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Dear Girl Scout family, The Girl Scout Promise

Girl Scouts are entrepreneurs, environmentalists, campers, techies and they On my honor, I will try: also make their community and world a better place. This yearbook celebrates To serve God* and my country the wonderful accomplishments of all our high awardees. These Girl Scouts are To help people at all times, and exceptional young leaders who have made a significant difference in our world. To live by the Girl Scout Law

I say the Gold Award is like the Ph.D. of Girl Scouting. Two hundred and three *Members may substitute wording appropriate to their own spiritual beliefs for the word “God.” Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors tackled projects, which varied in scope, solving real world problems and uplifting their communities. I encourage you to read about the amazing projects in this yearbook, from spreading awareness for mental health resources for teens, feeding the hungry to preparing The Girl Scout law students for college and careers. Gold Award Girl Scouts are Girl the World Needs. It is the highest earned achievement for high school girls, and can open doors for scholarships, preferred college admissions and I will do my best to be career opportunities. Honest and fair, Friendly and helpful, This year 917 Girl Scouts earned the Silver Award, the highest achievement a Girl Scout Cadette can earn as Considerate and caring, an individual or team. They have taken on projects they care about, learned the facts and put their plans in Courageous and strong, and motion. They are well on their way to earning the Gold Award. Responsible for what I say and do,

The Silver Trefoil Award is unique to Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital; and reflects a Girl Scout's commitment to And to volunteering globally, locally and even in the Girl Scout community. Two hundred and thirty-four Respect myself and others, Girl Scouts dedicated 100 hours to earn this award, preparing them for a lifetime of civic engagement and Respect authority, volunteerism. Use resources wisely, Make the world a better place, and Congratulations to all the extraordinary Girl Scouts featured in our award yearbook. These outstanding young Be a sister to every Girl Scout. women represent not only the brightest and best, but also the most passionate and committed. Girl Scouts is a life-changing journey, and earning high awards is the pinnacle of one's Girl Scout experience. Girl Scouts Nation's Capital Thank you to all the parents, Girl Scout advisors, volunteers, and Girl Scout sisters, who believed in our awardees and supported them at every turn. Because of your support these awardees have gained Faye Fields, President of the Board confidence and the skills that will catapult them to a lifetime of success. Lidia Soto-Harmon, Chief Executive Officer Colleen Cibula, Chief Operating Officer Yours in Girl Scouting Mankaa Ngwa-Suh, Program Services Manager Nicole Lehmer, Teen Program Specialist Karina Gallardo, Program Coordinator Danielle Phelps, Marketing Specialist

Lidia Soto-Harmon Chief Executive Officer Thank you to the Women’s Advisory Board (WAB), The most influential business leaders from the Greater Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital Washington Region. These women raise the profile of Girl Scouting within the corporate community, and are committed to sharing their expertise with Girl Scouts earning the Gold Award.

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Sydney Acuff Rylie The Gold Award is Girl Scouting’s highest honor. This prestigious Silver Spring, MD Fairfax, VA award is earned by a select group of Girl Scouts who have End The Stigma, Period. The Faces of History demonstrated a high commitment to improving their communities, Sydney recruited members of Mural and advocating for lasting change. This past year, from March her community to help create Rylie painted a mural in her 16, 2019 to March 15, 2020, 203 Girl Scouts from 25 counties in reusable menstrual pads for girls school of human rights activists Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia earned in developing countries. to educate and inspire students, the Gold Award. staff and visitors.

The road to the Gold Award begins with discovery. Each girl uses her own values and skills to identify a community issue she is passionate about and then determines the topic and audience for Isuri Adikari Jaymie Adkins her project. Before proceeding, each girl submits a project proposal Kensington, MD Berkeley Springs, WV to the Gold Award Panel. The Panel welcomes all projects for which Maryland Temple Berkeley Springs High there is a demonstrated need. The Panel works with Girl Scouts to Beautification School Athletic Event support the development of their projects and act as mentors along Isuri's planted trees, flowers, and Clean-Up the way. shrubs to beautify the Maryland Jaymie cleaned up after athletic Buddhist Vihara unite different events such as football and people toward a common goal. basketball games in order to While working on her project, each Girl Scout dedicates herself to advancing her cause and accomplishing show students the importance her goal. All of the projects completed this year will have a lasting and positive impact on our region and of picking up after themselves. beyond. From protecting the environment and teaching young people about community issues, to promoting healthy behaviors and helping the homeless, these Girl Scouts have exhibited outstanding leadership, exceptional organizational skills, and a sincere commitment to improving their communities. Congratulations Kristen Aellen Sakina Ahmad to all of our Gold Award Girl Scouts! Damascus, MD Herndon, VA Bracelet Kits for Reading Buddies The following pages feature this year’s Gold Award Girl Scouts and descriptions of their projects. By Hospitalized Teen Girls Sakina created a program that necessity, the descriptions are brief and may not fully describe the scope of the project. Kristen created and led a work- paired elementary-aged readers shop to make 2,000 bracelet kits with teens to take turns reading for hospitalized teen girls to help to each other and build reading them stay positive and focus on confidence. their health.

Imani Allen Samia Alshammaa Washington, D.C. Ashburn, VA Ways to Relieve Stress Not My Barn/Beyond Imani created a presentation and Fences films on how healthy lifestyle Samia educated and empowered changes can reduce students’ Loudoun County 4-H club stress officers and camp counselors on anti-bullying and the educational benefits of 4-H livestock clubs.

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Victoria Anthony Vedika Arunkumar Nura Behgoman Rachael Behrend Alexandria, VA Ashburn, VA Herndon, VA Poolesville, MD Early English A Home for Everyone A Seat At Our Table Archery Range 's project aimed at Vedika educated her community Nura's project addressed the use Improvement Project contributing to the education for about the shortage of foster of negative stereotypes in the Rachael created an underprivileged kids in the city of families by hosting information media by creating video presen- environmentally friendly and Quito, Ecuador session s at local libraries and tations to showcase the lives of sustainable surface area at creating a video. people who are affected by the the BCCIWLA archery range for negativity those with disabilities to practice archery

Julia Ashworth Jessica Bagby Julia Belvin Isabelle Berman Alexandria, VA Warrenton, VA Hollywood, MD Potomac, MD Batty For Bats Walker Bags for Safety Creative Healing Art Talk We Can Grown Clean Air! Julia prepped for and ran a bat Jessica Bagby's Gold Award (CHAT) Isabelle propagated and house building workshop for "Walker Bags for Safety". She did Julia promoted the mental health distributed over 150 air filtering children and created a public presentations to a variety of au- benefits of art for survivors of plants to raise awareness of the service announcement to spread diences with fall prevention tips, trauma, depression, and anxiety connection between indoor air awareness about the importance balance exercises and walker by providing art opportunities quality and climate change. of bats. bags and by educating caregivers.

Elizabeth Bailey Aimee Ballard Naomi Bertha Tanvi Bhat Lovettsville, VA Harpers Ferry, WV Falls Church, VA Herndon, VA Got Yarn? Get Excited About Meaning Watershed Spreading STEM 1 Kit at a Elizabeth taught members of the Science! Education Program Time community how to make hats Aimee designed workshops Naomi created a program for her Tanvi Bhat created 60+ STEM and scarves for local charities. for the C.T. Boys & Girls Club to local nature center to educate kits containing hands-on Through this, she was able to give kids a chance to engage in summer campers about how science experiments for local donate over 100 hats and 100 science outside of school and watersheds impact them. shelters and demonstrated each scarves. encourage them to go into STEM experiment to ensure a great fields experience.

Priya Batra Emma Bazemore Kathleen Bishop Laura Biwer Chantilly, VA Fairfax, VA North Potomac, MD Springfield, VA Teen Stress Relief & Cavity Avoidance in Rural Creating a Patio Wildlife Healthy Vegetarian Management Workshops Indigenous Northern Habitat to Promote Eating For Busy Teens Priya focused on educating teen Guatemala (CARING) Environmental Awareness Laura demonstrated how to girls on stress management. She Emma's aimed to educate people Kathleen transformed a create nutritious vegetarian taught them about symptoms in Guatemalan communities retirement home’s patio into melas for teenagers by creating and causes of stress and various the importance of practicing a native habitat for birds and a cookbook and distributing techniques to get relief. dental hygiene by distributing butterflies and designed pamphlets during a workshop. toothbrushes and coloring books educational information for the about dental health. residents’ use.

