Sophia E. Senior Girl Reporter Hands down, GenCyber is one of the most anticipated Girl Scout events of the year, not to mention the largest STEM event Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council offers. This year, over 200 girls attended and each participated in this amazing, week long program. Each day, the girls participated in a new set of cyber related activities, ranging from … Continue reading GenCyber: The Next Wave of Cyber Security
Sophia E. Girl Reporter On Saturday March 11th, I had the opportunity to participate in this years Youth Symposium, hosted by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., held at Kaiser High School. It was a day of educational workshops for students and parents. When my family and I arrived at Kaiser High School we were introduced to the members of the Alumni Board of the Sigma … Continue reading Girl Report | Building a Future for Impactful Leaders: 2017 Youth Symposium
Hailey Mims Girl Reporter Have you ever experimented with Mentos or perhaps tested and compared certain brands to see which lasts the longest? If you have, you were creating the basis of a science fair project. On January 26, 2017, River Heights Intermediate School held their second annual science expo show, casing explicit and intriguing experiments along with tri-fold boards explaining each project. … Continue reading Girl Report | Girls Blazing Science Trails
By Grace N. Girl Reporter Did you know that Girl Scouts from San Gorgonio Council (GSSGC) went to Special Agent, a special STEM event that focused on forensic science, in Redlands? On Friday, September 16 Junior and Cadette Girl Scouts were able to earn badges; Juniors earned a Detective Badge and Cadettes earned a Special Agent Badge. Walking into the program center at GSSGC’s central offices, … Continue reading GIRL REPORT | Who Stole the Cookies?
Scouts from all over the council gathered at California State University San Bernardino for the exciting day camp, GenCyber. Girls attended GenCyber for 5 days to learn about cybersecurity and the joys of computer science. One of the most interesting events during the week long camp was the Raspberry Pi microcomputer training. The Raspberry Pi is a microcomputer that can be used to introduce people to programming, microcomputer design, game making and hacking. Continue reading GIRL REPORT | GenCyber
It’s 9:30am on the morning of April 15, 2016 and Carrie Raleigh, STEM Program Manager, is welcoming a group of students from Riverside and San Bernadino counties. She’s speaking to them at the STEM Student Success Center at Moreno Valley College (MVC). Ms. Raleigh introduces the girls to a group of MVC science, technology and engineering students who take them on a tour of the … Continue reading Time Warner and Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio present STEM-To-Go
By Kassidy B Girl Reporter On March 22, 2016, a cyber security workshop was hosted at San Bernardino Valley College for the young Girl Scouts of Troop 2117. This program is called CyberPatriot. CyberPatriot is a program created by the Air Force Association (AFA) to educate young kids about Internet safety. At the heart of the AFA’s CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. The competition challenges teams of high … Continue reading GIRL REPORT | The CyberPatriots of Troop 2117
By Alyssa T. On March 16 Girl Scouts from the San Gorgonio Counil attended “Story Maps: Tell Your Story with GIS,” a STEM activity, at the Redlands Service Center. We learned about Esri, a supplier for GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Software that lets people create their own interactive online maps. Using Dell tablets we signed on to the website, and looked through different digital maps. Esri has … Continue reading GIRL REPORT | Story Maps: Tell Your Story With GIS
“The whole week was full of events that changed my perspective on life and myself. We sent a man to the moon, and we are about to send one to Mars; who knows what adventures lay ahead of us.” By Avery L., Girl Scout While participating in the Advanced Space Camp Girl Scout Destination I was faced with unforeseen challenges and inspiring adventures. Being able … Continue reading GIRL SPEAK | Adventures at Advanced Space Camp
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