GSEM Silver Award Project Catalog

Improving Counseling at Hoech

Silver Award Team: Troop 1828

Issue: Students have had a difficult time accessing counselors at school who would be able to properly assist them. Root Cause: Counselors are often very busy and can’t spend a lot of time on individual cases.

Project Details: Knowing that the middle school years are often emotionally and mentally taxing for students, Cadettes from Troop 1828 wanted to address the counseling needs at Hoech Middle School. To earn their Girl Scout Silver Award, the Cadettes planned and scheduled numerous meetings with the middle school principal to discuss possible changes to the counseling department. The Girl Scouts wrote outreach emails to the community and came up with a list of concerns and suggestions they have. With help from the principal, Hoech Middle School was able to rearrange the counseling offices and implement new structures to help with the quality and efficiency of the department.

Target Audience: Students at Hoech Middle School.

Sustainability: The new structure of the counseling department will remain in place to continue better quality and efficiency to help future students.

The History of Cedarledge

Issue: Many Girl Scouts were unaware of the history of a camp they frequently visited. Root Cause: Girl Scouts do not have time to research the history of the camps.

Silver Award Team: Troop 1751

Project Details: To teach their peers about the history of Camp Cedarledge, Troop 1751 filmed an informative video guide to earn their Girl Scout Silver Award. The Cadettes worked together through the full production process, including writing, directing, filming, and editing their video. In their video, the Girl Scouts walk the viewers through Camp Cedarledge and share it’s rich history. In addition to sharing about the history, the video offers troops who have yet to attend camp, a better picture of what to except. They shared the video with their Girl Scout community.

Target Audience: Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri.

Sustainability: The video will continue to be shared with more Girl Scouts in the future.