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26 New Friends, Kew FEATURES Perspectives Patricia Stoddard 12 Introducing the :-Jew Leader's Guide 27 Re\\arding Global Rose C1yan ~ Awareness GIRL SCOOTS~ Ellen Jeronimo and 13 Good News for Cadette Margan·ta Gonzalez President Girl Scouts JULIETIE GORDON LOW GIRL SCOUT B. LaRae Orullian Toni Eubanks NATIONAL CENTER National Executive Director Mary Rose Main 14 A Resource Book for Senior Editor Girl Scouts Carolyn Caggine Rose Cryan Graphics and Design Director TIM RHOAD Susan Cuttler Permissions Editor Colleen Floyd Technical Assistant MarieKary
Gtrl Scout lnder OSSS 0017~77) is published qU Sub~criptions S5 yearly (4 issues); $7.50 for all d~stinations outside U.S.A and poq~8sions; $2 20 Young Women Flourish 30 Girl Scouts' Role in the Senior Girl Scouts. Chanit of address: Write in National Roles Special Olympics Girl ~out Leader. 420 fifth Avenu~. New York, lAurel Cooley janet Lombardi NY 1001&2702 Include old and new address, u weU as council. troop, and identification num ber where awlicab~ Allow eight weeks for 22 Be Your Best. America! chanRe. Vol 72. No. 2, Sull\lller 1995. Anne Nixon DEPARTMENTS 23 Keeping in Touch 4 President's ~Iessage in the Summer Ruth Utley 6 Girl Scout Progrdiii Q & A Cover Announcinst the new program re «ources lor Cadette and Seruor Girl Scou~ 24 Designed with Individual 7 From the Editor See pages 12. 13, 14, and l9 for more infor mation on these "just what we asked for" Style book . Daria Scala 8 In the News <::§:) President's Message MARIO SUR IAN I e Your Best" has a spe menl. We encouraged everyone cial meaning for us in of any age-in Girl Scouting B (;irl Scouting. It has and out-to make a pledge to been associated with our com be hi · or her best. mitment to health and litncss The decision about what always a basic part of the move exactly "being your best" is was ment When we introduced our left lo the individuals who made Contemporary Issues book enti the pledges. Perhaps they tled DeL·eloPi1zg Health and Fit chose to betler themselves. or ness. its subtitle was Be Your to help a friend, or to undertake Best! At the 1993 Girl Scout Na a proj~::ct to improve their com tional Council Session, Be Your munity or the world. Someone Today Be Best was introduced as a na can be her best while volun tional service project. We also teeting at a homeless shelter, produced a video. Be Your Best. cleaning up a playground. or Your Best is a encouraging girls to keep lit planning a pen:;onal regimen of National President LaRoe and healthy with a modem aer exercise and good nutrition. Onillian gives a li/l'fime vital part of obics style. A distinguished honorary membership pin to Muriel But being your best has committee for .. Girl Scouts' Be Siebert, president and CEO of the connection <.:orne to mean more than Your Best Day" shared witl1 us Muriel S. Siebert & Co .. inc.. health and fitness. Today it is a the introduction of this project at the "Girl Scouts' Be }(mr Girl Scouting vital part of the connection that at our January 30 luncheon for Best Day" lzmcheo11 Girl Scouting shares with the the media. Two of this commit shares with the wider community. It has be tee are girls of Girl Scout age. conflicts-Tamara preparing come the basis for "Girl Scouts' The chair. 16-year-old Tatyana for a space shoot., Beverly su wider Be Your Best Day." Ali, is one of the stars of televi pervising her more than 2.000- In Girl Scouting we help sion's Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, person Atlanta police depart community. girls and young women to de and thl:! even younger 14-year ment, and Mayim on her velop leadership skills and self old Venus Williams is the new television set. So letters and confidence: to hold onto the est star on the courts of profes video messages had to stand in v<~lues of responsibility, rt!spect, sional tennis. for their personal appearances. and caring for others in today's Both have been busy after But each one of these dis complex world. On our fin:;t school. With acting and playing tinguished committee members ''Girl Scouts' Be Your Best tennis they had no time for Girl made a pledge promising that Day." March 14, 1995, we Scouting. So this was a special on "Girl Scouts' Be Your Be"t brought these values from the thrill for them. They were both Day" they would join with Girl hl:!art of Girl Scouting onto a delighted to have a chance to Scouts coast-to-coast as they all national scale for all Americans. be Girl Scouts at last! met their pledges to "be their "Be Your Best Day" is a As a banker, I was espe best." This is just the beginning time for collaboration and coop cially pleased to have Muriel of what we hope will become a eration with everyone in the Siebert, Wall Street's "First new annual Girl Scout tradition. community, a time to take posi Lady of Finance,'' as another We're already looking forward tive action as an individual or to member of this honorary com to Be Your Best Day-1996. work productively with othens. mittee. By inili<1ting "Be Your Best Astronaut T<1mara Jerni Day," our intention was to gan. Chief of Police Beverly cf(_adJ~ share those special values that Harvard. and Mayim Bialik of -B. LaRae Orullian are at the heart of our move- TV's Blossom, had schedule NaUonal President 4 Girl Scout LeadPr/ StmmtPr 1995 ara toda .... nosotras en man parte de Ia comunidad. ciones una como artista y la Girl Scouting ticne signi Tiempo de tomar accion posi otra como jugadora de tenis les P ficado muy especial "Ser tiva tanto individualmente como dificultan formar parte de Girl lo ~Icjor", ya que forma parte mediante el trabajo colectivo Scouting. Por consiguiente. de nuestra con...,agraci6n al es provechoso. este almuerzo les result6 algo tado y mantcnimiento corpora Nuestra intenci6n con el muy especial. i Estuvieron con les 6pt.imos que es parte bcisica inicio del "Dia de Ser lo Mejor", tentisimas de contar con esta del movimknto. AI introducir fue compartir esos valores oportunidad para ser, por fin, nuestro libro sobre Temas Con arraigados en nuestro movi Girl Scouts! temporancos intitulado en in miento. lnstdmos a las personas Debido a mi profesion de gles Developing Health a11d Fit sea cual fuere su edad-tanto banquera, me fue especial ness (Como alcanzar el cstado y si pertenecen o no a Girl Scout mente placentero contar asi mantcnimienlo corporales 6pti ing- a que hagan la promesa mismo con Muriel Siebert,"la mos). cl subtilulo fue Serlo Me de "ser lo mejor'' que puedan. Primera Dama del Mundo Fi Hoy dia es jor. En 1993. durante Ia Sesion La decision de determinar nanciero" de Wall Street como del Conl'ilio 1\Jacional de Girl que cs exactarnente "ser lo me miembro de este comite hono parte vital del Scouts. st.> introdujo Serlo Me jor" es personal para quienes raria. jor como un proyecto de servi hagan la promesa. Tal vez se La asrronauta Tamara Jer enlace de Girl cio nacional. Tambien sc grabO decida volverse mas benevolen nigan, Ia Jefe de Policia Beverly un video: "Be Your Best" para tes, o ayudar a amistades, o Harvard, y Mayim Bialik. del recalcar en Ja..., niiias Ia impor emprender un proyecto de me elenco televisor de Blossom, tu Scouting con tancia de mantenerse en forma joras para Ia comunidad en que vieron conflicto~ de horario y saludabJe..., mediante un mo se vive o en todo el mundo. Se Tamara alistando~e para \"Uelo laya mas derno l'stilo d~ aerobics. podra ser lo mejor como volun espacial. Beverly supervisando Sin t.>mbargo. ahora t'S mu taria en los refugios de quiene~ a mas de 2000 personas del de amplia cho mas amplio el significado estan sin hogar, a! limpiar un partamento de policia de At de cstar t.>n Girl Scout Leader/Summer 1995 5 with the more current ones done these she should not be re throughout the next troop year. peating them. Rather, since she It is understood that it might knows something about the top take a year to completely make ics, her time would be better the transition to the new materi spent in a more in-depth explo als. Of course, you and your ration. Thirdly, although the ac girls can use other Girl Scout tivities might look the same, Girl Scout resources as well. The hand they really are not. While the books are just a way to help junior Girl Scout materials Program support you and the girls in stre -:. the literal (questions like your troop. ''"What?". ··wruch?", "Who?"). the older girl materials stress Q : As a Junior Girl Scout tht! conceptual (questions like leader, I am helping my troop ~How?" and ""\\by?'). bridge to Cadette Girl Scouts. Just as their teachers are As they page through the re requiring more and higher level sources for this new age level. thinking skills as children get we see a great deal of duplica older so does Girl Scouting. Q: I know that there are new tion in Girl Scout Badges and materials corning out for Ca Signs and Cadette and Senior Q: \\"here does Scholastic get dette and Senior Girl Scouts. I Girl Scout Interest Projects. contributors for G ,.l,.R"L,. have been a leader for this age There's a Sports badge in the ma~e? Are specific troops/ level for five years and now former and a Sports patch in groups hand-picked for reviews have the younger sisters of the latter; this is not an isolated and articles? How can my troop many of the girls who were in case. My girls have come to be a part of the magazine? my original troop. They counted feel either that the work they A; Over 50 percent of on being able to use their older have done is unimportant (since G·rR·L· magazine is written sisters' materials. Is it really they have to do it over) or that br girls. many of whom are Jun necessary for the girls in my next year will be "boring."' "\Vhy ior and Cadette Girl Scouts. troop to buy the new books? are the programs so redundant? They send letters, recommenda A: The new materials were de A: There are many answers to tion:.. and essays directly to veloped by and for girls at their your question. The first is that Scholastic. Without girls' input, request. Cadette Girl Scouts Girl Scout program is designed departments like ··our Readers wanted an interactive book, so that girls can join it at any Write." "Your Voice,'' and "Your loaded with activities and ques age leveL We wouldn't want World .