Los Alamos Fire Truck 1 joins a bridging ceremony for local Girl Scout troops Saturday afternoon across the Omega Bridge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Los Alamos Police Department officers joined the parade across Omega Bridge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Hal and Mary Ann Marshall waved their sign outside along the route to support local Girl Scouts including Aislinn Marshall who bridged from Junior to Cadette. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Parents and families of local Girl Scouts drive them across Omega Bridge Saturday afternoon. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Girl Scouts traveled across the Omega Bridge Saturday afternoon as part of their bridging ceremony. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
BY MAIRE O’NEILL
maire@losalamosreporter.com
Members of several Girl Scouts troops from the area held a car “bridging ceremony” Saturday afternoon over Omega Bridge assisted by Los Alamos Police Department and Los Alamos Fire Department personnel.
A bridging ceremony is conducted when Girl Scouts move from one level to another, such as from Daisies to Brownies or Brownies to Juniors. What usually happens is that the troop gathers with family members and each Girl Scout is helped out of her old vest and puts on her new vest to be greeted by Girl Scouts of her new level. With COVID-19 restrictions in place, there was no way to have the traditional ceremony so local Girl Scout leaders got creative.
Each girl traveled by car with her own parents and the parade was led by LAPD and followed by LAFD. Parents and well-wishers braved the rain to cheer for the Girl Scouts along the route.
Participating in Saturday’s ceremony were:
Elizabeth Buck – Troop 10074 – Junior to Cadette
Katie Gelfand – Troop 90631 – Brownie to Junior
Meredith Clayton – Troop 10705 – Daisy to Brownie
Miranda Coffee – Troop 10705 – Daisy to Brownie
Elise Chavez – Troop 10132 – Senior to Ambassador
Kyra Mackey – Troop 10717 – Daisy to Brownie
Aislinn Marshall – Troop 10074 – Junior to Cadette
Cara Gattiker – Troop 10074 – Junior to Cadette
Eleanor Joggerst – Troop 10074 – Junior to Cadette
Madelyn Sutton – Troop 10074 – Junior to Cadette
McKenzie Gerlicher – Troop 10074 – Junior to Cadette
Bree Bateman – Troop 10705 – Daisy to Brownie
Clara Nichols – Troop 10705 – Daily to Brownie
Maddie Gammon – Troop 10705 – Daisy to Brownie
Camila Zapien – Troop 10705 – Daisy to Brownie
If you know a girl who is interested in joining Girl Scouts and is between kindergarten and 12th grade, please contact Grace Wiele at gwiele@nmgirlscouts.org.