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You have the power to improve your community through action

Ready to help your community and earn one of the highest awards in Girl Scouting? Cadettes can team up with a small group of fellow Girl Scouts or work on their own. To earn the Silver Award, you will research an issue you care about, make a plan to address it, and then take action to improve your community.


You can become a Silver Award Girl Scout if you:

  • Are in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade
  • Are a registered Girl Scout Cadette
  • Have completed the Bronze Award or a Cadette Leadership Award

How to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award

  • Let our council know you want to earn it.

  • Find an issue you care about.

  • Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.

  • Explore your community and think of how that issue affects your community.

  • Choose a Silver Award project that can lead to lasting change.

  • Develop your project.

  • Make a plan and put it into motion.

  • Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.

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  • Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award
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Hey, grownups!

When you support Girl Scouts earning their Silver Award, you’ll help them see their own power and be by their side as they make a lasting change in their community. Download this guide to get started today.


             

Congratulations to our Silver Award Girl Scouts!

Shout out to the following girls who were honored for their accomplishments at our 2026 Recognition of Excellence ceremony:

Service Unit 27

Amelia Buechsenschuetz, Lillian Waldrop, Michaela Wickline
Troop #8808 | Project: Oakland Trail Signage

Amani-Joi Roberts
Troop #8163 | Project: Bench for Change

Service Unit 42

Miyah Brush
Troop #8068 | Project: Help Society

Service Unit 57

Lily Burke, Alison Koester, Mackenzie Schmoll
Troop #8304 | Project: Paw-some (Helping the RCHS)

Service Unit 60

Roselene Huey, Mallory Mueller, Emma Rieckenberg
Troop #8234 | Project: The Butterfly Book

Service Unit 101

Chloe Freeman
Troop #325 | Project: Painting Latrines

Kennedy Ridgley
Troop #325 | Project: Lovejoy Buddy Benches

Josie Hagaman, Aubrey Sandbach, Josslyn Snively
Troop #224 | Project: Daisy Troop

Service Unit 105

Madison Rew, Ava Tepen
Troop #405 | Project: Meals Made Easy

Natalia Hein, Anna Horn, Grace Weller
Troop #277 | Project: Beaver Dam Improvements

Sawyer Bell, Ruthie Critchfield, Gabby Fuller
Troop #277 | Benches for Beaver Dam State Park

Service Unit 106

Sylvia Bloodworth, Cierra Dannenbrink, Pria Link, Katelynn Norman
Troop #301 | Project Little Libraries

Service Unit 108

Mariah Delap
Troop #193 | Project: Project Empathy

Elizabeth Bertrand, Gwendolyn Bilyeu, Amilia Donnelly, Olivia Frailey
Troop #193 | Project: Bee a Pollinator Protector

Service Unit 110

Lainie Loyet, Kylie Marti
Troop #342 | Project: Highland Middle School Bathroom Makeover

Kayla Braundmeier, Ava Williams
Troop #17 | Project: Pillowcases with a Cause

Service Unit 201

Kennedy Brown, Aribella Koessler, Kylee Lemasters, Rebecca Renner
Troop #360 | Project: Bench Building

Service Unit 202

Grace Homburg
Troop #283 | Project: Chemo Care Kits

Natalie Kauffmann
Troop #283 | Project: Safety in School Zones

Leslie Gruender
Troop #283 | Project: Making Sense of Sensory Fun

Danielle Fay, Skylar Labbee
Troop #220 | Project: Guide Dog and Service Dog

Service Unit 209

Lily Dinkelman, Elizabeth Edwards, Abigail Kelley, Kleopatra Matsantonis
Troop #421 | Project: Trash to Treasure

Violet Browning, Rose Cueto, Tai Smith
Troop #421 | Project: Butterflies for Better

Service Unit 211

Emma Elder, Clara House
Troop #387 | Project: “Whodunit” Day Camp Craft Station

Katelyn Myers
Troop #781 | Project: Learning How to Become a Problem Solver at Girl Scout Day Camp

Lily Kettler
Troop #387 | Project: SU 211 Bridge & Daisy Welcome Box

Loralei Griffin
Troop #781 | Project: Blankets for Kids

Maxine Albracht
Troop #781 | Project: Free Little Pantry

Service Unit 521

Jessica Wernsing
Troop #2138 | Project: Safety Gear for Every Wear

Service Unit 522

Autumn Montgomery, Amelia Vandermeer
Troop #2031 | Project: Warbler Ridge Conservation Photo Stations

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