Girls 11-17
Welcome!
This section of the Web site was created
by an interest group of older Girl Scouts, ages 11-17. Inside this section,
you will find features created by girls, for girls.
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August 2009 Lime Green Giraffe now available!
 Hey everyone! Welcome to the August edition of the Lime Green Giraffe. This is the first edition for our new 2009 Lime Green Giraffe staff so be sure to go check out the Meet the Staff page. This edition is filled with Girls Info, Reports, Activities, Fun, Friends and Excitement, everything that the Lime Green Giraffe represents. We have articles on climate change, how to make your college applications stand out, why you should go for your Girl Scout Gold Award and advice on what colors you should wear. So go ahead, check them out and get reading!
Start reading!
 BREAKING NEWS: GiGi is now on Twitter!! Follow her for LGG exclusives and the latest info just for us girls, 11-17! Hope ya like the page, Leka, Jessica and I put it together with a little help from GiGi! Check it out!
Enjoy!
-Eilidh G.
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Learn to lead! A forum on women's colleges
At a women’s college, you will find unlimited expectations about what women can do, not stereotypes about what women should do
 All high school girls are invited to attend a special forum on the value and benefits of attending a women's college. The forum will take place at Pace Academy located at 966 W. Paces Ferry Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30327, on Tuesday, Sept.15, from 6-8 p.m.
The forum will consist of admission representatives and young alumnae from several women's colleges such as Wellesley, Smith, Scripps, Agnes Scott, Spelman, Hollins, Sweet Briar and Wesleyan. Special guest and opening speaker will be Elizabeth Kiss, President of Agnes Scott College. You won't want to miss this! re-register by emailing atlwomcolforum@gmail.com. You can also find them on Facebook under “Learn to Lead: A Forum on Women’s Colleges.”
Girl Scouts partner with Microsoft for online safety
The LMK ("let me know") is an online safety campaign created in partnership with Girl Scouts of the USA and Microsoft. With the escalating popularity, increasing access to the
internet and online technologies, it is important for teens and parents to be aware of the dangers that exist in cyberspace. The LMK campaign not only creates a space for internet safety experts and teen peer advisors, it also provides guidance about topics like cyberbullying and online sexual predators. The adult components of the campaign help teens to bridge the digital generation gap between themselves and their parents.
The campaign includes an interactive Web site for teens, as well as an e-newsletter and Web site for adults.
 Register now to win a brand new Dell Desktop! Anyone ages 13 and up including non-girl scout members are eligible to register. Sweepstakes ends Monday, Sept. 7.
 Being online, texting and IMing are a part of your life. You probably understand how the internet works better than your parents do. LMK was created by the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. in partnership with Windows to help you change the world every time you go online. Empower yourself so that you can educate others on the reality of being a teen online and help adults understand the real issues that affect you every day. LMK will provide you with the know-how to safely navigate your online life and even help your parents to understand it.
Go ahead: explore the site! Check out online safetly tips, take a quiz on how much you know about social networking, become and expert on cyberbullying, test your knowledge about online sexual preditors, meet the girls that make up the editorial team join a forum and so much more!
Join the network and learn how you, your friends and your parents can take advantage of all the great things technology has to offer...and do it safely!
Check out an interview about LMK with Jamie Joyce from GSUSA and “Health & Home Report.”
Important Girl Scout Gold Award changes
Effective April 1, 2009 there will be some changes to the Girl Scout Gold Award application process. Read about it now.
Other areas of this Web site in which
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If you would like to participate in helping
develop and maintain this section of the older girls' Web site, please contact
our Girls 11-17 program specialist.
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