GSSOAZ Girl Scout Recognition Awards
Girl Scout of the Year Award
The Girl Scout the Year Award is given to a girl in grades 9-12 who exemplifies through her words, actions, and involvement, the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service.
Criteria:
- Registered Senior or Ambassador Girl Scout member (grades 9-12)
- Exemplifies through both words and actions the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service.
- Upholds the mission of Girl Scouts.
- Holds or has held leadership poisitions in both Girl Scouts and the community.
- Must have performed a minimum of 80 hours of service to the Girl Scout community.
- Embodies the Girl Scout Promise and Law, both during Girl Scout activities and in day to day life.
- Minimum of 4 separate nominations required to be eligible.
Margaret Scout Service Award
Margaret Ferris was a young girl from smalltown USA. Seeing the Girl Scouts from a local camp parade down Main Street, Margaret wanted to start Girl Scouts in her own town. Starting the Golden Rod Troop of Girl Scouts, Margaret’s dream was to be worthy of earning the “Golden Eaglet,” the highest honor a girl could earn. Setting out to earn the required 21 Merit Badges, Margaret spent time serving her community. She swam a lake to a local telegraph office to summon help for a local leader, administered first aid to a robbery victim, helped local families whose fathers were serving in World War I, and acquired other helpful skills including sewing, Morse code, semaphore signaling, cooking and cleaning. Her dedication was rewarded when she was presented with her Golden Eaglet by Girl Scouts' founder, Juliette Gordon Lowe!
Click here to learn more about Margaret Ferris and “The Golden Eaglet”.
This award is presented to a registered girl in grades 6th-12th who has performed a minimum of 50 hours of service to the Girl Scout community. See below for full elgibility criteria.
Criteria:
- Registered Cadette, Senior, or Ambassador Girl Scout member (grades 6-12)
- Must have performed a minimum of 50 hours of service to the Girl Scout community.
- Performed service while embodying the Girl Scout Promise and Law in both action and attitide.
- Minimum of 2 separate nominations required to be eligible.