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Westminster teen earns highest Girl Scouts award

Contributed by: Joan Harrold on 4/23/2008

On April 28, Erin Seivley, a Girl Scout from Westminster who attends Holy Family High School, will receive the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. Seivley has demonstrated exceptional dedication to the Girl Scout Law's commitment to "making the world a better place" through her community service. Girl Scouts of Colorado will honor 49 Gold Award recipients, including this young woman, in a special ceremony at 7 p.m. at the El Jebel Temple in Denver.

"Girl Scouts of Colorado serves more than 40,500 girls, and to be one of only 60 to 70 in the state each year who earn this distinguished award is quite an accomplishment," said Virginia L. Mason, president/CEO of Girl Scouts of Colorado. "These girls are leaving a Girl Scout legacy by meeting a need within the community for which they have a personal passion. They have also gained valuable leadership skills to last them a lifetime."

Seivley wanted to pass along her passion for cheerleading to students at a low-income school, so she held weekly two-hour cheer clinics. Each week, 12-15 girls attended the clinic and learned basic cheer motions, jumps, stunts, cheers and dances. She also taught the girls about nutrition, hair care and self-confidence.

"These girls do not always get opportunities to do things like this, especially for no charge, so I was honored to know that I helped girls realize that they are special and beautiful," Seivley said.

She recruited other members of the Holy Family High School cheer team to help plan and teach the clinics. Seivley learned about leadership as she realized she needed to be in charge of the planning meetings and of her project but didn't want too appear "too bossy" with her friends.

Seivley spent about 75 hours working on this project from planning, contacting people, making up choreography, making T-shirts for the participants and practicing with the girls.

"It was a lot of work and dedication, but that made it so much more worthwhile, and I had so much fun doing it."

As the highest award a teen Girl Scout can earn, the prestigious Gold Award is the single most demanding award that a Girl Scout strives towards, and it's not unusual for a girl to put in more than 200 hours to fulfill the requirements. Leadership, determination, perseverance and creativity - skills developed through the progressing levels of the Girl Scout program - are necessary to successfully complete the project. The essence of the Gold Award is a personal challenge for a girl to stretch her skills and abilities and step forward as a leader to meet a community need for which she has a passion and a will to create a sustainable change.

Girl Scouts of Colorado is where girls throughout the state gain courage, confidence and character alongside a group of girls who will be their friends for life. It's a safe place for girls to explore their world, develop an understanding and empathy for others and take action to make the world a better place. Girls are guided by committed, caring adults who make learning fun. No other activity helps each girl achieve her personal leadership pathway like Girl Scouting. Girl Scouts has been the nation's leading expert on girls for nearly 100 years. For more information, visit www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org.


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Joan Harrold

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