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Hannah Bray Sydney Brown Julia Cartwright Nicole Chebili Frederick, MD Upper Marlboro, MD Reston, VA Vienna, VA Recomposing the Urbana Teen Health, Wellness and Mosquito Vector Control Bipartisan Buzz Orchestra Program Disease Prevention Julia’s project reduced the Nicole started a bipartisan Hannah Bray and her volunteers Sydney Brown's health fair threat of mosquito borne politics club at her high school, helped to “recompose” the project addressed the issue of illnesses through educational designed a website, and created orchestra program at her school adolescent mental and physical presentations, draining standing flyers, posters and brochures through various improvements health, wellness, disease water and installing blue bird and to promote community they made. prevention, self-esteem and bat houses. bipartisanship. campus safety

Haili Bruckner Sara Buie Dalia Chen Emma Chernisky Sandy Spring, MD Woodbridge, VA Potomac, MD Chantilly, VA The Cost of Cheap Little Free Library and Local Agriculture Food Pantry Recipe Book Clothing: Sewing and Literacy Enrichment Workshop Emma created a recipe Sustainability Workshop Program Dalia created a class that book using items commonly Haili held a sewing workshop and Sara created a Little Free Library informed community members donated to a food pantry and made a website to educate kids for Kyle R. Wilson Elementary about the benefits of growing, organized volunteers to prepare on the issues within the fashion and implemented a literacy consuming and eating locally & distribute food samples to industry and importance of enrichment program to benefit grown foods. clients of the pantry. sustainable shopping practices. its student population.

Isabelle Cang Vivian Cao-Dao Taylor Cherry Danielle Fairfax,VA Centreville, VA St. Leonard, MD Chew-Martinez The Art of Life Progress With Chess Operation Amphitheater New Carrollton, MD Isabelle organized art workshops Vivian Cao-Dao created Taylor built a backdrop for a local Frenchman's Creek to educate young kids about the community program amphitheater and also designed Community Dog Park stress management and relief in ProgressWithChess to provide a historical activity pamphlet for Danielle Chew-Martinez built a order to prepare them for all the free tutoring and chess lessons children of all ages to do when dog park in her condominium stress of school, work, and life. to local children. they visit the park community for the dogs owners

in her neighborhood to have a safe space to exercise their dogs.

Sydney Carr Amber Carrico Mary Chudovan Olivia Coe Clinton, MD Falls Church, VA Fairfax, VA Ashburn, VA Architecture is 4U Native Ecosystems: The Supporting Pleasant The Power of Music Sydney Carr utilized three Good, The Bad, The Ugly Valley Preschool Therapy black women in the field of Amber’s Gold Award focused Mary created a monarch Olivia created a music therapy architecture to come and on raising awareness about butterfly garden to bring program for children with Autism encourage high school girls restoring native habitats thereby environmental awareness to and developmental delays. The about achieving their goals of slowing the loss of species the students of Pleasant Valley program taught them to trust being in the field reliant on native plants for their Preschool and the Greenbriar and identify police officers. survival Community

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Emily Cole Lydia Colwell Ella Evans Laura Evans Mount , MD Vienna, VA Arlington, VA Herndon, MD Lacrosse Unplugged The Neck Pillow Project Garden Gold Award Teaching Girls To Be The Emily inspired young girls to get Lydia taught young girls how Ella worked to clear out and Leaders and Problem outside and off of their devices to sew and worked with them replant a garden at her church Solvers of Tomorrow by hosting "Lacrosse Unplugged". to create and deliver 100 neck with native plants and make it Laura's Gold Award project She trained teens to work with pillows for cancer patients into a more viable urban trained young girls to be young girls and taught the girls receiving treatment in a local space. successful leaders and problem lacrosse skills, activities to do hospital. solvers through researching, outside and the dangers of using completing, and presenting a devices too much. project to improve their world. Sophia Cooney Hattie Dalton Katie Evans Kathleen Farr Bowie, MD Mechanicsville, MD Herndon, VA Vienna, VA Informational Human Encouraging Positive Girls and Gears: Getting Drawing Inspiration from Trafficking Workshop Thinking Among Teen Girls Involved in STEM Yourself: A Mental Well- Sophia worked with 3 anti- Girls Katie sparked girls’ interests ness Self-Help Book for human trafficking groups to Hattie created vinyl stickers and in STEM careers by teaching Teens create an educational workshop, hosted a workshop to address robotics programming & Kathleen created the coloring provide service opportunities, younger teen girls and the trou- engineering and coaching the book Drawing Inspiration From lobbied to make trafficking a bles they face with body image, girls to success in a robotics Yourself to help teens cope with felony in MD. confidence, self esteem and tournament. stress, anxiety, and negative bullying. self-image. Jaylah Dorsey Clara Dotterer Jenica Fichadia Julia Fischer Chevy Chase, MD Sterling, VA Dunn Long, VA Great Falls, VA Let's Eat Atria Outdoor and Indoor Music at Mariposa Crisis Pregnancy Jaylah's project addressed Planting Jenica Fichadia led a music Renovation unhealthy eating habits Clara planted a colorful garden camp in the Dominican Republic Julia renovated a crisis among children experiencing at Atria Assisted Living and also at the Mariposa Center. She pregnancy center and created homelessness by creating a brought the outdoors indoors taught local underprivileged an Art Corner to provide a listing of a snack per day, an through each resident potting girls there about music in their welcoming environment for the activity and song. their own plant for their room. community women and families who need the center's help.

Julia Drennan Emily Dunsmore Grace Flory Caitlyn Forte Alexandria, VA Dunkirk, MD Takoma Park, MD Silver Spring, MD Flipping the M in STEM Meadow Restoration The Monsters in Mind Los Cuentos/ The Stories Julia Drennan believing that Emily restored a local meadow To combat stigma and Caitlyn created a website for in teaching, one truly learns with plants beneficial to monarch misinformation about mental non-english speaking students & noticing a need in her butterflies and pollinator species illness, Grace wrote a one-act to access and listen to stories community for low-cost, quality play to educate an audience in their native language and peer tutoring, trained a network about how it feels like to struggle compare it to English to help of tutors & connected them with with mental health. them gain literacy skills children in need.

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Erin Ganley Mary Kate Ganley Julianna Grimson Jacqueline Grimson Vienna, VA Falls Church, VA Great Falls, VA Great Falls, VA Enhancing the Safety of Media Literacy in the Advancing Seniors in Buddy Up With Reading Social Technology (ASIST) Mary Kate created a free Great Falls Roads Digital Age Erin Ganley taught senior citizens little library to ecourage the Julianna led her community and Jacqueline Grimson created at the Kensington Senior Living community to continue to partnered with state government and taught a curriculum for home the basics of social assist the students at a local to install signage on dangerous underserved middle schoolers technology, to help them stay elementary school and to utility poles to improve the safety on identifying false or biased connected to friends and family. advocate for change within the of local roads. information in the digital age. ommunity through reading.

Dalena Garcia Angelika Giavis Nova Grissom Katie Groen Beltsville, MD Vienna, VA Ellicott City, MD Silver Spring, MD Save Our Majestic Book Club Justice "what are Greyhounds: "Track to Monarchs! Angelika started a book club at our rights?" FURever Home" Dalena taught children the Tall Oaks Assisted Living. She Nova Grissom's Gold Award Katie Groen created a series importance of monarch wanted to start something that Project, Justice "what are our of six videos describing the butterflies by creating a butterfly helped seniors interact with their rights?", used workshops to experiences of retired-racing garden for the students at St. peers on a deeper level. inform teenagers what to greyhounds on their journey John the Baptist. do when dealing with law from the tracks to loving “fur- enforcement agents. ever” homes.

Charlotte Gimlin Katherine Glascock Maansi Gupta Olivia Gyapong Gaithersburg, MD Silver Spring, MD Arlington, VA Front Royal, VA "Self-Care Room" for Identifying Invisible The Gita Trail Hydro Hero Olivia hosted an event to educate Anxiety Management Hunger: People Who Hide Maansi created and publicized a hiking path in her community. guests about the merits of Charlotte 's project addressed Their Hunger Her project emphasized the im- hydroponic gardening, then built the lack of mental health care at Katie presented about hunger at/ portance of connecting with na- hydroponic units with them at a her school, providing techniques above the poverty line, gathered ture to alleviate mental distress. community garden. to cope with panic in a safe, 1500 lbs of food to create snack private place. bins for each school and made a video about community resources.

Trinity Gourdin Alicia Gravette Mei Hagood Amanda Hail Fort Washington, MD Germantown, MD Ashburn, VA Alexandria, MD Every One of Us Matter! Vaping Awareness Project Educate to Empower: Bandanas for Kids Mei’s Gold Award project Trinity's project entitled, Every Helping Girls In Need Alicia made 100 age appropriate informed elementary, middle, One of Us Matter! Breaking Amanda started a Girl Up club fashionable Bandanas for and high school students about down stereotypes through an and led a group of empowered students with special needs. the dangers of vaping and the educational awareness campaign youth in spreading awareness Building Self-Esteem. Building consequences of this activity. about Intellectual Disability. Her Community. Building Awareness. of social/gender barriers project addressed the stigmas preventing girls from accessing and barriers of intellectual an education. disabled individuals.

