Girl Scouts hold honorary ceremony

A special Girl Scout ceremony was held recently at Centenary United Methodist Church to honor girls who earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, Girl Scout Silver Award and are graduating senior Girl Scouts.

Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge purchased the pins and sponsored a dinner for the graduating senior Girl Scouts and their parents. Rep. Jason Crowell presented resolutions and KFVS anchor/reporter Amy Jacquin spoke at the event.

Girls who earned the Girl Scout Gold Award were Emily Bertrand, Amanda Justine Huey, both of Jackson; Kristen E. Clifton, Haley Gibbar, Jill Zoellner, Heather Laughlin, Allison Prost, Wendy Stamps, Kaitlin Welker, all of Perryville; Kodie Edmonds, Abigail Malnar, Sarah Elkins, Laura Ribbing all of Anna, Ill.; Laura Eftink of Gordonville; Diane Emde of Sedgewickville; Amber Pierce of Cape Girar-deau; and Grace "Michele" Troyer of Patton.

Girls earning the Girl Scout Silver Award, Girl Scouting's second-highest award, were Caitlin Bell, Nicole Market, Kendra Mizell, Lauren Ressell, all of Jackson; Shelby Harris, Rachel Burnett, Rachel Cain, Lauren Clark, Ariel Kitchen, all of Cape Girardeau; Rachel Darin, Kelsey Dobbelare, Kate Guyot, Carissa Thieret, Lindsay Prost, Miranda Holmes, Chelsea Robinson, Kayla Schumer, Kayli Wibbenmeyer, all of Perryville; Kendy Doolen of Patterson; Kassy Hess of Scott City; Elizabeth Kluesner, Jennifer Vandeven, both of Whitewater; Mary Katherine Meadows, Callie Yates, Ashley Holshouser, all of Anna; Elizabeth N. Silvey of Des Arc; Shanda Steinnard of Leopold; and Katherine Lea "Kai-Lea" Troyer of Patton.

Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's preeminent organization for girls, with a membership of more than 3.7 million girls and adults. Girl Scouts USA helps cultivate values, social conscience and self-esteem in young girls, while also teaching them critical life skills that will enable them to succeed as adults.