Area Girl Scouts earn Silver Award for film focused on flag ceremonies
Girl Scouts from Troop 45255, Mount Prospect and Des Plaines, earned Silver Awards this summer by creating an online resource for younger Girl Scouts on how to do different types of flag ceremonies.
The Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout in middle school can earn, and requires at least 50 hours of work on a project.
The leaders of Troop 45255 have made a regular practice of having the girls hold a flag ceremony to open meetings. Over the years, as the girls have grown up, so has their confidence.
The troop has led camp opening ceremonies, taught new leaders and has led large public flag ceremonies with the Boy Scouts over the last five years. The girls hope they can inspire and empower leaders and girls to take the lead with confidence.
Emme, one of the seven Silver Award team members, said, "My experience during this time has been enlightening. I worked with my fellow Scouts to show respect and to teach other girls to respect the flag. All of us girls pitched in and created this video to educate a younger or not informed audience the flag ceremony. This video hopefully inspires other girls to step up and do a flag ceremony, correctly and curiously. I truly see the value of learning this skill, and will remember and use it for the rest of my life, and hopefully other girls will too."
The girls had to change their project from an in-person event to an online format, which was not an easy task.
Watch the video online at https://sites.google.com/view/girlscoutflagceremonies.
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