Bridge to Senior Girl Scouts Ceremony

as performed by Amy B. and Jennifer

Bridge to Senior Girl Scouts Ceremony (for Bridging Cadettes)

Cadettes should be in a horseshoe on one side of the bridge, and a Senior or Seniors on the other side of the bridge. After the cadettes cross the bridge and are met and given the Girl Scout handshake by the Senior Scout(s), they should then form a horseshoe with the Senior(s).

Leader:
“When you are a Senior Scout, your life is filled with action. In addition to group activities, Seniors have many individual opportunities coming their way. You can take part in special events and sctivities planned by Seniors for Seniors. You can be a delegate or a member of the Council board and help plan council activities. You may be selected for one of the many Wider Opportunities open to Girl Scouts each year. And you can now begin work on the Gold Leadership Award and the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. We invite you to get involved!”

Need eight white candles in holders. New Seniors may alternate lighting candles and saying the parts of the following pledge:
I pledge as a Senior Scout to:

  1. Uphold the highest ideals of womanhood as expressed in the Promise and Law
  2. Be thoughtful and considerate and assume my share of responsibility in the activities of my troop
  3. Be a better citizen of my community and prepare myself for the duties and responsibilities of adult citizenship in a democracy
  4. Realize my deep committment to volunteer my services wherever and whenever needed
  5. Keep myself healthy and the wold around me as safe as I can make it
  6. Seek new knowledge and the skill to use it
  7. Increase my knowledge and understanding of the peoples of the world toward the goal of peace
  8. Prepare myself for the future

Return to horseshoe

Leader:
As you begin your Senior journey to the Gold Award - we give you a gold key to help you unlock the doors to the Five Worlds of Girl Scouting. Keys have quite a history. They were first used back in Biblical times. They were quite large and made of wood; they were carried as a sign of prestige. We hope that you will carry your key as proudly as the first keys were carried - and that this key will open many doors and worlds in your Senior years of Scouting. Welcome to Senior Scouts.

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