Sewickley Teen Earns Girl Scout Gold Award
Sonia Morrill discusses the award she received for creating an interactive learning exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
By Sonia Morrill The Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout can earn. On Nov. 12, 2012, I was awarded this nationally recognized award. The Gold Award project combines service with leadership. For my project I chose to work with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) to create an interactive exhibit that would provide education to the public as an act of service and would require my leadership in training other volunteers to run the exhibit. I have been working as a teen docent at CMNH since I was 13. As a docent, I work to run exhibits that the public can interact with, and I lead activities that bring the artifacts behind glass to life. When I was trying to decide what to do for my project I realized that the museum did…
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Barbara Cooley Thaw
9:47 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Sonia worked hard to achieve this Gold Award and indeed, all of us Glen Oaks Girl Scouts are proud of her diligence and perseverance. This award is a challenge to earn and this accomplishment says a lot about Sonia's character! Way To Go!!! more ›