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Zohra Hall Gabrielle Halpern Stuthi Iyer Mia Jackson Upper Marlboro, MD Potomac, MD Great Falls, VA Silver Spring, MD Tech Savvy 4 Seniors How to Prepare for STEAMWorkshop and The Path Forward: Be The Tech-Savvy 4 Seniors was Weather Related Science Fair for Title I Bold, Be Brave, Be created with the purpose of Emergencies Elementary School Beautiful teaching senior citizens how to Gabrielle designed and led work- Stuthi conducted a series of Mia created a program and properly and efficiently operate shops to teach students about STEAM Workshops for the Title workbook for 5th grade girls their devices. weather events in Maryland and I School, Herndon Elementary. transitioning into middle school. how to make emergency to-go This culminated in a Science The Governor’s Office recognized kits and family emergency plans. Fair where she helped students it as a cornerstone for ES make & present novel research. schools.

Afrah Hanan Nirar Christian Herald Ginny Jacobs Ella Jacobs Sterling, VA Washington, D.C. Annandale, VA Silver Spring, MD How Important is Your Speaking for Success Coding4Change Many Orgins, One Home: Health to You? Christian developed and Ginny inspired title one students Refugee Advocacy Afrah's project focused on facilitated a 5 day public to pursue a career of coding by Ella organized a panel event educating the youth on health- speaking, speech writing and teaching them Java basics and in her community, educating related topics. She built a confidence building workshop for providing them with resources to people about the refugee crisis website with all the resources underserved middle school girls keep learning. and how to help refugees at a used during her presentations. of color. local and global level.

Jessica Holloway Ziyah Holman Diya Jha Alison Burtonsville, MD Hyattsville, MD Frederick, MD Arlington, VA Increasing Minority Disconnect To Connect Paint for Pathways Substance Abuse Preven- Student Admission to Ziyah created the ZEN Room Diya Jha was instrumental in tion: "No" Today = "Yes" To School Magnet Programs for students to relieve stress by bringing awareness for the need Your Future Jessica created a manual to introducing them to different of developmentally disabled Alison held an event to educate provide information on magnet coping mechanisms to manage young adults who attend the middle school adolescents and application process for African- the daily pressures of high Pathways Program in Frederick, their parents about substance American and Latino students school. Maryland. abuse. in 6th- 8th grade in Montgomery County Public Schools. Emily Huber Tyler Hughes Jada Jupiter Priya Kalra Arlington, VA Washington, DC Upper Marlboro, MD Gaithersburg, MD STEM Connect! Can I Eat That? Saving Our Butterflies Summer Coding Camp for Emily hosted monthly STEM Tyler created an allergy Jada presented a seminar and Children workshops for the sixth-graders awareness coloring/activity built a butterfly garden to raise Priya developed and taught at her school to encourage book for school-age children. awareness to the Baltimore a week-long interactive interest in STEM. The books were presented to Checkerspot Butterfly and programming camp at her local Pre-K-1st-grade classes at a local the importance of grassland public library to inspire young school. butterflies. girls in her community to be involved in STEM.

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Lily Kaspar Annie Kelly Olivia Kreutzer Varsha Kumaravel Reston, VA Darnestown, MD Silver Spring, MD Chantilly, VA Mind, Body & Club The Saint Thomas More The Way We Learn All You Need Is A Lily founded a school club to Chapel Makeover at Our Olivia Kreutzer worked on Pencil - Engage! teach about relieving stress Lady of Visitation Parish creating a website discussing Varsha made an activity book through meditation, positive Annie completed her project at learning disabilities. with science-themed activities thinking, and other stress Our Lady of the Visitation Parish. for recovering children. All You releiving activities. She was able to turn the parish’s Need Is A Pencil - Engage! was weathered chapel into a space given to 150 patients at Inova. that is welcoming to all.

Diana Kern Sarah Kessler Michelle Lai Nina Lam Woodbridge, VA Silver Spring, MD Fairfax Station, VA Fairfax, VA TeenShare Beautiful Flowers: A Book Discover STEM! Connecting Through Diana organized and led a Teen for Real Girls Michelle and her team ran a Music: Musical Grief Support Group for ages 12 Sarah made dolls to help 3-week STEM program at a Entertainment for the to 20 years old, the first and still local elementary school for 4th children see themselves as how Senior Community the only group for teens in Prince they are and not how the media graders to encourage students Nina's project improved the William County, VA. sees them to help with self to pursue STEM careers in the quality of life of nursing home image issues. future. inhabitants through a series of personalized concerts performed by younger generations. Mariam Khan Zarah King Peyton Lavallee Angela Le Sterling, VA Arlington, VA Charles Town, WV McLean, VA Awareness of People With Color Guard Behind the Lots-to-Share Books Outdoor Skills Workshop Disabilities Scenes Peyton created a give a book take Angela ran a workshop for kids Mariam worked with her Zarah spread her love of color a book free library system for 3 that focused on basic outdoor community to raise awareness guard through Try-It days and local elementary schools. This skills such as orienteering, knot for disability accommodation by YouTube videos, she also included collecting over 500 tying, leave no trace and fire and holding information seminars, organized her color guard facility books and building 3 book- shelter building. and providing a publicly and created an online inventory shelves. accessible wheelchair system.

Jessica Kligman Josefina Krasny Amanda Leckner Hannah Lee Fairfax Station, VA Nokesville, VA Fairfax, VA Springfield, VA Student Athletic Training Teens for Pets KCAMP STEMpower Program Josefina Krasny put together a Amanda Leckner developed a Hannah ran an 8-week STEM Jessica taught students in her series of volunteer days at the Korean Language and Cultural program for ESOL fourth school's athletic trainer training local animal shelter to raise immersion camp for students graders. She provided hands-on program how to prevent injuries awareness of the need for to address the importance of experiments for the kids to gain and what to do with various volunteers at the shelter. foreign language proficiency in experience in the STEM field. injuries. the youth.

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Carolyn Lemens Jordan Lennon Maya Mazzagatti Rebecca McDonald Alexandria, VA Montgomery Village, MD Frederick, MD Fairfax, VA Increasing Blood Water Safety Day Swim Lessons for Autistic NVTRP (Northern Virginia Donation Participation Jordan taught children and adults Children Therapeutic Riding & Education in Fairfax how to swim, what to do in an Maya created swim lessons for Center) emergency situation and how to Carolyn organized a blood children with Autism. Rebecca built sensory activity handle themselves in the water. drive in the Fairfax/Northern boards for kids with disabilities Virginia commuity to educate at the Northern Virginia students, their parents and the Therapeutic Riding Center. community on the importance and of regular blood donation.

Taryn Leoncavallo Hannah Little Maeve McGuire Claire McQuillen Marshall, VA Keedysville, MD Potomac, MD McLean, VA Snake Safety for Kids Project Sleep Heart Healthy Workshop/ Kindness Club Claire founded a Kindness Club Taryn Leoncavallo taught kids Hannah created a YouTube CPR Training at her all girls high school in or- about regional snakes, how video about the historical and Maeve held a heart healthy event der to combat feelings of stress, to identify them, and other personal consequences of sleep which included a workshop with anxiety and depression often snake-safety tips in her Gold deprivation and the benefits of 4 stations and CPR certification. experienced by high school girls. Award project, Snake Safety for healthy sleep. She taught teens heart healthy Kids. nutrition, lifestyle choices and activities by encouraging teens to get CPR certified.

Olivia Luu Kristen Lyons Kelly Melncik Jessica Mense Springfield, VA Potomac, MD Arlington, VA Poolesville, MD Greenspring "Senior" Hurricane Preparedness Aid for the Future: Eco Evie - Every Bit Helps! Olivia organized a dance, a Se- Educating Students in Jessica created a 7-continent For Kids photo scavenger hunt and a nior Prom, at her local retirement Kirsten created an educational Honduras in First Aid StoryWalk featuring her character community to boost morale coloring book about hurricane Kelly collected medical and Eco Evie to highlight the power of and raise awareness of having preparedness and held classes dental supplies creating 150 kits individual eco-friendly actions. healthy relationships with the for children at the San Juan Com- to give to the students at the elderly. munity Library in Puerto Rico. HIBS school in Honduras. She then taught them how to use the supplies.

Sarah Malone Bethany Simone Miller Mary Miller Saint Leonard, MD Massenburg-Jackson Chantilly, VA Federick, MD A guide to applying to Glenn Dale, MD It's All In How You Say It! I Shortage of Food Simone created a presentation Service Academies The Confidence Awareness to highlight the importance of Mary created a weatherproof Sarah created a pamphlet and Conference learning at least one Critical outdoor ford donation box at website to assist students Bethany taught middle school Language for today’s job market the Glad Valley Food Bank site navigating the complex students about mental health and presented it to high- to allow people to donate at any application process to the five and provided guidance on schoolers. time of day. federal service academies. acclimating to high school.

