GSSJC
Silver Polish
Information Session for GSUSA
Silver Award
Who: Girls 11-14 (must be in 6th -9th grade)
No tagalongs.
NOTE: This orientation will also be beneficial to girls
who may already have started working on components of the
Silver Award under pre-Summer 2004 guidelines but who have
not reached the project step. These girls have 1-2 years to
complete under the previous guidelines, but must follow the
new guidelines for the final project.
What: A three-hour Girl Scout Silver Award
Information Session and Q&A session designed for girls.
When and where:
October 8, 9 a.m.-noon Girl Scout Center, Houston
October 15, 9 a.m.-noon, Lufkin Service Center
Why: Learn about the NEW guidelines for
the Girl Scout Silver Award. Participants will receive information
on: how to select Interest Projects, identifying leadership
opportunities, finding resources for career exploration and
working toward an appropriate Silver Award Project. Written
materials will include additional GSSJC-required
paperwork as well as a new event planning guide for girls
wishing to hold a community event as their final project.
Bring: All girls attending must bring a
completed permission
form (F-204); medical
history (F-185). All participants should bring a pen and
notebook
Register: Use Program
Registration Form, Girls’ individual names must
be provided on registration–no registrations will be
accepted with just a leader’s name and “x”
girls.
Cost: $5 per participant
Min./Max.: 20/50
Event Code: 10-63-06-6243
Contact:
General: Melinda Gaskill, 713-292-0232,
or mgaskill@sjgs.org
Registration: Theresa Hunter, 713-202-0318,
or thunter@sjgs.org.
|
Gold Award Orientation Dates
All girls who plan to earn their Gold Award must attend
Gold Award Orientation sometime in the 18 months prior to
submitting their Gold Award application. Additional training
dates and locations may be added as needed. Upcoming trainings
will be:
- Saturday, November 5, 10 a.m.-noon, Lufkin Service Center
- Saturday, December 10, 10 a.m.-noon, Girl Scout Center
Min.Max.: 10/60
Cost: $5 per person
Event Code: 10-63-17-6246
Register: Use theProgram
Registration Form
Note: Additional training dates and locations
may be added as needed. Absolutely no drop-ins. A home study
is available.
Gold Award Advisory Committee Meetings
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:
October 16, November 13, December 4
Other Important Gold Award Dates
March 2006 Gold Award completion deadline
for eligibility to apply for Emerald Circle Scholarship and
the Elks National Foundation Annual Scholarship Application
March 17, 2006 Deadline for The Emerald
Circle Gold Award Merit Scholarship Application
May 2006 Deadline for the Statewide Gold
Award Scholarship Application. |
