Cultivating Awareness, Diversity and Representation What Aria Did Aria decided her Gold Award project would address the lack of diversity and representation of people of color in the social studies…
Gold Award Girl Scout Sage Johnson
Encouraging Medical Minds of the Future For her Gold Award Project, Sage aimed to inspire elementary and middle schoolers, especially girls of color, about STEM-related fields while helping them develop…
2024 Young Woman of Distinction Runner Up: Monika Parkila
Getting into Gear with New Driver Auto Maintenance Courses When Monika set out on her Highest Award Journey, her Take Action project was based on a personal experience. After having a dead…
2024 Young Woman of Distinction Runner Up: Lilly Truel
Wings 4 Wheelchairs For her Gold Award Project, Lilly chose the topic of Disability Awareness and Inclusion after learning that many parks in the metro Detroit area were not wheelchair-friendly….
2024 Young Woman of Distinction: Lizzie Cook
Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan is pleased to honor Lizzie Cook with the most prestigious award in the world for girls: the Girl Scout Gold Award. Lizzie is among 15…
Volunteer Spotlight: Melinda Holmes
This super trooper deftly handles two troops at once. When Melinda Holmes decides to do something, she really puts her all into it. Take, for example, her wish to have both her…
2024 Honor Celebration
Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan proudly recognized 15 Girl Scouts with the prestigious Gold Award at the 2024 Honor Ceremony, held Sunday, June 23 at the San Marino Club in…
Celebrating 50 years of service on Mackinac Island
A pivotal event in Michigan Girl Scout history was celebrated with much fanfare on Mackinac Island. This summer, the 2024 class of Mackinac Island Honor Guard Girl Scouts, alumnae and…
Last Girl (Scout) Standing
When the proverbial dust cleared at a recent chess event held at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the only thing more impressive than the Great Hall setting was the last…