Ana

Ana
Favorite Food - Subway and Ramen Noodles
Favorite Color - Aqua
Favorite Holiday - Christmas
One thing I would like to see on the blog - Dancing Bearded Dragons
One thing I love about Girl Scouts - I absolutely love the fun things we can do
A place I'd like to travel to - Venezuela, South America
How I want to help others through Girl Scouts - Old folks home
My favorite Girl Scout Cookie - Tagalong
My favorite Girl Scout activity ever - Camping

Ally

Ally
Number of years in Girl Scouts - 3
Favorite Color - Blue, green and purple
Favorite Holiday - Christmas and Halloween
One thing I would like to see on the blog - Dancing mustaches
One special thing about me - I am good at dancing, acting and singing
One thing I love about Girl Scouts - going on the end of the year trips
A place I'd like to travel to - Hollywood, California
How I want to help others through Girl Scouts - Teach people how to act like a goofball
My favorite Girl Scout Cookie - Tagalong
My favorite Girl Scout activity ever - Going to Valleyfair
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - have a comedy show and video tape

Ingrid

Ingrid
Number of years in Girl Scouts - 3
Favorite Food - Noodles
Favorite Color - Blue and black
Favorite Holiday - My birthday because that counts as a holiday.
One thing I would like to see on the blog - penguins going as Girl Scouts
One special thing about me - I like to sing and volunteer
One thing I love about Girl Scouts - that you get to help peeplez
A place I'd like to travel to - Paris, France
How I want to help others through Girl Scouts - Cooking for the elderly
My favorite Girl Scout cookie - Tagalong
My favorite Girl Scout activity ever - Walking for the tatas
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - bring in your pet

Brianna

Brianna
Number of years in Girl Scouts - 3

Favorite Food - Bacon
Favorite Color - Yellow, Red and Purple
Favorite Holiday - Christmas
One special thing about me - I like to sing
One thing I love about Girl Scouts - Learning
A place I'd like to travel to - L.A.
How I want to help others through Girl Scouts - Teach them and help them
My favorite Girl Scout Cookie - Thin Mint
My favorite GS activity ever - Talking about what we're gonna do
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Make a Girl Scout Dance

Meeting Recap - October 20th

Today we continued on our Journey with the Power of One.  The girls shared their "Herstory" research, we ran an obstacle course on the playground, they completed a new blog questionnaire and then had pink attached to their hair for the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on 10/22.

Below is who we learned about for Herstory.....
Rosa Parks by Alex and Jenny
Dorothy Dandrige by Brianna and Taylor H
Laura Ingalls Wilder by Rebecca and Alyssa
Rachel Carson by Abby and Ally
Mary Fields by Amber and Katelyn
Ameilia Earhart by Ana and Ingrid
Sarah Rosetta Wakeman by Allie and Taylor

What's on Deck for 2011-2012?!?!

This year, the Girl Scout organization re-did all of the badge books but most won't be available until November.  So, we will be working on a Journey called "Agent of Change".  The girls will learn about the Power of One, The Power of Team, and the Power of Community and just how important their roles are in each to make a difference in all.  At the first meeting, we did a little research about Herstory (instead of History) and women who have made difference in someway.  Next meeting they will share who the researched with the group.  As we complete the Journey, we will be working towards the Bronze Award.  More to come on that.
Upcoming events -
Breast Cancer Awareness Walk - October 22nd
Cookie Sales - January 20th - February 5th
Cookie Booths - Saturdays in March
Locks of Love Donation- End of May/June

Mount Washington

As one of our service projects this year, the girls voted on doing a talent show at a Nursing Home.  They had also collected boxes of cookies for the residents and military members.  We were very happy to bring them cookies, candy from the Easter Egg Hunt and some very talented girls!

 Our Emcees - Ally and Allie

 Katelyn, Brianna, and Hannah singing

 Hula hoop routine by Abby, Faith and Amber

 Alex dancing

 A pogo stick routine by Ingrid and Ana

 Comedy by Taylor and Ingrid

 Rebecca and Alyssa ROCKIN the Hula Hoops

 Take a bow for a job well done, ladies!

A rare group shot.  

Missing is Emily but future Girl Scout, Greta can be found on the very right of the picture.  :)

Easter Egg Hunt in Altoona

 Scattering gets at 10th Street Park

Shortly before the chaos began.  We were given extra bags of candy to bring to Mount Washington.

