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Troop #8265 celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at the opening
of The Woodlands Waterway Bridge. They watched Irish dancing,
had a Irish-themed picnic, made Girl Scouts friendship pins,
received lots of “gold” and balloons from the
Leprechaun.
Brownie Troop #11113 put together 16 Easter baskets for the
DePelchin Center. Girls purchased items and arranged the baskets
themselves. The baskets were distributed to children in foster
care and other children in need of a little Easter cheer.
Daisy Troop #17010 of Mason Creek Service Unit worked on earning
the Magenta Petal – Respect Authority. Girls made a
poster with pictures of President Bush, their school teachers
and principal, Girl Scout leaders, pediatrician, etc. and
had a discussion about authority figures. Officer Jaime Giraldo
visited in full uniform (the father of one of the troop members)
to help the girls understand what police officers do and why
they are our friends.
Deer Park Troop #1475 planted and decorated a garden for the
Happy Kiddo’s kindergarten class at San Jacinto Elementary
School. The troop purchased soil, plants, and decorations
for the kindergarten classroom garden. The class was studying
plants and how they grow.
Troop #6432 made special shirts for a trip to the Houston
Zoo.
Troop #2027 made homemade cookies for the families of the
Columbia Shuttle Astronauts on the day of the anniversary
of the disaster.
Troop #10864 took a pontoon boat ride a service unit camping
trip to Camp Olympia on Lake Livingston.
Troop #6189 in Orange enjoyed making comfort blankets for
children with cancer. They are also working full speed on
the Silver Award and a summer trip to Savannah.
Troop #5749 have fun earning the Sounds of Music Try-it by
making shoebox guitars.
Junior Troop #5951 helped Brownie Troop #5477 work on itsr
bridging requirements by helping them earn the Puzzler Badge.
Troop #6048 made baby blankets to send to an orphanage in
Mexico.
Troop #11226 gets ready to camp overnight by spending a Saturday
at Camp Robinwood. They learned how to build a fire, take
care of a tent, and clean a latrine. They also went paddle
boating on Lake Ann.
Brownie Troop #9129 performed a community service project
and completed a requirement for the Animals Try-It by donating
items that they collected for the Nacogdoches Animal Shelter.
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Cadette Troop #5298 from Copper Corners Service Unit took
a trip to the Civil Courts Building during Spring Break. Girls
visited Judge Lamar McCorkle (133rd District Court) in the
morning who gave them an overview of how the Civil Court System
worked and then gave them a tour of his chambers. Each person
on his staff explained their job and how they fit into the
big picture. Judge McCorkle was not having a trial that day
so he spent a lot of time with the girls answering questions
and educating them on the courts system. The afternoon was
spent with Judge Patricia Hancock (113th District Court).
Court was in session in her courtroom so the girls were introduced
as “distinguished guests” and allowed to sit in
the audience during the trial. Judge Hancock took the girls
back to her chambers and talked to them about how she became
a lawyer and then a judge. She also made sure the girls saw
that she had two partially eaten boxes of Girl Scout Cookies
on her desk. They were Thin Mints and Lemon Pastry Cremes.
The girls had a wonderful time and finished up most of the
Law and Order Patch.
Junior Troop #10539 toured the Melcher Center for Public Broadcasting
at the University of Houston. Girls saw how a TV production
is put together, worked a TV camera, worked the editing board,
and recorded their voices on a radio broadcast.
Area Park. They had the opportunity to view snakes in their
natural environment as well as many other kinds of animals.
It was a lot of work but, according to the Scouts they will
think twice about littering and respect our earth even more.
Junior Troop #1594 hosted Brownie Troop #1599 to a Visual
Arts Badge Workshop to help them complete some of their bridging
steps and for the Juniors to earn the Junior Aide Patch
Troop #5203 held a Me and My Guy event at Camp Silver Springs.
They went on a treasure hunt, built a bird house, played field
games, made a frame for their photo with their special guy
and roasted
marshmallows for banana boats and s’mores.
Troop #5203 celebrated a great cookie sale by having dinner.
The troop sold 1,812 packages. They are going to use their
cookie bonus money to have a sleep over on Battleship Texas
and tour the San Jacinto Monument.
Shining Waters Service Unit had a tea party on Valentines
Day. A ceremony was held to present the Silver Award to Kristi
D. and Vanessa L. of Troop #6106. J.C. Penney’s provided
fashions for a style show of Victorian attire.
Troop #11226 learned the meaning behind the parts for the
World Trefoil Pin in a pin ceremony for World Thinking Day.
Troop #9027 from Pine Tree Service Unit donates gifts for
children in the Joaquin area.
Troop #11226’s Co-Leader Donna Ellison and her niece
Katherine Laake compare SWAPS received at the Smile S’more
Leader/Daughter Weekend.
 Brittany,
Jacinda, Cristina, Ashley, Jessica, Catherina, Callie, Sarah,
and Dahlia from Brownie Troop #8082 spent a fun-filled day
at Camp Robinwood. Girls played games and relaxed.
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