Along the Scouting Trails

A record number, 285 girls from the La Cañada community, took part in the annual Girl Scout Awards ceremony on May 15 at Lanterman Auditorium.

Marianne M. Thompson, a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and mother of Allison (Gold Award) and Annelise (Silver Award), gave the invocation. Christie Frandsen, who has been a leader for 26 years, was the mistress of ceremonies. Anthony Portantino, LCF mayor, presented certificates of congratulations from the city to the Gold Award recipients.

This year there were 32 Gold Girl Scouts from La Cañada. Thirty are are members of La Cañada troops. This award is the highest award a girl can earn in Scouting. For many, the leadership skills, organizational skills and sense of community and commitment that come from eaming this award set the foundation for a lifetime of active citizenship.

A group of 55 girls were awarded the Silver Award, which represents a girl’s accomplishment in Girl Scouting and her community as she grows and works to improve her life and the lives of others. It is the highest award given to a Cadette Scout.

The Bronze Award is the highest honor a Junior Scout can earn. It requires her to learn the leadership and planning skills necessary to follow through on a project that makes a positive impact on her community. A group of 115 La Cañada girls earned this award.

Following the ceremony, refreshments were served and the guests were given an opportunity to view displays of all the projects that the girls completed this past year.

Gold Awards

Troop 90

Sue Elftman, leader

Belinda Wulke, leader

Bridget Clerkin

Emily Elftman

Alexa Kaul

Kelcie Kawakami

Laura Male

Kendra Mathison

Allison Thompson

Laura Wulke

Troop 104

Karen Kreider, leader

Laurel Lam

Troop 188

Gale Musker, leader

Sherry Kirchheimer, leader

Victoria Emi

Meredith Kirchheimer

Julia Musker

Victoria Pittson

Kristen Rahtz

Rachel Salvo

Rebecca Salvo

Megan Teodo

Troop 555

Barbara Roybal, leader

Lauren Marie Deutsch

Lindsey Rose Deutsch

Shannon Nicole Guerrero

Alyssa Nicole Mar

Hannah May Minter

Katherine Marie Prender- gast

Elisabeth Roybal

Alyse Kathleen Sakai

Troop 616

Noli Caswell, leader

Kathryn Caswell

Alicia Catherine Muirhead

Clara J. Suh

Troop 754

Carolyn Kil, leader

Alyson Kil

Kaveri Thakoor

Senior Leadership Award

Troop 33

Susan Boyd, leader

Colleen Boyd

Sally Choi

Carol Lee

Kelsee MacDougall

Carissa Meeker

Carly Melzer

Katie Nathan

Nikki Nathan

Leeza Sanfilippo

Regina Saavedra

Elizabeth Toomarian

Samantha Yu

Troop 95/134 Cindy deBrauwere, leader

Dru Gartside, leader

Katherine Bliss

Amy Brenot

Samara Cahill

Abigail Chang

Alisa Ching

Jessica Chung

Remy deBrauwere

Amanda Gartside

Carla Gharibian

Emilie Jackson

Brittany Kang

Katie Lazo

Alana Mailes

Jessica Pih

Jeannie Shin

Chrissy Smith

Lauryn Togioka

Carri Witte

Taylor Witte

Melissa Woodhouse

Troop 297

Anne Tryba, leader

Brittany Fors

Holly Jamison

Elizabeth Kim

Emily Pearson

Katie Porter

Troop 599

Susan Ratliff, leader

Caitlin Adams

Kristy Darling

Emily Filippone

Kristene Ghazarian

Anika Muthiah

Denise Pang

Sarah Ratliff

Melissa Shimizu

Troop 616

Noli Caswell, leader

Brittany Guitron

Ten Year Award

Troop 33

Susan Boyd, leader

Colleen Boyd

Carol Lee

Kelsee MacDougall

Carissa Meeker

Katie Nathan

Nikki Nathan

Leeza Sanfilippo

Samantha Yu

Troop 95/134 Cindy deBrauwere, leader

Dru Gartside, leader

Alisa Ching

Remy deBrauwere

Amanda Gartside

Katie Lazo

Alana Mailes

Jessica Pih

Chrissy Smith

Lauryn Togioka

Troop 188

Gale Musker, leader

Sherry Kirchheimer, leader

Natalie Burrows

Megan Teodo

Troop 297

Anne Tryha, leader

Brittany Fors

Katie Hale

Holly Jamison

Erica Lee

Alissa Meeks

Jeniffer Morishita

Emily Pearson

Kristin Tisdale

Troop 599

Susan Ratliff, leader

Caitlin Adams

Kristy Darling

Emily Filippone

Kristene Ghazarian

Polene Ghazarian

Anika Muthiah

Denise Pang

Sarah Ratliff

Melissa Shimizu

Troop 616

Noli Caswell, leader

Madison Kilbride

Diana Kim

Troop 754

Carolyn Kil, leader

Alyson Kil

Kate Paccone

Silver Award

Troop 95/134 Cindy deBrauwere, leader

Dru Gariside, leader

Emilie Jackson

Troop 173

Denise Mann, leader

Laurie Eisensmith, leader

Linda Streeter, leader

Elizabeth Costello

Lucy Filippone

