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In 1963 the award reverted to being called First Class. [4] Requirements for earning the First Class Award changed over the 17 years it was offered. Beginning in 1963, Cadette Scouts were required to earn four Challenges, plus at least six badges in specific areas: Social Dependability; Emergency Preparedness; Active Citizenship; Girl Scout Promise
Cadettes are Girl Scouts who are in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades (around ages 11–14). [3] [13] Their uniform is a khaki vest or sash with white shirts and khaki bottoms. [2] They wear the official Girl Scout Membership Pin on their uniform. The Girl Scout Membership Star is worn with white membership disks. [5]
In 1922 the first service unit in the western United States, Service Unit 1, was set up in Palo Alto by Lou Henry Hoover, then president of the Girl Scouts of the US, and is now part of the Girl Scouts of Northern California council. [20] [21] There are 13 Girl Scout councils serving California of which 8 have headquarters there.
Girl Scouts raising the flag at a Municipal Band concert in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. [2]
The program of the Girl Scouts of the USA is administered through local councils. Each council covers a geographic area of the United States , that may vary in size from a single U.S. county to multiple U.S. states .
The Silver Award was first introduced in 1980 at the National Program Conferences, launching alongside the updated Gold Award.Requirements for the Silver Award, the Gold Award, and the new Cadette and Senior badges were first found in the book "You Make the Difference: Handbook for Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts," published in June 1980.
Girl Scouts of the USA [52] Girl Scout Daisy (kindergarten and grade 1) Girl Scout Brownie (grades 2 and 3) Girl Scout Junior (grades 4 and 5) Girl Scout Cadette (grades 6 through 8) Girl Scout Senior (grades 9 and 10) Girl Scout Ambassador (grades 11 and 12) Adult Members (18 years and older) Trail Life USA [53] Woodlands Trails (grades K-5 ...
Tenderfoot, [6] Second Class [7] and First Class [8] have progressively harder requirements in the areas of Scoutcraft, physical fitness, citizenship, personal growth and Scout Spirit. Focus turns toward individual achievement, leadership and community service once First Class is earned.