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GIRLS CHANGE THE WORLD

HIGHEST AWARDS 2020 CELEBRATION

Girl Scout Mission

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character,

who make the world a better place.

Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try:

To serve God and my country,

To help people at all times,

And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

Girl Scout Law

I will do my best to be

honest and fair,

friendly and helpful,

considerate and caring,

courageous and strong, and

responsible for what I say and do

and to

respect myself and others,

respect authority,

use resources wisely,

make the world a better place, and

be a sister to every Girl Scout.

Special thanks to:

Help Girl Scouts build future leaders

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Girls change the world

The Bronze, Silver and Gold Award Girl Scouts listed in this booklet have achieved the highest honors in Girl Scouts. They’ve selected an issue they are passionate about, raised their voices to be heard, and worked to make the world a better place. The process of earning a Girl Scout Highest Award is to identify a community issue, research the issue, develop a plan to address it in cooperation with a team of community members, establish a global connection with others, and provide sustainability for the project. The Gold Award, an individual honor and the highest honor a Girl Scout can earn, is earned by high school Girl Scouts who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through remarkable Take Action projects that have sustainable impact in their communities and beyond. Earning the Gold Award is a rewarding process that calls for leadership at the highest level. These young women are courageous leaders and visionary change makers. They are our future, and our future looks bright! The Silver Award is earned by Girl Scout Cadettes in grades 6–8. Girls work in small groups of four or fewer to complete a project that impacts their community in a lasting way. The Bronze Award is the highest award earned by Girl Scout Juniors. This award challenges girls to work together as a group to make a positive impact for their community. The girls listed in this booklet completed their highest award achievements between March 1, 2019, and March 1, 2020.

The Girl Scout community is immensely proud of the exceptional young women who have earned one of Girl Scouts’ Highest Awards this year. They are leaders among their peers and in the community. We hope you will take inspiration from their accomplishments and share it with others. Their work has made a difference for so many throughout the world.

Unfortunately, due to the unprecedented circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to host in-person celebrations for our Highest Awards Girl Scouts this spring. A virtual celebration was hosted in May and the recording can be found at girlscoutsofcolorado.org/highest-awards.

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Elizabeth Bannister, DenverThinking Outside the Box

By creating a workshop for middle school-aged girls, Elizabeth brought awareness and promoted the conversation of gender bias and how women can break out of that box. The workshop included successful female athletes who spoke about their experience, along with stations addressing inequality through athletics, workplaces, on the international stage, and our own implicit biases. She also created an interactive website and blog to encourage

other communities to host similar events.

Elizabeth was proud to raise awareness on a topic she is passionate about while supporting the next generation of influential women. Earning the Gold Award made Elizabeth a better leader and gave her the professional confidence to set her up for success in her future.

Kaitlyn Barto, Colorado SpringsMap It Out!

To address a lack of exciting and engaging geography curriculum for students at Peyton Elementary School, Kaitlyn created an interactive national map that is accompanied by a full curriculum for teachers. To accompany her curriculum and activities, Kaitlyn and her team painted a colorful map of the United States on the school’s playground blacktop. She then educated teachers and parents about how to best use her lesson plans and activities and

shared them outside of her community. The teachers love the curriculum and will be using her program for years to come.

Since she was a Girl Scout Daisy, Kaitlyn has been learning about kindness, leadership, and giving back, and in completing her Gold Award, she was able to apply everything she learned. Through the course of her Gold Award, Kaitlyn learned that she is capable of more than she realized.

2019–2020 Gold Award Girl Scouts

Holli Acree, Grand JunctionCommunity School Clothing Swap

To promote environmentally friendly practices within the fashion industry, Holli created a community and schoolwide annual clothing swap. Through her events, she promoted awareness of the widespread pollution within the industry and created a community service club run by seventh grade girls that will run the swap, along with other awareness events, every year.

Holli was able to create lasting change in her community and promote environmental stewardship through confidence and active leadership, skills that she built during her Gold Award process and will take to all of her future endeavors.

Lakin Altman, Colorado SpringsBaby Bundles

Lakin noticed a need within the veteran community of low-resource mothers needing items to help them raise their children. To address this, she organized a donation drive and put together boxes of essential baby items, such as diapers, wash cloths, blankets, bibs, wipes, and bottles. The items were distributed by Family Life Services in Colorado Springs. Lakin also created a resource guide, which will continue to be distributed by local OBGYNs, with additional

local resources for new mothers.

Lakin feels that because of her Gold Award she can lead with a better understanding of others, something that she knows will help her in future school and professional endeavors. In the process of earning her Gold Award, Lakin put together all of the skills she has been building through her years of Girl Scouts and showed she believes in herself!

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Christine Bolt, Steamboat SpringsCamp Bloom

Through her own Girl Scout experience and love of attending summer camp, Christine noticed that these opportunities are not always available for kids with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or other differences, so she created Camp Bloom. Camp Bloom is a progressive and immersive camp experience for differently abled children and provides less potential for anxiety than a neurotypical setting, while still providing campers with valuable outdoor

experience. Christine partnered with the Yampa Valley Autism Program and Big Agnes to continue to run her camp and provide equipment.

Christine’s Gold Award journey opened her eyes to the community around her and affirmed that she is capable to make a positive influence on the world. She learned to be confident in her choices, lead with positivity, and always be proud of herself.

Bianca Bryant, DivideGolden Meadows Dog Park

After discussion of the development of a dog park in the Woodland Park community for more than 15 years, Bianca was frustrated that nothing had been done, so she took action. With two years of hard work, she was able to lobby the city and gain support from community leaders. Bianca then completed the task of raising more than $50,000 to build and develop a functioning dog park. She also partnered with the local Parks & Recreation Department,

which will continue to maintain the park.

Bianca learned perseverance through her Gold Award project, and that she is capable of big things. She knows now that she is capable of solving big problems with her leadership skills, which will be important for her future career.

Blakeley Bennett, Colorado SpringsCollaboration for Coexistence

Blakeley created a two-part workshop for middle school- and high school-aged students to spread awareness of the human vs. environment conflict on local and global scales. The workshop not only raised awareness of the issue, but also empowered students to create solutions that can be implemented in their daily lives. She partnered with the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo to develop and sustain her workshop in the future and was able to run a pilot program at

their national Youth Leadership in Conservation Conference last summer.

Blakeley feels that her Gold Award project is something she will build upon in her career to help make a difference in the world of conservation. Being a Girl Scout for most of her life has helped Blakely believe she can make a difference in the world.

Kate Bleyle, Highlands RanchCreate, Compose, Communicate

Kate noticed a need for more diverse writing programs, in addition to reading programs, to address the issue of diversity in Colorado. She created an innovative creative writing curriculum to encourage K-12 students to write about their passions and interests. In addition to sharing her program with many local libraries for free, she also partnered with Boys & Girls Club locations that will have college volunteers teach her creative writing curriculum every summer.

As a naturally shy person, Kate felt the Gold Award helped her break out of her shell both personally, and professionally. This helped her develop leadership skills and confidence that she will use for the rest of her life.

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Devyn Dhieux, Evergreen Reusable Feed Bags

Devyn noticed that many people in her community use animal feed bags that were being thrown away and found a way to repurpose them into reusable bags. She developed a how-to manual with a sewing pattern to create the reusable totes that she shared with local sewing groups. Then, she created an efficient system in which community members can drop off their used feed sacks for them to be repurposed and sewn into reusable totes, which are donated

to the local food bank for shoppers to use.

Devyn grew a tremendous amount through her Gold Award journey by learning many valuable life skills and showing courage at every turn. Through her project, she was able to make a huge impact on the environment and those in need in her community.

Emma Downing, Colorado SpringsToys for TESSA

Emma knew that she wanted to work with her local shelter for women and children, TESSA, and discovered that the children who come to the shelter often have very few personal items and nowhere to store them. To address this, she installed personal lockers, created welcome letters for the children, completely remodeled the play area, and created an overall more welcoming environment for children in tough situations.

