The Girl Scouts of Troop 4511(all Mountain Avenue fourth graders) have a passion for dogs and cats, so it was a natural choice for them to complete their Agents of Change journey at a local animal shelter.

The girls developed their sewing talents by making 20 fleece blankets. They also developed their leadership skills and learned the benefits of teamwork by organizing a blanket and towel drive at their school. They achieved their goal of helping dogs and cats thereby making the world a better place.

Submitted by Melissa STEPHAN

Court of Honor Held

Boy Scout Troop 317 held a Court of Honor on April 25 at Holy Redeemer Healy Hall in Montrose. This was to recognize and acknowledge the dedication and hard work of the Scouts who earned rank advancements and merit badges. Boy Scout Ethan Arellano, for his service, commitment to scouting and selfless acts of helping others, had earned the BSA Star rank. As a Star Scout, Ethan now has more responsibilities in his service duties as a Boy Scout.

Recognized for their good work, congratulations were extended to Boy Scouts Rowan Fitzgerald, David Januzik, Aedan Molina, Allister Quizon, Sean Salazar and Curtis Yun for earning numerous awards and merit badges, like camping, personal fitness and snow sports.

A highlight was the recognition of Boy Scouts Ryan Januzik, Alexander Soewers and Kevin Tom who recently passed their respective Eagle Scout boards of review. These three Scouts will be honored at an Eagle Court of Honor on May 20.

On April 29, Girl Scout Troop 1601 participated in a Golden Gate bridging ceremony in San Francisco. Local La Crescenta fifth graders Natalie Avakian, Erin Blackley, Jessica Bruck, Avalon Burzynski, Emmaline Enright, Maddie Hayes, Suji Hong, Hannah Pitney and Keira Russell joined over 6,000 girls, both local and out of state, in walking across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge as they bridged from juniors to cadettes. These Scouts enjoyed this once-in-a -lifetime opportunity!

Submitted by Melanie BURZYNSKI

Local Girl Scouts Bridge to Next Level

On April 29, Girl Scout Troop 1601 participated in a Golden Gate bridging ceremony in San Francisco. Local La Crescenta fifth graders Natalie Avakian, Erin Blackley, Jessica Bruck, Avalon Burzynski, Emmaline Enright, Maddie Hayes, Suji Hong, Hannah Pitney and Keira Russell joined over 6,000 girls, both local and out of state, in walking across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge as they bridged from juniors to cadettes. These Scouts enjoyed this once-in-a -lifetime opportunity!

Submitted by Melanie BURZYNSKI

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