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Ann-Marie Millunzi Roudell Moffett Eden Neifeld Savannah Neuner Frederick, MD LaVale, VA Fairfax, VA Oakton, VA Stations of the Cross The Priceless Movement Alice's Boxes 3PawliciousTreats walkway for CrossRoads for Every Generation Eden filled boxes with simple, Savannah held a canine cooking Freedom Center Roudell wanted to help people engaging activities for people class, to help owners learn how with Alzheimer's and caregivers to create treats for dogs with Ann-Marie made a prayer walk understand their own and to use together, and gave them specialized nutritional needs. for a Christian based drug rehab others worth, so she created a to an Alzheimer's care center center. Each of the 10 stations video-based multi-generational has a bench, bridge, walk way curriculum guide. and a sign with scripture and questions for the center.

Isabelle Montilla Heather Moore Lindsay Newman Caitlyn Nguyen Burke, VA Manassas, VA Waldorf, MD Laytonsville, MD The Stress Less Initiative On Pointe Nutrition Tips The "Buzz" about Solitary Healthy Lifestyle Isabelle created a program that For Dancers Bees Caitlyn presented at local taught stress management and Heather educated dancers Lindsay led a hands-on workshop elementary schools to bring prevention to participants of her of all ages about hydration at her school to draw attention awareness about living a healthy school’s tutoring program. and nutrition by creating age to solitary bees, discuss the lifestyle by discussing key appropriate brochures and bee crisis, and collaboratively aspects on how to stay healthy presenting information to establish a nurturing bee habitat. to reduce childhood obesity. dancers.

Sally Nichols Amelia Nist Marianna Moreau Nyla Mpofu Silver Spring, MD Gaithersburg, MD Silver Spring, MD Sterling, VA Teaching the Disabled Introduction to the Girls Together as One School Workshop Safety Exciting World of Marianna made instructional Nyla donated over 3000 Community how to videos about how to use pads, underwear, towels, and Crochet Engineering machines safely in a workshop toothbrushes/toothpaste for Sally created a crochet pattern Amelia designed a program to to promote STEM education over 150 girls and managed a for an ice skating soft guard. She address the lack of minorities for middle school students, hygiene seminar in orphanages taught athletes in the Maryland and women in STEM by specifically girls. in Zimbabwe. Special Olympics ice skating introducing different branches program how to crochet. of engineering to preschool students.

Dana Musser Kennedy Nash Hope North Esther Obioha Arlington, VA Bowie, MD Damascus, MD Silver Spring, MD Celiac Family Education Career and College Greenhouse Scholar Dollars and Resources Planning Series Enhancement, Planting Esther created a scholarship To fill the lack of child friendly Kennedy Ridley-Nash developed and Open House database for students at her resources available to families and presented a college and Hope fixed up and enhanced high school. This past year, newly diagnosed with Celiac career readiness workshop the greenhouse at her old over $45,000 in scholarships Disease, Dana created games, for students experiencing elementary school and hosted were awarded to ScholarDollar worksheets, and discussions. homelessness in the Washington an open house to bring members. D.C. area. awareness to the greenhouse.

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Karin Ohannessian Alejandra Oquendo Eliza Pastore Danielle Burke, VA Silver Spring, MD Great Falls, VA Pearce-Baker Leave No Trace Help You Feel At Home Native Insect Alexandria, VA Awareness Alejandra assisted people Sustainability Young, Beautiful, Black moving out of shelters by leading Karin worked closely with NOVA Eliza brought awareness to the Girls: Inspiring Photo- Parks to improve the Symington local youth to prepare Welcome community regarding beneficial Cabin located in Leesburg, VA. Baskets with cleaning supplies, native insects by creating a graphs of Amazing Girls She also taught children about kitchen items and recipe cards. dynamic lesson plan and hands Danielle educated black girls the LNT principles. on activities for children. ages 8-10 on childhood depres- sion and created a website to let them know they are not alone.

Rebecca Osborne Michaela Pape Ashley Hope Pearson Evelyn Pham Gaithersburg, MD Waldorf, MD Alexandria, VA Bethesda, MD Education About Women Online Supply Closet for Girls Supporting Girls Exhibition of the In Third World Countries Adaptive Equipment Self-Esteem Workshop Vietnamese Boat People Rebecca raised awareness in Michaela created a FaceBook Ashley and the club she Evelyn Pham organized a visual her community about girls in page for the exchange of medical founded in 2019, Hayfield’s Girls exhibit which acknowledges developing countries by making a equipment. She met with 20+ Supporting Girls, taught 35 girls American commitment to the research presentation as well as facilities to encourage staff to self-esteem and self-advocacy Vietnamese boat people on their making dresses to be donated. share the page with patients/ skills. All earned a patch. journey to freedom. families access during an emergency.

Gabriella Papillo Victoria Parello Van Pham Catherine Philipps Urbana, MD Inwood, WV Annandale, VA Herndon, VA Music Matters: The STEM Career Day The Importance of Mental Cat's STEM Camp Importance of Continuing Victoria's Gold Award Project Health Catherine created a camp Music Into Middle and was a Community STEM day Van held an educational to provide resources to used to inspire young children to High School workshop about teen mental underprivileged children the continue education in STEM. opportunity to pursue STEM. Gabriella created an interactive health at a back to school night workshop to teach elementary event to bring awareness to the students about middle school parents about the growing issue orchestra and the importance of of mental illness. remaining involved in orchestra. Abigail Parker Lorallye Partlow Magdalena Phillips Ravyn Pindell Frederick, MD Round Hill, VA Leesburg, VA Berkeley Springs, WV Illuminate the Night Senior Citizen Prom Event Bat Conservation and Adopt a Shelf Abigail’s project was to design Lorallye held a Prom for senior Education Ravyn Pindell created Adopt a and make a solar lighting system citizens to help address the Magdalena hosted workshops Shelf. Volunteers “adopt a shelf" for her local Parks and Rec sense of loneliness people face to teach others about the in the library to help organize and department to use for evening as they get older. importance of bats and how we take care of the books including events. can help them survive despite repairing damaged books. their loss of habitat by utilizing bat boxes.

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Brigid Piwowar Isabella Racinez Kayla Rothstein Madelyn Saadah Vienna, VA Fairfax, VA Springfield, VA Ashburn, VA Early Childhood Exposure Bella's Princess Academy Birthday Buddies Improving the Safety of to Music Therapy Isabella organized a weekend camp at her church to teach Kayla built a store on wheels Walkers and Drivers at Brigid created a free 8-week to help special education music theory program at her young girls leadership, etiquette, Briar Woods High School students at her school practice Madelyn Saadah completed local elementary school. She and good ethics. communication and job skills her Gold Award by working with introduced students to music while selling birthday gifts to VDOT and school officials to through games and interactive classmates. improve the safety for walkers activities. and drivers at Briar Woods High School. Ariana Rebello Gabriella Rene Caroline Saenger Ashita Sahu Crofton, MD Burke, VA North Potomac , MD Ashburn, VA Gabby's Rockin' Recorder #NOTSKINDEEP Body What It’s Like Living With Confidence is Key Positivity Day Club Ashita Sahu taught a public Ariana created a body positivity Gabriella Rene held a music Scoliosis As a Teen Caroline presented to middle speaking class to 30 kids aged pool party event called education program for school students and published 8-12 from June through August. #Shamefree. The event was held elementary aged students to a video on scoliosis: bracing, With practice and training, the for children 13 to 19 and had a encourage them to pursue music pain tolerance, spinal fusion, class instilled confidence in the guest speaker from the National in their future. friendships, bullying, fashion, etc. kids while speaking in public. Organization for Women

Erica Kelly Riberio Courtney Saunders Allison Sawyer Accokeek, MD Vienna, VA Accokeek, MD Small Businesses Owned Raising Awareness of the Arlington, VA The Real Art of Musically Nutrition Guides for Low by Young Entrepreneurs Value of Native Habitats Courtney was inspired to Income Families Outreach Kelly created an outdoor organize a symposium to bring Allison created a cookbook and Erica developed a video based classroom space, and raised awareness to elementary video to explain the importance training for young entrepreneurs awareness on preservation students interested in musical of nutrition and how to to focus on business etiquette. of native habitats to protect instruments. implement it into the daily life for Entrepreneurs executed what biodiversity, reduce pollution & low income families. they learned at two vending conserve water. events.