Earning her Gold Award has made Emma a more aware and active citizen of her community and the world. The process has given her the tools and confidence to act on her ideas and shown her that she can accomplish whatever she sets her mind to.

Gabriella Bynum, WardCold Frames for Jamestown Elementary

Right before the Colorado flood in 2013, Gabriella’s former school, Jamestown Elementary, built a greenhouse that was destroyed. She was inspired to help her community recover from disaster and lead a team of volunteers to revitalize the school’s plant science program by installing cold frames. These frames, along with her curriculum, are designed to teach students about plants and their sustainability.

Through her Gold Award project, Gabriella was able to take a negative experience in her community and grow something new for a school that has meant so much to her own life. Her positivity and resilient spirit are things she will take from her Gold Award experience into all her future endeavors.

Faith Carino, Colorado Springs Band Lending Closet

Faith understood that her favorite extracurricular activity, band, was already an expensive activity for families and wanted to make it more accessible. To address this need, she created a lending closet of appropriate performance clothes for students to use for free. This mitigates the cost for a student to be in band and allows more students to participate.

Through earning her Gold Award, Faith realized her full leadership potential and how it will impact her future employment and education opportunities. She also now has a deeper connection to her community.

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Heather Fleming, EnglewoodThere’s Help for You Too

In partnership with the Colorado Mental Wellness Network, Heather created an online community for children living with alcoholics. She also worked to consolidate resources for families to make it easier for them to find support groups in their communities. To ensure her online resource reached as many children and families as possible, she also developed both a digital and physical marketing campaign.

Heather learned through her Gold Award journey that being a leader requires pushing herself outside of her comfort zone, and, by doing that she gained many skills that will be beneficial in both her personal and professional life.

Renee Gangwish, BoulderFence it Up!

Inspired by her childhood in the great outdoors of Colorado, Renee knew she wanted her project to deal with environmental restoration. She partnered with Boulder County Parks and Open Space to develop, manage, and implement an environmental restoration project at Walker Ranch, one of Colorado’s biggest sites on the National Historic Register that dates back to the 1800s. With the help of several volunteers and the Parks and Open Space Advisory

Committee, she restored Walker Ranch to its former glory and continues to send volunteers for further restoration.

For Renee, the passion and care she has for the environment was cultivated through her entire Girl Scout experience. Earning her Gold Award was the summation of everything she learned as a Girl Scout and taught her that with passion, hard work, and persistence it is possible to achieve great things.

Emerald Doyle, Colorado SpringsOne Nation Donation Food Drives

Inspired by her own experience as an orphan until she was 11 years old, Emerald heard about the issue of poverty on Native American reservations in the United States and wanted to do something. She partnered with the One Nation Walking Together to create a sustainable pipeline of donated food and feminine hygiene products from her community to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, an area recently ravaged by devastating floods. Emerald

inspired her community, and collected feminine products, furniture, and 5,000 pounds of food.

Emerald has learned through earning her Gold Award that she can do anything. After living as an orphan until the age of 11, Girl Scouts has helped Emerald see that with hard work, determination, and initiative, she can accomplish anything.

Hanna Ellis, VernonCity of Wray Dog Waste Stations

Hanna set out to address the issue of pet waste in public open spaces in her community. She first designed a system of pet waste stations and bench stops that are easily accessible to community members and allow them to safely pick up after their pets. By partnering with the Wray city manager, she integrated her project into the city’s park department, so the waste stations can be maintained and used for years to come.

Earning the Gold Award pushed Hanna beyond her limits in so many ways. Through her project, she was able to demonstrate leadership and address challenges with positivity and perseverance.

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Emma Graziano, WestminsterProject CeliACT

As a teen living with celiac disease, Emma noticed a need for support in her own community and peer group. In partnership with the Denver Celiac Support Group, a local chapter of the National Celiac Association, and through creative outreach, advertising, and publicity efforts, she established an active and successful support group of teens with celiac disease, which continues to thrive with events and an online community.

During her journey to earn the Gold Award, Emma learned to take risks and how to step outside of her comfort zone to achieve her goals. Emma also realized through her project that she likes helping others and plans to pursue a career in nursing.

Joslyn Hays, GunnisonMarbles Kiosk

The game of marbles is an important part of the culture of Joslyn’s community and life and she wanted to share the pastime with others. To do this, she developed an informational kiosk, hosted workshops to teach others how to play the game of Ringer, and created a program that allows any community members or visitors to borrow marble sets for the day to play at Gunnison Marble Rings. Through the program, she was able to introduce many new

players to the game of marbles.

Joslyn knew she wanted to earn her Gold Award since she was a Brownie, and completing the award was the culmination of her Girl Scout experience. She hopes that her achievement will encourage more girls on the Western Slope to go for Gold.

Emma Gibbs, LongmontRaptor Activity Leadership Council

To increase attendance and interest in women’s athletics and the arts at her high school, Emma recruited peer representatives to develop the Raptor Activity Leadership Council. The council used many creative ways to incentivize student participation at a wide range of events. By working with her school’s booster club and creating a sustainable leadership council, events will continue to be promoted for future classes.

Emma learned better communication skills, perseverance, flexibility, adaptability, and how to better lead a team through her Gold Award. She will take the skills she learned through her project and apply them to professional, educational, and athletic pursuits in her adult life.

Fiona Goe, DenverThe Informed Voters Project

Interested in politics herself, Fiona noticed a lack of informed voters within her own peer groups and wanted to do something about it. To address the issue, she developed an online survey for voters her age to go through several political issues and be directed toward candidates they would likely support. In partnership with the civics department at her high school, the survey will continue to be maintained and given to high school students for years to come.

Completing the award put all her Girl Scout skills into action. Fiona had been dreaming of earning her Gold Award since she was 11 years old, and she felt it was an incredible accomplishment to join the prestigious club of Gold Award Girl Scouts.

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Abby Kennedy, LakewoodMusic Mentors

Abby wanted to share her love of music and participating in the school band with younger students who are more likely to drop out band programs before high school. She developed a mentorship program, connecting high school students with elementary students to help them practice their instrument in-person regularly. Her program saw a tangible impact in the first year because many more students decided to continue with band and her school will continue

sending high school mentors.

Abby’s project combined many of the skills she learned since she was a Daisy and was a remarkable opportunity to put all her Girl Scout skills into action. During her Gold Award project, she also acquired new leadership skills, which she can use for the rest of her life.

Lauren Kettler, ThorntonPopsicles of Positivity

Popsicles of Positivity is a program Lauren designed to help teach middle school students about the need for kindness. The program is centered around a short activity with popsicle sticks to encourage kindness, dignity, and self-love. The activity has been implemented into middle schools and Girl Scout camps and will continue to touch the lives of many middle schoolers.

Through completing her Gold Award project, Lauren was able to create lasting change in her community and in herself. She learned how to persevere and explore new ideas while embracing the unknown; skills that will be very important in shaping her future.

Avery Hendrick, ParkerParker StoryWalk Trail

Avery created a StoryWalk Trail in her community using an existing outdoor trail. Her StoryWalk Trail takes the walker on a progressive story to encourage children to read for fun. In partnership with the Town of Parker, the trail will be physically maintained, and the stories will be rotated by the Ponderosa High School National Honor Society to ensure readers can return regularly and read a new story.

Earning her Gold Award helped Avery learn how to dissect complex problems and come up with creative solutions. She believes that without being in Girl Scouts since she was a Daisy and earning her Gold Award, she would never have reached the success that she has had, and will continue to have, in her life.

Teagan Keeler, Colorado SpringsFort Carson Discovery

Teagan noticed her community museum, the Fort Carson History Museum, was mostly geared toward adults and not kids. Believing it is important for children to understand and engage in their communities, she developed several age-appropriate educational scavenger hunts, games, and activities for the museum’s younger visitors.

By earning her Gold Award, Teagan was able to demonstrate leadership, passion and perseverance while giving back to her own community in a sustainable way. In addition to being fun and educational, Teagan’s program also gave children an appreciation for the accomplishments of the soldiers featured in the museum.

