All Local, All The Time
All Local, All The Time
Members of Girl Scout Junior Scouts Troop 179 pose on the Heatherwood blacktop, which they repainted at the end of April as part of the requirements for their Bronze Award. Scouts pictured include: (bottom left) Katy Renken, Sophia Jones, and Meaghan Zeff, (middle left) Bennett McDannell, Claire Arveson, Stella Richmond, Karissa Murra, Annali Langenegger, Maddie Pearson, Lily Sabanosh, (back left) troop leaders Gabrielle Fuqua and Nancy Renken.
The fifth-grade Junior Scouts of Troop 179 have been working hard this school year to earn their Bronze Award, which is the highest award that Junior Girl Scouts can earn. One requirement for the Bronze Award is recognizing a need in the community, making a plan and putting it into action.
In this case, the girls talked about how the playground designs at Heatherwood Elementary were faded and hadn't been updated in years. As outgoing fifth-graders, they wanted to give back to their school.
A small delegation of scouts — Sophia Jones, Katy Renken and Meaghan Zeff — met with Principal Jaramillo to discuss whether or not such a project would be feasible. The principal was open to their proposal and agreed that the scouts could take on the project.
Parent Sharon Lynch helped the scouts determine supplies needed and kept the project within their scope. While the scouts could not take on everything that needed repainting, they were able to repaint the tetherball courts, two four squares and a hopscotch course. They were dedicated, focused and they did a great job. All of them were really engaged in the proje
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