Victoria Rodriguez Elizabeth Roland Parnika Saxena Sarah Schmorrow Alexandria, VA Front Royal, VA Chantilly, VA Vienna, VA Positive Poetry Project Lynwood Cosby Memorial Dancing for a Happier and Victoria partnered with the Poet Cunningham Courtyard Park Nature Trail Healthier Lifestyle Classroom Laureate program to conduct Elizabeth created a safe and Parnika Saxena started dance Sarah created an outdoor teen poetry workshops and host inviting nature trail through the exercise workshops in USA, classroom, focusing on K-6th an online poetry circle. Teens woods at the Crosby Memorial Kenya, and India to bring science curriculum, to teach then shared their voices with the Park for people to disconnect happiness to people, especially about the importance of bees, community at a poetry reading. from technology. the elderly and disabled. butterflies, and the pollinator ecosystem

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Deanna Skrivanek Olivia Speaks Emma Scielzo Christine Segnari Arlington, VA Silver Spring, MD Chevy Chase, MD Woodbridge, VA A Podcast for Peace of World Science 101 Leadership Institute for Lovable Library Mind Olivia created and ran workshops Female Teen Athletes: Christine renovated and re- Deanna created a podcast for elementary students where Nourishing Your Mind, organized her school’s library to promoting mental health for she taught them how they can encourage elementary students Body and Soul teens. She interviewed local help the environment. to enjoy reading in a new and Emma organized a workshop experts for every episode, and welcoming environment. for teens on the topics of uploaded each podcast to her nutrition, sleep, healthy balance, website. confidence & made additional resources at kids4healthylife.org Sierra Spearman Katherine Spencer Shreya Sharma Raenya Sharma Upper Marlboro, MD Potomac, MD Poolesville, MD Poolesville, MD Did You Know? Web Design Workshop For Awareness of Effects of Bring Awareness Sierra gave a presentation to Middle School Girls Smoking and Substance Regarding Child Assault women ages 13 and up on the Katie designed three beginner Abuse Prevention to Stay Safe, different types of abuse against web design workshops for Shreya held a presentation Strong and Free women and how they should middle-school girls to equip to discuss the importance Raenya created and executed address the situation. them with the confidence that of educating students about an interactive presentation for they need to pursue a career in substance awareness in students in India to educate STEM. developing countries where about the signs and safety some education lacks this topic. procedures for sexual abuse. Sonika Sharma Sydney Sherman Elizabeth Stanley Madeleine Stewart Bethesda, MD Warrenton, VA Woodbridge, VA Bethesda, MD Spread Joy With Warm Lyme Disease Awareness Playing and Learning with Educating the Next Meal and Prevention in the STEM Generation of Advocates Sonika started a meal program Elizabeth built interactive STEM on Maternal Health Mid-Atlantic Region activities for local elementary- Maddi developed a maternal with a simple idea that called for Sydney hosted Lyme Disease people to get involve and help school children, introducing health education and advocacy prevention sessions in her school them to complex concepts in a session that trained high school prepare hot meals for people district, the National Capital Lyme living in local shelters. fun and engaging way. girls and women to become Disease Board of Directors, and strong advocates of the health of support groups. She also made a all women. Lyme Disease Awareness video. Asra Shuaib Shannon Sinnicki Jordyn Strange Sasha Sweat Woodbridge, VA Frederick, MD Woodbridge, VA Bethesda, MD Writing Free For All Saving Out History for STEM GEMS Going Green by Growing Jordyn hosted a GEMS (Girls Asra hosted after school Up Our Future EMpowered Through STEAM) workshops to address the lack Sasha’s project focused on Shannon created a half Workshop, in Prince William of exposure to creative writing refurbishing a butterfly garden scale model of the historic County, to teach middle school as an art form and the negative and teaching environmental Schifferstadt farm house. It is girls about the many careers impacts it can have on students awareness through hands-on an educational tool to bring involved in STEAM. activities for elementary school awareness to the importance children. of historical preservation in Frederick County.

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Taylor Thompson Caroline Thorne Elizabeth Voss Sovereignty Waldron Front Royal, VA Silver Spring, MD Adamstown, MD Brentwood, MD En Guard Compost U Trail Rehabilitation Raising Awareness About Taylor ran a color guard camp to Caroline developed a curriculum Emmie’s trail renewal project Human Trafficking and sustain the sport and to promote to educate Montgomery County renewed a community trail to Prevention healthy living. Her goal was to residents on the benefits make it more accessible for Sovereignty educated others on sustain the program through the and basics of composting in everyone and raise awareness of the impact of human trafficking high school level. partnership with her county. nature in a technology-obsessed affects in the US by hosting a world. presentation and passing out flyers within her community.

Ellen Thurneysen Margaret Tilmes Amanda Walker Victoria Walzel Herndon, VA Bethesda, MD Fairfax, VA Fort Washington, MD Last One, Fast One! Awareness and Action Showing the Importance St. Marys Concession Ellen taught children between Regarding Climate of Different Types of Stand Rebuild 10-14 about the issues of Migration Service Dogs Victoria chose to build a new living unhealthy lifestyles by Margaret raised awareness on Amanda’s project consisted concession stand and shed for introducing them to exercise and climate migration by creating a of training her dog to become the local soccer association. This running. website, educational modules, a therapy dog, presenting to will provide scholarships and and a documentary to encourage G.S. troops, and distributing a financial aid for players. others to live sustainably. brochure she created about service dogs.

Tammy Tran Mona Tuli Avery Weaver Amanda Welch Great Falls, VA Fairfax, VA Damascus, MD Springfield, VA Take a Book, Give a Preventing Teen A Little Free Nature Make Flute Friends Book Suicide Center - The Ecobox Amanda created flute ensembles Tammy held literacy workshops Mona educated middle and Avery developed the EcoBox, a at local schools to encourage a to help educate the youth in high school students about the mini Nature Center, that provide positive music environment for her community. She also built, risk factors and symptoms that resources to inspire, educate, all ages. She inspired leadership, installed, and maintained a Little could lead to teen suicide by and motive others to learn about service, and cooperation. Free Library. giving presentations and holding and to protect nature. workshops.

Maya Alexandra Van Charlotte Libby West Ashley Whicher Scoyoc Zepda Poolesville, MD Falls Church, VA Saint Leonard, MD Great Falls, VA The Buzz on Bees: How Art Therapy for Dementia Come Out and Play Preparing Families in Rural You Can Save Pollinators Patients Awareness Ashley showed her neighborhood Guatemala for Cleft Lip and in Your Own Backyard Libby West made art therapy the importance of playing Plastic Surgery Charlotte created a native kits for dementia residents at outside by building a blacktop Maya Alexandra taught health wildflower garden to support a local assisted living facility obstacle course, gaga-ball pit, care workers & new mothers the bees, and worked with the and organized an art therapy and picnic tables for families to on how to use tape on cleft lip community to combat habitat awareness campaign in her use. babies for an easier surgical destruction and encourage local community. transition. action.

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Valerie Willham Julia Wine The Gold Award Panel is comprised of six regional groups of committed volunteers who meet every Vienna, VA Arlington, VA month to help guide girls through the Gold Award process. Our Gold Award Panel reviews proposals and Saving the Earth's Hotel for Bees provides constructive feedback to potential Gold Award girls. The Panel members are essential to girls Pollinators Julia built a bee box to give earning the Gold Award through Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital. With the help of a team of solitary bees a habitat in a middle schoolers, Valerie planted community garden. She also a native plant garden in a local provided educational material park to provide a habitat for and a workshop on building your pollinator animals. own bee box. CAMP CROWELL, VA SHENANDOAH, WV McGlensey Antonucci Judi Becker-Greenfield,Panel Co-Chair Katherine Cantrall Tina Capps, Panel Co-Chair Sharon Cantrall, Panel Co-Chair Kathleen Engel Camille Wyatt Khaya Yankey Madeline LeBeau Brian Kearney Silver Spring, MD Accokeek, MD Shelby Lee Linda Paulson Spanish Jumpstart! Women of Color, Strength, Camille taught a 6 week Spanish Beauty, and Intelligence Cyndie Lipari language after school program Khaya Yankey hosted a Maureen Mallette, Panel Co-Chair BRANDYWINE, MD for 2nd to 3rd grade students at symposium, led a panel, Lisa Robinson Danielle Brokenborough her local elementary school. and started a girls’ club that H. Christel Brokenborough addressing issues of health, Sandy Trumbull education, and self-esteem Eileen Lillis among women of color. FREDERICK, MD Catie Palmer, Panel Co-Chair Tonya Penebaker-Brown Camille D'Annunzio-Szymczak Marvena Simmonds Kim Kingsford, Panel Co-Chair Sarah Young Rochelle Smallwood Falls Church, VA Lisa Jackson Sandra Stewart, Panel Co-Chair Brush Your Teeth, Wash Stan Myles, Panel Co-Chair Diane Traweek Your Feet: Head-To-Toe Ann Robertson

