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:*''For the award in the [[Venturing (Boy Scouts of America)|Venturing]] program of the [[Boy Scouts of America]], please see [[Venturing (Boy Scouts of America)#Recognition|Gold Award]].''
:*''For the award in the [[Venturing (Boy Scouts of America)|Venturing]] program of the [[Boy Scouts of America]], please see [[Venturing (Boy Scouts of America)#Recognition|Gold Award]].''
:*''For the award in [[The Duke of Edinburgh's Award]] program, please see [[DofE#The_Award|Gold Award]]''
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It replaced the First Class Award, which was GSUSA's highest recognition from 1963-1980. That award was preceded by the Curved Bar Award (1940-1963), and before that the highest recognition was the Golden Eaglet award.<ref name="highhistory">{{cite web | last = Morris | first = Rodger | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 1995 | url = http://listserv.tcu.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9511&L=scouts-l&T=0&H=1&P=48990 | title = Scouts-L Archives | format = | work = | publisher = Listserv 14.4| accessdate = 2007-01-01}}</ref>
It replaced the First Class Award, which was GSUSA's highest recognition from 1963-1980. That award was preceded by the Curved Bar Award (1940-1963), and before that the highest recognition was the Golden Eaglet award.<ref name="highhistory">{{cite web | last = Morris | first = Rodger | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 1995 | url = http://listserv.tcu.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9511&L=scouts-l&T=0&H=1&P=48990 | title = Scouts-L Archives | format = | work = | publisher = Listserv 14.4| accessdate = 2007-01-01}}</ref>


==Requirements==
== Requirements ==
Senior Girl Scouts aged 14-18 are eligible to earn the award. The requirements were updated in [[2004]] and include:
Senior Girl Scouts aged 14-18 are eligible to earn the award. The requirements were updated in [[2004]] and include:
*The Girl Scout Gold Leadership Award, which requires girls to complete 30 hours of leadership work, as well as earn three [[Interest Project]]s and one [[Focus Book]] relevant to their project.
*The Girl Scout Gold Leadership Award, which requires girls to complete 30 hours of leadership work, as well as earn three Interest Projects and one [[Focus Book]] relevant to their project.
*The Girl Scout Gold Career Award, which requires girls to complete 65 hours of career exploration.
*The Girl Scout Gold Career Award, which requires girls to complete 65 hours of career exploration.
*The Girl Scout Gold 4Bs Challenge, which requires girls to assess their community and its needs, and develop a vision for change.
*The Girl Scout Gold 4Bs Challenge, which requires girls to assess their community and its needs, and develop a vision for change.
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Once these steps have been met, girls use their vision for change to complete a service project that reaches beyond the Girl Scout organization and provides lasting benefit to the girl's larger community. It requires a minimum of 65 hours of work in planning and actually completing the project. Plans must be developed with the aid of an advisor, and a project proposal and final report must be submitted to the girl's local council before and after the project's completion.
Once these steps have been met, girls use their vision for change to complete a service project that reaches beyond the Girl Scout organization and provides lasting benefit to the girl's larger community. It requires a minimum of 65 hours of work in planning and actually completing the project. Plans must be developed with the aid of an advisor, and a project proposal and final report must be submitted to the girl's local council before and after the project's completion.


==Other information==
== Other information ==
Fewer than 6% of eligible Girl Scouts successfully earn the prestigious Gold Award. [http://www.girlscouts.org/for_adults/leader_magazine/2003_fall/whatever_became_of.asp] Awardees are honored at councilwide ceremonies. By demonstrating their capacity for leadership, organization, and commitment to community, Gold Award recipients are expected to become lifelong citizens and leaders.
Fewer than 6% of eligible Girl Scouts successfully earn the prestigious Gold Award. [http://www.girlscouts.org/for_adults/leader_magazine/2003_fall/whatever_became_of.asp] Awardees are honored at councilwide ceremonies. By demonstrating their capacity for leadership, organization, and commitment to community, Gold Award recipients are expected to become lifelong citizens and leaders.


