ANDOVER
Court of Awards
June
10, 2004
Welcome and introduction of guests Pat Yoder, Service Unit Manager
Cadette Troop 806
Emma: “ Good evening , I am Emma Kresge from Troop 806.
It has become a tradition here in
Flag
ceremony Cadette Troop 806
FLAG CEREMONY SCRIPT
Jamie: Opens with quiet sign.
“Would you please all rise for the
presentation of the flag “
“Color
Guard attention”
“Color
Guard advance”
Daisy Girl Scout enters carrying a Daisy Flag
(Brownie Girl Scout enters carrying Brownie Flag.)
Meg: “I am the Brownie
Girl Scout Flag. I have watched over the Girl Scouts in Brown. I have guided
their enthusiasm for three years and now they fly from my arms.”
(Junior Girl Scout enters carrying Girl Scout Flag.)
Sarah:” I am the Girl Scout Flag. I have watched over the
Girl Scouts in green. For three years I have watched them go and now they step
upward to Cadette Girl Scouting. “
(Cadette Girl Scout enters carrying the World
Association Flag. )
Dani: “I am the World Association Flag. I
watch over my Girl Scouts to appreciate Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding all over
the world. They have the same international spirit that made me great. I watch Cadette Girl Scouts grow to be Senior Girl Scouts. Please
stand.”
(Senior Girl Scout enters carrying United States Flag.)
Emma: “I am the
Jamie: “Color Guard, post the colors.” (Flag
bears put flags in stands, American flag is posted last.) “Color guard, honor your colors.” (All salute
flag.)
Jamie: “Would you please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance . .
. “I pledge . . .” (Members of the color guard do not participate.)
“Would you
all please join me in the Girl Scout Promise . . .”On my honor . . .” (Members of the color guard do not
participate.)
“Color
guard dismissed.”
(Color
guard walks to the back of the room.)
Read
aloud by Pat Yoder:
Parent Law – A Girl Scout parent understands the
true program of Girl Scouting. Gets her
daughter to and from meetings on time.
Knows a troop is a team effort.
Sees the job through to the end.
Sets a good example at all times. Is enthusiastic and cheerful. Does not
consider the leader a baby-sitter.
Brings troop problems to the leader first. Always does his or her part
willingly and is aware that Girl Scouting is for all girls.
(Pat Yoder asks
parents to read aloud together with her from the program:)
Parent Promise:
On my honor, I will try to
encourage and support my Girl Scout daughter.
To help her troop at all times.
And to obey the Girl Scout Parent’s Law.
Dinner (Pat Y.:
Earlier this year, Junior Troop 503 hosted the “Tea for Two” party and
taught us all about proper dining etiquette.
Please try to remember those considerations. We ask that parents keep
their children at their tables during meal time as hot food will be transported
from the kitchen.
Mrs. Duffy
will now lead us in offering thanks for this meal.
Pat Y:
“At this time, we ask that
one or two adults from each troop come into the kitchen to pick up any hot food
you might have in the kitchen. Feel free
to start serving salad at this time and plan to be ready for the ceremony to
begin again at .
If you have any questions, a member of Troop 806 will be able to assist you.
Enjoy your meal.”
Emma: “At this time we would like to ask Troop 839
to come forward for their bridging ceremony.”
Bridging to Adult Senior
Troop 839
(Allyson Leonard will bridge
them.)
Senior to Adult Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony
Contributed
by Jari Dikes of Arizona Cactus-Pine Council
Pat Yoder: In the Girl Scout Program we have goals for the ways
in which we hope each girl will grow through her Girl Scout experience. We hope
that she will:
Allyson, Judy or Pat:
1. Have a deepening awareness of
herself as a unique person.
2. Learn to get along with others with
increasing skill, maturity, and satisfaction.
3. Develop values that give meaning and direction to her life.
4. Contribute to the betterment of her community through the use of her own
talents and in cooperation with others.
Melinda :We are the present... and the future too.
We tumed our eyes to you to point the way.
We learned to walk, ourselves, against the day
When you no longer lead us by the hand.
You
taught us the meaning we need
For, soon, there will be those
Whom we must lead
In ways which you have shown.
Erica: And, having taught us,
Show us that you are not afraid for us to walk alone.
You
taught us to reach for the stars.
To gather to ourselves the dreams
That beckoned once to you.
You taught us those things that we must know
To make your dream, our dream come true!
Pat and Judy: You've been Senior Girl Scouts and how you've
matured.
You've learned, grown, and shared
And shown how much you truly care.
We will miss you, our sister Girl Scouts, and
are pleased that you will continue as adult scouts.
Allyson L. walks them over the bridge
Jamie: “Troop 503 is invited to come
forward for your Bronze Award presentation.”
Bronze Award and troop presentation Junior Troop 503
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Bronze Award Ceremony |
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Troop 503 Bronze Award Presentation
KIANA:
The
GS Bronze Award is the highest award that can be earned by a Junior Girl Scout.
To be eligible for this award you must complete certain requirements: You must
complete at least three interest projects, or patches.
