Girl Scouts is committed to preparing girls for STEM jobs of the future. Getting them excited about the sciences is the first step and one of the reasons STEM Expo is one of the council's most popular events. The 11th annual STEM Expo was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway drawing hundreds of girls from across the metro region.
ATLANTA, April 17, 2022 - At 11% women are largely unrepresented in
the construction trades. Through a partnership with Home Depot, Girl
Scouts launched a pilot program to get girls excited about a career
path they may not have considered.
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ATLANTA, July 25, 2022 - Girl Scouts are green---environmentally
green. CEO Amy Dosik and Girl Scout Brooklyn visit the set of
Atlanta-based The Weather Channel to discuss the great outdoors, the
Girl Scout Climate Challenge, Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend,
and more.
The Weather Channel
MABLETON, August. 22, 2022 - A Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta and
Amana Acadamy partnership brings a unique, nature-based educational
opportunity to Camp Timber Ridge. The Amana West charter school opened
in August with a mission to academically prepare students to be 21st
century STEM leaders and changemakers.
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ATLANTA, May. 22, 2021 - Girl Scout of Greater Atlanta CEO, Amy
Dosik earned Atlanta Magazine's prestigious "Women Making a
Mark" award for her visionary leadership of tens of thousands of
Girl Scouts. From launching STEM career development programs for girls
to forging an innovative e-commerce path for Girl Scout cookies, Dosik
is leading the Girl Scouts of Atlanta in exciting new
directions.
atlantamagazine.com
Girl Scouts ATL CEO talks Camp with Georgia News Network
WABE's Rose Scott Takes "A Closer Look" at Gold Award Girl Scout
ATLANTA, Apr. 8, 2021 - 9th grader, Gabby T. launched her 6th-grade
peer-to-peer math tutoring videos when schools were closing due to the
pandemic. This Gold Award project earned national attention and kudos
from educators as students struggled to keep up with their math
curriculum. Visit our Youtube page to access her instructional
videos.
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Curious About the Original Girl Scout Cookie Recipe?
ATLANTA, Mar. 2, 2021 - Two families give it a try at home and the
Atlanta Journal's reporter tracks the history and popularity of the
Girl Scout cookie program.
AJC.com
Silver and Gold: A Glimpse into Gwinnett County Girl Scouts
ATLANTA, Feb. 8, 2021 - Being a Girl Scout is about more than
selling cookies and earning cute iron-on patches. It’s about young
girls coming together to be a constructive force for good in their
communities, spending time in the great outdoors and communing with
nature.
livinginpeachtreecorners.com
What's Happening at Girl Scout Camp This Summer? Fox5's Paul Milliken Gives a Preview
There's more happening at summer camp than you remember and Good Day Atlanta was on-hand to showcase fencing, one of the new activities. CEO Amy Dosik joined Fox's Paul Milliken to parry, thrust, attack and talk all things camp.
Atlanta Up Close: Interview with Members of
Atlanta's First Black American Girl Scout Troop
Dr. Roslyn Pope and Mrs. Celestine Bray Bottoms of Atlanta's
first Black American Girl Scout troop discuss civil rights, leadership
and the history of Girl Scouts with Lericia Harris of Atlanta Up
Close. Joining them to discuss contemporary Girl Scouts is Vikki
Millender-Morrow, COO of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta and Girl Scout
robotics team member, Madison K and her mother.
AJC
Online: Smart cookies: Win free Girl Scout cookies for a year
It could be yours’, if you’re the lucky winner of the Girl
Scout Cookies for a Year contest. That’s 52 boxes in all (c’mon, it’s
be prepared, not be greedy!) To enter, all you have to do is buy at
least five boxes of Samoas, Do-si-dos or any of 6 other delicious
cookie varieties currently being sold by dedicated local scouts.
(Seven of the varieties will be available to the contest winner).
MyAJC.com:
Girl Scouts come through: Find your cookies in a zip
Find your cookies at Showmethecookies.com. There's a new
feature that lets cookie buyers connect to local Scouts’ online
stores. Simply click on a desired location on the “Digital Cookie Map”
and it brings up a link to a girl’s cookie Website where you can place
an order.
MyAJC.com: In Atlanta, Girl Scouts will keep Thin
Mints price the same
The idea of plopping down another dollar to get my Thin Mints
and Trefoils put me in panic mode. Rumor had it that our annual cookie
fix would cost $5 a box this year instead of the $4 we’d just gotten
used to. Don't worry. It is in Massachusetts. It isn’t here in Georgia.
AJC Online: Sunday Conversation with Melissa Malena
Senior Girl Scout Troop 1130 in Gwinnett County made a series
of short videos posted on YouTube and other social media showing girls
and women simple defense techniques to fight off a sexual assault.
Senior Girl Scout Melissa Malena is an instructor in the videos, all
of which end with the same message: Don’t be a victim. Fight. Run. Scream.
Gwinnett
Daily Post: Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta encourage girl
participation in STEM subjects
Thousands of science and math-loving girls visited the 4th
Annual Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta STEM Expo at the North Atlanta
Trade Center last weekend. With more than 2,500 girls in attendance
and 40 vendors, the expo is the largest girl-serving event in the area
that focuses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM). Local Girl Scouts and other kids had the opportunity to watch
and participate in a variety of science-based activities.