Cookie Booths

 At Festival with Alyssa, Ingrid and Alex

 Alex and Katelyn

 Alex, Paige, Katelyn, Allie and Alyssa at Bank Mutual

 Allie, Alex, Alyssa and Katelyn

Alex and Faith at United Bank

Computer problems

I am experiencing some computer problems.  The computer I mainly use for pictures is in need of a major re-load and I can not access internet on it currently.  Because my laptop doesn't have access to all my photos, the blogs I added today are short on pictures.  When I am able to, I will update the blog posts to add more pictures of our blog helpers.  Hopefully, it will be soon.

Happy Mother's Day to all the fabulous Mothers out there!

Abby

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 1
Favorite color - Pink or blue
Favorite book - Twilight books
Favorite movie - New moon
Favorite song - Love Me
Favorite class - Reading
Favorite food - Ham
Something you liked about today's activity - Snack
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Valley Fair

Rebecca

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 2
Favorite color - Lime green
Favorite movie - Cat in the Hat
Favorite song - Cinderella
Favorite class - Music
Favorite food - Chicken nuggets

April 21st - Meeting Recap

Thursday, April 21st, we worked on 3 areas for the badges we will finish during our summer camp out.  The girls prepared for various weather, talked about emergencies that may happen and talked about things that are proper to pack and some that may not be.  There were very good conversations about items to pack or not to pack.  The list of what to pack is still in the works and will be emailed out towards the end of June/early July.

Emily

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 4
Favorite color - Green
Favorite book - Inkheart
Favorite movie - Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Favorite Song - When I meet the Wizard from Wicked
Favorite Class - Reading and writing
Favorite Food - Mashed potatoes
Something you liked about today's activity - Looking at the ads
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Go to a hospital and visit sick kids and give them stuff.
Favorite thing you've done in Girl Scouts so far - Going to Rachels Place to do things with the kids.

Ana

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 4
Favorite Color - lime green
Favorite Book - Trail by Journal
Favorite Movie - Spiderwick
Favorite Song - White Liar by Miranda Lambert
Favorite Class - Writing
Favorite Food - Subway
Something you liked about today's activity - shopping
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Tell stories
Favorite thing you've done in Girl Scouts so far - Valleyfair

April 7th - meeting recap

Thursday, April 7th, we worked on the badge "Consumer Power".  The girls worked on plans for a summer trip, a family meal and looked at advertising for adults vs kids.

Brianna

Brianna in 4th Grade

Christmas Party 2010 with Alyssa, Ana, Taylor and Allie

Brianna and Hannah with their toilet paper bride, Amber.

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 2
Favorite Color - Red and Purple
Favorite Book  - Junie B Jones
Favorite Movie - Twilight Series
Favorite Song - Last Song by Miley Cyrus
Favorite Class - Old school Mrs. Seraskie Art Teacher
Something you liked about today's activity - working with kids
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Go to Action City

Meeting recap - March 17th

Thursday, we ventured across the street to Rachel's Place as part of the Caring for Children Badge.  The girls were broken down into groups to work with the 4 different age groups.  Emily and Amber worked with the infants.  Paige, Brianna, Abby and Hannah worked with the 2 and 3 year olds.  Selena, Rebecca, Taylor and Alyssa worked with the 4 year olds.  Alex, Ingrid, Allie, Maddy, Faith, and Ana helped the school-aged children.  Each of girls had brought a book to read to the kids.  The 4 year olds also did some puzzles and Memory.  2 and 3 year olds had some fun with blocks.  And, after playing some card games, the school aged children ended with some red light, green light.
Rachel's Place gave each of the girls a rice crispy treat that the school aged kids had made and all of our girls asked if they could go back again soon.  They all did such a wonderful job working with the kids!!

Cookies, Cookies Everywhere!!!

We picked up cookies at the CVTC parking lot this year.  Like last year, they had two semi's with two lines of vehicles.  With the amount of cookies we had, we had two appointment times back to back.  As we drive down the line, volunteers have counted out the number of cases and we load them.  This year the girls sold 2704 boxes of cookies.  The troop also ordered some extras to make our starting total 2787.

 One of the three vehicles we used to transport the 231 cases to Maria's house for sorting.

Temps were much lower than last year's cookie sort.  We were very fortunate to have so many great helpers.  Extra special thank you to Katelyn and Kelly, Faith and Tammy, Ingrid and Cheri, Alyssa, Dave and Maria, Allie and Tina, Ana and Rachael.

