Local Pizitz Middle School scouts reach silver

Four students at Pizitz Middle School and members of Girl Scout Troop 30136 recently earned the Girl Scout Silver Award.

Giana Driskel and McKinley Owens organized a project helping homeless cats and dogs at Grace Animal Foundation. Employees at the shelter taught the girls how to care for the animals, and the girls held a supply drive to benefit the organization. The project taught the girls team-building and public speaking skills.

Caroline Penfield and Reed Smith enacted a Reading Buddies project at Vestavia Hills Library. The girls organized a book drive for a local school read to students at the library who needed help learning to read. 

The girls gave their younger reading buddies one-on-one reading time, allowing them to read at their own pace, something time doesn’t often allow in school. Caroline and Reed helped the children sound out words and taught them to use visual clues in their books so they could become better readers on their own.

The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette (grades 6-8) can earn. This award symbolizes a Girl Scout Cadette’s accomplishments in Girl Scouting and community activities as she matures and works to better her life and the lives of others