2025 Girl Scout Sunday and Award Presentation

The Girl Scouts of St. Paul of the Cross Parish attended Mass on Sunday to pray and receive medals and patches in recognition of the religious awards they have been working on this year. The activities required to achieve these awards may include readings, field trips, hands-on activities, discussions, and interviews with adults in a particular field, culminating in a service project.

There are 186 Girl Scouts in eight troops, ranging from Kindergarten to High School levels, at St. Paul of the Cross School. For their service project, the girls in all the troops chose to work together on a project to make Christmas a bit brighter for children and families in a small village in Honduras. They assembled 189 Christmas packages filled with toys, clothing, art supplies, and sports equipment and added enough school supplies—donated by students at St. Paul School—to last these children the entire school year.

Fourth-grade leader Tiffany Braun and her daughters flew to Honduras to deliver over 1,200 pounds of gifts to the families of Roatán, a small, poverty-stricken village. They were met with tears of joy at the generosity of the students at St. Paul of the Cross.

The Kindergarten Troop 47937 has earned the My Promise My Faith pin. The recipients today are: Rosie Acevedo, Callie Beckmeyer, Emmie Bentley, Lena Bialobrzewski, Sophia Bogner, Sienna Bongiorna, Penelope Cantoral, Lila Cruz, Quinn Daleiden, Delaney Dolan, Gabriella Foukas, Caterina Freccia, Lillian Furlong, Elise Gohl, Molly Hansen, Gwendolyn Hart, Charlotte Heenan, Maeve Kennedy, Reagan Knox, Lily Koncel, Vivian Maniatis, Betty Manny, Victoria Myers, Isla Rieger and Sienna Sabbini.

Their leaders are Jen Beckemeyer, Mary Dolan and Kathy Manny.

First Grade Daisy Troop 47784 worked on the My Promise, My Faith Award. Receiving their medals today are: Abby Bohlke, Annabelle Paff, Ava Weiss, Brooke Lunsford, Brooke Noverini, Cameran Hartranft, Cameron Draths, Charley Higdon, Charlotte Del Rio, Claire Moran, Clare Gardiner, Ella Dziedzic, Elsie Shields, Eve Collins, Evelyn Volden, Jordyn Guttilla, Juliette Dinella, Katherine Sosa, Kathryn Neville, Kensie Blair, Kyla Balata, Lily Valdez, Maddie Calfee, Marlena Niemczyk, Natasha Uliyanova, Nora O’Connell, Pearl Garcia, Quinn Jones, Reagan Stengle, Sienna Rigali, Sophia Loukas, Taleen Arslanyan, Tara Finlay, Vailene Icao, Violet Mote.

Their leaders are Leonna Mote and Eileen Finlay.

Second Grade Brownie Troop 47442 receiving the My Promise, My Faith Award are: Mila Battista, Bridget Biros, Giorgia Bontempo, Piper Braisie, Evelyn Brasky, Annabelle Braun, Skyler Childers, Caroline Cross, Maddie Curley, Adeline Degen, Alexandra Dutmers, Hadley Fauntleroy, Zovinar George, Vivienne Glasebrook, Vianne Icao, Marina Iglesias, Nora Jackiewicz, Asha Kajderowicz, Jane Koncel, Maggie Krause, Violet Mahany, Sophia Martinez, Adelaide Monroe-Judd, Caroline Moran, Addison Mullarkey, Ava Nast, Lillian Persino, Olivia Poupore, Ophelia Seraj, Lucy Stauffer, Olivia Sugrue, Nora Tabares, Vivianne Tews, and Abigail Vogt.

Their leaders are Kayleigh Persino, Molly Moran, Katlyn Poupore, and Maria DeFrancesco.

Third Grade Brownie Troop 40651 receiving the My Promise, My Faith award are: Olivia Bartz, Delaney Brennan, Allie Bush, Millie Castellucci, Liana DiVito, Frances Diwisch, Ella Frano, Camille Freccia, Helene Hart, Adelaide Heenan, Rachel Huber, Alexandra India, Juliette India, Emily Jung, Kaia Kuehlman, Olivia Maniatis, Elinor Monroe-Judd, Madelyn Moran, Lindsey Novak, Paige Noverini, Teagan Pansky, Julia Ramundo, Maxine Rubenstein, Abigail Santucci, and Zoe Weber.

Their leaders are Megan Weber, Jenny Ramundo and Kelly Moran.

Fourth Grade Junior Troop 47226 earned the My Promise My Faith Award. Recipients of the medal are Allyson Kuehlman, Bebe Francis, Eleanor Bryant, Emily Conway, Emily Flood, Emily Sugrue, Ewa Bitzaya, Finnley Brennan, Giavanna Nast, Julia Brasky, Lauren Neville, Madison Braun, Miread Noonan, Natalie McCaghy, Samantha Stinar, Sionain McGarry, Sloane McNally, Violet Gomez, Zuzi Bogdanowicz.

Their leaders are Tiffany Braun, Rosemary Francis and Laura Brasky.

Fifth Grade Junior Troop 47043 also participated in the Honduras project with Troop 47726.

Recipients are Aly Badalpoor, Abbey Blaikie, Franki Bontempo, Nora Braun, Scarlett Bryant, Annie Rose Butler, Kate Conway, Gabi DeJulio, Ethel Diwisch, Emma Gornik, Harriet Hart, Sofia Hartranft, Venise Icao, Claire Jackiewicz, Cate, Krause, Allison McCarthy, Ciara McGarry, Leighton Mote, Madeleine Nolten, Mia Noverini, Clara Ramundo, Eliana Rygula, Mallory Veit and Lia Vu.

Their leaders are Carrie Gornik and Cathy Hart.

THE GIRL SCOUT LAW

I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong,

and responsible for what I say and do and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.