Kyla Popleaski Alina Porter Molly Potock Anna Potts Marie Powell Tasha Pressler Samantha Prestidge Nia Price Alexandria Priebe Marissa Quiceno Sarah Rabayda Jaskeerat Raheja Meghan Rakowski Maryam Rambo Zahra Rambo Kali Ramsey Brigid Randolph Kyra Ratchford Megna Ratnapuri Neha Ratnapuri Taylor Ratts Brigid Rawdon Megan Rawlings Mia Ray Shreya Raychaudhuri Julia Raymond Julia Reagle Michaela Redman Caitlin Redmon Olivia Reed Megan Reesman Sarah Reff Angelina Reid Emily Rexrode Hazel Reyes Erica Reynolds Danbi Rhee
Anna Rhodes Lynne Ricciuti Hannah Rice Jessica Richman Kassidy Riley Sydney Riley Misha Ritter Amy Roberts Megan Roberts Rachel Robin Madison Roche Meghan Rock Sabrina Rodriguez Victoria Rodriguez Allison Roecklein Amanda Roether Brianna Rogers Bailey Rosberg Kelsea Rowe Arey Royce Alayna Rubach Sophia Rubeiz Laurel Rubens Madison Ruschaupt Sarah Saas Isabelle Saba Caroline Saenger Amelia Safelle Emma Sahlgren Syeda Saima Julia Salassi Gabriela Sanchez Ella Sangree Lauren Savage Emily Savedge Camryn Savoy Kamyia Savoy Alison Sawyer Claire Sawyer
Katherine Sawyers Ashlen Scarzello Megan Schaeb Lexie Scharnberger Emily Schaum Morgan Schlimme Amelia Schmidt Sierra Schmidt Isabel Schmitt Emma Scholl Lillian Schupp Kristina Schwarzkopf Jessica Sealy Madison Sellman Emily Sergent Charlotte Shannon Brooke Shaw Krystal Shaw Rachel Sheehan Kaya Shepherd Sydney Sherman Ritika Shrivastav Ellen Shriver Taylor Sieverling Catherine Simas Julyssa Simms Riley Simon Julianna Sims Shannon Sinnicki Emma Skinner Jordan Skinner Julia Slivinski Olivia Marie Slivinski Kayla Sloan Abbey Smith Olivia Smith Sierra Smith Taylor Smith Grace Snyder Sarah Snyder Sarah Sobocienski Sabrina Sokol
Alaina Soto Trinity Soto Kimberly Soule Erin Spalding Anya Speck-McMorris Abigail Spota Grace Spota Anagha Sreenivas Katya Stafira Victoria Stanciu Rachel Stange Chelsey Stebbins Ryan Steed Anna Stein Natalie Stephenson Alison Stern Katherine Stern Katherine Stevens-Donati Amanda Stone Taylor Stone Jordyn Strange Kylie Sullivan Caroline Susco Elena Swale Allison Swann Alysse Swann Caroline Sweeney Isabella Swigart Nora Talley Krystina Tanner Grace Tayloe Destiny Taylor Janaya Taylor Helina Tebabu Anna Thamasett Eleanor Virginia Thatcher Alyssa Thomas Maggie Thomas Jailyn Thomasson Caroline Thorne
Carina Thornton Tamryn Thornton-Fillyaw Paige Tolbard Melissa Toler Julia Tomlinson Grace Tuong-An Tran Vivian Tran Jordan Travers Natalie Trimble Ashley Trolliner Janet Truong Vivienne Truong Mona Tuli Caroline Tyree Leah Tyrrell Adrianna Uiti McKenna Ullsperger Sophia Ungar Alexa Van Orden Maya Alexandra Van Scoyoc Emily Vance Halley Vance Katherine Vanik Ebony Vauss Olivia Venturino Kamryn Viands Maria Vinson Jennifer Vo Phuongvi Vo Charlotte Vogel Natalie Voithofer Rebecca Voron Dora Waite Sovereignty Waldron Madelyn Walters Cynthia Wang Lisa Wardinski Carrie Wasieloski Carly Watkins Alexandra Watson
Caroline Waxman Kellie Waye Savannah Waymer Elizabeth Webb Kathryn Webb Julia Weddle Erica Weiss Jenna Wermers Nicole Westphal Abbigail White Hayley White Kathryn White Brionna Wiggins Brooke Wigutow Hollie Wilburn Selena Wilcox Meghan Willey Amber Williams Autumn Williams Evie Williams Jalia Williams Lakme Williams-Parida Cassia Williams-Rogers Emma Willis Sophia Willson-Quayle Sarah Wilsey Elisabeth Wilson Julia Wine Liz Wine Claudia Wood Grace Wood Maiya Woodward Sabrina Wright Sara Wynkoop Isabella Yang Julianna Yapur Morgan Yeldell Jillian Zarro Aryana Zullo Abigail Zurfluh Gabriella Zydallis Julie Zylich 39
SILVER TREFOIL AWARD GIRL SCOUTS
The Silver Trefoil Award is a recognition that is unique to Girl Scouts Nation's Capital. It is awarded to Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors who have preformed a minimum of 100 hours of service. To earn the Silver Trefoil Award, girls are required to provide 25 hours of national service (including 5 hours of green service hours), 25 hours of global service and 50 hours of service to the Girl Scout community. This year, we are honored to present the Silver Trefoil Award to: Woudasie Admasu Veronica Albright Nadia Ali Tahsin Amin Nia Ameerah Anderson Taylor Anderson Hannah Aronson Kelley Bagdovitz Ashleigh Bates Anithia Battle Bridget Beckmann Erin Bennett Mikaela Benton Megan Noel Bichy Christen Blades Meghan Blair Karen Grace Brandt Alexis Braswell
Ashley Noel Braswell Kenna Brooks Carina M. Bucci Sydney Burzynski Amber Rose Carrico Maya Chatterjee Nithya Chaudhari Surosree Chaudhari Rebekah Clark Samantha Autumn Clough Delaney Collins Nicole Conord Kristin Cook Callie Cooper Dominique Cox Danielle Cressman Hillary Cyrus