Hygiene for Teens Cathy Romano Sarah collaborated with the WASHINGTON, DC Fairfax County Family Services Jessica Avery Department and conducted teen LOUDOUN, VA workshops on hygiene education Annie Clement Shari Banks and empowerment. Lauren Cross Lisa Collins Hannah Davis Lori Ann Duvall-Jones, Panel Co-Chair Carol Jacobson, Panel Chair Sue Hansen, Panel Co-Chair Sue Kohn Terri Hotaling Amina Manguera Rebecca Johannes Julie Queen Hannah Lee Katharine Tilmes Amy Mitchem Theresa Zmola Karen Rollason Pandit Diane Shannon Antoinette Barksdale Theresa Ziemba

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Many colleges and universities offer scholarships to Girl Scouts who have earned the Gold Award, The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout because they recognize the leadership skills required to earn this award. Cadette can achieve. This award recognizes girls who participated in a range of Take Action projects benefiting their Our Council offers Gold Award scholarships to graduating high school seniors valued $1,000 each to communities. attend the college of her choice. The Gold Award Scholarship Panel is comprised of members of the business community with a commitment to Girl Scouting. The Panel reviewed written applications and Through their projects, the girls listed in this identified semifinalists to be interviewed. Based on the interviews, committee members selected the yearbook learned leadership and organizational skills, scholarship recipients. Our Council also offers the girl named Nation’s Capital Council Gold Award Girl explored potential career paths and improved their Scout a scholarship of $2,000. neighborhoods. The Council’s scholarships for Gold Award recipients are funded through generous gifts from Sara Congratulations to the following Silver Award Girl Scouts: Phillips, a lifetime Girl Scout volunteer, in support of the Sara and Lawrence Phillips Scholarships; a gift from an anonymous donor in honor of Marilynn Carr; and Shenandoah Region scholarships supported through an endowment from lifetime Girl Scouts Eva L. Woolridge and Lynne Seibert-Steptoe. Mariam Abdelaziz Rhyanna Ashton Julia Beverly Katie Brown Rylee Abell Sydney Ashworth Isha Bhandary Madeleine Brown JANET ABRAMS JANET OSBORN Daphne Abrams Kaci Atkins Mridhula Bharathwaj Katie Brubaker Smithsonian Institution Aon Corporation Claire Abrams Sahithi Atluri Anjali Bhargava Hannah Bruggeman-Ton Khaley Adams Dia Aurora Alana Bicoy Emma Brundage Kyra Adams Julie Auten Shaylyn Bjerke Samantha Brunjes NEDRA AGNEW Kyra Adams Kayla Awad Josette Blachere Katelyn Brusseau The Agnew Group KAREN PENN Jada Adams Leah Bailey Jenna Blair Aspyn Buchanan Elastic Grace Oluwatito Maddy Bailey Ymari Blake Jessica Buckley Adeboyejo Caroline Bailey Caroline Blake Taylor Buckley SUZANNE AMSBAUGH Anna Adiaconitei Irina Bakke Frances Blank Amy Bui Community Volunteer KATE PERRIN PRofessional Solutions, LLC Lillian Aguirre Sierra Balleisen Zoe Blanton Scarlette Burgess-Wren Khadijah Ahmad Laura Baranek Samantha Blasey Erin Burnside Jinan Ahmad Andrea Barbour Evalynn Bogusz Natalie Busl JERI FELLERMAN Oluwajomi Akinwumi Mia Barnes Anna Bollar Leilani Butler RRP Global, LLC HAJIRA SHARIFF Elena Ali Katelyn Barnes Hannah Bonfils Phoebe Byman Architect of the Capitol Shanina Allen Kaya Barnett Ella Booher Chloe Calabrese STEPHENIE FOSTER Megan Aluka Hannah Bartoo Taylor Boone Naomi Calhoun Smash Strategies MARGIE SIEGEL Hewan Amare Alyssa Bass Helen Boucher Alethea Callahan MAS Consulting Avani Ambardekar Isabel Beck Willa Bowers Avery Cammuso Ellen Andera Rachel Beckman Abigail Bozzell Codie Campbell ELIZABETH GERE Camille Anderson Madelyn Beckman Jaidan Braddock Alexis Cannon Community Volunteer JERI SOMERS Zia Anderson Sophia Beeland Elise Bradin Alexandra Carbonara U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Rose Anderson Leena Beheri Amelia Bradle Sawyer Carlitti Natalie Anderson Kalkidan Belay Linessa Braun Cameron Carlson NATALIE LUDAWAY Lillian Anderson Haney Hope Beleno Eleanor Breeden Mia Carranza Crowell & Moring LLP MARY GAY SPRAGUE Sasha Angielski Erin Bender Taylor Breeden Katelyn Carrier U.S. Department of Justice Hajer Anjum Gabby Bennett Aria Briggs Brya Carroll Kaelyn Anson Lla Benson Aria Briggs Nyah Carter CHERYLE MACK Zoe Antonishek Lilly Berg Julia Brodsky Vaniah Carter Burke & Herbert Bank STEPHANIE TSACOUMIS Mahitha Anumola Lulia Berhane Ayrana Brooks Chiara Celio Pebble Beach Associates, LLC Akua Appiah-Kusi Johanna Berry Sara Brousseau Sabrina Cerniglia Emman Arif Kaiya Best Nancy Brown Lauren Chadwick SUSAN MOSER Nnennia Arinzeh Riley Betmarik Gianna Brown Viha Chakrapani Cherry Bekaert LLP GINA WASSON Renee Arnold Reagan Betzner Sophia Brown Katie Chambers Community Volunteer Beza Asefa Julia Beverley Grace Brown Abby Chan 32 Silver Award Girl Scouts Silver Award Girl Scouts

