S'more News
Powder Puff Derby Fun!
Girls enjoyed a day at the races with the Powder Puff Derby on Sept. 22nd in Greenwood
Powder Puff Derby Winners were presented with trophies!
Gold Award Recipients!
Jane and Helen with their Gold Awards!
Check out our Gold Award page for information about their projects.
Country Christmas at Camp Cedar Point 2006
Each girl created a bird feeder to leave at Camp Cedar Point.
Girls made ornaments to take home.
Gold Award Scholarship: Mississippi State University
This Scholarship is for young women who have received their Girl Scout Gold Award. It is available to both freshman and community college transfers.
Award:
The scholarship is a single year award for $1,000 and
is in addition to any other scholarships for which the student may qualify.
Priority Date:
Students must apply for admission and complete an online
scholarship resume by February 1st for freshman and May 1st for transfer
students.
Criteria:
* Attainment of Gold Award
*Active membership in local council.
*Mininimum ACT score of 20 or high school GPA of 2.5 for freshman; or
completion of 48 hours of transferable community college sourses with
a minimum GPA of 2.5 for transfer students.
*Mississippi resident
Survival Training Weekend 2006
As part of their training each team built a natural debris shelter.
Even the leaders got into the fun!
Pictures from the Halloween Campout 2006
Did you miss the Halloween Campout? Check out a few of the pictures of the fun!
Costume Dance, Friday night.
Girls from all over the NW and NE councils danced the night away!
Girl Scout Realignment
Frequently
Asked Questions
Girl Scout Council of the Northwest Mississippi joins Girl Scouts of the USA in this exciting evolution to better meet the needs of girls in today’s fast-changing world. Girl Scout Council of the Northwest MS is joining together with Girl Scouts of Northeast Mississippi (Tupelo, MS) Girl Scouts of Reelfoot Council (Jackson, TN) and Girl Scout Council of Mid-South (Memphis TN) to form one high-capacity Girl Scout council that will result in activity offerings to 22,000 girls by 2008.
Realignment will begin in April 2007, and it is anticipated to take up to 24 months to complete.
The location of the central office has not yet been determined; however, we anticipate multiple service centers throughout the new council jurisdiction. Ensuring that volunteers, girls, and parents have services available to them in close proximity is key to our commitment to improving services. These regional locations will provide a variety of services to volunteers and girls.
Girl Scout Leadership
Development Program
Frequently Asked Questions
Girl Scouts of the USA adopted an updated mission statement at our National Council Session in 2005: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.
To fulfill this mission and our commitment to girls, we are renewing the Girl Scout experience by making it compelling, relevant, and impact-driven for 21st-century girls. Thousands of members around the country have contributed ideas and perspectives, culminating in decisions by the National Board of Directors in August 2006.
Girl Scouts of the USA will phase in some exciting program changes beginning fall of 2008. As we continue to evolve, more information will be provided.