Cydney Monet Davis Samantha Davis Helena Doms Sara Dove Jennifer E. Dunn Laura Fernan Abigail Chantal Fernandes Alyssa Fox Danielle M. Frye Kimberly Geipel Abigail Gerstman Robin Glefke Cailin Grant Carly Grecco Monica Gregory Megan Grubb Amelia Gulding
Megan Gulding Briana Haas Shelby Hall Nicole Halleck Eeshah Haq Genevieve Harms Faith Diane Harrelle Alexis Harris Clara Hellersund Audra Heyne Emma Hilburn Madison Hite Grace Hoffpauir Olivia S. Hogan Olivia Hooe Julia Hotaling Maile'Janessa Hughes Kathryn Ives
Alexandra Johnson Emily Catherine Johnson Leela Johnson Maya Johnson Rosetta Johnson Bailey Jones Danielle Kaldmaa Ariel Kentish-Davis Anchita Khullar Paige Kistler Jacqueline Kligman Bailey Knight Josie Kupsky Cailyn Lager Zoe Le Menestrel Erin Lee Alexis Amani LeMone Rebecca Lynn Loveless Lauren Ludwick Jessica Rose Lynch Grace E. Macken Caroline Maloney Sophia Mau
Carmen Mazyck Madeleine McCafferty Devin McCoy Molly McQueen Emily Meckley Sydney Melton Ashley Mertsock Mariah Michael Natalia Milan Miller Shweta Mohanty Julia Montone Raina Morack Nihira Mugamba Caitlyn Ann Murphy Kalyn Murphy Safya Naim Hannah Nethery Kristi Newlen Rachel Nueslein Madison Oglesby Grace O'Grady Calathea Pacifica Leia Parker-Deck
Abby Paysour Felicia Perales Chloe Pignano Katie Pittman Jana Ponder Emily Reagle Leilani Mei Reapor Chu Neha Reddy Reagan Redman Colette Renier Symone Richardson Sabrina Riordan Manahil Rizwan Melany Nahomi Rodas Perez Leon Leanna Rodriguez Michelle Ross Tiarra M. Rush Melanie Sammons Andrea Sanchez-Mendoza Maureen E. Sawyer Kathleen Schech Ashley Scurlock
Alyssa Shermer Megan Snider Sierra Spearman Carolyn Anne Spector Amanda Steinberg Elaine Stewart Maya E. Sullivan Mansi Sundrani Dana Kate Tilley Courtney Tillman Sarah Van Hook Ashlynn Waite Sonia Warrior Destiny Eve Weiss Julia Whitmer Samantha Williams Elizabeth Woolford Amber Wright Carolyn Wyman Emma Zahniser Diana Zavela Madison Zegel Megan Zegel
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GOLD AWARD SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Many colleges and universities offer scholarships to Girl Scouts who have earned their Gold Award, because they recognize the leadership skills required to earn the highest award. This year, our Council offered high school seniors who earned their Gold Award the opportunity to apply for one of ten $2,000 educational scholarships. The Gold Award Scholarship Panel, comprised of members of the business community with a commitment to Girl Scouting, reviewed written applications and identified semifinalists to be interviewed in person at the Council office. Based on the interviews, committee members selected the finalists. Additionally, in honor of the Gold Award Centennial, in 2016, the Council selected a Young Woman of Distinction – who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership – to receive a $3,000 scholarship. The Council’s multiple scholarships for Gold Award recipients are funded through generous gifts from Sarah Phillips, a lifetime Girl Scout volunteer, in support of the Sarah and Lawrence Phillips Scholarships; a gift from an anonymous donor in honor of Marilynn Carr; and Shenandoah Region scholarships supported through an endowment from lifetime Girl Scout volunteers Eva L. Woolridge and Lynne Seibert-Steptoe.
GOLD AWARD SCHOLARSHIP PANEL Suzanne Amsbaugh Community Volunteer Mary Brady Economic Club of Washington Sally Gere, Esq., Panel Chair Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia Artis Hampshire-Cowan Howard University, Retired Roland Hawthorne The Meltzer Group
Pat Mathews Northern Virginia Health Foundation
Joseph T.N. Suarez, CFRE Booz Allen Hamilton
Amy O'Donnell U.S. Navy
Nancie Suzuki The Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation
Barbara Ostrom MacTech Engineering and Consulting
Stephanie Tsacoumis, Esq. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Karen Penn, Esq. Diversity & Inclusion Consultant
Gina Wasson Community Volunteer
Mary Gay Sprague US Department of Justice
Mary Karen Wills Berkeley Research Group, LLC
CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY: GOLD AWARD Since 1980, the highest award has been named the Gold Award. Every year, hundreds of Girl Scouts in our Council earn the Gold Award, leaving their legacy in Girl Scouting. They take action, completing projects that make the world a better place.
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DELIVERING SUCCESS UPS is proud to support the Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital Gold Award Centennial Celebration. Through a commitment to building courage, confidence and character, your work inspires the next generation of leaders to make a difference in the world.
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