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Madelyn Letendre, MonumentThe Buddies Club

Madelyn began working with differently abled students at her school during her sophomore year and noticed these students were often left out of after-school activities and other social outings, so she sprang into action to create “Buddies Club.” The club is a self- sustaining group at her school that promotes social events and activities for all students, including the differently abled, to enrich their lives and foster greater acceptance for all within her community.

Creating The Buddies Club inspired Madelyn to further her investment in disability topics by pursuing a pre-medical science degree in college. Her Gold Award project was the culmination of 12 years in Girl Scouts and reflects all the skills she gained throughout that time.

Isabella Lucero, ThorntonI Can Ride

Through her own experience and love of riding horses, Isabella noticed that often children with disabilities don’t have the same opportunity to ride, so she partnered with 2BG Equestrian School to establish the I Can Ride program. I Can Ride is a day camp that creates a fun and welcoming environment for differently abled horse riders to participate and develop new skills in a therapeutic manner.

Isabella’s Gold Award project was the capstone of all the abilities and skills she learned through 11 years of Girl Scouting. After completing her Gold Award, she knows that she can do anything she puts her mind to and will take that attitude into future endeavors.

Samantha Kucera, Steamboat SpringsDiscovering Wilderness

Inspired by her love of the outdoors and long history of participating in Girl Scouts of Colorado outdoor programs, Samantha created a wilderness skills program for children. She ran numerous educational events to test her curriculum and created a comprehensive program that is now available as a Wilderness Junior Ranger Program at Steamboat Lake State Park and as an online patch program through GSCO.

Samantha’s Gold Award project made her an activist and a leader for life. She is proud to join the ranks of Gold Award Girl Scouts and plans to become a future Girl Scout leader so she can keep inspiring girls in Colorado to discover wilderness.

Alexandra Lanucha, DivideCity Above the Clouds Satellite Library

Alexandra noticed in her community of Divide, elementary schools started to see preschoolers lacking the six early literacy skills needed for later success in reading and writing. To address this and promote literacy in kids, she partnered with the Rampart Library District, community partners in Teller County, and Summit Elementary School to create a satellite library and reading program for the community. Every three months the library rotates the

books and maintains the satellite library, and the library has been implemented into many different local education programs.

With her Gold Award project, Alexandra set out to make a mark on her community and leave something behind that would make an impact and she accomplished just that. Earning the Gold Award taught her that helping others is a huge part of what she values in life and she plans to continue with that into college and her future career.

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Emma Popkin, Colorado SpringsAlternative Gardening at Palmer High School

Emma set out to educate her peers about the importance of locally sourced, healthy food options within their community. To do this she funded, installed, and implemented programming around two grow towers at her school. She also created curriculum around climate change, environmental stewardship, and sustainable food options. In partnership with her school’s environmental club, the grow towers and her curriculum will be used for years to come. The school is also

continually finding new ways to use the grow towers in their curriculum.

Emma’s Gold Award project has helped her develop and utilize several important life skills such as public speaking, active leadership, budgeting, and problem solving. Developing these skills has made her confident she will be able to tackle any challenge the future holds.

Ellie Schueler, Colorado SpringsTelling OUR Story: Defining the Patty Jewett Neighborhood

Ellie found a passion for restoring our collective sense of community and the concept of neighborhood. To address this in her own community, the historic Patty Jewett Neighborhood, she created and printed a book to serve as a living history. By gathering and recording the personal life stories of her neighbors, as well as a full history of the community and land itself, she has created a comprehensive, living record of her community that will be available

to its residents now and in the future.

Inspired by her Gold Award project, Ellie plans to further explore concepts of community and togetherness through active leadership. She feels that her Girl Scout experience and earning the Gold Award have propelled her toward a greater future.

Audrey Pass, ThorntonYour Body Your Choice

Audrey wanted to educate her peers on the topic of sexual assault and specifically the options and process of making a report with the police department. She worked with detectives and victim advocates to gather accurate and sensitive information to create a website and educational video. In addition to creating a digital campaign to continue promoting her resources to students her age, she also hosted a launch event for her online resources.

Earning the Gold Award has caused Audrey to be more confident, self-sufficient, and comfortable pushing herself. Audrey has learned many important lessons through Girl Scouts, but the Gold Award program allowed her to be more independent and will greatly impact the rest of her life.

Megan Pharris, Colorado SpringsBook Club

Megan wanted to promote community and social interaction within senior living communities through creating active book clubs. She partnered with Point of the Pines Assisted Living Center to implement the first book club. Her project provided the first set of donated books, along with a comprehensive curriculum that the activity director will continue to use. She also shared her project with other assisted living centers so they could implement their

own book club program for residents.

Through completing her Gold Award project, Megan was able to give back to her community in an impactful way. She successfully demonstrated leadership and courage through her Gold Award.

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Taylor Sich, LakewoodH.O.P.E. (Hold On, Pain Ends)

Taylor created the H.O.P.E. program to help prevent teen suicide and promote the importance of good mental health. In addition to online resources and multiple peer support groups that she implemented, the H.O.P.E. program includes a visual aid through bracelets to help teenagers know they are not alone in their feelings. The bracelets are double-sided and help students express if they are OK and open to being approached by someone who may need to talk, or if

they are not OK and could use someone to talk with. The bracelets are being used in school communities and continue helping students express themselves and promote mental health awareness.

Completing her Gold Award project taught Taylor that she is stronger than she ever thought. She was able to grow emotionally and feels that the Gold Award was the perfect way to finish her 12-year Girl Scout experience.

MariAnna Smith, BerthoudBullying Boxes

MariAnna addressed bullying in middle schools by creating and installing bullying boxes. The physical boxes are placed in discreet locations around the school and are used by students to report incidences of bullying. The boxes are monitored by the school counselor, who helps mediate the situations and passes some incidences along for peer mediation through the school video announcements. The boxes installed in MariAnna’s former middle

school are loved by teachers and administrators and will continue to be used.

MariAnna’s Gold Award project helped her to become more confident in her choices and decision making. In the future when she looks back on her Girl Scout experience, MariAnna knows she will think about her Gold Award project first.

Joslyn Stallman, DenverCommunity Garden Project

Joslyn partnered with her own neighborhood community to develop their community garden and encourage people to use the space. She started by physically restoring the garden and then hosting an event in which she brought in gardening experts to talk with community members about how they can use the resources provided by her program. Joslyn also shared her project with other community organizations that could easily create similar gardens

in their own neighborhoods.

Joslyn demonstrated active leadership and community organizing throughout her Gold Award project, both skills that she will take to all her future endeavors.

Cassandra Sterns, ArvadaSimply Technology

To help educate seniors in her community about technology, Cassandra created and taught technology classes for independently living seniors in her community of Arvada. Each class taught attendees how to use different apps on their smartphones to help them use the technology that is available to them and help them feel more a part of their communities. Her classes and curriculum have been taken on by the local library and will continue to be offered to seniors.

Cassandra’s Gold Award project allowed her to grow and learn more about herself, and she feels this will impact her future greatly. She hopes to be able to use the skills she gained throughout her Gold Award to impact the world in other ways.


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Jessica Sweeney, Highlands RanchJust Breathe and Plant Some Trees

Just Breathe and Plant Some Trees is a program to address the issue of deforestation in Jessica’s community and around the world. She worked with the Douglas County Conservation District to create a pipeline of tree and shrub donations and volunteers to help plant them to restore the riparian ecosystem. In addition to inspiring her volunteers to continue to plant appropriate plants, she also educated the volunteers and her community on the threat of

deforestation and how we can all address the issue locally.

Jessica strongly feels that she will be more likely to take on big projects in the future and continue to volunteer and help contribute to her community in meaningful ways because she is a Gold Award Girl Scout. Earning the Gold Award was a great end to her 13-year Girl Scout experience.

