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Stacey Kirk shares various talents

Freshman biology major Stacey Kirk has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for creating a community service project. Kirk will travel to Washington, D.C., where she will be attending workshops and conferences. She has also received other honors for her leadership skills. In addition to community involvement, she is on the ULV track team. / photo by Liz Lucsko
Freshman biology major Stacey Kirk has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for creating a community service project. Kirk will travel to Washington, D.C., where she will be attending workshops and conferences. She has also received other honors for her leadership skills. In addition to community involvement, she is on the ULV track team. / photo by Liz Lucsko

by Amanda Stutevoss
Staff Writer

Not many people can say that they have accomplished what freshman biology major Stacey Kirk has.

After months of community service and a lot of planning, Kirk, a former Girl Scout, will be awarded with the highest honor that a Girl Scout can receive, the Girl Scout Gold Award.

The Girl Scout Gold Award recognizes the work of Girl Scouts who develop and carry out a community service project over a time span of five months.

Each year, the Girl Scouts honor 10 outstanding Gold Award projects. Those 10 then receive the honor to travel to the nation’s capital in June. Those involved may receive help with reading, writing, math and study skills.

“It is a big award. It is compared to the Boy Scout Eagle Scout Award. I was really happy when I found out that I actually got the award,” said Kirk.

In Washington, D.C., Kirk will be able to interact with government and business leaders and will be able to take part in leadership development workshops.

“I am really excited about going to Washington. I didn’t even know that I was nominated until I got the letter that I was going,” said Kirk.

Her project was a youth mentoring program at the Christian Unity Missionary Baptist Church in Inglewood. Her program targeted youths between the ages of 7 and 17.

Kirk also has made heads turn here at The University of La Verne. She runs track for the Leopards and has qualified to represent ULV in the NCAA Division III Track and Field National Meet in Decatur, Ill., later this month.

Kirk was also nominated by The National Youth Leadership Forum to represent ULV at the 2001 Medical Mission to China. Only six students throughout the country have been selected for this honor.

On the three-week excursion, Kirk will be traveling to Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Sichuan and Guiyang with other future physicians.

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