Honored By Girl Scouts

Three Berlin girls were honored with the Girl Scouts Gold Award. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest achievement a girl can earn in Girl Scouting. An award with national standards, it represents a girl's accomplishments, leadership, commitment, creativity, and personal contributions to making her community a better place to live.

Sarah McLarty
BERLIN
Sarah’s Gold Award project enhanced and revitalized the informational displays at Rocky Neck State Park Nature Center in Niantic. Sarah added interpretive signage and additional educational displays to increase both the hands-on enjoyment and scientific experience of the Nature Center for its many visitors. Sarah plans to pursue a career in pharmaceuticals and will attend the University of Connecticut’s prepharmacy program in the fall.

Tess McCurdy
BERLIN
Girls entering Berlin High School had an easier time transitioning thanks to Tess’ Gold Award project. She implemented a club which paired incoming freshman with “big sister” mentors who helped the younger girls prepare for high school, focusing on self-esteem and bullying. She says this helped cut down on bullying between upperclassmen and new students. Tess hopes to become a magazine journalist.

Jenna Brousseau
BERLIN
Jenna created a sun garden at McGee Middle School for her Gold Award project. Jenna used time management, organizational skills, and lots of hard work to create a warm and welcoming garden for the school. She worked closely with the school’s garden club to create the garden and ensure that it is maintained. Jenna’s future plans involve studying physical therapy.