Gold Award Orientation Dates
All girls who plan to earn their Gold Award must attend Gold
Award Orientation prior to submitting their Gold Award application.
Training is valid for 18 months. Upcoming trainings will be
held at the Girl Scout Center in Houston on:
l Sunday, February 20 from 2-4 p.m.
l Saturday, April 2 from 10-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:
January 16, February 13, March 6, April 17, May 15 |
Other Important Gold Award Dates
January 2005 - The Emerald Circle Merit Scholarship information
available
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. |
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: Registered 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: Registration: Theresa Hunter, 713-292-0318, or thunter@sjgs.org
General: Melinda Gaskill, 713-292-0232, or mgaskill@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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