Gold Award recipients who join the [[US military]] may receive advanced rank upon enlistment.  Also, some universities and colleges offer scholarships to Gold Award recipients.  Yearly, GSUSA selects ten girls to be Young Women of Distinction based on their Gold Award projects.
Gold Award recipients who join the [[US military]] may receive advanced rank upon enlistment.  Also, some universities and colleges offer scholarships to Gold Award recipients.  Yearly, GSUSA selects ten girls to be Young Women of Distinction based on their Gold Award projects.


==Famous Gold Award Recipients==
== Famous Gold Award Recipients ==
*[[Betsy Boze]], Chief Executive Officer and Dean, [[Kent State University Stark]]
*Betsy Boze, Chief Executive Officer and Dean, Kent State University Stark  
*[[Jan Hopkins]], financial news anchor for [[CNN]] (earned the Curved Bar, a Girl Scout Gold Award predecessor)
*[[Jan Hopkins]], financial news anchor for CNN (earned the Curved Bar, a Girl Scout Gold Award predecessor)


==See also==
== See also ==


*[[Silver Award]]
*[[Silver Award]]
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*[[List of highest awards in Scouting]]
*[[List of highest awards in Scouting]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/insignia/highest_awards/gold_award.asp Girl Scout Central's Guide to Earning the Gold Award]
*[http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/insignia/highest_awards/gold_award.asp Girl Scout Central's Guide to Earning the Gold Award]
*[http://www.girlscouts.org/news/stories/2004/young_women_distinction.asp Girl Scout Gold Award Young Women of Distinction - the ten best Gold Awards of 2004]
*[http://www.girlscouts.org/news/stories/2004/young_women_distinction.asp Girl Scout Gold Award Young Women of Distinction - the ten best Gold Awards of 2004]

Revision as of 16:57, 6 May 2012

This article is on the Girl Scout award.


The Gold Award is the highest achievement within the Girl Scouts of the USA and is considered comparable to the Eagle Scout rank of the Boy Scouts of America. The Gold Award emblem is presented as a pin resembling an eight-pointed gold star.

It replaced the First Class Award, which was GSUSA's highest recognition from 1963-1980. That award was preceded by the Curved Bar Award (1940-1963), and before that the highest recognition was the Golden Eaglet award.[1]

Requirements

Senior Girl Scouts aged 14-18 are eligible to earn the award. The requirements were updated in 2004 and include:

  • The Girl Scout Gold Leadership Award, which requires girls to complete 30 hours of leadership work, as well as earn three Interest Projects and one Focus Book relevant to their project.
  • The Girl Scout Gold Career Award, which requires girls to complete 65 hours of career exploration.
  • The Girl Scout Gold 4Bs Challenge, which requires girls to assess their community and its needs, and develop a vision for change.

Once these steps have been met, girls use their vision for change to complete a service project that reaches beyond the Girl Scout organization and provides lasting benefit to the girl's larger community. It requires a minimum of 65 hours of work in planning and actually completing the project. Plans must be developed with the aid of an advisor, and a project proposal and final report must be submitted to the girl's local council before and after the project's completion.

Other information

Fewer than 6% of eligible Girl Scouts successfully earn the prestigious Gold Award. [1] Awardees are honored at councilwide ceremonies. By demonstrating their capacity for leadership, organization, and commitment to community, Gold Award recipients are expected to become lifelong citizens and leaders.

Gold Award recipients who join the US military may receive advanced rank upon enlistment. Also, some universities and colleges offer scholarships to Gold Award recipients. Yearly, GSUSA selects ten girls to be Young Women of Distinction based on their Gold Award projects.

Famous Gold Award Recipients

  • Betsy Boze, Chief Executive Officer and Dean, Kent State University Stark
  • Jan Hopkins, financial news anchor for CNN (earned the Curved Bar, a Girl Scout Gold Award predecessor)

See also

References

  1. Morris, Rodger (1995). "Scouts-L Archives". Listserv 14.4. http://listserv.tcu.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9511&L=scouts-l&T=0&H=1&P=48990. Retrieved 2007-01-01. 

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