• would not exist Your tions to think about. Senior Girl them to be locked out of an ex troop could work indepen Scouts wanted a book that re perience just because they dently. in teams, or as a whole flected their increased maturity didn't join until they were 14 group to create letters, artwork, and could be a source of refer years old. Secondly, since girls' photo essay-. essays, or poems. ence; their new book includes interests change, and as we Then. mail them, with a cover sections on eating disorders, want to encourage lifelong letter listing your name, ad breast exams, peer pressure, learning, a girl who might not dress. and phone number, to: and careers. Both groups have shown an interest in a c•J,.R•L·.. 555 Broadway, New wanted contemporary materials topic at a young age can ex York. Y..Y. 10012, Attention: that spoke directly to them and plore that topic/activity at an Editor. • their needs. other stage. Therefore, "intro As a leader, you can buy ductory" activities are single copies of the books and appropriate at all age levels. supplement the older materials However, if a girl has already 6 Girl Scout Leader/Sttmmer 1995 • • • the editor Girl Scout program, we all would agree, is the These books mark the end of a three-year pub most beneficial when girls remain in the move lishing program that saw the development of ment through Senior Girl Scouting. At lhf end new materials for U1e five age levels. of eight, nine. or ten years. girls have a height Contributing- editor Laurel Cooley inter ened awareness of what they can do, what they viewed the six young adults who serve on the want to do, and how to go about doing il. And National Board standing committees and tells all of that is undergirded by a sound foundation why "Young Women Flourish in National of values. decision-making, and leadership Roles.'' From Anne Nixon of Communications skills. comes an account of our national service proj The saddest thing we hear is that a girl has ect endeavors in "Be Your Best, America!" dropped out of Girl Scouting. '!11ese days being "Keeping in Touch in the SulllJller" by Ruth a leader is not easy.. Too many factors bring all L tley of Communications gives you a glimpse kinds of pressures to bear upon children, and of some dedicatf'cl Girl Scout volunteers. far too many girls and boys cannot cope with ln ''Designed with Individual Style" Daria their daily lives. Adult· are needed. more than Scala of the :-\ational Equipment Service pre ever before, to be a force for good in young views the new adult uniform components lives. you'll really like the look and the colors. "New Yes, we get tired of being told we should Friends. :\ew Perspectives'' by contributing ed be role models; we have enough to do in our itor Patricia Stoddard is Lhe si.Ol) of several own lives, with our own families, and our own council cultural exchanges. The international jobs. 'Why should we undertake more respon dinwnsion of Girl Scouting is further explored sibility? Why urge others to join us in helping in "R€'warding Global Awarene..;;s" by Ellen girls grow and learn and be all they can be? Jeronimo and Margarita Gonzalez of National/ A lesson in tortilla Basically, because we know and see firsthand International Relations. nwking in Alaumee what a litlle caring and a little interest can do Looking backward and forward, "An An Valley Girl Scout Council for a girl-be she 5 years old or 15 years old. niversary to Remember" by contributing editor (Toledo, Ohio) When you add a caring attitude to an at Susan Einarson describes the struggle for vot mosphere offun and informal learning. you cre ing rights for women and U1e upcoming festival ate a place where a girl can be content ... a in our nation's capital. Poet laureate Rita Dove place where she'll make friends, gain new skills spoke with Anne Nixon about her past and and confidence, and make her own decisions present experiences in Girl Scouting. To close along the way. the issue. contributing editor Janet Lombardi In this issue of Girl Scout Leader you'll previews "Girl Scouts' Role in the Special Olym read about various people who are committed pics." to the movement You'll see what long-term ef Ow· numbers are as wide as our interests. fect Girl Scouting has on youngsters ... and and our breadth and depth of experiences vary. you'll understand why you arc needed. Bul, with all our differences. we arc alike in one First off. don't miss "Introducing the New important respect: We're part of the Girl Scout Leader·. Guide" by ~embenship and Pnr movement because we want to be here, and be gram's Rose Cryan. who also writes about "A cause we know we can make good things hap Resource Book for Senior Girl Scouts." Her col pen for girls. league Toni Eubanks heralds the "Good Kews Happy ~ummer, everyone! • for Cadette Girl Scouts," while Patricia Pad -Carolyn Caggine dock, also of Membership and Program, details "Leadership Opportunities for Older Girls ... Girl Scout T..eader/ Summer 199.'> 7 • n the news G*l*R*L*Wins Design Awards At the eighth annual 01.1.ie Award;; for Publication Design Excellence. the charter issue of C •f*R*L" tied for the Gold Volleyball is the Award for be:;t design of a new game ofclwicr for educational publication and re these Min11esotans ceived a Silver Award for best cover in the same cat<'gory. The magazine wa~ also hon and c mpete in 't'\'Cral touma ored \\ith a "Creativity ·g.r· The Girl Scout ment>. v.1thin and our oi ~tall'. Certification of Distinction by Altei'DMive But "oil ) ball j, not rhc only Arl Directio11 magazine for its t pic of comc:r-ation \\ith thi-. cover design group Aocordin$! to ~:ounl'il c~l*R"L •. a collaboration For thr past two years. Girl membership dewlopment din.•c· bt'tween GSUSA and Scholastic. Scout Council of St. Croix tor\\ alta Yang. the girls b\'l{in Inc., is published four limes Valley (St. Paul. :-.1inn.). in COl the program by using Girl during the troop year Uanuary, laboration with the City of St. ~out Conkmporary Issues March. April, and Summer) by Paul. ha~ offerrd a volleyball booklets to cliscuss such con Scholastic. Individual subscrip program to girls of A..c;ian ht>ri cern-. as teen prt>gnanc}. ,·io- tions are SlO; Girl Scour troop tage. According to city offidab. 1 nee. drug abu't', ancl cultural subscriptions are each for S3.h0 the program is filling a critical 1dent1~. a minimum of fivr orders. With need for hundreds of girls. who The lt>am abo goes to Girl each group sub.-;criplion there have learnrd that they don't o t camp and participate ... in is a leaden,' guide with sug have to join a streN gang to be ~ p cnic .... 1bis volk~ ball gested activities and program accepted into a group. program i' not about winning links lo similar topics in the ' lltr program runs every games," he ... ay~. "It b about junior and Cadette Girl Scout weekday during the summer. h !ping girl-.. dcn•lop conn program resources. To sub during which more than 150 dci\Cc .md fl'el g-oocl about scribe, call1 ·800-631-1586. • girls play thousands of games them-..eh·e-.." • Remembering the colorful mural -..ho\\in~ the Moon Walk Apollo 11 t-ap,ulr. an astronaut planting an ~erican llaJ! on the moon. the ... pacr ... butt](• cir To hrlp celebrate the twenty· clinl! the globe. th(' Hubble fifth anniversar) of man\; first ~pace TelescoJ)t' obscrvin.l{ thl' walk on the moon. Girl Scouts unh er-..e. the :-,pace station clt' of Santa Clara County {San ploye 8 Girl Scout Leader/Summer 1995 Ewry spring for the past 15 ... ml 111 lt'ntr... l '-' Girl Scout Leader/Summer 1995 9 • n the news The P~oneer $pitit "\\'AI-HOI"-Water Returning the Riches of Life-which re stored a portion of a wildlife "anctuary in a weed-choked Last summer, after a year of re Six members of Cadelle Girl pond being used as a dwnp. sean:h and money-eaminJ;r activ Scout Troop 460 in Girl Scout The girls cut a ~ride path itir~. Cadette Girl &·out Troop Council of Hawaii (Honolulu) through invasive non-native 1285 in Girl Scouts-Mile Hi were among ten groups of stu brush. removed 20 tons of cut Coundl (Denver, Colo.) real dents natiomvide honored with ting:. and trash. then reintro- ized the· dream of a six-day the 199-l President's Environ c' ucl'd native plant" and wagon train trip on Wyoming's mental Youth Awards for ad lm!5~-:>- .