Kennedy Taylor, ElbertHold Your Horses

Kennedy was inspired by her love of Shire horses, an endangered species, to create a better way to train and utilize these horses to protect their future. She did this by partnering with Thunder Cliff Shires to develop and implement a new training program for the horses. Her comprehensive training obstacle course and curriculum will continue to be used by the organization to better train and use Shire horses in the future.

Completing her Gold Award made Kennedy realize that she can do anything she puts her mind to and taught her to be fearless—things that will stick with her for the rest of her life. She hopes to pursue a career in STEM and believes the Gold Award will provide her more opportunities for future education.

Kyra TerLouw, Grand JunctionContainer Gardening Initiative

In partnership with the Grand Junction Community Food Bank, Kyra created and distributed vegetable container gardening kits to low-resources families to inspire them to make healthy food choices. The container gardens are suitable for a variety of plants and can be maintained for low or minimal cost, so they are a perfect option for families. Through her program, she cultivated excitement and interest in growing food in many families in her

community, and the program continues to provide and inspire.

Earning the Gold Award personalized Kyra’s Girl Scout experience by allowing her to work on a project that she was passionate about while making a measurable impact on her community. She feels earning the Gold Award has made her more confident and strengthened her leadership skills.

Olivia Tighe, MonumentPresents for Patriots

Olivia set out to alleviate stress for military families around the holidays. She addressed this issue by establishing the Presents for Patriots program, which provides the children of deployed military members with holiday gifts and a community party. The program has been established in her community and will continue to make an impact through the Tri-Lakes Leo Club in partnership with the Monument VFW Post 7829.

Earning her Gold Award showed Oliva what Girl Scouts is all about—helping others and doing something outside yourself for the greater good. She feels that developing her time management and organizational skills throughout her project will help fulfill her future duties of an army officer.


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Amy Tomshack, NorthglennFirst-Aid & CPR in the Classroom

Amy addressed the topic of emergency preparedness in school by organizing and running a “Hands-Only CPR” and “Stop the Bleed” first-aid class and a first-aid kit supply drive for her school. Through the program, she taught students and teachers life-saving skills that can mitigate the damage of many emergency situations. Through her school’s club, Heath Occupations Students of America, future classes of students at the school will also have these skills.

By earning her Gold Award, Amy was able to develop her leadership abilities and persistent nature. She was passionate about earning the Gold Award and is thankful that she was encouraged to go for it and, ultimately, became a more confident person.

Julia Trujillo, ArvadaFree & Accessible Menstrual Products in Schools

Julia tackled the lack of menstrual product accessibility in Colorado public schools and the stigma of periods by creating a legislative action committee through her school’s Intersectional Feminist Club. The legislative action committee lobbied the Colorado state legislature to end period poverty and stigma and advocated for students in Title One schools. Through their efforts, the club helped introduce a bill into the Colorado state legislature and will continue to push for free and accessible menstrual products in

schools statewide.

Julia feels that earning her Gold Award allowed her to finally put all the leadership skills she developed through Girl Scouts to use. Taking risks throughout her project allowed her to become a braver, stronger, and more confident version of herself.

Jade Weaver, WrayCultivating Children’s Commitment to the Cliff Cultural Community Center

It was important to Jade to create more involvement for children at the Cliff Cultural Community Center. Through her project, she brought special events geared toward younger audiences to the theater, and provided practical support for children at the theater, like booster seats and story times. She also secured a local grant for the theater to continue to cater to kids and families for years to come.

Jade was able to make impactful change in her community through her project by pursuing something she is passionate about. The Gold Award was a perfect way to finish her Girl Scout career, and she will use the skills she learned throughout the process in her future endeavors.

Brianna Wolle, ArvadaTalent Turned Talented

Brianna learned many primary schools in Kenya lack enough resources for music education and decided to do something about it. For her project, she worked with SCOPE International to provide four schools in Kenya with recorders and a full curriculum to teach to their students how to use the instrument. Through this program, she successfully connected cultures and helped improve standards and awareness for worldwide primary music education.

Through her project, Brianna learned the importance and significance of her voice and how she can use it to make an impact for others around the world. Earning her Gold Award allowed her to take 13 years of Girl Scout values and put them to use.


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Gold Award scholarship opportunities

Stephanie A. Foote Leadership PrizeIn 2014, the Stephanie A. Foote Leadership Prize was established with a generous gift to the Girl Scouts of Colorado Endowment. This $1,000 Leadership Prize is awarded annually to a Gold Award Girl Scout whose project is selected by an independent panel as an exceptional example of impact through leadership. This year’s prize was awarded to Christine Bolt from Steamboat Springs.

Debbie Haskins Spirit of Girl Scouting AwardThe Debbie Haskins Spirit of Girl Scouting Award recognizes one outstanding Gold Award Girl Scout from Colorado annually. The awardee exemplifies the Girl Scout spirit through courage, confidence, and character. The award is given in memory of Girl Scout Gold Award mentor Debbie Haskins, who had a passion for working with older Girl Scouts.

This year, the award went to Emerald Doyle from Colorado Springs. Emerald drew on her personal experiences as an orphan until age 11 to inspire her to help those in need, and especially girls, living on reservations in the United States. In partnership with the One Nation Walking Together organization she created a sustainable donation pipeline from her community in Colorado directly to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She demonstrated great courage and bravery while pursuing her project and is a great example of what it means to be a Girl Scout.

Johanna Farrar Girl Scout Memorial Scholarship FundThe Johanna Farrar Girl Scout Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2015 by her family to recognize Johanna’s tremendous commitment to Girl Scouting. An annual cash award of $500 will be given to girls in Chaffee County who have earned a Gold Award.

Kay Rugeley Shaw Gold TravelshipThe Kay Rugeley Shaw Gold Travelship provides Colorado Gold Award Girl Scouts assistance with travel beyond their home community in celebration of the Gold Award. Alumna Kay Shaw established this fund in 2015 to celebrate the tremendous accomplishments of Gold Award Girl Scouts and ensure girls and families around the state can celebrate together.

Christine Bolt awarded Stephanie A. Foote Leadership Prize

For her Gold Award project, Christine addressed the lack of outdoor and summer camp programming available to kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Through her love of attending Girl Scout summer camp, she was passionate about making these experiences available and adapted for children of all abilities, so she created Camp Bloom. Camp Bloom is a free, progressive and immersive camp experience for children with autism and provides less potential for anxiety than a neurotypical setting, while still providing campers with valuable outdoor experience. Christine partnered with the Yampa Valley Autism Program and Big Agnes to continue to run her camp and provide equipment.

Christine said earning the Gold Award has been an extremely important part of her Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

“This project taught me to open my eyes and look at the world around me,” she wrote. “To affirm my role in the community and show me how I may influence those around me, and influence my sister Girl Scouts.”

Earning the Girl Scout Gold Award is the mark of the truly remarkable.

“Forevermore, I will be able to say that I accomplished something (earning the Gold Award) that I am genuinely proud of,” Christine wrote.

Stephanie Foote, president and CEO of Girl Scouts of Colorado, said Christine’s project is a prime example of how Gold Award Girl Scouts make meaningful and lasting change on their communities.

“Christine combined her love of the outdoors and camping with her passion for helping others and created a needed experience for children with autism,” she said. “The impact she made on those children will have a lasting effect, and more will be able to have this experience as her program lives on.

The Stephanie A. Foote Leadership Prize selection committee also chose an Honorable Mention:

Julia Trujillo, Arvada, “Free & Accessible Menstrual Products in Schools”. Julia created a legislative action committee through her school’s Intersectional Feminist Club that lobbies the Colorado state legislature to end period poverty and stigma by providing access to menstrual products to students in Colorado Title One schools.

