Our Active troops are:
Germantown Daisy Troop #840
(Kindergarten)
-Leader TBA
-Daisy Scouts earn petals to place on their Daisy smock.
Germantown Brownie Troop #440 (Grades 1-3)
-Leader Tammy Albers
-Brownie Scouts earn Try-Its to place on their vest or sash.
Germantown Junior Troop #442 (Grades 4-6)
-Leader Deb Beckmann
-Junior Scouts earn badges and the Sign of the Sun, sign of
the World, Sign of the Rainbow, and Sign of the Star to
place on their vest or sash.
-Special awards they can earn are the Junior Leadership
Award, Junior Aide award, and the Bronze Award.
Germantown Cadette Troop #441 (Grades 7-9)
-Leader Rose Detmer
-Cadette Girl Scouts can earn the special Silver Award.
-Cafette Girl Scouts earn tan badges, service training bars,
and the Cadette Girl Scout Leadership Award
Senior Girl
Scouts (Grades 10-12) (none presently in Germantown)
-Senior Girl Scouts can earn the special Gold Award.
-Senior Girl Scouts earn projects patches and pins, service
training bars, and the Ten Year Award.
The
national annual membership fee for Girl Scouts is $10.
Financial Assistance is available. Adults may also
register, and must be registered to attend camps with their
daughter.
Special Dates for Girl Scouts:
Thinking Day (February 22): This is the birthday of
both Robert, Lord Baden-Powell, who founded the Boy Scout
movement in England, and his wife, Olave, Lady Baden Powell,
who was the World Chief Guide of the Girl Guide/Girl Scout
movement. Girl Guides and Girl Scouts make a special
effort to meet on Thinking Day to exchange greetings with
their sisters in other countries.
Founder's
Day/Juliette Low's Birthday (October 31): This is the
birthday of our founder, Juliette Gordon Low. Juliette
was nicknamed "Daisy" hence the name given to the youngest
Girl Scouts.
USA Girl Scout's Birthday (March
12): This is the birthday of Girl Scouts in the USA.
The week this falls in is usually called "Girl Scout Week"
and troops make special plans to celebrate this events.
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Important
Ceremonies in Girl Scouting
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GIRL SCOUT
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE: Girls stand in a
circle. Each girl crosses her right hand over
her left. Then she holds hands with the person
standing on either side of her.
GIRL SCOUT FRIENDSHIP
SQUEEZE: The person in the
friendship circle starts the friendship squeeze.
When you feel your hand squeezed, you put your right
foot into the circle and then squeeze the hand on
the other side of you. Everyone is silent as
the friendship squeeze is passed around the circle.
It stands for friendship with Girl Scouts
everywhere. Once everyone has felt the squeeze
everyone says: "Goodnight Girl Scouts!" and
turns to the right under their right arms never
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Girl Scout Handshake:
Execute the Girl Scout Sign with the right hand and
shake hands with the left
Bridging ceremonies
mark a girl's move from one age-level of Girl Scouting
to another.
Closing ceremonies
finalize the meeting, with expectations for the next.
This may be as simple as a hand squeeze around the
circle, or a song.
Court of Awards
is a time to recognize girls who have accomplished
something during the Girl Scout year.
Flag ceremonies
can be part of any activity that honors the American
flag.
Fly-Up is a
bridging ceremony for Brownie Girl Scouts who are
bridging to Junior Girl Scouts. Girls receive the Girl
Scout pin along with their Brownie Girl Scout wings.
Girl Scouts' Own
is a girl-planned program that allows girls to explore
their feelings around a topic, such as friendship or The
Girl Scout Promise and Law using the spoken word,
favorite songs, poetry, or other methods of expression.
It is never a religious ceremony.
Investiture
welcomes new members, girls or adults, into the Girl
Scout family for the first time. Girls receive their
Girl Scout, Brownie Girl Scout, or Daisy Girl Scout pin
at this time.
Opening ceremonies
start the troop meeting.
Rededication Ceremonies
are an opportunity for girls and adults to renew their
commitment to the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
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Girl Scout Promise and Law
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The Girl Scout Promise and Law are shared by every member
of Girl Scouting. The Girl Scout Promise is the way Girl
Scouts agree to act every day toward one another and other
people, and the Law outlines a way to act towards one
another and the world.
The Girl Scout
Promise
On my honor, I will try:
To serve God* and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
The Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be
honest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to
respect myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout.
In addition to monthly meetings with your troop at which
girls work on badge requirements, craft projects, and learn
songs, Girl Scouts also participate in council-sponsored and
service unit-sponsored events such as:
Brownie Fest
Volksmarch
International Fest
Read to Lead
Junior Program Bazaar
Overnight Lock-ins
Troop camping and hiking at Girl Scout Camps
Last Blast of Summer
Camp Care Day
Girl Scout Week (early March)
Summer Day Camps
Summer Overnight Camps
....and much more!
Troops can be sponsored by local organizations or earn
troop funds by selling Girl Scout Calendars and Girl Scout
Cookies.
