Valparaiso Area Girl Scouts

Valparaiso High School senior Maddisen Brennecke, an Ambassador Girl Scout, achieved her Gold Award for organizing a community-wide sewing project of fleece mittens and hats for Hilltop Neighborhood House entitled "More Than Just Fleece". Brennecke...

Brownie Girl Scout Troop 86 from Central Elementary School in Valparaiso visited the Old Jailhouse Museum on April 3rd to complete requirements for their “Celebrating Community” badge. The girls learned about Porter County through displays,...

Brownie Girl Scout Troop 148 completed their Brownie Quest badge in March by doing a service project for the Porter County Animal Shelter. They collected and donated 27 containers of laundry detergent so the shelter would have supplies to wash...

The Girl Scouts of Valparaiso and Washington Township will be hosting its 33rd annual Scouting-Girl Style on Sunday, March 10 from 12:30-3:30 PM at Washington Twp High School. This year’s theme, “Imagine the Future,” looks into what might be...

Brownie Girl Scout Troop 149 headed up a food drive in the 3rd grade classrooms at Hayes Leonard Elementary school in Valparaiso from Jan. 21-30, 2013. On January 30th, the girls then delivered the donated food to Housing Opportunities Food Bank, a...

Girl Scouts of Valparaiso and Washington Township are hosting a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 from 4:00-7:00 PM at St. Paul School cafeteria. Proceeds from this event help fund the “Food for Thought Award” presented...

Girl Scout Troop 148 from Parkview School in Valparaiso recently earned their Home Scientist Badge by exploring a number of ways science works in the home. Adult volunteer Mary Costa made a guest appearance to help the girls make root beer and ice...

Junior Girl Scout troop 30091 at Flint Lake Elementary School recently participated in the Goodwill “Bag It” Campaign on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. Each group that participated was asked to collect and donate 15 bags of clothing, books, and knick...

Brownie Girl Scouts in Troop 30086 presented a gift basket to the first baby girl born at Porter Regional Hospital on Halloween. The founder of Girl Scouting in the United States, Juliette Gordon Low, was born on Oct. 31. In honor of Juliette’s...

Two Cadette Girl Scout troops for 6th graders are now accepting new members. A troop for girls at Thomas Jefferson Middle School meets on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 2:50 to 3:50 PM. Contact the leader for more information at...