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2019–2020 Silver Award Girl Scouts

10065 – Grand JunctionMadelyn Hayes

10672 – Glenwood SpringsLanie Allred

22619 – CortezJayden ThomasonSophia WellsAleyxa StaffordKatalina Moran

23043 – CortezMegan Schmalz

27991 – DurangoEllie MarchCallisa MesichWrigley HamNicole SweteRileigh LeiningerSamantha Phelps

31920 – PuebloMadison KerstenAby LyonsAshley Watson

34649 – LamarTaylynn EngelhardtEmmalynn HobdenErin Tempel

35145 – BeulahDory DugalJocelyn Anderson

40609 – Colorado SpringsTana HackmanMackenzie NesbittKatelyn Ragsdale

40920 – Colorado SpringsAlita Alvarez

41002 – Colorado SpringsMaizey GufarottiZelda Pope

41105 – FountainElisa Adams

41798 – Colorado SpringsAmara Demetrelis

42010 – Colorado SpringsIzabella JiminezMaliah McIntoshMakayla McIntoshKaele’onna McIntoshSarai Owens

42490 – Colorado SpringsGeorgia PrinceSkye MatthewsElla GustafsonOlivia SheridanIsabelle McCartney

42533 – Colorado SpringsAmber MorrisArianna SpringElizabeth MyattTayla Geerts

42694 – Colorado SpringsTanja OostenrijkSara HammesJuliet NewsomeChloe MeyerAnika JagoLaura Bunnell

43374 – Colorado SpringsKyla Horwitz

43530 – Colorado SpringsBailey FordJaydin Gill

43581 – PeytonLeilani Egan

43810 – Colorado SpringsSavannah GrahamNatalie KowlaskiLindsey Marchbanks

44179 – Air Force AcademyMarelie DeWet

44351 – Monument Aria Saunders

44523 – Colorado SpringsKai NelsonElla Dorpinghaus

44624 – PeytonAlease Church

44636 – MonumentJordan CookChloe CunninghamMegan CookSydney SumnerKatherine KillenSavannah LaslieSara LongSarah CordovaKaitlyn Stephens

45200 – Colorado SpringsMelina DeLeoGrace Lusk

46308 – Colorado SpringsAngelina Stamps

46327 – Cañon CityAadyn SpaldingEmily IcenhourTynlee CookNiah GarciaReagan George

47198 – Colorado SpringsChloe RoddaSage Julian-Fralish

50237 – Buena VistaJennah CaseAleah Urbine

51727 – EdwardsSophia DeLappaElizabeth Sura

52622 – Steamboat SpringsMargaux SheaCaroline LandersLucy Travis

52622 – Steamboat Springs (cont.)Alison ApostleEileen CashenKatherine KnappAiden Kerrigan

60008 – Greenwood VillageTara KumarAubrey HaasAmelia Mindlin-LeitnerEleanora SunkerHannah SteinigCora MitarotondaKamilah MayerMikela MayerAbbey Jasinowski

60059 – Highlands RanchJulia SebaAvery BjorklundAlexandra JacotKaitlyn CottonTessa BakerDiana Baker

60074 – Littleton Eleanor Hopkins

60077 – AuroraEmma PurvisTisha BalaniAakanksha MahajanAlyssa DucharmeLily LegleiterSophia HaynesLauren KempfEmily CullDeena SafiullaKate HallAmanda Castillo

60287 – AuroraKia PetersLilly BuchnerDaniella LloydJulie PetersHailee RussellOlivia GonzalezBernarda GarciaKaiya Tonk

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60493 – WestminsterAlexandra KnightCiara SuydamKaliana ZookAmber Zook

60600 – DenverAlison SpiegelMorgaine Wilkins-Dean

60632 – Castle RockSadie Sheets

60695 – ParkerBri WestbarnMegan Bechtel

60783 – Castle RockLeah TaylorMolly ArndtLily ArndtSophie RobertsFinley Milligan

60817 – EvergreenSarah CarterAudrey VanWestrienenEloise ToussaintNatasha MarionJordan TalGianna Sauvageau

60834 – WestminsterAva ConleyPayton HammondMikayla Geeve

60843 – AuroraKaitlin CarnahanLilia StockingAnya StockingAnisha KashyapErin Croke

60846 – AuroraJordan BallAnanya KashyapTanvi Jitta

60850 – CentennialTeya FukuharaKalia CasaniAlexandria JonnellCarla Ramos

60885 – LakewoodMichaela DoizakiMegan MahoneyRane McCloskeySolana McCloskey

61202 – BrightonAmethyst AmarosaDysennya VictorAlicia ArchuletaAyiana ArchuletaAnya Klimek

61359 – WestminsterEmma NewmanDelaney NewmanSavannah ScamanRayne Wilson

61368 – ConiferAlexandra KallanderJaeden KuceraEmma Fisher

61513 – Highlands RanchAlexandra Marxhausen

61647 – Commerce CityAmelia LinebergerKaydence StatesOlivia Carson

61684 – Englewood Makenna Valtakis

61711 – Highlands RanchKaitlyn LynchHaeun LeeSophie GordonAshley GrissomLillie GrissomZaylie FierroKaelyn KubatHeidi Trummer

61712 – Highlands RanchKendall RaelChloe DeFreesAidynn McGillEmmi MiodonskiMallory KamberosMakenzie ChesserClaire Geersen

61859 – GoldenArdena JordanKyra JordanLauren HackeSophie Hacke

62135 – DenverTara CobbGrace Bixler

62468 – Highlands RanchRachel BennerRachel SpeierReagan PetitMegan West

62507 – Castle RockMorgan SackrisonKai JohnsonMadison Poe

62522 – GoldenClara SchnitzlerWava FleckPaige Winn

62589 – Littleton Alexis FalinRylin KlaussAmalie Knudsen

62598 – Highlands RanchAshlee Britton

63572 – BroomfieldLarissa Williamson

63639 – AuroraEmily SagaserShannon McGahSophia GarciaAnabella GarciaLilia JuarezBrynna HoffBrooklyn Drummond

63687 – ThorntonJuliann French

63971 – ArvadaLily MyhrLibby Crumleys

64016 – Highlands RanchBrooke MarinMaddie Schmitzer

64019 – Littleton Alyssa WaltonAutumn BryanAlexa MossRachel HoftKaitlyn Jurgemeyer

64021 – WestminsterKathryn Rock

64059 – Littleton Brianna McClainClaudia GuestMichelle GurdikianKensington PaughNatalie CameronAshley CameronNancy Phillips

64098 – AuroraEmily MichelSarah RichMaren GermanBianca Pattern

64103 – Centennial Katelynn BolligDelaney KottenstetteDiana KloekSylvia Goodman

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64175 – Aurora Alexia JisaAshley RaugustEmma PerkinsKara McCormick

64233 – AuroraZoe WaltersNoelle SmithCaitlin BuffingtonCharlotte NapawanZoe YangIsabel WegwertOfri Lesham

64235 – ParkerMolly SkidmoreMaya SimpsonMary Alice Fairey

64286 – Parker McKayla JohnsonMakenna O’KelleyOlivia HeislerMary KozleskiMolly MorrillMarisa Arko

64451 – EnglewoodShyanne AugensteinAlexandria NasonZoe Nash

64473 – Aurora Margaret DonohueEmily RashPaige HelfrichAbby RussellSarah KeislerSavannah BarreraChristal Berry

64483 – EvergreenLilly LevesqueLucy WarrenStella Naumer

64483 – Evergreen (cont.)Miriam KollerRose Rogin-RoperValerie HeidarssonNorah Larson

64492 – Highlands RanchSophia LinaresJulia BarlowOlivia Barnum

64493 – Highlands RanchAnna WindholzKailey AskarCathryn ChurchAlexis WalkerAbigail Vaughn

64494 – Highlands RanchCassidy CampenRebecca Bukowski

64527 – DenverEllanor GeddesLily SchunkOlivia BendonEden LairCatherine Lara

64648 – WestminsterAva Larkin

66711 – DenverEmma Krause

66762 – Thornton Arianna OrtegaKaliyah JohnsonJerica SmithJaileene Rivera

70182 – Boulder Simone FowlerKara ZacharewiczAnnelise TrampedachAmelia DeLorenzoCeleste Pavillard-PittsCharli Plut

