Highest Awards


Congrats on Getting your Proposal approved

This is one of the hardest things to do from a Girl Scout administrative process! 

Congratulations and take a few breaths and celebrate!


Below is a list of things to know and do while you execute your project:



1. Refer to the proposal to make sure you satisfy everything. Go through and highlight the things you stated you were going to do. Particularly in the "I will address the root cause by:" and "I will put my plan into action by:" sections. Copy and paste and print them and post them somewhere for you to check off.



2. Keep track of your hours! How you do this is up to you but really, just do it. Life will be much easier when it comes time to fill out your Final Report in GoGold and you need to submit your activity log! You can enter it in GoGold as you go along, keep a calendar, or a notebook - it is up to you- but keep track!


   

3. USE YOUR TEAM. Leadership and thus DELEGATING is a huge part of the Gold Award so show your leadership to get things done! Along with tracking hours, keep notes of how you led your team to get things done. Keyword: DELEGATE!!


4. When using social media, use the following to get your posts seen by the greater Girl Scout community across the country (and the world!): 

#gsGoldAward, #gogoldGSSJC 

Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) - @girlscouts 

Facebook - @GirlScoutsUSA 


                          



5. Take pictures to document your progress! The Review Board will want to see them as documentation of your project. Including screenshots of volunteer zoom meetings, screenshots of social media posts, etc. IF you use any pictures of minors in a public website or something like that, get parental permission (or be prepared to blur their faces). GSSJC can provide a media release form if you need one. Ask your mentor or the Highest Award Manager for more information. (A parent or TL is perfect to assign this too!)



6. Your mentor needs to 'approve' any flyers you do: be sure and Use the GSSJC Girl Scout logo and the United Way logo on any promotional flyers (link to logos). We want the world to know this is a Girl Scout project!! 





         

7. UPDATED 2/1/2026: When you are nearing the end of your project implementation, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to make a short 3-5 minute presentation to other Girl Scouts (other options available see presentation form for more information). If you have difficulty finding a troop meeting or group to do this with, let your mentor know and they can assist. The page with the jotform links maybe found by clicking here.



8. ASK YOUR MENTOR any questions you think of as you go! Their job isn't over until you are finished and have been awarded your Gold Award status! 

If you need to make any major changes to your original, approved, plan - talk to YOUR MENTOR. They will determine if an amendment is necessary. PLEASE don't wait until the very end to inform them of these changes.

                  

                 



                            

9. If You are a senior (or already graduated and it hasn't been September 30th yet): please please please don't wait until September 29th to do your final report. Please check-in with your mentor early September to let them know your game plan.





And Most of all

Have FUN

10. This is YOUR project. Own it, lead it, share it, take a breath and smile: you are doing it and be proud!!