-\!, a re,ult. native and Oregon Trail. Fas1.:inated by its vancing environmental protec mi~to~ waterfowl have re tion in their community. As a turned to the pond, and volun srrvice project to earn the Si1- tet:r<; now work to maintain it as ver Award, the girls designed a \\ildlife habitat. • Portrait of ~he adapt'> badge projects to a Leader he girls' abilities. and intc ~tes her troop in activities with other troop::;, a wonderful Social worker Ellen B. Scharff mutual learning experience. at Philadelphia's II~1S School I:.llen's letter concludes. for Children with Cerebral -HMS \\ould like to salute this Palsy writes us about the work e.."traordinary woman who gives of Carole Olinick from Girl her all. and say thank you, Sc-ours of Greater Philadelphia. thank you. thm1k you!" • the leader of Troop 111-!8 at the ~hool. She writes that the troop is like other troops that .-\em e Young Leaders J:rO camping. They still work in history in the 1840s. the '2.7 girls patrols. cook meal~. and com trit> 10 Girl Scout l.~adcr Summer 1995 The balcony at the Birthplace u:as a gatheri11g spot for these Cadette Girl Scouts flagstands for Girl Scout cere At the Birthplace Girl Scout Tara Lang wrote us to monies, which they sold to say that the article on "Skill other troops in the council. Building in a Competitive World," (Nine of the girls also received in the spring 1995 issue, mis Cadette Girl Scout Troop 2013 their Silver Award pins prior to identified her council She's a in Girl Scout Council of the l\a the trip.) member of Morris Area Girl tion's Capital ended its year on The girls all agree it was Scout Council in Randolph, N.J., a high note with a visit to the well worth the effort. The high and not a California resident. • Juliette Gordon Low National points of their visit were the Girl Scout Center in Savannah, tour of Juliette Low's house and Ga. The 11 girls had worked the "Victorian Ventures" special hard all year to fund the trip, interest session. In appreciation. selling more than 2.500 boxes they donated two Victorian-style of Girl Scout cookies and mak dresses and 60 handmade craft ing wooden candleholders and to the Birthplace. • Last summer's Memorial Day weekend was a memorable one for Junior Girl Scout Troop li6 in Girl Scouts-Illinois Cross pants understand and appreci ate the political, economic, or roads Council (Elk Grove Vtl lage). The girls and their lead social conditions that force pe~ pie to leave their country. Other ers traveled to Hannibal, Mo .. to visit the home of ~lark Taking a cue from the activities encouraged them to Twain. They were well pre WAGGGS three-year Peace consider how they might strug pared, having read The Adve11· Initiative launched in 1994, gle to get to a new country and tures o/Tom Sawyer and about the Cadette Girl Scouts of Rome then cope with the complexitie the writer's life and times. And Neighborhood (USA Girl of the new language, customs, motivation was high-the girls Scouts Overseas in Italy) spent and laws. At the closing camp had earned money for the trip a productive Thinking Day fire. they each were asked to by holding a car wash and a ga weekend on the theme 'The write about how they could cre rage sale and selling Girl Scout Challenge of Peace." Together ate peace in the world. • cookies and handmade crafts. with a local Italian group of Girl The group toured Mark Scouts and the Rome Boy Scout Twain's home and the town of troop, the girls spent the week Hannibal, took a paddleboat end at an Italian scout hut in ride on the Mississippi, and vis the Abruzzi mountains. 'The ited the Mark Twain Cave. opening program began v.ith a made famous in the story of "newscast" highlighting areas of Tom Sawyer. They also enjoyed the world with refugee prob As of ).1arch 1995, the price for an outdoor play about Tom Saw lems. The young people then di a one year's subscription to Our yer and a musical variety show vided into groups and created World Ntu:s. the official newslet at the ~1olly Brown theater. • skits to depict the plight of the ter of the World Association. world's refugees. will be $20.00. Subscriptions for The next day. everyone par this bimonthly publication and ticipated in a v.ide game in its supplement may be ordered which each group was desig from Our World News, World nated as refugees from a partic Bureau. Olave Centre, 12C Lynd ular country. Various activities hurstRoad,London,NVV35PQ, were designed to help partici- England, U.K • Introducing the New Leader's Guide E ch Cadette and Senior Girl Scout repre sents a unique blend of talents, ambitions, goals, and dreams. Helping young women to acquire skills, overcome obstacles, and develop the confidence necessary to realize their poten tial is one of the most gratifying aspects of be ing a Girl Scout leader. The new Guide for Ca dette and Senior Girl Scout Leaders will be invaluable in this process. Working in partnership with teenage girls can be challenging due to the vast nuctuations in adolescent behavior. At times the members of a Cadette or Senior Girl Scout troop/group seem to possess the maturity of adults; at oth Overviews of the Handbooks ers they act like children. While chapter.> N and five.> address issues Developmental Needs ofTeens related to characteri~lic~ of and ideas for work ing with thb age group. chapters three and four The new leader's guide offers ideas and provide oveniews of the Cadette Girl Scout suggestions for working ·with teenagers. For Handbook and .1 R~ •Urce Book for Senior Girl example, chapter two is devoted to the principle Scouts. Both handbooks present critical infor of girl/ adult partnership. This chapter outlines mation for girb. such a· the requirements and developmental needs of teenagers and sug- process for earnin;:r the Girl Scout Silver and ,------. gests ways that they can be accommodated by Gold Award-... The handbooks also offer incisive Girl Scout program. It suggests. for example, discussion question~ that might help girls that girls take responsibility for planning, share their \iews. thoughts, or feelings about money management, and troop government to certain sen.... it w topic-... provide a forum for creative expression and to Finally. chapter one of the leader's guide feel competent and proud of their achieve can be uSt:d > t·heck inlo the facts. principles, ments. and pracuce-. f Girl ~out program. It can be Adolescence is a busy time, socially as well used for anything from creating ceremonies to as psychologically. Teenage girls frequently staling the Girl Scout Promise or Law to for have very busy schedules and attempt to juggle mulating a m rxlel of government for a troop/ t.,.___ ...... --~- ...... \ :' ~- ....-- .,...... ,__J ...... a variety of activities and responsibilities. Chap group. ... ter five of the Guide /or Cadette and Senior Girl The new guide. therefore, has a multitude ·--.2-s;;.l~.-- ••f'"""""'""'P' ...... _,Wi<_...,... __ ...... _...,.....,...... u-...... _...... -. __ ...... -....----·,.,.. ____ ..,.._. ____ ...... _..... - Scout Leaders presents five scenarios and de of u~es. ;\ot only will adults find it useful ,..,._..... Not....,_...... ,. ____ :...;.._...... ,. scribes how the flexibility inherent in Girl Scout in planning meetings or developing activities, ...... __ .....,_,_ .. __ "'"'"'· .. ~"' .,._..., ... '0...._ program can help young women accomplish they will gain interesting insights about and val their goals without adding more stress to their uable suggestions for working with adolescent =------' lives. girls. • -Rose Cryan 12 Girl Scout Leader/Summer 1995 Good News for Cadette Girl Scouts £·M~ L I. first chapter of the new Cadette Girl Scout Handbook quotes from a 1931 issue of Girl Scout Leader magazine. In introducing a new badge, it sitid that girls who work on the badge will benefit from "wise planning, steady, painstaking effort toward a definite goal. and the joy of accomplishment. .. 'lnose same prin ciples apply to our contemporary Girl Scout program and, more specifically, to the new Ca dette Girl Scout Handbook that encourages girls Spotlight on Career Choices to define themselves. avoid risky behavior, and develop self-esteem. Most of the chapters have one or more ca For girls at this age level who must learn reer focuses. These are brief descriptions of ca to manage their Lime, cope with stress, handle reers. related to a topic or theme of the chapter. complex relationships. and accept a changing The intent i:. to highlight qualitie~ that girls ~--~------. body image, the new Cadette Girl Scout Hand- may recognize in themselves and relate to ca book is an important aid. Topics and activities in reer possibilities. Three contemporary women the book enable girls to think about the things are profiled in the book as role models for girls. ._____ .....,..J they are proud of in their lives, and to recognize The book also contain · an exercise about how ~..::-.:..-:..