70311 – Superior Teah RobertsNatalie BaerLian PeltierMichelle Zhang

70436 – Peetz Athena KissellAlexis GentryMcKrai Dennison

70597 – Fort CollinsEmma ColvinGabriela Gallelli

70700 – Berthoud Kenyan Clarkson

70720 – Fort CollinsJenavieve Walker

71162 – Longmont Zoe EbertKella WeiheNora McCloyAinsley HabeckerViolet Justis

71831 – Superior Kiera ZarskeEmma Henley

72133 – WindsorChloe Brown

72249 – Bennett Annalee Skinner

72469 – Johnstown Jolene KnowltonJaylee Franklin

72922 – Berthoud Sarah FranksGabriella SaenzAnna SundheimKaitlyn Tollefson

73392 – Longmont Maddison Patrick

73913 – Longmont Lisa TurtonAmy Turton

73913 – Longmont (cont.)Mikayla OrnerElise RueggMaddy CanonKate Thiltgen Stella RulonNeva WildesTaylor MearingAlexis MathersLara Orner

74315 – WindsorAnnabelle BentonLarisa BalsterBethany MiddletonVega Lange

74404 – GreeleyKata LeafBrandi KorganTara TuckerLucille SunigaJadi Vaughn Emerson SkowHeather LavertyMacKenzie Franks

74546 – LovelandBrynn CernyEmma GregoireEmma SimpkinsAbigail SimpkinsMolly WestbrookTaylor Rodgers

74628 – Loveland Addison BauerAnika SeterAryana LandisAshlyn WelchBrie MatchettGwen GerkenJosie TaylorMaggie Chase

77841 – LovelandElizabeth ShierCatherine Donnelly

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77891 – Fort CollinsEvelyn HartIella Wilson

77915 – Longmont Claire JensenAnna LongeneckerHelen Thornton

Juliette – Colorado Springs Alyssa Daly

Juliette – Colorado SpringsIvey Goodwin

Juliette – Cherry Hills VillageElizabeth Batenburg

10239 – New CastleElle MextedJordyn CallahanKylie RichardsonSamantha Williams

10244 – Silt Riley BetzlerGabby NoyesMorgan HueyDiana Sandoval

10672 – Glenwood SpringsAllie AllredAllison WestGracie ValdezJordyn Miller

11629 – RifleEva HarveySophia HarveyArianna MaddoxSophia WilsonKaylee O’Donnell

12214 – Grand JunctionTatum HallEliana MizellAlexis Surad

12214 – Grand Junction (cont.)Anna BennerNatalie MarucaClaire PowellAspen JohnsonMadison WilsonTeygan SpetterAbigail Patarino

13497 – Grand JunctionGiselle Keller-ChibikoGrace BrungardtHayden WilliamsTatyanna Bucciarelli

14013 – Grand JunctionGrace Grossman

15013 – Rifle Nevaeh ZimmerCharlie FleschMaci LavelleKatherine Santana

22619 – CortezPiper Green

27991 – Durango Brianna TomberlinCamden HamFinley Leininger

31920 – PuebloAudrey SchmitzKaelynne Caro

32772 – LamarKandyce AppelLexi ShottonKendall Lewis

33418Addison CurtissNeveah HopkinsMaria SalazerSidney Toth

35145 – BeulahSahara RussellSamantha Hatting

40132 – PeytonVanessa HunterRowan HulsCamilla EaganKaiya Acopan

2019–2020 Bronze Award Girl Scouts

40479 – Florence Evelyn Freeland

40551 – Colorado SpringsBailey Lucero

40609 – Colorado SpringsSofia Deocon DayElena GibbCiara LaceySarah HolmanEmmi MedinaMelinda HocateLudelia MooreArianna Reina

40698 – Colorado SpringsCaitlyn HodgeAurora Kenyon

40915 – Colorado SpringsAlice McNeely

40921 – Colorado SpringsSadie BuckleyJohanna CarlsonCora GouldMadison PalmerAddison PethtelKaylee St. Ives

40923 – Colorado SpringsMadison Julian

40943 – Colorado SpringsPaige WatzChloe Watz

40969 – Colorado SpringsKara GrimOlivia RyanRachael BlandfordSarah WheelerTaylorAnn FrederickBrooke FosterDenica TerrellKiera WilliamsMaddie FelchTricia Stemler

41002 – Colorado SpringsCaitlyn McCarty

41105 – FountainAislin Rush

41660 – FountainLily LewisKami RousseElizabeth JohnsonAbbie Moody

41729 – Colorado SpringsAyla PaulsonCailyn PopeEllana NorthGrace ShanklandKathryn ParkerLillian VasickoMayah BolenbaughQuinn Hoepner

41754 – Colorado SpringsEmily RuffennachSkyla MunsonSolana Calabrese

42010 – Colorado SpringsDamia StoneLaci MartinezKiarra Fraizer

42533 – Colorado SpringsAspen DykstraAriana GeertsKimberly MyattAiyana WellerAmberly CorneliusLorelei KrewsonEmily NerwinskiElla Lachance

42743 – Colorado SpringsStella FaricyKaiya SmithGabriela AlequinEloise BerndtDelaney KushAnaiah NiswongerRudy SanderlinKatelyn Strong

42821 – Colorado SpringsVivienne Seilhan

42852 – Colorado SpringsAlexis FindishIsabella GonzalesAmani MorganSadie SmithJasmine Cruz

43026 – Colorado SpringsMaja Hope

43335 – Colorado SpringsGemma FoleyAnnasophia DeichmanElle AdamsSamantha MeyerZia AlmadaniGrayce KoehnClaire TaborMegan LallierEmma RobinsonGabriela Ruggieri

43344 – Woodland ParkAngie Friesema Sonia KettlerPayton RitchieMariah McCafferyLily HoodEricka NicholsAlyssa SmithMaisy Orellana

44179 – Colorado SpringsAlyssa Vaughn Elizabeth Keener

44429 – Colorado SpringsTatyana GuidenAlexis JordanAmaya GarciaBrooklyn VowelsEllena GarciaKazia MitchellMaria Crispin

45199 – Colorado SpringsSydney FoggoNorah Foggo

45200 – Colorado SpringsMariya Robinson

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45257 – Monument Abigail MeggettAbigail HallLauren RussoAllison RussoChloe JamesonElsa ConleyLucienne Cleghorn Robin Walsh

45265 – Fort CarsonLily KershnerJemma KearneyMia LahrVictoria BarnettLexi WilliamsLizzy Bernard

45270 – Fountain Madilynn PeytonAlivia CurryNatalie AdkinsAbigail Willard

45281 – Colorado SpringsCharlotte AlexanderCamri EllisCharlie EllisMarissa MortonSydney KoepkeKinsley WrayOlivia SherwoodOlivia OtienoMadelyn SchottAdelaide Ogilvy

46308 – Colorado SpringsJayda JamesAbigale Mccormick

46327 – Canon CityRiley Jo WalshTova Felix BurnsArosa McMullanAstrid McMullan

46327 – Canon City (cont.)Camden WatzkaEden MulsoRosemary ChristiansenElaine PoweLilyana BohannonTsuriyah George

47198 – Colorado SpringsCaidyn DoughtonSiri RybergAyana NewtonAddison Brown

47206 – WestcliffeAurora StraightLilah WaltonLili KozlowskiAly TaylorLily Taylor

50315 – Steamboat SpringsBella Rose Davidson

50979 – DillonSkylar CarnesZoie Davis-TeetsMadison EarlKate EldredgeSophie JardonDelaney KennedySophia KintzTaylor RedmanSierra ReilHailey RusserElizabeth SkowronCasey WardPenelope Wiethake

52843 – FriscoArabella HardeeGeorgia FlowersJaxon RedhorseLydia AshleyEmily CharlesGrace Gardner

5511 – BreckenridgeIsla FacklerLillian MeschlerClara MeschlerHeidi FreyClara StreicherReese SymonMady SimontonKeely Cronin

