Spring/Summer 2017 The Girl Scout The Girl Scout Hi! I’m Becky, and I’m a Leader. And You? Just since the last issue of Spirit, it has become evident to me that your belief in the power of G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ has always been within you—girls, volunteers, parents, staff members, alumnae, In this issue: everyone reading this issue. I encourage you to take our quiz on page 4 to learn your strongest G.I.R.L. trait. 1 Artist Badge Competition Are you a go-getter, innovator, risk-taker, or leader? I found out I’m a leader, which might seem obvious, but the quiz defines “leader” in terms other than 2 DNA of a G.I.R.L. Poster simply being in charge. It takes more than four simple words to be a G.I.R.L. Go Gold!: Our new head G.I.R.L. champion is Sylvia Acevedo, who was chosen as CEO 3 2017 Gold Awards of Girl Scouts of the USA in May. Before the official announcement, as interim CEO, Sylvia spent time with our Girl Scouts in Lubbock and attended Women G.I.R.L. Quiz 4 of Distinction, recapped on page 5. 5 2017 Women of Distinction Sylvia’s visit was just like a visit with any other lifelong Girl Scout. She was so comfortable creating with the girls that I think they forgot she was the acting 7 C.A.R.E. Recap head of an organization with 2.5 million girls—until she passed out her CEO patch! She was so tuned in that she picked up on the girls interested in STEM 8 Volunteer Spotlight and helped them know what classes they could take, possible careers, Dallas Wings Partnership and tips. 9 Renew Your Membership Desserts First Preview The ambition of our older Girl Scouts always makes me proud. I am just a bit prouder this year because our council had Gold Award honorees from Tips, Tricks, & Secrets every service area: Abilene, Amarillo, Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Wichita from Top Cookie Sellers 10 Falls! See page 3 for these G.I.R.L.s’ names. Earning your Gold Award is itself the ultimate accomplishment in Girl Scouting; the icing on the cake is the fact that our Girl Scout community is building a supportive environment for more girls to Go Gold! Becky Burton The Girl Scout Spirit magazine GS-TOP CEO is published by the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, Inc. 4901 Briarhaven Road Fort Worth, Texas 76109 800-582-7272 / 817-737-7272 gs-top.org Editor-in-Chief WORK Jessica Lewis ON ART Your Art st Badge! Service Centers i Abilene 325-670-0432 This summer, enter the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains design Amarillo 806-356-0096 competition and work toward earning your Artist Badge! Daisies to Fort Worth 817-737-7272 Ambassadors, you’ll have the chance to showcase your original design. Lubbock 806-745-2855 Daisies, your creative efforts will help you earn your Tula Petal! Follow Girl Southlake 817-281-7578 Wichita Falls 940-723-4336 Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains on Facebook for more information coming June 15: facebook.com/GirlScoutsTOP. 1 The Girl Scout SPIRIT SPRING/SUMMER 2017 SPRING/SUMMER 2017 The Girl Scout SPIRIT 2 One Easy Step to More Confidence:Go Gold! OK, so it’s not easy. Or one step. But it’s so worth it! Flags from almost every country in the world lined the event hall. The It took a few weeks of international décor wasn’t intentional, but it certainly was inspirational. This year’s Girl Scout Gold Award honorees could imagine their great big trial and error for me to life ahead of them as part of an extraordinary group of women to earn the figure out … that it is not highest award in Girl Scouting. only acceptable, but quite The council’s annual Gold Award Celebration was held in Fort Worth on essential, to ask for help May 12 for all who earned the award this year. These motivated young women completed 3,447 hours of community service through their when needed. projects. They are leaders willing to go the extra mile for what they believe Kate Miller, on what she learned in. They are each a G.I.R.L. through and through! from her Gold Award Sarah Banchs ...........................Troop 2111 Cjae Kell......................................Troop 5179 Megan Rohmer ........................Troop 4657 Lauren Bartleson ....................Troop 2039 Rachael Klein ............................Troop 6756 Alisha Samnani ........................Troop 1563 Bryla Birdwell ............................Troop 6756 Sydney Lehman ......................Troop 2723 Zoe Schneider .........................Troop 3370 Catherine Brown .....................Juliette Mallory Mathison .....................Troop 1525 Skyler Sinke ...............................Troop 3422 Christina Brown.......................Juliette Kallie Menard ............................Troop 91225 Christina Stephens ................Troop 1630 Lili Chambless .........................Troop 3370 Rynae’ Miles ..............................Troop 3215 Melissa Stevko .........................Troop 4044 Christen Davis .........................Troop 4116 Kate Miller ..................................Troop 7162 Lauren Tyler ..............................Troop 4081 Harriet Davis .............................Troop 6839 Emily Morris ..............................Troop 3370 Claire Unruh..............................Troop 4081 Julia Dickerson ........................Troop 7162 Grace Nguyen ..........................Troop 1714 Sarah Venesky .........................Troop 4044 Raquel Garcia-Geary ............Troop 3323 Anna Phillips .............................Troop 5110 Sarah Wenzel ...........................Troop 3370 Sahar Gokal...............................Troop 1563 Kate Reece ................................Troop 4018 Caylynn White-Frierson .......Troop 1101 Hailey Hurd ...............................Troop 2111 Molly Rose Rhymer.................Troop 3370 Brittany Wilhelm .....................Troop 5703 Emily Jenkins ...........................Troop 8570 Abby Rickwartz ........................Troop 5110 Katherine Kallinikos ................Troop 3381 Sarah Ritz ..................................Troop 3371 3 The Girl Scout SPIRIT SPRING/SUMMER 2017 , risk-taker, or leader? Are you a go-getter, innovator Find out what kind of G.I.R.L. you are with this fun quiz! On vacation, you typically At school or work, you’ve want to: struggled with: Your favorite video games: A) See all the really famous sights in the A) Turning in assignments when time’s A) Challenge you! You want to work for tour book, even if you’re tired! up. You want everything to be perfect! that high score. B) Research what interests you and plan B) Daydreaming. Sometimes you just get B) Feature cool new technology you can your own itinerary. caught up in your own thoughts. test out and play with. C) Forget planning—let every day be its C) Remembering to read the directions. C) Let you switch up scenes and own adventure! You usually want to just dive right in! characters as much as you want. D) Show friends or family around places D) Talking too much, even if it’s about D) Are the ones you can play with other you love but they haven’t seen before. the assignment you’re working on! people as a team. As far as books go, When there’s a karaoke If you worked for NASA, you love: machine at a party, you: you’d want to: A) Nonfiction. Who needs fiction when A) Sing the same song every time. You’ve A) Start a program to get even more there’s so much in real life to learn practiced it, so you can hit every note! girls and women involved in space about? B) Tend to perform as a “backup dancer.” exploration. B) Sci-fi or fantasy. Books that aren’t So many ways to bring the fun! B) Invent new, faster methods of space like everyday life help you see things C) Play “dare-oke” and have your friends travel and ways to gather data. differently. pick songs for you that you’re scared to C) Go out in space! How cool would it be to C) Mysteries and thrillers. It’s exciting to sing. see Earth from the moon? never know what’s going to happen D) Pick a song that you know another, D) Run the Mission Control Center, which next. more reserved girl might want to sing handles any problems a space mission D) Stories about relationships. Families and with you. might encounter. friendships are the best things in life! For Halloween, you: Your room is decorated with: When it comes to exercise, you: A) Spend weeks thinking of and shopping A) Posters of your idols—all the athletes, A) Stick to the same sport—you’re just for a perfect costume. Your look will be artists, and others who’ve achieved about to perfect that jump shot! on point! your dreams. B) Make up a twist on whatever sport B) Make your own costume. It’ll be just B) Lots of artsy stuff. Collages, paintings, you’re playing. New rules keep things how you want it and you’ll save money and even images of space are inspiring fun! to boot. to you. C) Are always trying something C) Dress as your favorite, but not that C) Different stuff all the time! You’ll put new. Switching things up keeps it famous, character. Who cares if anyone things up, only to get into new things interesting. else “gets it”? and redecorate. D) Love cheering on your friends when D) Coordinate a group costume with your D) Pics of you and your girl squad. You they beat their own best time or high friends so that everyone’s in on the fun. and your friends are inseparable. score. If You Answered… Mostly A’s: You’re a go-getter! Mostly B’s: You’re an innovator! Mostly C’s: You’re a risk-taker! Mostly D’s: You’re a leader! You’ve got a vision of how you want You’re an original, independent You’ve got an open mind and You’re an advocate for all and are your life to look and you keep going thinker. With your love of learning love the thrill of trying new things.