This document provides information about joining Girl Scouts in the Smithton School District. It begins with a brief history of Girl Scouts, which was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low. The document then outlines the steps to register, including having a parent fill out forms and understanding the different levels for ages. It describes what to expect as a Girl Scout, such as learning survival skills, engaging in new activities, and gaining certificates. The document lists scholarships available in Missouri for achieving Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. It encourages including Girl Scout experience on college applications.

1. Be A Girl Scout in the Smithton
School District
He that would be a leader must also be a
bridge. - Welsh Proverb

2. Girl Scout History
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When: 1912
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By Who: Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, Georgia
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It was started during a time when women were left home due to the war. Elderly women or
sickly women that could not tend to their homes the Girl Scouts would volunteer to help.
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They taught other women how to grow, can and store their own food.
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They taught others how to mend clothes and make due with what they had.
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They had their own signals and communication when talking from distances across lakes or
ponds or rivers.
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Girl Scouts were the ones that made towns more inviting and made the communities a better
place for all.
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Girl Scouts even took part in politics as they knew their rights and laws that no other woman
at the time knew.

3. Steps To Take Action
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Have your parent fill out the registration papers
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Forms also include Financial Aid to help pay for dues, books, and
uniforms.
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Know your level:
− Under age 5---Juliettes
− K-1---------------Daises
− 2-3---------------Brownies
− 4-5---------------Juniors
− 6-8---------------Cadettes
− 9-10-------------Seniors
− 11-12------------Ambassador
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Know your leader and where they meet to attend your first meeting.

4. What To Expect Being a Girl Scout
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Having Girl Scout Sisters there for you
anytime
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Learning survival in any situation
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Engaging in new activities designed by you
and your fellow sisters
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Exercising the law and promise of Girl Scouts
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Gaining Certificates along the way in CPR and
etc..

5. Scholarships that are Awarded in
Missouri
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Bronze Award
− Scholarships vary from $500-$1000.00(nonrenewable)
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Silver Award
− Scholarships vary from $1000.00-$4000.00 (nonrenewable)
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Gold Award
− Cottey College Girl Scout Leadership Scholarship $1000.00
(renewable)
− Lindenwood University Girl Scout Youth of the Year
Scholarship-Full Ride
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Always put down the years you were a Girl Scout for your
college applications and certificates you have gained
being a Girl Scout.

6. Be A Sister to Girl Scouts
Memories Last Forever and
Experiences Last a Lifetime

7. RESOURCES
http://www.girlscoutsmoheartland.org/
https://www.facebook.com/gsmoheartland
http://www.girlscouts.org/councilfinder/results.asp?STATE=MO