55313 – FriscoErin HannJenavive BradfordJulianna BroughtonHaley Mendel

56340 – Steamboat SpringsClaire SheaInga PalmquistIsabel ApostleMattie WelchKate RyanLila BakerKylie Oldfather

60035 – AuroraLucy BassettAllison BockstahlerNikole BuikeAspen DyerLillianne GoethalsRylie HamiltonDenee HendrixRuth HillLelaina JacksonWhitney KirkeidePaige KrullSaydee Locke-MestaNneoma OnyemaLily SimpsonWillow ShultzSienna SuceseFaryn Williams


60047 – AuroraPayton StrezoViolet BlakewellAvah BaileyAnnora JoslynBrilynn MooreJenna SylvesterLila JorissenSasha HolmesJillian BonillaIsabella Dinkel-EspinosaEve Langlotz

60134 – Centennial Katy BrandSophie BrandRebecca DunbarKate GisoldiCathleen HagnyAlana HarmisonChloe LeightonMadison LesterCarys McCombsTillery MorrisonIsabelle MunibMadilyn OrtegaAva Rodriguez Savannah RogersZoe SmallSarah St. JohnJulia UlitzkyGabi Zweifel

60168 – CentennialShelby SpiersMegan PuetzMadison McDowellDylan LindbergAudrey GreenleafMolly GamppKaitlyn HounshellSolange DessoulavyEmma Sargent

60282 – Broomfield Cassandra RayEva RichlingGrace ParsonsKatie ProctorSam Evenson

60282 – Broomfield (cont.) Sofia GariotoSofia Kauffman

60297 – CentennialJolene PachecoRiella ReadGabryella WentzGyanna WentzRylee VanVleetJasley JerniganMckinley StrasserAnna FlormanSkye TsuhakoLillyanna GonzalezZandra DownsTalia Reagan

60307 – Castle PinesKasey TanIsabella ThomasVictoria MacColl

60323 – AuroraAmelia ShelburnAnnika UlasewichAnya SpauldingBrenna BrummetMaddison MoresiMakaila BeersNora Howell

60324 – LakewoodHolly YankovichEleanore StantonSophie HackeHelen Spica-Taylor

60347 – BroomfieldChloe WingfieldSavannah DarbyMadeline ReynoldsTayler LandVandy WangEmily PetranekAva FordCaitlin Agnew

60359 – Castle RockLindsey CollingsAlexandra SirokyAriana Newbold

60359 – Castle Rock (cont.)Heidi SchweckeKate BoedekerKyra BruceMegan ThorneTayla Adams

60391 – AuroraTeagan BarelaAbigayle BarreraHailey BrondelBrooklynn KuskieAdrianna LopezLexi MartinezPeyton SalakStella Sears

60416 – Castle RockHannah KnightKyra BeckerBriar HegartyAshley LangdonAbigail ReynoldsLarkin SlayCharlotte SwainKatie ThorpeMakenna VerbruggeKarsen West

60418 – ArvadaAbagayle SanchezSophia Ferrer

60434 – Centennial Julia SvedeJenna McDaniel Finley OatesAbigail VanDusseldorpKathleen GordonJosephine HalsallSienna TingeyBleu MeyerTameryn WeedaGracelyn LoarLilly LoarNola SchultzLilianna Neff

60442 – Highlands RanchCamryn PetittOlivia TatCate Aronson

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60442 – Highlands Ranch (cont.)Audrey ThrelkeldKate MajorDani YoungJordyn Giambrone

60488 – Highlands RanchBridget Windholz

60593 – DenverClara KochCatherine Hebb

60594 – BroomfieldAmanda MariettaPaige DeCampTeagan ArcheyLily GrovesOlivia DudasKailyn CooperKendall Novak

60678 – LittletonBrianna UribeCharlotte SommersEmerson WentworthIvy MaulisPresley CannonRaina Severn

60709 – Highlands Ranch Emma GuldeAddison LedfordAnnabelle CastroLarissa BuergerSophia GarciaAubrey Stuebinger

60723 – Centennial Autumn HarkessAvery OatesCiara MooreDanielle DawsonDelaney SchisslerDylan Wylie

60723 – Centennial (cont.) Elizabeth BurdetteJillian McDanielKeirsten SchmitzKinsey CoppleMikayla WagersPoppy DoreTaylor Elmberger

60724 – DenverBrinley BettsInka HuangKylie MullerRegina WalshAmelia DanielsonGhita Cordova

60919 – ArvadaBriella Kiefer

60992 – AuroraKathryn RolsenRyland HigginsMaddie SquiresKatelyn KollerGianna SmithJenna GuignardSydney GuignardReagan StoneBella Nguyen

61019 – Denver Stella CooperChloe VauseGrace RolfJasmine StallingsLaila LavizzoSkylar KirstenAbigail Bismuth

61154 – LittletonKatherine BenkoNatalia ZeitlinCarter HitchensAmy LoveallNikki Robles

61202 – WestminsterChrystyna AmarosaChoryssma Duartes-FloresBailee TerryJude DellSky DellKianna Young

61608 – Highlands RanchCharlotte DulaneyPreslee KinerAkira WilkinsPiper HughesLily ChavezNevaeh Secrist

61612 – Highlands Ranch Erica McDonaldAddison EmmelcampTaylor SylvesterSydney Boice

61670 – ArvadaDestini BoyleSamantha BredineSydney RosentraterAlaya Vaughan

61822 – Castle RockMadelyn HenkelSydney LiedtkeAlizah PiaseckiKailey SchultzLillian Brown

61823 – Arvada Sydney MurphyCelia Lamkin

62154 – DenverSaira KeithleyAngel CisnerosMary Fernandez


62237 – WestminsterAnnalee YoungBrooklyn HancockLydia MyersAmelia PurdyLola PereiraSadie LabrieJaydin SkolnickSydney MorelAva RidgellClaire LellbackCora KnowltonAnnabelle Mcmahon

62378 – LittletonAudra IbarraLilly Kate SchroederJessica FlowerAlexis Wera

62617 – Highlands RanchAdelaide ArcherAlexis NikolichAmaya WebbAshley PytteChloe StraussElle BockornyEmmelyn RoettgerKenadie McGilvreyLauren SheetsManu ChandrasekaranTalya WeintraubCaroline Belt

63027 – LittletonRegina HerreraAvery BesseeClaire ManninoFinley PeterKady JohnsonKatie SchmalzLanie JacobsonLiana LundbergSarah Jean Nesse

63227 – LittletonOlivia JohnsonMadalynn SandovalMakayla SandovalNatalie FalconettiAlexa Schwartz

63227 – Littleton (cont.)Caeleigh RossDaisy PadillaElizabeth PadillaEmma BruunKortny BrockJessica ForinashSadie WoodyardSami FliednerSammy Hobson

63344 – Castle PinesMaddie BallengerAddison MyersAlexa NovotnyCailin PankoskiCatie YoungmanElla ScottKamrynn DillLexi BabcokMackenzie BarneyOlivia LandahlPiper GainesReagan MeyersCharleigh Deagle

63572 – Broomfield Raelynn Pickup

63906 – EvergreenMaria BakerAbby GustafsonMackaylee HaagaLola HaubertEdie MarionClaire NemmersJosephine Trinco

63916 – Wheat RidgeMadeline FrostJosie NelsonPenny FischerTava Warinsky Zoe PondElizabeth RosenfeldKyra EdlowitzKara Travis

64527 – DenverSonja MassieReagan Avery

64527 – Denver (cont.)Riley KesslerTeagan Donahue

65434 – Highlands RanchTalia CohenBrynn HannahClemmer HenrichsIsabella Lee-CastulovichLindsay LewisErin MeyersAddison Wiksten

65468 – WestminsterQuinn OwensJade Martin Loryn SmithLily RawlinsHolly HartmannMia SchumanQuinn OwenBella MahoneyCaidence HodgesSarah OtterstetterSamantha BeutzEllie ArnoldIsabella Ayala