-:... their strengths. to turn hobbies into careers. To ensure that all girls sec some aspects 'Inc chapter on leadership introduces it as of themselves reflected in their handbook, a a quality that everybody has and expresses in multicultural theme is reflected throughout. different situations. Girls learn about the nu Girls learn how the steps toward pluralism fol merous opportunities in Girl Scouting to de low the four Girl Scout program goals. For ex velop leadership skills. Hopefully, each girl will ample, "Developing Self-Potential" COJTesponds be able to realize her leadership potential and lo the pluralism goal of developing pride in take on leadership roles at some point during one's own cultural heritage; "Relating to Oth her Cadette Girl Scout years. ers" parallels the goal of encouraging under Some of the topics thar are more fully ex standing and appreciation of people from all cul plored than in previous handbooks are gender L------,------~-----' lures, races, and religions. bias, sclf·ei>leem in relation to body image and The new handbook encourages girls to ex cultural identity, coping with f.tmily change and plore important topics in greater depth through conflict, and the importance of computers. discussion, debate, joumal writing, community There is also new information in the reco~Tfli· service, and work with younger Cirl Scouts. H tions section of the book. is more girl-oriented than previous handbooks. In your role as a leader, you can help girls Each chapter opens with a poem written by a usc their handbook as a starting point in plan Cadette or Senior Girl Scout, and several other ning their Girl Scout experiences. Encourage poems and prose by girls are reproduced them to use other Girl Scout books as well to throughout the chapters. They express the feel develop experiences that provide fun, expand ings of girls on most of the topics in the book friendships. build skills. and help girls learn including personal identity. family relations, di about themselves and others. • versity. personal rights, and life goals. -Toni Eubanks Girl Srout Leader/Summer 1995 13 A Resource Book for Senior Girl Scouts "Wars fun, contemporary, packed with in teresting information, and new in Girl Scouting? A Resource Book for Senior Girl Scouts. For many girls, adolescence is a challeng fb W:dhl11::t ing time filled with important decisions, ethical "'•" •• •••••• c:••••• •• eu.-••U••f dilemmas, frequently changing friendships, ··~ !1-ccwrwotlbdr...-rl.lwl..""'"'"""" o~ . ' .... _,... .. b.: ...... _ ...... and a desire to achieve an individual identity ...... ~,...._ ...... ~ .. ~ ...... ~ while adhering to the standards of a peer group. 6rllfprflurt..*lr'oll"~ ... -.- l!llr..,...... _. ... _,...... ,_~ ~~~~,.,,.,.N~Lo:e...ti>ll llt..u.br~ By addressing a host of intriguing topics, the b....,_•• r"' roew.,r,;..., ~111WIIIII.wOoo:f• ·-~:.ofll~~ ...... ,. ... llcleftllllf new handbook for Senior Girl Scouts is de wtriclll]pnri~---J•Jlkmf ~*""' - ·~,...... signed to help young women confront some of ...... a ... ~..._...... ~ ...... the uncertainties associated with adolescence. Before A Resource Book fo r Se11ior Girl Scouts was written, an extensive research proj ect involving girls and leaders was conducted. To ensure Lhat pertinent topics were being ad dressed in an appropriate manner, input from in helping teenage girls accomplish goals and experts in fields such as education. religion. answer questions both within and outside of and developmental psychology were solicited. Girl Scouting. For example, the poetry can be Topics such as leadership, AIDS, eating disor used as a springboard for discussion of certain ders, and technology appear in the handbook sensitive topics in a troop/group setting. Seeing as a result of this research. More generally, their peers· poems in print might inspire a findings indicated that Senior Girl Scouts were group of Senior Girl Scouts to create a literary particularly concerned about career develop magazine or other publication. fill IIUIJIIIII ment and what the future would hold for them. The new book also contains a wealth of in ~~.., "'""'W ....,...... ,.. As a result. both of these topics have been wo formation about service projects, recognitions. c.U \,l..._.., ...... ~ ..pnda I(,...... ,...... ~ ...... ). ~~~~~ .,,.._ohinfmllllh.fl).,., ven throughout the book. In fact, each chapter and leadership opportunities that make Senior 111111'1111-·--~.11-I&'IN'U•IIe lll~Wiou ... ~ltliJ ..... IIf..,..ti"* ..... J.-~~ closes with a list of career titles that girls are Girl Scouting a unique experience. For exam ...... ,....._..~ l ..._..,...... ,... encouraged to investigate and discuss with the ple, girls who wish to earn their Girl Scout Gold .,....., ....., ...... other members of their troops/groups or with Awards be referred to chapter six, and ...... _,_ ...... can -·~ their leaders. young women who are eager to hone their lead -~"'·"'-~1.... ·· •llwl.lllll' 14 Girl Scout Leatkr/ Summer 1995 Some Great Girl Scout Travel Destinations There\, nothtng hke lhe L tlltcd Stare' form ptratton. ph) steal beaut\. education and fun. From ~e.t to ,e,1, ''e h 1\ e 11 :til: quiet lakes, m.tjestic mountain range-.. "'\eep1ng plams. And ih '' iJe d1\ CI"Sit) pro' Hies ksson~ 111 histot). gcogr.tphy, dnd Ide t)k' lh 11 1rb \\Ill ne\er l!Ct from .111) hook. Bc<.au..,e Girl Scout~ 10\ c to tr-a' el and plannmg a tnp ., a great "a) to conunue g1rl adult p.111nershtps, here • re orne tk~tination~ lot ) our troop/group to consltk•r. The Big Apple \\ 1th tts fl\ c horoughs, '\e\\ 'I ork is a Cit~ of c:o;treme:. fmm are.ts of urban blight to opulent Sk \ ...era per' to ,c,1shore. C\\ York 1.., ,, neighborhoods, a ell\ that ..,tnnul te' .md trouble<>. em "nh more magK than 07. GSL SA· but ne'er fml~; to ench.mt headquarters and the :\'atJOnal Hi-.tonc Prco;en ation Center are he1e. m the 'hadm\ of the Emptre State Butldmg. the th1rd Girl Scouting's Birthplace tallest bmldtnc 111 the" orld outhem ho5.p1taltt). archnet.tuntl bedUt) .•md EnJll) "orld-remm ned com. crt hal h. museum .... a \!brant ri' crfront a\\ .ut the 'as norm ltbrane,. cathedmls. and theaters \"j,Jt the Bronx Zoo s,,, ~mnah. Ga.. the banhpluce of Juliette and the:-\~" York Rotanical Garden. See the Rrookl)n Gm don Lo\\. founder of Gtrl Scouts of the Bndge. tif,t "tccl-\\ 1re su .. pcnsion bndgc Ill the '' orld U.S.A. At the Juhettc Gordon LO\\ G1rl Scout N.tuonal Center. g1rls can learn about the orgami'.llton " hentage. I our the L mtcd Nation~ for •' les.,on in global <;ample V1ctonan hte at the\\ ayne Gordon House. undcr,tandmc.• md help ~;eh:hiJte tl'- t1fticth annn er.;,tr) . S,l\ unnah ·' llrst de,n:nated '\auonal His tone Crui'\C lhe harbor to 'ee the countr). ·., !.) mboh of Landmark. and pan.ctpate m .1 l>pccml mtercst ,e.,s1on freedom and lnend~hip the Statue ot I 1hc11) and :::>ettk:d Ill 173:1 b) J.une' Ed\\ard Oglethorpe. \\ho I l11, Island.\\ here millions of amtmgrant fiN founded Gcorgta a a h,l\ en tor Bntt~h debtors. 'tcpped a'horc S ' nnah "a~ a boommg cotton pon before the C" 11 \\ alk the nurtO\\ street~ of Green'' Kh \ tlla!!e, home of \\ ,tr and the !.IIC of cxtensl\ l:: mthtal) acuon dunng pot' h ••tni,ts . .l•'u club,. ,md Ne'' ) mk l Ill\ eN I). illS! the'' ar. one of the ell)·, great m~utution~ of le.•mmg. Tod.t). "i... nors c.m cnJO) the Rt\ erfront Plaza. ''here • l'he i'\aunn.tl Mu~{·um of \\omen m the An .... where nmeteenth centur) \\ arehotN!' h,l\ e been mm,forrned Girl Scout troops can ha\ e ,, 'rectal IIlli I of the ~·ollectinn. into re~taumm .... 'hop .•md galh~nc'i, relax m the Cll) 's • Ford·., Thc.tter. the 'Jte ofPrcMdent Lmcoln·~ dauhng gankn': and t.tke a hot 'l'-dnm n camagl' ndc ass:l' .. sm.ttion. around the histone district. Spec tal anrac:ttons mdude the t'll) 's -,quare-, and ht,tonc On the Cape churdlL''· the :-h-,tory City Hall llanked b) cannon-. captured trom the Bntt-.h ar Yorktmvn. and the US There' 'omctlung 'pectnl nhour Cu .. tom Hou ... e. "atchm the un 'et from Rock Harbor. c.moemg through l\au... ct \1:mh. or btke ndmg through the Capital on the Potomac moo!" nd dune' ncar PrO\ mceto\\ n, Sec gmenunem in anion in \\'ashmgton. \\he1c the P!lglims landed m 1610 before hcadmg aero:-.~ D .C . the n.tuon ·' capual. "ith 11 statcl) the ba) to PI) mouth archllccture .t... tc-..timon) to the -,uccc ... -. ol Cnpc Cod ~ational Sea ... hmc. hapcd like a ann a democmttc government. Don't rni ... : beckoning '1'1101"\, extend ' me 40 m1les along tlu: • The Cap no!. "here the U S. Senate and Hou~e of ocean from Chath mt P 1 l tO\\n, a tin). bohemtan Reprc~cntatiH'' cmtt the lcgi,lauon h) wh1ch "e h\ e. communll). The land a gl tal deposu. 1s cotht.mtly • The Supreme Coun tor a le"on m "Equal Jusucc unde1going natur.tl chan=e' '\\md-. and \\atcr mo'e l IHier 1hc L:l\\ :· s.md along Jh ~horelu ~ • The Ltbrat) of Congre!'.,, the "orld · largest. a rc'carch Walk the nulc' and mt e f cl n. "mds\\ cpr coasthne ntd to both Congress and the pubhc at da) break or m G hale-\\ atchm~. Learn the • The :'\ational Archive-... where the Bill of R1glu .... .uea':.. fa-.cuwmg ge lo=) .md hl,tOr) .1t the ;..;,,tmnal the Con,titution.• md the Dedar.tuon of Independence Park Ser\ 1ce \ '''t r mers I xplore the nearhy a... land' .tre on dl'pla). of Nantucket and M n \ ard • The White House. home to C\CI') prc,Jdent 'inLc \\ n'hmgton. City on the Bay • The \'Jetnam \'eter.tn' ~ l emonal. a moving tnbute Joined to the P.tctftc Ocean b) th • destgned b) architect/ culptor Ma)a Lm. Golden Gate Bn n F • The FBI. the countr) 's mo~t L1mou~ cnme laboratcll'). "nh n-. >aeep h1l architecture. m mflcent panoramas. • Thl' Smitlboni.m hbtitutinn. e:.pec1ally the N.nural Hi-.tnr) l\1u ... eum. the 1'-:.ttJOnal \tr and Space t<.tu eum. and the :'\at10nul 7..oo. The Beehive State The ~tate of Utah \\ill be I 00 ~can. old next Januar). Join the fc,tn nies in a land made for the outdoor enthusiast: brilliant red stone fonnations. cascading waterfalls and dramatic canyons. fire-red deserts. snow-covered mountains with first-class -..ki rc ... orts. fore-..tcd trails for hiking and mountain biking. ''~ift-movmg riYer' for "hire " ater rafting. Southern Utah has more national parb and natural wonders tlwn any'' here ehe in the country: Zion 'Jational ParJ... kmm n as the "land of rainbow canyons": Bryce Canyon '\auonal Park. a fair~ land of magmficent :o.rone fonnauon, ..