In June of 2017, I was only seven years old and my mother was a Girl Scout troop leader at the time. She had organized a trip to take a group of Girl Scouts from Alamance County to Washington, DC for the National Girl Scout Sing-A-Along and SWAP Day. The National Sing-a-Along is just what it sounds like, Girl Scouts from all over the United States getting to together and singing. Imagine you are in a big open field surrounded by woman and girls who want to make a difference who want to make a change and all those powerful women with so much potential gathered in one place raised in one voice is the most awe struck feeling I have ever felt in my 18 years of living. SWAPS are little crafts girls make with their troop and then they gather with
After reading the play “Songcatcher”, by Darby Fitzgerald, as well as looking at an interview done with Evie Mark, their stories revealed the same key concepts; the dilemmas they face while trying to revive Native American Music. Both of these men felt as if they needed to prove who they were to everyone around them. Making the journey to find the music from inside them a very personal one. The prime focuses in each are the struggles they face to revive the music passed down through their cultures history. They also show the persistence they have to “rekindle the fire” or the love music, within today’s younger Native generation. Both stories are inspirational to the identity crisis within these nations.
...l to be the best that they can be through Girls Scouts of the U.S.A. We have to insure that we can be an organization that people can look up to and be proud of.
Informally, Girls Inc. was started in 1864 in Connecticut, for daughters of working class mill families (girlsinc.org, 2014). This club was an informal gathering place, a bright spot in girls’ lives during the Great Depression, where they could learn sewing skills, make friends, and connect with mentors (girlsinc.org). It was feelings of belonging, increased self worth, and a home away from home, that was the driving force behind the effort to gather 19 clubs in the New England area to become the Girls Club of America in 1945, a name that would last ten years (girlsinc.org).
Ever experienced cheer camp a famous college? Surround by its famous color orange and blue? Well, I did! A tremendous amount of people have their different ideas an exciting experience in their life. Although out of all of the exciting experiences I’ve ever experienced , I would have to say my favorite is when I visited The University of Florida for cheer camp my sophomore year. I was overly excited about spending four days at The University of Florida; I stayed up all night the night before packing and getting ready to finally stay at a college for four days with my fellow cheer sisters. From that experience I learned a lot about sticking together as a team, and friendship! But, most importantly, I learned that bonding together as a team is what got us to finish strong at the end. Those four days really opened my eyes to a lot of different things and I’m glad I can say that I really enjoyed myself.
The first question was, “Have you ever traveled out of the country?”. All the girls answered confidently about all the countries they have visited and even added stories about their travels. Every girl there had the opportunity to visit countries across the ocean. As my turn reached and they tossed the ball to me, I answered honestly, “ I have never been out of the country”. In response, a girl questions, “What about Mexico?” suggesting that because of my mexican background I had visited Mexico. All the girls began to giggle and I remember thinking that I could not last an entire week amongst those girls. The hour went by and all I learned about my floor mates was that their school and town offered so much compared to mine. Every conversation started during that first hour was a battle about who was the best. I realized how I did not belong but had to make myself stand out and use my differences to my advantage. So, I began to show who I was and did not let any intimidation bring me down. During my time at California Girls State, I ran for office positions, was involved in many debates, and befriended
The children go away for a week to attend these camps. They are so excited
The Rockstar Athletics All-Star Cheer Gym is one of the most important communities I have been affiliated with throughout my lifetime. Rockstar Athletics touches many cities with children, mainly young girls, within 15-45 minutes of the gym's location. Rockstar Athletics has held countless number of clinics for all ages and the cheer gym as a whole has attended multiple parades in cities surrounding the home gym in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The gym also attends multiple competitions around the United States, my favorite The Summit in Orlando, Florida. Our team received a select bid for the first time in the coaches 15 year history this past spring and were honored to represent our
At Primarily A Cappella, we are trying to popularize this style of music, so we
The daycare that I visited was Rosemont Daycare and Preschool. This center is faith based and I was able observe the “Duck Class” which was the age group of four and five year olds. I went to observe on February 11th and 16th, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 and the 18th from 3:00 to 6:00. On the 11th and 16th, there were a total of 12 children in the Duck class. At 9:00 the children were engaged in circle time meaning that the children were learning about their bible verse for that month which was “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.” The children then discussed what they thought that meant. On the 11th I was present to see the children, the ones I decided to observe were Kali, Roslyn, Fiona, and Brayden. When the children were doing crafts I sat near the counter island in the class room so I was out of the way but still able to see and hear what the kids were doing and saying at the table.
Although the way Lyndon Johnson and Ann Richards spoke might remind people of Texas, that accent is falling out of use. An NBC documentary was shot in Amarillo, 1962, about Laurel Robertson’s family. While the video shows how her sister’s deep Texas twang, Laurel says it is historical that she talks like that and that no one in her family is talking like that now.
Cheerleading has not always been a feminine sport. In the 1880’s, Princeton University created an all-male pep club to the football game against the University of Minnesota. Since then cheerleading has evolved profoundly. In the late 80’s Cheerleading competitions began with the help of the Universal Cheer Association. Cheerleading Competitions require a vast majority of time dedicated to practices and teammates. The process of creating a routine no longer than two-minutes and thirty-seconds, with at least one cheer, and a segment of music is very time consuming and stressful on the squad. With the help of choreographers and leaders the squad is able to produce a routine that represents their school and exhibits all their hard work in a matter
When I volunteered at the Boys & Girls club, there was these group of girls who were friends but then an hour later one of the girls were crying for whatever reason. One day two of the girls came up to me looking distressed; they said that the others were making fun and talking behind their backs. When they told me this it remind of a time back when I was younger and I had the same issue, the only difference was being who I was I let them walk all over me and I didn't want that for these girls. I gathered these girls together and just tell them to speak to one another, get what you say off your chest, free yourself, after I told them this they just started talking and saying what problems they had with each other. After they talked about their
A study done in 2012 by the Girl Scout Research Institute, reported that “women who were Girl Scouts as children display significantly more positive life outcomes” than women who were not involved in scouts (Tompkins). This does not mean the women were involved for all twelve years. Even a small amount of time in th...
One of the best parts was seeing the creativity and ingenuity of all the children, while they took part in this program. One girl was really shy, but she had a lot of really imaginative ideas and when it came time to present she had a lot to say about her project. Now it has been four years since we did this camp, and I have seen her at church and seen her grow as a person. I hope all the children that expressed their love of learning and intellectual curiosity continue to participate in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) programs and have the ability to graduate from high school and further their
“I think I should change my name as anu” show some care to swapna also mom, swapna told to mom with utter naughtiness. We all laughed instantly.