65662 – AuroraMacy WashburnAudrey WardMadisson ArroyoClare Maynard

65713 – Centennial Ainsley DobbersteinAnia McDevittCharlize MalecChiara WilczewskiKaylie SmithRosemary RischSofia Vassine

65740 – DenverLilah ShieldsThalia KeriRuby EnglertKatherine GardnerNa’va ChangAddy FitzRose HatterMargarita Safronova

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65740 – Denver (cont.)Ava FourticqLucy Clanahan-KuhnJennie BurnessOlivia ClarkMargot Oravez

65769 – ParkerAva RankKara BaumHannah Rogers

65787 – ThorntonAddison BemisGiselle GainesIzabella MartinezJaidyn TrujilloMaya JuanTatianna Suwalski

66422 – Centennial MaryJane RanumAlessa MazzellaMaggie ElamCallie MaestasJaselle Dass-GonzalesLaila ThomasMia MoneneShayla TruettSophie Bower

66517 – ArvadaHailey PearsonMyla ClemetsenKayla Mattson

66567 – LakewoodZoie BrownQuinn CarlsonAllie IvesAnna SosvilleBeverly StarrCaitlin DoveyChloe PostonDelilah Martins

66567 – Lakewood (cont.)Jacqui LarawayKaiya NoyesLucy StrongSigney McQuaidSofia Aschwanden

66742 – ThorntonKelsie ZiegelmanTabbitha GamboaMiah HuffmanDalila CarricoAllayah VaughnMacy GaunaMadelynn NelsonMorgan LambethTrinity Torrez

67290 – AuroraNatalie VigilBrooklyn RichardsLei Lana KudlauskasLiana BastianPaige HullRylee GollaschDevina GollaschAmelia Lopez

67643 – NorthglennAmiya SegoviaSohaila Cortez

68100 – Highlands RanchLoni HillOlivia StantonMaggie NelsonPeyton Delaney

68168 – LakewoodGabrielle StoverJaden DelozierAlyssa BerraEmery LindermanEvelyn DuncanLillian Grams

68220 – LakewoodLeona PulaJules Preston

68224 – ArvadaRebecca MundellAudrey WoszczynskiMadelynn WatermanKyleigh PoelmanBaylie DelgadoAriel AddisonSheniah LewisShyanne Lewis

68304 – DenverLorelei CooperMadison McInernyClaire MagoonPaxton Poole

70021 – ErieTessa AshkenaseKarysa SardellaIsabel DeppenKiley EdwardsEmily Halligan

70076 – ErieNatalie HeinzeSophie SweeneyAbby KochEmilie Smith

70318 – LouisvilleAlexandra DresnerAmanda McCoyAbigail PrescottEmery RussElla HiivalaLily BrodskyLydia ChristensenOlivia MirandaSidney MillerSienna Wright


70381 – LongmontNevaeh CasiasAlyssa HowardAda-Ruth Southern-WeberElizabeth GeorgePaige SotoSarah Longenecker

70436 – PeetzMegan HawkinsJanda Ommen

71110 – LongmontRessa ArndtOlyse MeccaTerra BrubakerMinami OhnakaErin Davis

72249 – StraburgDeziree PenlandHanna KentRaelynn KnoxTrinity Miller

72469 – JohnstownKylie AyersRaylynn BestClara ClaypoolDanica FosketIzzy HorneOpal KnowltonLela Martin

73010 – BoulderBrenna DyeStella WilkinsonLila HoasterSophia GarberKatie ParkesSummer MeeksElisha StephensJuliette VersionKate NelsonAlice Ludemann

73330 – GreeleyKarma MartinezAaliyah GreeneHaven SunvisonMorgan Decamp

73781 – Fort CollinsAlexandra MadsenAshley ArtlipAva GiovandoBraylee DavesElizabeth BruderEmily HertzogEmily RobertsEvelyn ChristianVedika CroslandZoe Adams

74273 – GreeleyKaylee KindtAnika ChristAshlynn Mangina

74315 – WindsorBella KendrotMcKenna BruehlBailey Illif

74404 – GreeleyStorey SunigaAbbey EddyLynnaea GalindoAnnabelia Sanchez

74588 – Fort CollinsSueda UctukIyla StraumanisDevin SharrockNola Ayars

75982 – Louisville Aria HornAvenly FoxElla GanoEmma StrongEmory BrasingtonIris WebberJaden Malerba-SholdersLibby CalvertLivia ScholtesPetra RohlingerZia Carter

76095 – FirestoneLynzee CrouseIsabella BosicaNayla Carpenter

76095 – Firestone (cont.)Cheyenne YoshinoDahlia MoretzBrooke Crespin

76917 – BoulderIsabel GaleyKyra LystlundEvelyn KearHani StraussSonja MerrionIvy MatthewsTesse Pappageorge

76964 – LovelandSapphire SpringettAmber SimpsonIssabella ReedLeighanne GibbonsVanessa BanksSamantha DeBordLily Aguirre

76970 – Loveland Teagan BauerLiz ChaseCarlee MarkEmma CalderonPatricia Fonszca

76996 – WindsorElenya DeedsKenadie BrownHayley KarnsAlli Ellis

77848 – LovelandAdelyn GreeneAutumn JohnsonDenver RyanLeila ChamberlainPenelope GreeneShealyn FormanZelia Stillson

77891 – Fort CollinsTyla SasseNathalie LousteauMadisyn FerrinMaAliyah MillerTrynitee RippeeEsmeralda Martinez

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78588 – MillikenAudrey MartinezCara ScottMakenna LetterlyMcKinley Franklin

Juliette – LongmontAnna Granstrand

Juliette – WestminsterSerenity Davis


You have touched the future

Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award Girl Scouts receive immeasurable support and encouragement from their parents, families, troop leaders, project advisors, and mentors. To all of those who have provided encouragement, support and guidance to these young women—thank you. They could not have done it without you.

The volunteer members of the regional Girl Scouts of Colorado Gold Award Committee meet across the state and work closely with each girl pursuing her Gold Award. They are dedicated to the success of each girl while encouraging her to strive for her personal best, deepen the impact of her project, and meet the standards of this prestigious award. We thank each one for the difference they make for each candidate. This year’s list includes all current Gold Award Committee members and those who have retired at some point in this awards year.

Eva Bauer

Amy Bissell

Sheryl Blish

Connie Campbell

Shauna Clemmer

Erin Close

Pearl Dailey

Terri Dayton

Corinne Evege

Kathleen Fishman

Nicole Fry

Alison Clark-Hardesty

Katie Hess

Carey Hofner

Sandy Jackson

Bonnie Ledet

Patty Lowe

Jennifer Macios

Lorrie Marzulla

Cindy Miller

Susanna Mirick

Patty Mishic

Nancy Mucklow

Maggie Murray

Heidi Ragsdale

Leslee Randolph

Kathi Reddan

Emily Roberson

Angela Roberts

Linda Robinson

Rachel Rose

Kay Shaw

Ranee Shenoi

Alyssa Street

Rachael TerLouw

Kristen Turnball

Marieke VanErven

Karen Wilson

Best efforts have been made to include all 2019-2020 Highest Awards recipients. If we have missed

anyone, or have any other errors, please let us know and we will add the corrections to the GSCO blog.

The Gold Award makes a difference in the college admissions process.

Scholarships are available to Gold Award recipients.

Gold Award Take Action Projects distinguish girl leaders.

Go Gold at girlscouts.org/goldaward

Create a roadmap to your future success.

The Girl Scout Gold Award

Visit girlscoutsofcolorado.org to view the electronic version of this program, or to download the program and print.

To learn more about the Gold Award Girl Scouts, and some Bronze and Silver Award Girl Scouts at gscoblog.org.

If you are interested in learning more about the Bronze, Silver or Gold Award programs please visit the Highest Awards page of girlscoutsofcolorado.org or email the

Highest Awards Manager at [email protected].

877–404–5708girlscoutsofcolorado.org

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