BECKY:
We
learned about career opportunities when we earned our Career Badge by learning
about different jobs and interviewing. Visiting
Charlie Browns in Hacketstown taught us how the
restaurant business works.
NIKKI:
We
also experienced running our own business with our 6 booth sales in the last 2
years as Junior Girl Scouts, earning a total of over $3000 for our troop. The fun part was meeting and greeting new
people.
MOLLY:
We
demonstrated our leadership skills, both inside and outside of Girl Scouting by
taking charge and running our own table at the Andover PTA Craft Fair.
PAIGE:
We
worked real hard one night to make cookie jars and soup jars and then package
them to sell at the fair. We earned over
$350 for our troop. Not bad for a bunch
of 4th and 5th graders.
HANNAH:
We
complete the Junior Girl Scout Challenge by earning our Junior Aide Patch. We planned and organized a Daisy &
Brownie SWAP Stop for Andover Girl Scouts.
Each of us came up with a SWAP idea and showed a sample of it to our
troop.
SAMANTHA:
We
each went out and got the necessary supplies to make over 70 of our SWAPS and
made the Signs to Present our SWAPS. We
explained to the Younger Girl Scouts What SWAPS are and why we make them. Then we helped them make 19 different SWAPS
that night.
ALEXA:
And,
after all this was done, we planned and executed our Bronze Award project, the
T-4-2 Service Unit Event where we planned, organized and hosted this event for
over 160 people, including the Mayors of Andover Township and Andover Borough
and the Fire Chief for Andover Township.
We even designed our own patch for this event.
JACKIE:
We
took a 2 hour course by a professional trainer to learn about how Manners
Matter. And with all that we learned, we
presented to our community the importance of manners and dining etiquette. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun and a
GREAT SUCCESS!!
MEGHAN:
The
GS Bronze Award is a visible sign of our Commitment to and successful
completion of our Junior Girl Scouting experience.
We
now join the ranks of the many women and girls who have shown similar
dedication and purpose.
CASEY:
Our
GS Bronze Award is symbolic of OUR interests and efforts in Girl Scouting. We learned how hard work can be rewarding and
provide us with a sense of accomplishment and pride.
ADINA:
By
earning this award, we demonstrate that we are a person of character, capable
of devoting ourselves to a worthy task. And we receive this award as much
because of who we are and how we think, as because of what we know.
MICHELLE
By
receiving this award, we become the latest to show that good intentions count
for little until the efforts of ability and determination produce results.
JULIANA:
And,
who knows what influence this achievement may have on our future endeavors?
Perhaps reflecting back on this experience will serve as inspiration for
overcoming obstacles we encounter as we grow
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HEATHER:
So,
we will always be able to look back at our achievements as a Junior Girl Scout,
and find encouragement and hope at those times when we might otherwise falter
or fail. We will wear our GS uniform and the Bronze Award on it today with
pride, thinking all those GS who have gone before us, believing in the future
we have yet to meet.
Leader:
Girl Scouts, friends and relatives: I
present to you
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Victoria DeBitetto |
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Juliana DeBitetto |
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Meghan Flatt |
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Casey Gallagher |
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Adina Gaughran |
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Michelle Guillorn |
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Heather Hannam |
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Alexa McFadden |
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Paige Pierson |
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Jackie Rizzuto |
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Rebecca Sniffen |
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Hannah Warburton-Pitt |
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Samantha Waldron |
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Molly Whipple |
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Kiana White |
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Nicole Zdanek |
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Each
of these is Girl Scouting
What work! What fun! What pride!
To recall with admiration
And seek with greater stride.
Receiving the Bronze Award
For all that we have done
Shows the pride we carry
What pride! What work! What fun!
WW: “Good evening, I’m Wendy Whipple, Co-Leader of Cadette Troop 806. Cadette Troop 806, please come forward for your Silver Award presentation.”
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Requirements for the Silver AwardThe
Girl Scout Silver Award
The
Girl Scout Silver Award recognizes your efforts in a wide range of Girl
Scouting experiences and your commitment to working to better your life and
the lives of others.
The Silver Award is the highest
award a Cadette Girl Scout can earn. It is the sum
of 2-3 years of work on interest project awards or equivalent STUDIO 2B
activities, career exploration activities, leadership projects, and
completion of a 30 hour Silver Award Project. Dani: “Hello I’m Dani Jones. The
first interest project patch we earned was, “Artistic Crafts.” To earn this patch, we made the flowers and
flower pots in front of you. Each girl
should take the flower pen with her name on it home at the end of the
evening. We also did a pottery class
with Mrs. Duffy and made blankets for the DASI, domestic abuse shelter.”
