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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Tween Behaviors Can Challenge


Sometime between the ages of 9 and 13, your mostly sweet-tempered child – the one who broke into a wide grin the second you walked into the room – will look at you and roll her eyes in response to reminders about picking up clothes or have rude outbursts over the least little thing.


This leaves parents wondering, "what happened?"


What's happened is your child has entered the "tween" years, and all of this is perfectly normal, said Dr. Liza Wilson, professor of curriculum and instruction in The University of Alabama's College of Education.


The University of Alabama has a fantastic website, "Read Tween the Lines", where UA experts share their knowledge on transition to middle school, tween behaviors, tween economics, tween reading, tween relationships, and dropout prevention at the middle school level.
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Friday, July 10, 2009

Welcome Interim CEO, Sharon Baade!


With former CEO, Tracy Crump's resignation official today, Girl Scouts Heart of the South is tickled to introduce interim CEO, Sharon Baade.

Sharon is an accomplished Girl Scout CEO with extensive background working with Girl Scout councils dating back to 1976! With this wealth of knowledge she has the proven ability to provide strategic vision, build teams for success, implement effective procedures and enhance outcome for girls.

She is currently employed by GSUSA as an Advocacy Consultant in the Public Policy and Advocacy Office.

She has a consistent record of building council unity and passion for the mission - the Heart of the South welcomes her to the family!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

You Go Girl!


Quamesha Brown, a Girl Scout Ambassador from Parkway Village Troop 191 and an upcoming Overton High School senior, won the 9th Congressional District Art Contest for her pencil drawing, "Say What?"
Her drawing will travel to D.C. to be displayed in the United States Capitol in the underground Cannon Tunnel.
Read More about this amazing & talented Girl Scout HERE.
Compliments of The Commercial Appeal.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Warren Buffett Gives Advice to Girl Scouts® at Hometown Dairy Queen® Store


Valuable advice from financier Warren Buffett, during a visit to his local Dairy Queen® store for the launch of the Girl Scouts® Thin Mint Blizzard® Flavor Treat.
Surrounded by a group of Girl Scouts in his hometown of Omaha, Neb., Buffett offered this tip for college students:

The biggest suggestion I have is to avoid credit cards. Interest rates are very high on credit cards. Sometimes they are 18 percent. Sometimes they are 20 percent. If I borrowed money at 18 or 20 percent, I’d be broke… So if I had one piece of advice for young people generally it would be to just avoid credit cards.”

And what advice does Buffett have for a new investor?

“I would do a lot of reading before I invested. In other words I would prepare for it. I wouldn’t jump in the water until I know how to swim… I read every book the Omaha Public Library had about investing by the time I was 11."

On qualities Buffett looks for in employees?
The biggest thing I look for is if they have a passion for whatever they are going to do.”