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Staff
Vice President - Membership
Carolyn Johnson
Directors
Gladys Birdwell
Sandee Williams
Team Leaders
Kathy Denton
Tracy Gillin
Deepa Seetepalli
Karyn Smith
Pam Soles
Nina Williams
Sue Zingleman
Membership Managers
Alex DeReinzi
Stephanie Finleon
Lynn Flournoy
Dawn Francis
Gina Galloway
Cecilia Garcia
Gloria Gracia Johnson
Milly Garzon
JoAnna Harris
Sheila Hauser
Laura Hernadez
Selina Howard
Sandra Johnson
Elizabeth Leas
Alicia McWilliams
Parina Paripoonnanonda
Wendy Rea
Juana Rhoden
Donna Robinson
Maria Roldan
Abby Sibley
Jamie Stiyer
Theresa Thomas
Celia Valles
Purvi Zaver
Cate Teague, Administrative
Assistant
Linda Pharris, Departmental Assistant
Jean Rhoden, Secretary
713-292-0300
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Advice for the STUDIO 2B Advisor
by Sandee WIlliams
Adult advisors
may have concerns that the STUDIO 2B by
girls for girls approach means that adults
will “lose control.” Girls say
not to worry! They recognize the importance
of adults as advisors and would like adults
to help with the nitty-gritty planning of
activities and events. They also recognize
the need for guidance and coaching from
adults who have “been there and done
that.” How can you adopt a by girls
for girls approach? The following are several
wonderful tips taken from the Girl Scouts
of the USA publication, STUDIO 2B-Guide
for Advisors.
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- Barring issues of safety, promote trust
by letting the girls know what is said
in the group stays in the group.
- Connect with the girls and validate
their feelings. Let them know that you
remember dealing with many of the same
problems they are facing.
- Encourage friendships – new and
old. Promote participation in local activities
and events happening for girls their age.
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- Take interest in their interests. Try
to stay up-to-date on the latest movies,
music, celebrities, trends, and fashions.
- Focus on resolving problems with a positive
attitude. Help the girls define the difficulty
and create solutions together.
- Ask the girls what rules they think
they need for safety and what group agreements
they need to be a good team.
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- Trust the girls to get things done with
minimal guidance.
- Help…but avoid taking over the
logistical details, paperwork, and legwork
for projects and trips.
- Let go of a structured agenda at meetings.
Allow the girls to create their own.
- Allow some meetings to be an opportunity
for just talking, unwinding, and have
fun!
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STUDIO 2B Success Stories!
by JoAnna D. Harris and
Sandee Williams
Interested in starting a STUDIO
2B program, but don’t know where to begin?
Check out these success stories and see if they
can be of some help!
STUDIO 2B Summer Series
Six service units implemented a six-week STUDIO
2B Summer Series to introduce the concept to the
girls in the area. Forty-five girls paid a $10
registration fee and met on Thursday evenings
for two- hour sessions to complete the STUDIO
2B Uniquely Me! focus book which was included
in the registration fee. Volunteers from each
of Area 7’s service units conducted one
of the weekly sessions. The girls participated
in activities such as cooking healthy foods, interacting
in a games night, and a styling in a fashion show.
Area 7 will conduct the series again this summer
either as an all-day event or as a twilight camp.
For more information contact Trichelle Goins at
713-292-0220 or tgoins@sjgs.org.
STUDIO 2B in The Woodlands
Seven service units combined their efforts to
form a STUDIO 2B group that brings girls together
from several large communities in the northern
section of the Council. Girls living in The Woodlands
were eager to meet and interact with other tweens
and teens living in neighborhoods nearby. Forming
the STUDIO 2B group allows them to do this while
serving as a retention tool for many of the girls
who are already active in troops and interest
groups. It also offers an additional option for
girls registered as Juliettes, increasing their
opportunities to become more involved.
This STUDIO 2B format consists of two troops,
one for 11-13 year olds and the other for 14-17
year olds. Each troop meets once a month on Tuesdays.
The girls do a variety of activities which include
career exploration. In the spring, the Senior
STUDIO 2B troop plans to visit some college campuses.
Troop/Group leaders have found that the flexibility
of STUDIO 2B is great for troops who were losing
girls because of their increased involvement in
school activities. For more information about
The Woodlands STUDIO 2B concept, contact Shelia
Hauser at 713-292-0225 or shauser@sjgs.org.
STUDIO 2B Lunch Bunch
The “Lunch Bunch” is a STUDIO 2B success
story shared by another Girl Scout Council. Young
corporate volunteers serving as STUDIO 2B advisors
meet once a month with 28 sixth, seventh, and
eighth grade girls at a local middle school during
their lunch period. They complete activities from
the focus books and plan group functions outside
of the school setting. The principal likes the
program so well that on meeting days he allows
the girls to be released from class 10 minutes
early. The principal has also allowed the Lunch
Bunch to use a vacant classroom as a meeting place.
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