February 2005 Volume 31 Issue 2  

Gold Award Information

Gold Award Orientation Dates
All girls who plan to earn their Gold Award must attend Gold Award Orientation in the 18 months prior to submitting their Gold Award application. Upcoming trainings will be held at the Girl Scout Center in Houston on:
  • Sunday, February 20, 2-4 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m.-noon
  • Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m.-noon
Cost is $5 per person (includes adults), and everyone must register using the program registration form. Event code: 10-63-17-6246.

Upcoming Gold Award Advisory Committee (GAAC)
Meeting Dates

These meetings are held monthly to review initial Gold Award Applications and Final Reports. All meetings will be on Sundays from 2-5 p.m. in RM 210. Girls who want to present their initial or final project reports at the meeting should contact the Gold Award Coordinator prior to the meeting date. (Note: Presenting an application or final report is optional.) Remember that all initial Gold Award Applications and Final Reports are due by the first of each month to ensure review at that month’s GAAC Meeting. Dates are as follows:
                                    March 6, April 17, May 15

Answers to all your Gold Award questions
Julie Deeter, Program Manager, 713-292-0203, jdeeter@sjgs.org or Cindy Gernand, Gold Award Coordinator, 713-664-5703, cgernand@sbcglobal.net

Other Important Gold Award Dates
February 2005 - Elks National Foundation Annual Scholarship information available. Statewide Gold Award Scholarship application available
March 6, 2005 - Completion deadline for eligibility to apply for Emerald Circle Scholarship
March 11, 2005* - Deadline for The Emerald Circle Gold Award Merit Scholarship
April 10, 2005 - Senior Recognition Event, honoring all April 2004-March 2005 Gold Award recipients, 2005 Graduating Senior Girl Scouts and Senior Girl Scouts who have earned their Ten-Year Pins
June 2005 - Statewide Gold Award Ceremony in Austin, Texas, honoring all May 2004-April 2005 Gold Award recipients who have earned their Gold Award
September 30, 2005 - Completion deadline for 2005 high school graduates
*For additional college/university scholarships, please check the GSUSA Web site www.girlscouts.org under Just4Girls.


Studio 2B Girl Scout Gold Award Insert Correction
The most recent October 2004 second printing of the Gold Award Inserts, UPC #20493, contains incorrect information on page 12. The incorrect text indicates that girls must complete the Take Charge Focus book in order to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award. Instead, any of the Focus book topics is acceptable for the completion of Step 2 of the Gold Award requirements.

Silver Award Information

Silver Polish Information Session for girls 11-14
Why: Learn about the NEW guidelines for the Girl Scout Silver Award. Participants will receive information on:
  • How to relate Interest Projects to the Girl Scout Law
  • The difference between “leadership” and “service” hours
  • Goal setting and the STUDIO 2B Focus books
  • Working toward an appropriate Silver Award Project.
Written materials will include the Project Review Form, Final Report Form and an event planning guide for girls wishing to hold a community event as their final project.

Who: Girl Scouts 11-14 (Must be in 6th grade to 9th grade),
no adults
Where: Girl Scout Center, 3110 Southwest Freeway, Houston
When: Saturday, February 12; 10 a.m.-noon
OR
Sunday, April 17; 2-4 p.m.
Bring: Completed permission form (F-204) and medical history (F-185). All participants should bring a pen.
Min./Max.: 25/100 girls
Cost: $5 per person

Register: Use Program Registration Form. Must have individual girls’ names listed to be accepted.
Event Code: 10-63-06-6243
Deadline: Two weeks prior to session
Contact: General: Melinda Gaskill, 713-292-0232 mgaskill@sjgs.org
Registration: Theresa Hunter, 713-292-0318 or thunter@sjgs.org
Note: This information session is beneficial to girls who have started working on components of the Silver Award under pre-Summer 2004 guidelines but have not yet reached the Project step. Girls working under the pre-Summer 2004 guidelines have 2-3 years to complete. All girls must follow the new guidelines for completing the Project Review Form, GSSJC form F-493b.
Adults: This is a girl only session. Training has been developed specifically for adults and is scheduled at the same time as the all-girl session. Please register for the adult training by going online at www.gssjc.org to the “Training” link. Absolutely no tagalongs can be accommodated at either the girl or adult sessions.
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