WORCESTER — The Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts recently recognized Fitchburg’s Kelsey Aggrey on becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout.
Her project earned her the organization’s highest award, which was presented to Kelsey at a June 20 ceremony at Mechanics Hall in Worcester. The Girl Scout Gold Award is an honor bestowed upon less than six percent of Girl Scouts nationwide.
“Being a Girl Scout for 11 years has taught me to go for gold in everything, and even when you run into an obstacle you should break through it and keep moving. Success is right around the corner, it just takes hard work, passion, and dedication,” said Kelsey
The project that earned Kelsey the Gold Award began with a passion for music instilled in her by an elementary school teacher and the idea of offering music electives to schools that didn’t offer music instruction.
She proposed and facilitated a cooperative program with the music departments at Leominster and Monty Tech high schools that created a combined band and choral group.
They give bi-annual performances and even have a talent show.
Kelsey will be attending the University of Valley Forge in the fall, where she will be majoring in music education, with a minor in church music.
Gold Award Girl Scouts are recipients of one of the most prestigious awards in the world for girls. By the time they put the final touches on their seven-step projects, they’ll have addressed a significant problem in their community — not only in the short term, but with a plan to sustain the work for years into the future.
They’re also eligible for college scholarships and to enter the military one rank higher than non-Gold Award Girl Scouts.
The Girl Scout Gold Award recognizes girls in grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through sustainable and measurable “Take-Action” projects and signifies achievement of the highest recognition for girls in Girl Scouting.
It is a recognition that indelibly marks them as accomplished members of their community and the world.
