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Home My WebLink AboutB-CS Cub Scouts and Cub ScoutsFirst -year Cub Scout Roman Smith, 8, of Bryan became the first person in Pack 350's 21-year historyto earn a Dr. Luis W. Alvarez Supernova Bronze Medal award, the highest STEM -based award achievable by a Scout. Roman spent five months com- pleting the requirements for the award. On his journey to earn the Supernova Award, Roman earned six of the nine Cub Scout Nova Awards offered by the Boy Scouts of America. Some of the things he had to complete included learning about the scientist the award is named after, researching three additional scientists, explaining how math is used in everyday life, meeting with bankers to learn about interest rates, studying shapes of buildings and his surroundings, and admin- istering a water displacement sci- ence experiment. The award itself is approved and granted to Pack 350 from the Ar- rowmoon District of the Sam Hous- ton Council with the approval of the Boy Scouts of America. The Arrowmoon District Council STEM representative honored Ro- man with his award at Pack 350's spring Blue and Gold banquet. There are seven Supernova Awards that Scouts can earn throughout their tenure as Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers. The requirements and activities for the awards are designed to stimu- late interest in STEM -related fields and to demonstrate how science, technology, engineering and math- ematics apply to everyday living. For information on the Boy Scouts of America STEM programs, visit samhoustonbsa.org/stem. Cub Pack 350 is chartered by the Bowen Elementary School PTO and serves more than 35 Cub Scouts throught monthly meetings and events. For more information on Pack 350, visit its website at www. BowenPack350.com. I n'� �OJ� ... mag The Eagle . theeagle.com Sunday, May 12, 2019 Our Neighbors its annual awards banquet last month to recognize its volunteers and the Girl Scouts in Bryan -College Station who have completed their Bronze, Sil- ver and Gold Awards. The Girl Scout Gold, Silver and Bronze awards are the most prestigious awards one can earn in Girl Scouts. These are awarded to girls who display leadership while engaging in projects that benefit their communities. The Bronze Award Project is a team effort by a group of Juniors, usually from a single troop. Each Scout is ex- pected to contribute 20 hours to the project. The 2019 Bronze Award recipients are: Troop 9021: Blooming Smiles: Sea- sonal silk arrangements for the elderly 1 N�)'; t ill i -F avoo: %,uui ryaru ueauuncauon Troop 9033: Marian prayer garden The SilverAward Project is the second highestaward of the Girl Scouts and can be done as an individual or as a small group. Each Girl Scout is expected to contribute 50 hours to the project. The 2019 SilverAward recipients are: Catelyn Cox (Troop 9019): Buddy bench and program Halley Hudson (Troop 9019): Wheels of Hope Zoe King (Troop 9045): Sea turtles vs. straws Zella McNichols (Troop 9045): Sea turtles vs. straws Bridget Storemski (Troop 9033): Christmas Posada and props To earn their Gold Award, Girl Scouts complete a service project that pro - vices lasting benefit to the girl's larger community. It requires a minimum of 80 hours of work in planning and com- pleting the project. 2019 Gold Award recipients are Re- bekah Hubacek, Dawn Arnold -Garcia and Tannah Brister. Hubacek petitioned local businesses to partner with her in providing an au- tomated external defibrillator for the Harvey Little League park. She also ar- ranged for the group's board members to be trained and certified in its use and created an informational packetthat she sent to the other area Little Leagues, as well as the five U.S. regional headquar- ters of the National Little League orga- nization, about the life-saving benefits of AEDs and how to obtain one. Arnold -Garcia focused her project on creating resources to help fac- ulty at schools identify and address classroom bullying. She worked with schools to train staff members at 15 schools on best practices for rec- ognizing and de-escalating bullying among students. She also shipped her resources to 10 schools across the country. Brister partnered with Family Prom- ise — a nonprofit organization sup- porting homeless families with shelter, meals and support services — to es- tablish a garden on the group's prop- erty. She is encouraging the families to take ownership of the project by water- ing the plants, cleaning out debris and creating decorations by painting rocks. The goal was to address the mental health of homeless residents.