Welcome to the Awards Page

This page will provide information and links to more information for Girls Scout Awards.  There are many awards that girls can earn in addition to their badges and participation patches.  These awards are all covered in the Girls Guide but this page will provide more information and links to resources to help you when working with girls to earn awards.

The Girl Scout Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. Open only to girls in high school, this prestigious award challenges you to change the world—or at least your corner of it, and be eligible for college scholarships, too. By the time you put the final touches on your seven-step project, you'll have solved a community problem—not only in the short term, but for years into the future.  In the 2012-2013 Girl Scout year Frederick County had ?? girls earn their Gold Award.

GSUSA Gold Award Information

GSCNC Gold Award Information

Frederick is the site of one of the Eight Gold Award Panels.  They meet the Second Thursday of the Month at the Frederick Field Office.  Gold Award Interviews can be scheduled through the GSCNC website.  To contact local Frederick Gold Panel Members please email either Kathy Barylski at bj2kb@yahoo.com or Kim Kingsford at kskingsford@gmail.com.

The Silver Trefoil is a Service based award and the highest award for girls available through GSCNC.  The requirements for this award include 100 hours of service split between local, national and global service.   A limited number of service hours can be earned as a Cadette with the remainder earned at the Senior and Ambassador levels.  In the 2012-2013 Girl Scout year two girls fromFrederick County earned this award.  

For more information on the Silver Trefoil please click here.  If you would like to receive a formatted excel spreadsheet to help in tracking service hours by category one is available via the link below.  This spreadsheet is in a Office 2010 format or xlsx.  If you have questions about the spreadsheet please email kskingsford@gmail.com.

Have you ever looked around your neighborhood or school and wondered how you could make a change for the better? Going for the Girl Scout Silver Award—the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn—gives you the chance to show that you are a leader who is organized, determined, and dedicated to improving your community. In the 2012-2013 Girl Scout Year Frederick County had ?? girls earn their Silver Award.

• GSUSA Silver Award Information
• GSCNC Silver Award Information

Welcome to the Girl Scout Bronze Award, a leadership adventure and the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve. As you and your team plan and complete your project, you'll develop more confidence, meet new people, and have the kind of fun that happens when you work with other Girl Scouts to make a difference.  In the 2012-2013 Girl Scout year Frederick County had ?? girls earn their Bronze Award.

• GSUSA Bronze Award Information
• GSCNC Bronze Award Information