| Earn GSSJC’s new Junior
Petrospective Badge
by Ann Hightower
One of Houston’s titles has long been
“the oil capital of the world.” GSSJC Junior Girl
Scout troops now have the opportunity to learn more about
this business by completing GSSJC’s own badge! Sponsored
by the Society of Women Engineers–Houston Area and developed
by Ann Hightower and Lisa Dionisio (both engineers with ExxonMobil),
this new badge includes a word search, a scavenger hunt, a
marketing game for the troop to play  together,
and a number of other activities. By the time a troop has
finished the Petrospective Badge, girls should feel a lot
more “in the know” about the business that fuels
most transportation and makes thousands of other products,
from automobile tires to Ziploc bags.
Contact Celeste Bryant at 713-292-0250 or
cbryant@sjgs.org to check out the badge kit. |
Lisa Dionisio is a petroleum engineer from
University of Oklahoma. While she works in Houston, she is
currently responsible for oil wells in Nigeria, Africa. The
oil business has many opportunities for girls, both in exotic
locations and in American offices. Troops can learn more about
oil careers by completing requirements for the Junior Petrospective
Badge. |
|  Junior
Girl Scouts now have the opportunity to earn the Our Rights,
Our Responsibilities participation patch. By participating
in this initiative, Junior Girl Scouts will join with Girl
Scouts and Girl Guides internationally and gain a greater
awareness of human rights and why they are essential for children
worldwide. The activities encourage girls to take constructive
responsibility for claiming basic rights for themselves and
for others. In the process they are empowered to become effective
citizens in their local and global communities.
The name of this initiative, “Our Rights, Our Responsibilities,”
comes from the current triennial theme of the World Association
of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). The initiative is
based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child, a human rights treaty adopted in September 1990. The
treaty was designed to |
encourage countries around the world to safeguard the rights
of children. The convention highlights the need to protect
children from abuse, violence, and exploitation, as well as
to provide access to adequate nutrition, healthcare, and primary
education.
This participation patch, which will be in effect through
2005, can be earned by completing at least one activity from
each of the six theme areas: the right to be me, the right
to learn, the right to be heard, the right to live in peace,
the right to be happy, and the right to work together.
For requirements on earning the patch visit www.girlscouts.org.
Click on Just 4 Girls then click on “Badges, etc.”
on the signpost. Scroll down to find “Our Rights, Our
Responsibilities.”
Upon completion of the badge work, the patch can be ordered
from the National Equipment Service at 1-800- 221-6707 (UPC
#26139). Cost per patch is 90 cents. |