Twelve Brownie Girl Scouts from Troop 14662 earned the highest recognition available to scouts in second and third grades. The girls earned the Brownie Journey Summit Award for completing all three National Leadership Journeys at their grade level. The Brownies were mentored by Cadette Scouts in Troop 11410 and Troop 11428. All participating scouts live in Cherokee County. The Brownies, who just started fourth grade, include Sophie Abbott, MaryJo Brown, Catherine Hof, Joan Hof, Amilia Huggins, Cheyanne Landers, Lucy Paire, Livi Rogers, Sophie Sabaj-Griffeth, Carah Samples, Celia Williams, and Emily Worosz.

The Cadettes who provided invaluable leadership to the younger girls include Evie Clark, Bela Hernandez, Grace Kicak, Lydia Klements, Julia Sick, and Allie Zimmerman. For this award, the girls focused on the environment and how to be better people through friendships, said Brownie Co-Leader Maria Huggins. They also learned qualities of leadership from working with their older Cadette sisters. The Cadettes played a huge role in helping the girls to grow. While planning and leading Journey events for the Brownies, the Cadettes earned hours required for the Leader in Action and Program Aide Awards.

I think the biggest change I saw in the Cadettes was an increase in confidence. They were so pumped after working with the younger girls, said Cadette Leader Connie Klements. Theyre going from being the little girl in Girl Scouts to being the leader, and their confidence really soared.