\rche., ;-\ational Park. \\ith nearl~ 2.000 natural arc he' of va~ mg ... twpe-. and ~iLes: Canyonlands. famous for lh red rock can) on~ and glorious rivers. anti year-round mild \\ emhcr i~ best seen on foot or vlo-..t ofUtalfs adwnture travel outlih arc ba-.ed in Moab. 'ia the fabled cabk cars. an old mining tO'' n Stop by the :\ loah ~luseum. '' luch Fm a trul~ memorable experience. take a ferry to has exhibits on lo~.,,t hJstor) m1d the rcg10n·s prehJ,tonc Alcatraz bland. the famed "escape-proof" federal inhabitants. penitentiary in the bay. once home to such notoriou~ After some time in the wiltlcme~~. dnve north to Salt criminals as AI ('a pone and ·'Mach me Gun .. Kelly: stmll Lake Cit). Utah·.., pn:tt) capital. which 1s sun·ounded through the 1.000-acre Golden Gate Park. with it::. hiking b) 11.000-foot mountains. The <.'It~. headquarter' of traih. bike paths. 'ports fields. and Japanese tea garden: the ~1onnon Church. has hccn nominated b) the l .S. tr~ "alking up or dO\\ n Lombard Street. "the crookedcst 01~ mpic Comm ittec to host the 2002 Winter Olymp~t:-.. -.treet in rhe work!": have fun at Glmadelll SlJuare. with I[S stately red brick buildings housing all kinds Of ShOpS and a wonderful chocolate factory. Good da~ trips :\lount Tamalpai.., St,lte Park offer' a commanding 'ie'' of the cit~. e\'en ''hen the fog rolls in: Muir \\'ood-.. '\auonal \1onument is a majestic and tranlJuil oa:.is of g1a111 redwoods: Point Reyes National Seashore offers pine forests. rocky diffs. sandy beache~. "Land of Enchantment" hot spring-.. fumaroles, and mud pots make it the earth·, greatest gc) s~.:r area. Bi-.on. moo:-.c. elk. and r\'ew ~Iexi<.:~ms fond!~ call their state rhc "Land of blad, and grill!~ hear' and \\ohes C<~ll the t\\O·million Enchantment.'' and if, easy to see \\h): high desert acre park home. mesas spar ... cl) vegetated h) cactus and yuc~:a: juniper foothills and ... agebrush flats slashed by deep gorge" Just south of the park. the sheer-faced blue-gn') peaks and df) .... andy arroym: mountain-; CO\ crcd b~ forest-. of Gmnd T · n \ Honal Park. ri ing more I han 7.000 of spruce. t1r. and pine. With m. dea1. hrilll.mt skies feet abO\ l' the ..;agebru~h tlar-.. can be admired on foot and average :no days or sunshine a year. Kc'' Mexico from the more th<.n 200 mile~ of hiJ...ing trails in rhe is alluring mdeed. park. a tloat along the Snake Rher. or a hoat ride on one of the park', lake.,. The park mclude, part of A region \\here time p;.1sses slowh \e\• ~texico', pa~t Jackson Jlolc. the \\ mtcr feeding ground of the large~t is visible every\\ here - in colonial Spanish mi.,sion elk herd in the count!). churches. pre-Columbian Indian puchlo-.. and ruins of prchi.,tonc ki,·as. \\'c..,tem Territorial and Spanish/ Wend) DeGiglio Pueblo adobe architecture dommatcs the region, a rw,ion or three distinct cultures. Sama Fe. the countr~ ·'oldest capital cit). i-. lard om around a central plaza. the center of hh: and site or numcrou~ conquests and llag-raisiugs mer the centuries . .\ mecca 1'01 "riters. Jrti-.t-... and musician~. thi" small city is a cultural delight, with it-. churche:-.. gallene:-.. museums noted for stunning collection:-. of American Lndian artlfach. and the out-.tanding :\1u~eurn or International Folk Art. Be -;ure to 'i-.it Randelier '\arional :\1onument. the ancient 'errlement of the:: Anasazi Indians- a real treat for stucknts of archeology. Grande Dame of National Parks YellO\\ -;tone. c~tdblished in I R72. i~ th~o: \\Orld's first national p.u'k. lb sheer lx:aury and rm" natural power ar~? unparalleled: ~dpine Jake,. canyons. high mountain meadows. a petrified fore:-.1. and the Gr,md Canyon of the YellO\\~Wnc. with ,1 \\aterfall !\\ice as high as Nwgara. Old Faithful and some 10.000 geysers. Leadership Opportunities for Older Girls L ately, I've been reading a lot about how im portant it is for young girls, like my Brownie Girl Scouts, to be comfortable with computers and other technology. 17le problem is, I'm not." -Uncomfortable "My troop is one-third]tmiors and two-thirds TOMIIORIUO Cadettes. I'm finding that they're ofte-n interested of meetings to work- through the available ma in very different topics and activities. I'd really terials in the book. Then the program aide like to be able to give each group separate atten could help explain how a computer works in a timl during meetings, but I'm otzly 011e person.' .. way that a 7-year-old could understand. Appro -Overwhelmed priate computer games might be the culminat ing activity. The program aide would stay with 'My Senior Girl Scouts feel they have 'done the leader while the troop worked on this topic. everything' in Girl Scouting. I know that they A Leader-in-Training or Senior Girl Seoul would benefit from an additional year or two in Troop Assistant would be able to help "Over the organization, but they want a change. What whelmed" give both her Junior and Cadette Girl challenges can l offer them to capture their inter Scouts equal attention. UT-. divide their time est and keep them involved in Girl Scouting?'. between training and working in a troop/group -Out of Ideas setting with an adult leader for several months. The answerfor aU three of these leaders can An LIT who ha' completed her internship be found in a new council resource, Leadership might make a commitment to work as a Senior Projects for Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts. The Girl Scout Troop Assistant for a full troop year. resource fully describes each of the following six Both UTs and SG~TAs can help with organi leadership projects: Cadette Girl Scout Program zation and record keeping and usc their exper Aide, Senior Girl Scout Program Aide, Leader tise in a variety of areas, from science to crafts. in-Training (LIT). Senior Girl Scout Troop As Having surh a person in "Overwhelmed's" sistant (SGSTA), Counselor-in-Training (Cm. troop would also model leadership opportuni and Counselor-in-Training II. In addition, the ties for both the Junior and Cadette Girl Scouts. book includes sample training modules and ap The Senior Girl Scouts in .. Out of Ideas's" plication/evaluation/project agreement forms. troop, once engaged in any of these programs, Each project shares the same fundamental de would be faced with suf:fkient challenges lo sign: The girls receive training and then partic keep them involved. Or, if the puU of other ac ipate in an internship with a leader. tivities during the school year is really strong, A program aide is an expert in a field and they could serve as a Counselor-in:rraining in works in a troop as a guest lecturer or assistant a camp selling, thereby maintaining their com in that field. In the case of "Uncomfortable," a mitment through the summer. program aide who is knowledgeable about com· Leadership Projects for Cadette and Senior puters could work with her in developing an Girl Scouts is now available through Girl Scout activity or project that would interest her councils. Contact your council about these ex Brownie Girl Scouts. Perhaps they would start citing opportunities available for you and Yt)W' with "Kelsey's Computer Lesson·· in the Girl Scouls. • Brownie Girl Scout Handbook, and take a couple -Patricia Paddock Girf Scout Leader Summer 1995 19 Young llVmen Flourish in National Roles Lealways been a really big dreamer," say~ • Program and Membership Commit Laura Jane Glover. ''I've been to lots of places tee-Marisa Tabizon (Beaverton, Oreg.), and met lots of people. This is the first timE> in freshman. University of Oregon; and Sara my life that I've been exposed to so many Schwebel (Columbus, Ohio), freshman, Yale unique people!" University. Laura 1ane's dreams have taken her a long way. Thirteen years ago. as a young girl, Laura Making the Transition Jane joined her first troop. Today. she and live other young women work side by side with the Previous council work comes in handy. ·'unique people" who compose GSUSA's Na "Fortunately, because I had sat on our council tional Board standing committees. board and because I am part of a large council, .. Each triennium. Girl Scout councils select recall~ .