End of Year

Last week my gals had their end of year AHG ceremony.  It was actually held in a building!  It was the second time this year we were in a building—once before we met under thunderstorm warnings inside, but less than half our troop came that time.

Ellie received her badges.

Gabby transitioned from the middle school group to the high school unit, earning her Harriet Tubman level award.

We walked her to the bridge.

Katie met her on the other side.

And Katie received her Dolley Madison Level Award.  Since she did not have a new uniform piece to receive, she received a bouquet of flowers.

It took a few days, but I finally got all the badges, patches, and stars on.  Ellie’s blue stars are 5 hours each, white are 15, and gold are 20.  They’ve done a lot of hours of service, a great deal of learning through badge requirements, and had a lot of fun activities.

The gap on Gabby’s sash, is the place to put the six required badges for her next level award (Abigail Adams)—the girls must earn at least one badge from each of six areas: Heritage, Family Living, Arts, Outdoor Skills, Personal Well Being, and Science & Technology for a level award, plus several other requirements showing service, leadership, and religious growth.

Nate’s turn won’t come until the end of the summer, but we are very proud of all the work he’s put into his awards too.