Jamie: “ To earn the
“Collecting” patch, we did many things. First, we interviewed Mrs. Whipple
who explained how she collects resources for the Newton High School
Library. For the second activity, we
shared our personal collections with other Girl Scouts. Last, but not least, we collected items for
the flea market at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church who donated the
money earned to the Samaritan Inn program for the homeless here in Sussex
County.” Lindsey: “Hello ,
I’m Lindsey Mehrkens.To earn the “Dreams to
Reality” patch, we researched careers where women are in the minority,
collected and compared job ads that interested us, and interviewed three
working mothers.” Emma: “The
Leadership Award required that we work 25 hours on a project , individually
or with the Scouts. Some of us helped
Troop 770 plan a Hawaiian Luau that provided a sleepover with fun games and
activities for all of the Andover Girl Scouts. Others, worked in local church
and community service groups.” Meg: “Hi, I’m
Megan Henry. To earn the Cadette G.S. Challenge, we read a few chapters in our
Handbook, and explored our values and feelings. During the Christmas season, we assisted
Pass-it-along by collecting wrapping supplies and working at their Santa
Shop.” Sarah: “ Hi, I’m
Sarah Schnurr. Our troop planned and carried out
this Court of Awards Ceremony for our Silver Award project. From the big things, like presentations and
the flag ceremony, to the little things, like the food and centerpieces, this
entire event was planned by our troop.
We enjoyed this project, and learned a lot along the way. We hope you
enjoy your evening.” WW: “Thank you
girls.The
GS Silver Award is a visible sign of
you commitment to and successful completion of your Cadette Girl Scouting experience. You will now joins the
ranks of tens of thousands of women and girls who have shown similar
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Bridging to Senior Scouts Cadette
Troop 806 Erica and/or Melinda:“When you are a Senior Scout, your life is filled with action. In addition to group activities, Seniors have many individual opportunities coming their way. You can take part in special events and activities planned by Seniors for Seniors. And you can now begin work on the Gold Leadership Award and the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. We invite you to get involved!” Mrs. Schnurr will
call each name and the each Cadette will be met by Erica and Melinda who will
walk her across the bridge. Senior
Leaders will greet each girl at the
end of the bridge and present them with their patch and membership star.] |
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Bridging to Brownie
Scouts Daisy
Troop 1062 ( Karen Callahan has ceremony). Brownie Troops 762 and 477 will help over
the bridge and older siblings will bridge younger sisters, Adina Gaughran,
Tara Nixon) Anyone else? Dani:
“We
now invite Brownie Troop 921 to come forward for their bridging
ceremony. Will Troops 201 and 492
please come forward to assist.” Troop Presentation and Bridging to Juniors
Brownie Troop 921 (Troop 921 comes
up and forms a circle holding hands.) Leader or Leaders: “Brownies,
now it’s time to say good-bye; break the ring and out you fly.” Leader or Leaders: “Brownies,
you are just about to become Junior Scouts, (Leader announces each child’s name, and Junior troops 201 and 492 will walk them across the bridge. Jenny Thomas will cross her sister, Melissa. After all have crossed over and received their pins,) Leader (s): “I (or) we present to you Andover Junior Troop
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Lindsey:
“We now invite Junior Troop 201 to come forward for their bridging ceremony. Will
Troop 806 please come forward to assist.”
Troop presentation
Bridging to Cadette Scouts Junior Troop 201
Junior Bridging Ceremony
Junior Leaders: When you were a young girl
Troop 201 You learned a lot of things
By singing,
badge work, and helping others
You learned
what happiness you can bring
Now you come
to Cadettes ready to take a greater part
In Girl
Scouting and your community,
And Cadettes is just the start.
(Junior Troop 201 members who are bridging and their leaders will come forward as a group and recite the poem below:)
When I was a young girl, I wore a dress of green
I learned through helping others, what happiness can mean
To follow in proud footsteps, where other Cadettes have been,
Some exciting adventures, now I’m ready to begin.
Cadette Leader: (Laurel S.)
Juniors, you are just about
To become Cadette Girl Scouts.
Before you
flew with Brownie wings,
To Junior Girl Scouts and bigger things.
As a Cadette there’s even more
Like challenges and more worlds to explore.
As you cross
the bridge to Cadettes,
I challenge you to do your best.
To live your life without many flaws
By living up
to the Girl Scout promise and laws.
(Each Junior’s name is called by the Junior leader and they will be
met by a Cadette from Troop 806 who will walk her
across. )
Troop Presentations
Emma introduces: Brownie Troop 477
Megan introduces: Brownie Troop 762
Emma introduces: Junior Troop 492
Jamie introduces: Senior Troop 770
Leader Recognition Pat Yoder, Service Unit Manager
Closing remarks and thanks Troop 806
Lindsey: “Special thanks are extended to
Retire the
Colors
Jamie:
“Would you please stand for the retrieval of the flag”
“Girl Scouts Attention”
“Color
guard attention”
“Color
guard approach”
Singing of Taps All Scouts please stand
(Words will be
printed in program.) Colleen will lead this.
“Color guard, honor your colors” (All in color guard salute American flag)
“Color guard, retire your colors.” (Remove American flag first.)
“Color guard dismissed” (Walk to the back of the room.)
Emma:“Thank you for honoring
us this evening with your attendance. You are invited to stay for dessert. Each troop is asked to clean their own area and we ask that the
parents who volunteered to stay behind and clean up, see one of the members of
Troop 806. Have a good evening.”
Dessert