\nne ;\larie. "I was aware of our rela and submit the name of one girl for considera tion~hip \\ith the national organization. Still, tion as a member of a GSGSA National Board I've leamt>d an incredible amount of infomla standing committee. Candidates must be active tion-and I ..;till am. So much is involved be Senior Girl Scouts, 16 to 18 years of age or en tween councils and GSUSA" tering grades ll or 12. Applicants should dem For :\fari..,a. there was important leeway. onstrate experience \\ith adults as peers and as "My council was \'t'!J' open to having girls take members of council committees and/or council the lead. and to allowing us to make mistakes." boards of directors. They abo must be willing she recall.., "In council committees, I worked to prepare for and attend three meetings a year. very do..,t>ly \\ith generally two adults. I had A GSUSA staff team appointed by the Na their expeni:'e behind me. but they let me test tional Executive Director reviews the list of can approache~ and ..;ee what worked for myself." didates and forwards its selections to the Na To reinforce their capabilities, the young tional President, the National Executive women interact with designated committee Director, and the Executive Conm1ittec chair. member~. who serve as mentors. "I'm becom Final selections are approved by the Executive ing more comfortable with the whole process," Committee. obst>rve~ Tammy. "because I also realize that During the current triennium, conm1ittee otht>r adults are also going through the same assignments brought together these young learning t>Xpt>rience." women: Individual identity and group diversity, • Finance Commillee- I.aurajane Glover they believe. play a significant role in commit (Lepanto, Ark.), freshman, University of Arkan tee effectiveness. Everyone has something im sas. portant to contribute, since members offer a va • Councils Committee-Anne Marie riety of perspectives, experiences, and skills." Brinkman Odaho Falls, Idaho), senior. Skyline A lot of times, because our group is so diverse." High School. notes ~larisa, "members will bring up things I • Communication and Public Policy Com haven't thought of, and possibly other people mittee- Kristina Byrd (Swartz Creek, :Vfich.). haven't thought of. We'll look at those com senior, Carman-Ainsworth High School; and ments closely." Tammy Tai (~ew York, :-.l.Y.), freshman. Har Exposure to such diversity provides per vard University. sonal rewards. "I'm working with prominent 20 Girl Scout Leader/Summer 1995 adults who are exp~.:rienn·d in many ways and who abo have traveled," observes Kristina. "You gd to meet pcopk· from difft>rent cultures and t:lhnic backgrounds. You can learn from their experiences and e~dd tlwm to yours." While valuing tlw clivt>rsily. Tammy rec ognizes the common thread connecting the young conunittet' members to a l'-ingle purpose. "ll'!-> reassuring to be with other young adults who have been brought up with the same icleab-through Girl ~outing," she says. ''\Ye havt' the same common bond. \\'e may think On the deck at Edith Alacy we're so different. but Wt' all have the Girl Seoul Conference Ccnta. the ynung Prom1se and Law within us." of the things we've dbru-...,t>d playing out in the adult members of the real world. That heJp.., in my troop and in com National Boord sta ndin!l Youth in Action mittee meetings. I kno'' that it help-. Mari~. commitrers: (standin~. Ltwra .,.,ho also It-ads a troop. Our troop work ghe-.. fa ze Glour, .'1/arisa Tabiznn; Early orit'ntation al-..o m ··~_ d them toward u:;. things to bring bark. \\'c've "een it fir-.t sitting. Tammy Tai, Amzc full participation. During one ''-sston. "I learned hand." .lfane Brinkman. Kristina how Girl Scouting actually works-how the or Between meetings, committee work nm Byrd. and Sara Sc/u('('bc/ ganization i 't'l up. and about the people be tinues. with reports or other reading malt'riah; hind it." n:calb Kri,tina. 11lrough another. fo arriving by mail. If rommiltee work requirt"' rE- L'tl,ing on intcrper-..onal ... kilb. "I learned how sponsibility. it abo ralb for patience. 'Tm ont> to ... peak about my opinions and not to be afraid of those people who lik~.., to -.ee things happt'n. to do it." she -.ay-.. Thi ... reinforcement proved right now. right ht're, right away." say" ~larisa. lwlpful. note~ Tamm). 'inre "you come to com "On the other hand. with something this large, mittee meeting' with a point of view. and you're I realize I can't make a phone call today and gt>t expected to shan:· it with t•veryone else." everything done by tomorrow. This expt'rit>nce Their viewpoint is valuable and versatile. is teaching me thai iltak(•s time to gel anything "When you're operatinJ:! on the financial side. concrete done." as Ill} conunittee i...... sugj;!e-..t-. Laura Jane. "you "\Ye're at a point." :;.uggests Tammy. do need to remembt'l thl ..tirb. I feel like f'm a ..,,.·hen we can rt'deline what Girl St·outing i~. voice for them." AdriE"nce:-; arc very relevant." first century," she observe~. "You need to look Sara n>-IE"ad-.. a bilingual troop. which forward. but )OU al ...o haw to look back. You mcl't" in a ew Ha\cn. Conn.. public -..chool. have to remt'mber Juliette Low and remember "Our committee ha~ talk~.·d about way:. of adapt what we're here for. ·n,en you can make all of inR" the Girl Scout program to lit individual th1s relevant and fun for the !,rirls." • nc~:ds within areas of the country. r can see all -Laurel Cooley Girl Sroutl.radcr Summer 199.S 21 Be lOur Best America! S nce the theme was announced as the na tional service project at the ational Council Session in Yliuneapolis, "Be Your Best" fever is Stephanie Minton with Betty Hulm, president sweeping the country. From coast-to-coast, Girl of Spanish Trails Girl Scout Council Scouts are making an effort to be their best and to encourage everyone in their community to best, tennis rackets and roller skates for phys join in. ical exercise. and music and a recorder repre Northeast Georgia Girl Scout Council senting stress management. This display (Athens, Ga.) launched Be Your Best with a earned them a Judges' Choice/First Place councilwide "Be Your Best Expo"- the largest Award. event ever held by the council, attended by There were other components to earning more than 2,000 people. The council also cre the Be Your Best patch. An aerobic workout ated its own patch project-with a center patch session with girls in the after-school program hopscotch game in surrounded by six little patches, one for each at the Lewisville Gnited Methodist Church gave a community park Be Your Best component. The Oconee County Troop 201 the special ex-perience of relating to Girl Scout Travel Group, consisting of mem others in their community plu · a health and fit bers from Senior Girl Scout Troop 114 and Ca ness workout And for the nutrition component, dette Girl Scout Troop 190, started to earn the the girls have designed a booklet of healthful Physical Exercise and Fitness component by and easy recipes to share \\ith others. planning a physical fitness event for all Girl Stephanie \tinton. a Senior Girl Scout, was Scouts in their county. They took over the Her responsible for a celebration to launch the na man C. Michael Park in Watkinsville, Ga., and tional service project at Spanish Trails Girl set up a series of activities-aerobic exercise. Scout Council C\Iontclair. Calif.). After attend I11eir fit11e.ss canoeing, folk dancing, jump rope, and volley ing a GSU A leadership institute. Stephanie de display u·o11 a first ball- and invited everyone to come. It was fun cided ro plan and hold a councihvide event The place award for for all, the girls earned their Be Your Best Phys "Be Your Best Fe tival" became the culmina these Brownie Girl ical Exercise and Fitness patch and, as a thank tion of her Girl Scout Gold Award project you to the park, they painted a series of hop Stephanie and her committee (adult vol scotch and four-square boards for future visi unteers and a staff adviser) planned for over a tors to enjoy. year to make it happen. Thousands of girls, Brownie Troop 201 of Lewisville, N.C. leaders, and family members visited the festi (The Tarheel Triad Girl Scout Council, Col val, held at the Los Angeles County Fairplex. fax, :'-J.C.), used Be Your Best as a theme for Troops made a hundred brightly colored ban their booth at the 1993 Dixie Classic Fair- a ners. and girls staffed booths on health, sports, regional fair that troop leader Beth Layton told safety, and many other topics. There were ce us "is as big as a state fair and has all kinds of lebrity guests (mcluding Smokey Bear), and exhibits and lot of rides." the girls provided entertainment, including a Troop 201's booth had displays represent specially written "Be Your Best" theme song. ing various components of the Contemporary "Be Your Best" fever continues with its ex Issues book, Developi~tg Health & Fitness: Be pansion to the Girl Scout national image Your Best!- a recycling bin for the environ campaign. • ment, a towel and washcloth for looking your - Anne Nixon 22 Girl Scout Leader/ Summer 1995 Keeping in Touch in the Summer Lousands of devoted adult volunteers in "Learning Events Week," given each August by Girl Scouting gladly take time from their bul:iy Western Reserve Girl Scout Council (Akron, schedules to bring a positive experience to Ohio) at ils Camp Ledgewood, includes basic girls. Throughout the troop year, Girl Scout and advanced leadership training and network leaders typically hold weekly meetings, plan ac ing opportunities. tivities, take girls on field trips or outings. and help girls with community service projects, Creative Connections badge requirements, and cookie sales. One would think that by the end of the troop year, The summer months al!"io find many vol the average leader is probably looking forward unteers planning for the fall. "Summer gives us to relaxing on the beach or taking a family va a chance to re-group and get a plan of action. cation. We do a lot of community service, and this is a Thal's not always the case. Many Girl good time to make connections," says Linda Scout leaders recognize that being a positive Romatowski Delaware-Raritan Girl Scout role model and serving the needs of today's Council (East Bmnswick, N.J.). According to girls cannot be limited to nine months a year. leader Nancy Rauschenberg, "Summer is the Many of them continue to devote time to Girl time to plan workshops for girls that take place Scouting during the summer months. in the fall. such as wider op informational "Summertime contact