Becca Grosch

Sara Keys

Kelsey Lew

DeDe Mann

Shannon Streeter

Annelise Thompson

Lily Vartanyan

Troop 191

Mary Ashford, leader

Lindsay Ashford

Ruth Barber

Kathryn Chew

Amy Clark

Lynn Friedmann

Kaitlin Fuelling

Allison Guthrie

Claire Mazahefy

Caitlin McDonnell

Cassie Meeker

Sofia Portantino

Molly Scott

Jenna Stotlzfus

Iliana Swick

Amanda Teng

Rachel Todd

Troop 203

Michal Atkins, leader

Janet Smith, leader

Karen Atkins

Erika Paulson

Madison Smith

Troop 486

Karen Sarian, leader

Sheila Chatterjee, leader

Jaclyn Harris

Katie Percyra

Alison Roybal

Caitlin Sarian

Troop 598

Patti Maloof leader

Lisa Horne, leader

Evynn Donaldson

Danicia Dykes

Emily Erskine

Christina Home

Kelsey Kasper

Rachel Maloof

Marissa Provenzano

Jessica Saydah

Kristen Schlotman

Amanda Schwartz

Taylor Segal

Molly Teodo

Christine Westhoff

Troop 976

Beth Shenfeld, leader

Aneliese Castro

Tiffany Chen

Kathryn Christensen

Rachel Connolly

Alexa Hudnut

Joyce Lee

Abbidee Merchant

Connie Suh

Julie Yuh

Cadette Leadership Award

Troop 191

Mary Ashford, leader

Lindsay Ashford

Ruth Barber

Kathryn Chew

Amy Clark

Lynn Friedmann

Kaitlin Fuelling

Allison Guthrie

Shannon Mar

Claire Mazahery

Caitlin McDonnell

Cassie Meeker

Sofia Portantino

Molly Scott

Jenna Stotlzfus

Iliana Swick

Amanda Teng

Rachel Todd

Troop 589

Monica Heath, leader

Morgan Chan

Hillary Hull

Annabel Lee

Hinde Kast

Caroline Reich

Paige Riley

Julia Rowe

Jessica Yamamoto

Troop 598

Patti Maloof, leader

Lisa Horne, leader

Evynn Donaldson

Daniela Dykes

Emily Erskine

Christina Home

Kelsey Kasper

Rachel Maloof

Marissa Provenzano

Jessica Saydah

Kristen Schlotman

Amanda Schwartz

Taylor Segal

Molly Teodo

Christine Westhoff

Troop 976

Beth Shenfeld, leader

Alex Alva-Black

Helia Ansari

Aneliese Castro

Tiffany Chen

Kathryn Christensen

Rachel Connolly

Alexa Hudnut

Diana Kang

Joyce Lee

Abbidee Merchant

Connie Suh

Julie Yu

Bronze Awards

Troop 9/588

Vicki Adamiak, leader

Marianne Freeze, leader

Cara Green, leader

Chenny Wong, leader

Lara Adamiak

Kelly Barnes

Rachel Baydian

May Lynn Forssen

Katie Freeze

Elizabeth Green

Laura Hage

Joanne Hoppe

Lauren Kambe

Rachael Kapla

Maanika Keesara

Jessica Lee

Sarah Marchetti

Troop 24

Peggy Kasper, leader

Jane Schroeder, leader

Samantha Bolstad

Abby Davitt

Grace Fraser

Madeleine Fraser

Sarah Hull

Kelli Kasper

Anna Liebelt

Claire Mudie

Alessandra Orlandini

Rebecca Orlandini

Casey Pontrelli

Laura Schroeder

Troop 129

Kathy Constantino, leader

Tyler Basich

Kasey Constantino

Caitlin Gillman

Sydney Gray

Kelly Habib

Victoria Haklar

Grace Harris

Megan Kaesler

Jamie Kim

Kimberly Kim

Eileen Kwon

Sierra Lyman

Rachel Maim

Elizabeth Neumeyer

Serena Santamaria-Rios

Allie Socki

Cessie Socki

Hannah Yoho

Troop 477

Marceen Whitham, leader

Maylene Glidewell, leader

Shannon Ashford

Brynne Eberhardt

Kelsey Glidewell

Kristene Hossepian

Margaret O’Brien

Emma Persson

Rachel Rudy

Stephanie Whitham

Troop 718

Diane Danis, leader

Mary Alden, leader

Marley Baker

Katy Clancy

Karissa Dauphin

Lauren Dauphin

Katherine Gardiner

Brynn Hinnant

Olivia Lynch

Elizabeth McKibben

Sarah Miller

Annie Osenbaugh

Katy Osenbaugh

Troop 724

Anita O’Hara, leader

Susan Sorensen, leader

Haley Herkert

Eileen Morgan

Shannon O’Hara

Lauren O’Leary

Katie Rayburn

Kenzy Sorenson

Kelly Wang

Troop 739

Hilary Gregg, leader

Cathy Spindle, leader

Celine Aenile-Rocha

Carrie Blanton

Kimi Dohi

Rachel Gerlach

Kelly Gregg

Maddy Murdock

Miriam Pinski

Mimi Spindle

Katie Williams

Troop 753

Barb Drange, leader

Kate Brown

Stephanie Cotter

Shirley Drange

Evanne Friedmann

Sydney Golombek

Ashley Gorvetzian

Megan MacDougall

Therese McGuigan

Connie Panzarello

Bekka Stoker

Erica Tavera

Troop 962

Madeleine Harvey, leader

Stephanie Bathke

Andie Evans

Kyler Harvey

Claire Hilsen

Catherine Horner

Julia Jagels

Robin Miketta

Megan Sanborn

Tess Stenzel

Emily Valencia

Troop 965

Miranda Haddad, leader

Lisa Franklin, leader

Sherrie Evans, leader

Samantha Alequin

Mackenzie Anderson

Shannon Burt

Tracey Cheun

Jacquelyn Chung

Avrielle Corti

Allie Evans

Katherine Franklin

Abby Grosch

Elinor Haddad

Kendall Millard

Jillian Nybakken

Morgan Rittichier

Katie Robbins

Kelly Stewart

Willa Young