In addition to helping sort, the girls were also helping with loading vehicles.  All of the cookies were sorted and picked-up in record time.  And over-all, we were off very few boxes.  Woo Hoo!!!!

Amber

First Grade

2nd grade at Beaver Creek

Crazy Dress-up day in 3rd grade

On the way to Valleyfair with Katelyn and Alex

4th Grade

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 4
Favorite Color - Black
Favorite Book - Flat Stanley
Favorite Movie - Fat Albert
Favorite Song - Take it off
Favorite Class - Science
Favorite Food - Pizza
Something you liked about today's meeting - Dancing
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Go to the Plaza
Favorite thing you've done in Girl Scouts so far - Go to Action City

Meeting recap - March 3rd

March 3rd, we discussed some things for our upcoming trip on the 17th to Rachel's Place.  We talked about behaviors, games, and snacks that are age appropriate for different age-groups of children.
We also started working on some other items for our camping trip.  They brainstormed some scavenger hunt items and made their current idea of a map.

More to come on badges we'll be earning during our summer outing......

Katelyn

Heading to Valleyfair

First Grade

At Beaver Creek after 2nd grade.

Dressing up Toilet Paper

Fourth Grade

 Number of years in Girl Scouts - 4
Favorite Color - Purple
Favorite Song - Take it off
Favorite Class - Science
Favorite Food - Spaghetti
Something you liked about today's activity - Statue Game
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Go to Florida
Favorite thing you've done in Girl Scouts so far - Go to Humane Society

Meeting recap - February 17th

At our meeting on the 17th, we finished the "On our Way" badge.  The girls also did some planning for our camping trip this summer.  They listed foods they would like to eat, things they needed to pack and things they would like to do while camping.
The top suggestions made were:

Food
Smores
Hot dogs
Apples
Donuts
Chicken
Toast and Toast w/cinnamon and sugar
Eggs
Bacon
Sandwiches
Hamburger
Fruit
Pancakes
Waffles

Things to do
Hike
Scavenger hunt
Shadow puppets
Eat
Sleep
Climb trees
Hide & seek
Play in sand
Make overs
Play
Star gazing
Color/draw
Crafts
Games
Plays
Obstacle Course

Things to pack
Stuffed animal
First aid kit
Blanket
Pillows
Clothing
Tooth brush
Tooth paste
Hair brush
Bug spray
Book
Flashlight
Towel
Sleeping bag
Journal
Deoderant
Hair things
Toilet paper
Shoes
Sunscreen

Next we will doing some voting on the top ideas and break into groups for cooking meals.

Faith

Faith, Emily and Ana

Selena and Faith creating their restaurant

Number of years in Girl Scout - 1

Favorite Color - Blue

Favorite Book - Junie B Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Favorite Movie - Last Song and Hairspray

Favorite Song - Taylor Swift's Our Song

Favorite Class - Art

Favorite Food - Macaroni and Cheese

Something you liked about today's activity - The crafts

Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Do a play or go camping

Favorite thing you've done in Girl Scouts so far - Making food

Sledding

To turn in the Cookie order forms, we met to go sledding, on Sunday.  The girls had a great time and even a few parents went down the hill also.  We will definitely have to do this again some time.

Sledding were:  Maddy, Ana, Ingrid, Taylor, Allie, Katelyn, Abby, Alyssa and Alex

Meeting recap - February 3rd

February 3rd, we focused mainly on making crafts from old cookie boxes.  Each box can make two note pad holders, one mini post-it holder, and one bookmark.  We will be using them at our cookie booths.  We have some finishing touches to take care of and the signs to make yet.  But then we will be all ready for our cookie booths.

Alyssa

Alyssa in 1st grade.

Horseback riding in 2008

Beaver Creek at the end of 2nd grade.

Valleyfair at the end of 3rd grade.

Alex, Maria and Alyssa at Valleyfair

Selena, Rebecca and Alyssa at Annie

Alyssa

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 4

Favorite Color - Blue

Favorite Book - Time to go to Sleep

Favorite Movie - Game Plan

Favorite Song - You Belong with Me

Favorite Class - 2-T, 3-S, 4-A, 1-B & Science

Favorite Food - Sub

Something you liked about today's activity - THIN MINTS!!!!

Favorite thing you've odne in Girl Scouts so far - Go to Valleyfair