is important for con events and kadership workshops. Also, sum tinuity," !"iays ancy Rimassa, troop leader and mer is Lhe easiest time to get girls started on director of camping services for Sooner Girl their Gold Award project." Staying connected Seoul Council (Chickasha, Okla.). Many lead to Girl Scouting and staying cool poses no prob· ers find themselves volunteering at Girl Scout lem for The Tarheel Triad Girl Scout Council's resident camps or day camps: others plan pic Donna Sink, who quips that she and her daugh· rues, barbecues, and pool parties. Vanette Ford, ter "go indoors and plan our coming Girl Scout of Girl Scouts-Mt. Wilson Vista Council (Ar year in the air-conditioning near the phone." cadia, Calif.) makes Girl Scouting an integral Several adult volunteers maintain contact part of her vacation travel plans. "My assistant via telephone. on-line bulletin board systems, or leader and l attended an adult session at Our mail. Myrna Chambers, a leader with Drifting Cabana, Mexico. I'm going to Holland to visit Dunes Girl Scout Council (Valparaiso, Ind.). with my old co-leader and her daughter who is makes sure to send greeting cards to girls with active now in Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting there, summer birthdays. Linda Romatowski sends a with stops in Italy and Germany. T'm hoping to mailing that lists upcoming fall activities. connect with Girl Guides during our trip." Although leaders have a variety of ways to ~lany councils provide opportunities for stay connected, they do so for the same rea leaders to continue summertime involvement son-the girls. According to Myrna Chambers, with Girl Scouti ng. Girl Scouts-Mt. Wilson "I believe by keeping in touch one is letting the Vista Council sponsors "Leader Lawnchair girls know you care. So many nowadays need Weekend Camps.'' where leaders bring girls to that, and it gives the girls the incentive to return the camp and relax in lawn chairs while girls to the troop when school starts." • participate in activities led by the camp staff. -Ruth Ctley Some councils use the summer to get lead· ers geared up for the coming troop year. Girl Scout uader/ Summer 1995 23 Designed with Individual Style W.t would you do if you were designing long-sleeve mock turtleneck. both \vilh "Girl an adult Girl Scout uniform and had requests Scouts" in a dbtinctive. embroidered script for two totally different looks? For t\ational Adult Girl Scout:-- ma) a)..,o choost' the striped Equipment Service, the answer was easy: de blouse or short-:-lct:-\·e sweater. In t>vergreen sign a uniform collection that combines both. with wheat color bird's-eye pattern. the carcli The result is the new adult Girl Scout uniform gan sweater is the periect finishing touch. A collection featuring a casual and formal line of scarf in paisley and stripe:- acct>nts both casual coordinates. and formal look. National Equipment Service conducted For men. there i:- a blazer in evergreen surveys and held focus groups and found that with a removable ~.mblem Y.ith the Girl Scout Girl Scout leaders wanted a fashionable. easy IORO and a coordinatin{! necktie in evergreen. care uniform they could wear while participat taupt'. wine. and navy stripes. ing in activities with girls. Board and staff mt>m Tht• adult Girl ~out unifonn collection is bers, on the other hand, wanted a more designed for adult Girl Scouts with individual tailored. professional-looking unifonn that was style. "11cthcr you arc a leader. volunteer. or both comfortable and stylish. " ow, adult Girl staff member. and whether you select the cas Scouts will be able to choose the uniform look ual or fonnal look. you're ::.UR to pick a winning that is just right for them. The new uniform col combination. • lection features coordinates in elegant ever -Daria Scala green colored fabrics and fine tailoring down to every detail. Among the more formal coordinates is an exquisitely tailored, fully lined jacket, perfectly paired with either the new modified A-line skirt, walking shorts, or dress pants. Also, in rt:' sponse to requests from members in different climates, the jacket, skirt, and dress pants are available in two fabrics: poly/wool and poly/ rayon. 'Whichever coordinates you choose, they are all designed for a comfortable. flattering fit. You may choose to pair the skirt with the ele gant jacquard blouse or. for a less formal look. choose the striped blouse. The short-sleeve cot ton sweater pairs well with either the walking shorts or dress pants. The choice is yours: all of these coordinates are interchangeable! The more casual line of coordinates in cludes evergreen color pants and a culotte. clev erly designed with a front panel to give the ef fect of a skirt. Both of these coordinates arc perfect for Girl Scout leaders to wear. Top them off with a uniform T-shirt in wheal color and a 24 Girl Scout Leader/Summer 1995 SCARF AND PAGE 24: RICHARD BLINKOFF GROUP SHOTS NOBART-1\EW YQqo< 1NC Girl Scout Leader/Summer 1995 25 New Friends, New Perspectives L.ir idea for a cultural exchange was born nese girls. eager to learn how their new friends at Our Chalet in 1991. when Pam Hill, a leader live. in Spanish Trails Girl Scout Council (Montclair, Last year it was the Americans' turn to Calif.) met British Girl Guiders Margaret Gib travel, and the council sent a patrol of seven son and Sandy Everitt. When the three mel Senior Girl Scouts and two adults to Japan for again at Pax Lodge in London, they began the 11 days. They had practiced "chopstick eti many months of planning. Their reward came quette" and simple Japanese in preparation for two years ago. when a party of eight Girl Guides visiting the friends they met in Alaska. and two Guiders traveled to California for a two The highlight of the trip was a cruise from week holiday of a lifetime. Hokkaido to Tokyo- with 700 Japanese Girl The visitors, in pairs, stayed with Girl Scouts on board. They stopped at different Scout families in the l..os Angeles area. At a re ports of call to sightsee at the height of cherry ception in their honor, the Girl Guides gave a blossom season. In Tokyo. the Americans presentation to more than 200 Girl Scouts about joined another 500 Hokkaido Girl Scouts for life in the United Kingdom that included crafts Alaska Swap ~ight-six hours of exchanging and country dances. On a three-day joint camp gifts, customs. and new-found friendship. ing excursion at the Girl Scout House in New Last summer, ten Girl Scouts and six port Beach, the girls took turns cooking Amer adults in Delaware-Raritan Girl Scout Council ican and English meals. Later, the Girl Guides (East Brunswick. N.J.) spent three weeks in joined the Girl Scouts in an Easter egg hunt and Malaysia in a Partnership Project with its Girl received baskets of American souvenirs. On an Guides. The environmental and cultural other excursion, led by hiking enthusiast Pam, exchange began five years ago when the Ma the group trekked to Stud evant Falls in the San laysian Girl Guides visited the United States. Gabriel mountains. The rest of the trip was The project combined cross-cultural ex filled with swimming parties and trips to Hol periences with the study of environmental is lywood and Disneyland. sues common to both countries. On this trip, Last summer. Lhe English group recipro the girls focused on water pol1ution and ex cated. repeating the formula that made the changed ideas on the ways ordinary citizens U.SA trip so successful. Fourteen Girl Scouts can protect their water supply from non-point and six leaders spent three weeks in Girl source pollution. Guides' homes, delighting in their way of life The Malaysian girls took their U.S.A. coun and traveling in London and the North Country. terparts on a tour of the capital, then they spent Anchorage, Alaska's Girl Scouts Susitna three days in the jungle in one of the oldest rain Council has a 15-year-old exchange program fore ·ts on earth. Their exotic experiences in with the Hokkaido Girl Scout Council of Japan. cluded exploring a bat cave and a butterfly Most recently, nine Hokkaido Girl Scouts and farm. According to Primrose Reeves, a council their leader went on a outdoor adventure across board member on the trip, 'The instant friend south central Alaska with 13 Susitna Girl Scouts ships fonned were just phenomenal." • and 8 adults. Learning to communicate and - Patricia Stoddard work together, they hiked, fished. kayaked, and gold-panned their way across the state. Each challenge was a new experience for the Japa- 26 Girl ScOIJt Leader/Summer 1995 Rewarding Global Awareness L. juliette Low World Friendship Medal, a prestigiou$ national award, is granted by the National Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A to recognize outstanding contribu tions to international understanding. Initiated in as a key factor. Early this year, awards went to 1977, this honor can be achieved by an individ Michigan Waterways Council of Girl Scouts ual, a Girl Scout council. or an outside organi (Port Huron) and to the Girl Scouts of Nassau zation that has helped Girl Scout ' to promote County Council (Garden City, ~.Y.). Both coun global awareness and cooperation. cils have a long-standing record of integrating On Thinking Day 1995. Kris Howard of international awareness into every aspect of Barrington, ill.. received the medal at a special their program activities, and have successfully ceremony conducted by Girl