Lynetta Chao Talia Day Anna Fischer Kaitlyn Griffin Dasha Hill Amya Johnson Katarina LaBarbera Karrington Manley Amelia Charles Serena Day Lauren Fisher Allison Griffin Arin Hilton Sophia Johnson Grace LaFrancois Hrishita Mareddy Cloe Charlesworth Katherine DeForest Meredith Fitz-Enz Morgan Grimes Trinity Himes Morgan Johnson Kailey Kaylee Marinus Emily Charlton Gabriella Del Rio Fiona FitzSimons Erin Guiney Serena Hirani Shayla Jones Madeleine Lamoureux Ciara Marks Kylie Charters Juliet Delap Kennedi Fletcher Aarielle Gumbs Natalie Hitchcock Aniya Jones Kate Lancaster Natali Markus Syncere Chase Vivian Denny Grace Folta Taylor Gunthrope Hannah Hitchcock Shayla Jones Brie Landers Lindsay Marshall Rhea Chelar Lauren Denny Anne Foote Navya Gupta Amelia Hobart Ciarra Jones Hailey Landon Lily Martin Delia Chen Ashley DeSantis Anna Foote Grace Gutierrez Safiyyah Hoda Kendal Jones Grace Lane Samantha Martinez Kendall Childs Jemmia DeShong Jillian Fortney Brianna Gutierrez Georgia Hoffman Sasha Jones Indira Kai Langhum Ella Martinez Reagan Chintala Sofia Diaz Savannah Foster Vivien Habermeyer Peyton Hoffman Sarah Jones Georgie Lanham Maria Mate Abigail Chiramonte Kimber Dickson Helaynah Foster Joclyn Hackett Danaijah Holloman Abigail Joseph Emilia Larson Kennedy Matthews Itzel Chona Hannah Dickson Kylie Foster Laiona Hackett Chyna Holloway Jenna Joseph Sara Laubach Sonia Matthews Maggie Christoffersen Paige Diehl Charlotte Foster Macie Hadeed Katrina Honcharik Charlotte Jurta Mary Laun Mia Mayer Cate Christopher Samantha DiGiogio Leah Foster Amelia Hague Sebri Hooks Madina Kakar Zion Lawrence Josette McCabe Marcella Circle Nirja Divekar Natalie Fox Emma Hall Amelia Hooper Melisa Kalayoglu Katy Layton Grace McCain Hailey Citrenbaum Olivia Dixon Anna Frankford Tzeitel Hall Madeline Hopson Gayatri Kamtala Khue Le Ava Eugenia McCauley Arielle Maria Dixon Riley Freck Samantha Halling Abigail Hopson Maddie Kaplan Hana Lee Clara McClintock Leah Clark Madison Do Morgan Frederick Bessie Halterman Madisyn Horner Autumn Karis Andrea Lee Lila McConchie Nicole Clark Elizabeth Doble Teagan Gardner Zara Hameed Anna Hotch Clara Kasik Amelia Lee Ava McCracken Stephanie Clark Izzy Dominski Euridice Garduno Hannah Hamilton Sarah Howers Eleni Katsapis Gabriella Lemus Maddie McCurdy Hailie Clarke Kayla Donaldson Mary Gartner Bayan Hammad Abigail Hoy Rachel Kebler Jessica Lennon Maddie McEnaney Zoe Clement Madison Doster Isra Gatus Danika Hammer Penelope Hruby Isabella Keister Nora Lewis Alison McGuire Maren Cochran Logan Downes Annabella Gentry Sadie Hampton Nathalie Hubbard Miriam Keller Akilah Lewis Elizabeth McMahon Audery Coffey Sofia Driver Noelle George Kayla Hance Kennedy Hughes Nora Kelley Anne Licato Grace McMiller Eleana Cole Anna Dube Allison Geronime Hannah Hancock Sophie Hults Maeve Kelly-Mavretic Sara Lieberson Emma Meehan Hayley Coleman Michaela Duffy Alexa Giantelli Camaryn Hanks Melanie Humphrey Allyson Kelso Alejandra Lievano Nora Meeks Eileen Collins Fatima Durrani Grace Gibbons Katherine Hardy S Alysa Hundley Katherine Kenton Katie Littlejohn Cecelia Mergen Lori Collins Kassidy Dwyer Aoife Abigail Harlow Lily Hunsicker Meredith Kepley Anna Locklin Joanna Merino Samantha Collins Shea Dwyer Emily Gill Trinity Harris Devon Hushon Alexis Kertscher Mackenzie Lodewick Jazmin Merlette Carolyn Conner Gianna Dynes Rory Gilles Chloe Harris Aaliyah Brielle Keyes Kristen Loggans Sitota Mesfin Ashley Conner Christina Eayrs Z'yonna Gillespie Kennedi Harris Liana Hwang Pritam Khalsa Launa Longwell Danielle Metzger Laura Cook Jayden Edwards Anisha Giri Maddison Harris Nola Hyland Sumayya Khan Nova Lore Marissa Meyers Gabriella Copty Sarah Ellman Lacie Glascock Morgan Harris Layla Ibrahim Hadia Khan Mary Loreto Sarah Middleton Isabel Costa Avery Elmore Hannah Grace Glover Emma Hart Gwendolyn Ihde Danielle Kim Teresa Lucchetti Talia Milewich Rebecca Couch H Grace Emerick Andrea Goldfarb Caroline Hatton Marissa Incatasciato Sophie King Grace Lynam Amy Miller Clara Coukell Isabella Emigh Cailyn Goodfriend Uma Hausner Emily Inman Caitlin Kinsella Natalie Lynch Grace Miller Alese Cowardin Michaela Englefield Madison Goodridge Nevaeh Hawkins Nikita Iyer Hailey Kipoliongo Katherine Lynn Kelsie Miller Hallie Crawford Maya Eriksen Mackenzie Gorczyca Nakaiya Hawkins Ella Jackson Hannah Kirchner Camille Lyons Grace Miller Jordan Crews India Eriksen Sarah Gosnell Sophie Hayden Carolyn Jacobs Caroline Klein Emilie Lytle Daliah Minkara Margaret Olivia Crishock Gabrielle Eubanks Diana Gottenberg Quimiah Haywood Rishita Jain Hope Kleinberg Noel MacFarlane Briana Minus Margaret Crishock Leela Eversmann Elisabeth Gottlieb Bryer Haywood Cary Jalali Emma Knapp Taite MacIaren Samantha Miranda Grace Crum Rachel Eyler Antonia Goulet Sadie Hebert Tekirah Erica James Imogen Kong Cassidy Macyck Emma Misevschi Caitlin Crump Samantha Eyler Emilia Grabowski Helen Heetderks Angel James Sanjana Konka Niveda Mahesh Claire Mitchell Jada Cuthbertson Elizabeth Fado Isabelle Gracias Mabel Heine Kamali Jangha Mackenzie Kopp Esha Mahmood Lara Mohamed Jada Cuthbertson Lena Fain Deidre Graham Megan Helge Jacqueline Janicki Genevieve Kopp Delenn Michaela Molina Amiya Cuttill Paulina Fantle Campbell Graham Julia Heltzel Megha Jasti Natalie Korzuch Urjita Mainali Megan Molloy Catherine Daly Reyna Farley Avery Grant Kyra Hendon Zara Javeri Natalie Kovar Mahlet Makonnen Emma Monin Claire Daly Mackenzie Feeney Jeanne Greathouse Trucilla Evie Jewett Madilynne Krauss Allison Malara Ara Lee Monroe Sophia David Victoria Felder Abigail Greco Ziza Hernandez Diya Jha Vivienne Kreutzer Saniya Malhotra Alejandra Montellano Jordyn Davis Ashlyn Ferguson Kyrah Green Kerry Herrmann Rebecca Joback Kayley Kruk Aleeza Malik Lillian Morgan Nicole Davis Emily Ferrufino Zoe Green Rae Hicok Tahira Johnson Jensen Kugler Pallavi Mamillapalli Brigid Morrow Kathryn Davison Lea Ficik Gabrielle Greer Dasha Hill Amya Johnson Eesha Kulkarni Paula Maneval Anne Moser 34 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Tracee Moss Caroline Pade Annesah Rasheed Abigail Schneider Courtney Stark Nakayla Torry Audrey White SILVER AWARD 2018-2019 Serena Moss Catherine Paganelli Anna Raymond Elizabeth Schneider Kailey Steubing Alexandra Trainer Ami Whitesides Mackenzie Gorczyca Evelyn Mountcastle Riley Palenkas Nora Refai Kara Schorb Amarhi Stevendon An Tran Raegan Whitten Anastasia Nedelka Grace Mullin Lily Palmerino Alexis Reidy Marie Schoshinski Kathryn Stevens Lily Tran Guinevere Wilerson Cynthia Jacobson Laura Munoz Khushi Patel Rose Resnick Isabel Schroeder Alexandra Stevenson Caitlin Tran Aria Wilkemeyer Eleni Katsapis Kristen Murphy Hannah Pates Kate Ribeiro Elise Schultes Kelly Stewart Grace Truedson Jazmyn Williams Sarah Nanos Sofia Mutarelli Marin Pawlowski Bianca Richards Piya Scielzo Morgan Stewart Jacqueline Truong Deanna Williams Skyler Veronica Myrick Nora Payne Payden Ricketts Ruby Scott Rachel Strandquist Madison Tulowitzky DeAirra Williams Ashlyn Ferguson Isabella Napoli Sydney Pecore Bethany Riddle Claire Sengbush Anderson Strange Jacklyn Turner Logan Williams Adele Ndoye Avery Penn Mallie Riggleman Ellen Sertetis Jennifer Strickles Tara Udani Grace Willis SILVER TREFOIL 2018-2019 Clara Neal Morgan Pepin Gabrielle Riggs Rhea Sethi Victoria Stroup Fiona Ugarte Naomi Winger Lindsey Bowman Isis Neil Grace Petersen Diana Rivera Ann Marie Seybold Paulina Strunnikova Rachel Ullman Catherine Winkler Sarah Cooper Evelyn Nelson Ella Petree Emily Roberts Marisa Shah Vaishali Sukumar Madison Underwood Katherine Winkler Alejandra Hoy Virginia Nelson Tess Petrillo Samantha Robinson Amna Shamseldin Katelyn Sullivan Emmie Vajda Sarina Winters Humaira Hatif Lauren Nelson Alexandra Pflanz Dalya Robinson Mahika Sharma Jessica Sullivan Abigail Vanasse Kaylee Wisner Belen Nesibu Danika Pfleghardt Princess Roco Lilly Shaw Miranda Sullivan Nityaa Varigala Kayla Witcher Christine Nguyen Amy Phillips Ava Rohatgi Alinah Sheikh Kaley Sutton Anna Vayo Kayla Wittsack Elaina Nguyen Safaira Pilkerton Sara Rollins Jocelyn Shortle Samantha Sweeney Satya Chandita Velpula Nicole Wolf Natalie Nguyen Josette Pina-Camacho Mahkayla Romero Makayla Shuler Gwen Switkes Zara Vetter Sophia Wong Jenny Nguyen-Khoa Carli Pipkin Emma Roncoroni Lauren Shuttles Tabitha Sydow Ariel Viar Samantha Wood Jessica Nguyen-Tran Huda Piracha Sofia Ronnenberg Jessica Sim Anya Tahi Aurelia Vidrio Kaitlyn Wood Marin Nicholson Haritha Pisupati Lizabeth Ronzio Grayton Simanson Aniyah Talley Samantha Vigneault Denise Wood Alexis` Niemi Francisca Pitterle Alexandra Roselle Anderson Sims Kyra Tannehill Isabella Villano Zoe Wood Riya Nilawar Ahna Pizzillo Emma Rosenhaft Prisha Singh Blaise Tapia Caroline Vissari Michala Woodruff Lilliana Nisco Shannon Polchow Gavriella Natalie Sitter Alayna Tapscott Daniella Vita Kayla Woods Trisha Nittala Scout Kaitlyn Rothman Sarah Skaggs Emma Taylor Elizabeth Viurquez Zoe Woods-Arthur Haley Nordoff Elena Pombo Aaliyah Royster Abby Slack Summer Taylor Christina Vo Abigail Woodward Christiane Norman Hayley Ponn Emma Rubio Socorro Sliker-Diaz Meredith Telford Avery Vollrath Lauren Woody Reilly Norman Niomi Portillo Devon Rudolph Caroline Smagala Mary Temam Kalindi Vyas Kaia Wynne Julia Norton Aurelia Porto Sarah Ruhl Skyler Smith Natalie TenEyck Evelyn Wagner Maragret Yacobucci Eliza Nuzzo Tabby Potter Audrey Ruhlen Hannah Smith Bryn Tersine Katelyn Walden Nina Yanek Madeleine Nyman Diya Pradhan Lily Ryan Nyla Smith Miranda Tess Tatum Walker Aria Young Emma O' Reilly Elissa Press Isabel Ryan Ella Smith Emmalina Tess Allyson Sammy Young Julia O'Connor Diane Preston Allison Saadah Skylar Smith Annalise Thaler Mary Wallmeyer Olivia Yuen Austyn O'Connor Jordan Prezio Faren Sachs Zoe Smith Lili Thamasett Catherine Walt Kathryn Zaglifa Elizabeth O'neill Ashlyn Prisby Miranda Saenger Josie Smith Ryanne Thereault Maya Walton Nicole Zajac Sarah Odell Tara Arya Sagar Maria Smith Victoria Thomas Lilian Wang Jill Zalavadia Elizabeth Odell Zoey Proctor Sara Saleem Katharine Smith Melissa Thomas Jordan Wanuck Sabine Zaman Grace Odell Theresa Provasnik Malak Salem Samantha Smith Arleena Thompson Kieran Warner Shelby Zech Delina Ogbe Ellie Pugh Jennifer Salguero Charlotte Smith Brianna Thompson Vivian Watkins Autumn Zeoli Kyla Oliver Julia Purdy Libby Salopek Elizabeth Sneeringer Lauren Thompson Avery Watson Alex Zeppos Lia Olmos Olivia Purdy Maura Sammis Rebecca Soldow Jamie Thurmond Maya Watton Bailey Zimmerman Brooke Onder Grace Quander Indulekha Sanil Ashlyn Solenberger Ryleigh Thurston Pheobe Way Olivia Ormsby Stephanie Quiceno Tara Sanker Erin Souder Anna Tibbetts Sarah Webb Mia Orndorff Siena Quinn Victoria Santacroce Maddy Spar Julia Tibbetts Lindsey Weeter Nicole Osano Savannah Rabin Katharine Savage Ella Spirtas Kelsey Timmermons Claire Weiss Katherine Oskuie Maya Raines Megan Sawant Marie Spirtas Riley Tivnan Molly Weithman Loralei Osterhouse Kashvi Ramani Katherine Scaggs Ava Spokas Claire Toia Ciara Weldon Tasshim Ouhssayne Ava Ramirez Bridget Schafer Victoria Spriggs TaMara Tolbert Emily Christina Overholt Hiba Rana Fiona Scheer Madison Sprites Sophia Tompkins Samantha West Priya Padayachee Journey Rankin Lily Schmorrow Kaitlin St. Pierre Tess Topscher Emma Weyrauch Mira Padayachee Anna Ransohoff Eleanor Schmutz Lorna Stanley Carolyn Torres Ananda Whalsa 36 Silver Trefoil Award Girl Scouts The Silver Trefoil Award is an honor that is unique to Girl Scouts Nation's Capital. It is awarded to Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors who have performed a minimum of 100 hours of service. To earn the Silver Trefoil Award, girls are required to provide 25 hours of national service (including 5 hours of green service hours), 25 hours of global service and 50 hours of service to the Girl Scout community. This year, we are honored to present the Silver Trefoil Award to:

Elizabeth Ahern Talia Firetti Dana Kullgren Selah Njuguna Claire Shaw Ulaina Sarah Ahn Grace Flory Julia Lager Mary Nkafu Jordan Sheldon Brooklynn Shiloh Cole Ford Kailynne Landry Esther Obioha Abigail Shockley Alancan-Braun Emma Fugate Mia Langley Caroline Odell Malvika Shrimali Alyssa Lynn Allgaier Julia Gardiner Payton Lauer Ruth Oquendo Maria Sigmon Chloe Anderson Rachael Lynn Gardiner Amanda Leckner Kyra Padam Caroline Simons Kavya Annapareddy Sarah Gates Angela Lee Anissa Pantavong Kat Sinclair Aimee Ballard Ava Gidwani Jayne Lee Michaela Pape Alexis Sleczkowski Emily Barr Morgan Gold Grace Levy Anya Passino Moriah Smith Allison Baxter Laila Goodwin Vivian Li Nina Payne Leah Snyder Alexis Becker Asia Gray Caeleigh Lillis Rachael Pegher Kendra Snyder Victoria Black Jazmin Green Courtney Lipscomb Alyssa Peppins Olivia Speaks Naomi Blalock SaRee Grimes Emily Litten Sabina Perry Alexis Stanley Rachael Block Sai Jyoti Gupta Ella Lowrey Annabelle Perry Kylie Steinfadt Olivia Bogar Erin Guy Sydney Lowrey Riley Peterson Amanda Stone Hannah Bray Amanda Hail Nia Lowrey Oriana Piazza Savannah Strope Kaitlyn Brightman Gabrielle Halpern Christina Luckett Susan Pirnat Elizabeth Sullivan Persia Elise Brooks Julia Hancock Samantha Lynch Brigid Piwowar Isabella Dian Sursi Emma Brown Amina Haq Erika Maaseide Tasha Pressler Kailey Thomas Jasmine Brown Lauren Hartigan Emma Macken Jordan Prezio Ellen Thurneysen Sydney Brown Finnoula Hartman Katherine Mahieu Emily Quam Abigail Torres Kristen Bunin Riley Heffron Sadhana Mallemudi Anika Rao Mona Tuli Andrea Grace Henderson Natalie Mangen Abigail Rashid Elizabeth Tully Zoe Cardno Shannon Herrmann Caroline Martell Jazmyn Reynolds Sarah Turner Kylie Casey Ahnya Hinnant Jamie Martin-Long Erica Reynolds Sophia E. Van Nederveen Julia Casey Julia Hoffman Gabrielle Martis Jewel Reynolds Ella VanStory Rhea Chatterjee Kayla House Chantele McCray Isabelle Riccardi Natalie R. Vargas Kelly E. Chawaga Skylar Raine Huffman Liliana McGee Sarah M. Rivera Christina Vaughan Tivoli Chichester Cassandra Hummeldorf Amberlee McRae Caylin Tiffany Rodgers Elizabeth Martin Voss Sarah Chintala Karla Amelia Hunt Cassie Medinets Brianna Rogers Margaret Waite Rachelle Cisse Saher Hussain Blake Meyer Allie Romero Jesminder Waldron Kendall Claar Delaiah Iyob Elizabeth Milausnic Laurel Anne Rubens Christina Wallace Sade Cooley Rachael Jackson Ainsley Alexandra Kaitlyn Marie Rubens Rhea Wanchoo Jordan Crews Vivian Jibrin Miller Kaila Ruffin Emelia Wells Alexa Claire Johnson Ashlyn Milstead Kennede Ruffin Ashley Grace Whicher Eleanor Dauernheim Olivia Johnson Rachel Mitchem Karishma Ruhnke Sophia Williams Mya Dickerson Kyra Joostema Lauren Mitros Lian Rose Russo Amanda Williams Eleanor Dobson Megan Joshi Megan Molloy Hadeishi Isabella Wilson Fiona Donovan Sathiya Kannan Katherine Moniz Chloe Rutledge Trinity Wimpy Caroline Dunning Alexis Kennon Isabelle Montilla Hannah Sanghvi Ashley Wintermute Margot Edinger Madison Kerr Brigid Morrow Sarina Saran Sinovia Wodaski Kaitlyn Embrey Kairi Kester Kayla Mostek Ashley Schedler Emma Wood Grace Engleman Sara Khattak Shannon Mullaley Jenna Seibert Taniyah Wright Melissa Ervin Anna Naomi Dana Musser Sara Sellers Ana Wyatt Ashyrah Everett Klemmer Mary Nelis Julia Serway Eva Yashko Safiya Farid Pamela Kramer Savannah Neuner Divya Sharma Rebekah York 38 Fathima Mariam Fiham Danielle Kranzberg Leah Nguyen Kaylee Shartzer Shannon Young Haley Nguyen Alicia Shartzer Lillian Zhou