Scouts-Illinois involved their local communities in their en Crossroads Council. Kris, who e long service deavors. to Our Cabaiia world center, Girl Scouts of the A good example of how the work of an out U.S.A, and the World Association of Girl side organization can be recognized is the Guides and Girl Scouts (\VAGGGS), had been award given to the Historical and Cultural nominated by colleagues in several parts of the Foundation, Irvine, Calif. Nominated by the Girl country. Scout Council of Orange County (Costa Mesa), Other individuals receiving this distinction the foundation developed a series of mono have been nominated by their own Girl Scout graphs for young children that explored several councils. For example, in 1994. Ruth jean Rod cultures. These resources were not only util gers of Centrillio Council of Girl Scouts (Bloom ized by Girl Scouts, but became a library re ington, Ill.), and Barbara Sumner of Girl Scouts source for the whole community. of Housatonic Council (Bridgeport, Conn.), From time to time, members ofWAGGGS were awarded the medal. In 1993, Guinivere world committees or Girl Scout/Girl Guide as Grimes of Santiam Girl Scout Council (Salem, sociations in other countries have been hon Oreg.), received the medal, as did Itsu Susaki ored with this U.S.A-born recognition. Fonner of Lake Erie Girl Scout Council (Cleveland, WAGGGS' World Committee Chair Barbara Ohio), in 1992. Hayes of Canada and retiring World Bureau Head ofTraining and Development Siromi Rod Promoting International rigo of Sri Lanka were distinguished recipients Awareness in 1993. In 1994, the award honored the efforts of GSUSA National President B. LaRae Orul The National Board's juliette Low Medal lian, former GSUSA International Commis Review Group encourages Girl Scout councils sioner Patricia Bonsai, and former GSUSA First to review their own international involvement Vice President Dr. Virginia Ricard. and submil nominations so that their excel Nomination forms and guidelines can be lence can be recognized. In approving the obtained by contacting the National/Interna award to Central Kansas Council of Girl Scouts tional Relations Unit at Girl Scouts of the (Salina) in 1991, the Medal Review Group cited U.S.A • the council's ongoing communication and train -Ellen Jeronimo and ing on the intercultural aspects of Girl Scouting Margarita Gonzalez Girl Scout Leader/ Summer 1995 27 An Anniversary to Remember ] uHette Low had the right idea: it just touk much longer than anyon~ rould have antici pated ... 72 years, i11 farl. "If other things fail, put ~all on his tail." she wrote. referring to the snail-slow efforts to achiew women's suffrage. dential election b over. in a citizenship cam 'll1is coming August 26. the nation will cel paign, distributing po..;t<:rs and literature and ebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the pas taking care oi ..;mall children to other home sage of the 19th amendmt-nl to the Constitu· tasks so that motht:'l" may go to the polls. Every tion, which gave wonwn the right to vote. Girl Scout leader l1t:'r"'l'Li ..;hould vote and urge Ratification of tllis long-sought legislation every other voter ...,ht:' knows to do likewise." ended the tenacious stmggle for women's Such "assistance" ha..; rontinucd through to the rights lhal had polarized the country since present day, as have citizenship-focused activi 18·18. ties for all age len-J.... in Try-Its. badges. and in The three-day festival in Washington. D.C .. terest projecb. will honor the great wome-n of the past who The upc m.u !:! cdt'bration this summer is fought for women's equality and kept hope alive a perfect time to hdp ..rirls understand the im during the years of campaigning for suffrage. A portance oi volin!-! and the efforts that were re symposium on August 2S will examine women's quired to obtain t'qual rights for women. Plans achievements in political and social concems, for the year include historic photo and art ex and the next day's parade- will commemorate hibits, tele\;...,ion -spt:'dals, workshops. commu the many historic marcht>s from 1913 to 1920. nity and state t:'vents. and dramatic reenact menrs in which tr ' 1ps and groups may be able Girl Scout Participation to participatt-. Watch for announcements in your local area From the earliest days of the movement. Girl Scout leaders were active in building the Color It " bite, Purple, and Gold foundation for participation by girls and women in civic life. The first handbook, How Girls Can The white. purple. and gold banners of the Help '11zeir Country. put it this way: ''In all that women's suffrage movement may not be visible you do, think ofyour country first ... and every in the 199 ~~. but the dedication of women to little girl even goes to make up some part or gender equity for themselves and for the parcel of our great whole natjon." Decisively women of tomorrow is constantly in evidence. the author commented, ", .. it is seldom that Just this pa.;;t February. Air Force Lieutenant any great thing is done that i~ not helped on by Colonel Eileen M. Collins voiced the same in a woman. (~iris, know your places. The pages donlitable spirit of the early suffrage\ tes. of thi~ history of the future rnay hold your Shortly before lift-off of the space shuttle Dis names in a high and honored place. Do well covery. the first woman lo pilot an American your part today. The work of today is the his .... pan·craft said. "1 can't afford to fail because I tory of tomorrow. and we are its makers." will be hurting the chances for young women The October 192·1 i~sut> of Girl Scout who want to come here some day." Juliette Low Leader encouraged Girl Scouts ''to assist as would have nodded in approval. • much as possible, from now on until the prcsi -Susan Einarson BOT H PHOTOS JULIETTE GORDON LOW GIRL SCOUT NATIONAL CEI>ITER 28 Gzrl Srout Leader Summer 1995 The Everyday joys of a Poet Laureate l soften said that reading for pleasure isn't as high on the personal agE-ndas of many people a-. it was in previous generations. And poetry. some say, has even f~wer cl€'votccs. But poetry shy littk girl, Rita was "dying to be a Girl has its champions. and chief among them b !x·out "~he spent a lot of time reading her older l Girl Scout Leader/Summer 1995 29 Girl Scouts' Role in the Special Olympics 'fKn the ninth Special Olympics World Girl Scouts from Connecticut Trails Coun Summer Games kick off in Connecticut on July cil of Girl Scouts (North Haven) will be very 1, 1995, athletes will not be the only ones who much a part of the festivities. Through their par will benefit from this exciting competition. Con ticipation, Girl Scouts will get to see that phys necticut Girl Scouts will learn first-hand about ical activities are for all girls and sample an ·cs the spirit and exhilaration of physical fitness for Specia\ O\vmPl international gathering right in their own home everyone, about the capabilities of people with towns. Cities throughout the state are being Wor\dGames Connecticut 1995 mental retardation, and about how citizens from paired with visiting countries. For instance, all over the world can work together toward a New Britain is planning to welcome 41 athletes common goal. and coaches from Poland. To support interna From July 1 to July 9, 7,000 athletes with tional friendship, each Girl Scout troop/group mental retardation from over 141 countries will will learn about a particular country and present compete in the Special Olympics World Sum a goody bag to its delegates. mer Games. This year's games will be the larg Girl Scouts will also "line the street" during est sports event in the world in 1995 and the the torch run celebrating the United Nations' largest sports event ever in Connecticut. To put fiftieth anniversary. The torch run will begin at this into proportion, consider that Lillehammer, the United Nations building in New York City Norway, the site for the 1994 Winter Olympics, and loop through Stamford, Bridgewater, and hostt>d 70 countries, roughly half the number New Haven. Girl Scouts may also be involved represented this summer. Besides the athletes, in flag ceremonies and other civic events in the coacht>s, and family members, over 500,000 celebration. spectators are expected to view the nearly two And last but certainly not least, Girl Scouts dozen athletic events to be held at colleges, uni will be an exhibitor at the "Sights in the Sound" versities, and sports arenas in the greater New event-the only youth-serving organization to Haven area. exhibit The girls will hand out cookies and In addition to the competitions in power present a giant friendship card, which will then lifting, cycling, equestrian, and bowling, an im be presented at the next Special Olympics, as a portant part of theWorld Games will be the pre legacy from Girl Scouts to the Olympians. miere of the Unified Sports program, in which Through this sports event for people with similarly matched athletes with and without dis disabilities, Girl Scouts get a chance to give and abilities make up the competing teams. receive. For the time and effort they put in, the girls will receive a message about sports and Connecticut in Full Regalia the world community: When both come to gether, everyone wins. • In keeping with the spirit of the World - Janet Lombardi Games, Connecticut will be celebrating with dozens of supporting activities. 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