 | | Creative Arts
Jacquelyn Ballard
11th grade, Lindbergh High School
Last year, Jacquelyn approached Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine with the request to complete her Girl Scout Gold Award service project by providing artwork for patients undergoing a stem cell or bone marrow transplant. Jacquelyn organized several donation drives to gather artwork to display in patient rooms. Each patient chose a piece of art that inspired them. Jacquelyn still makes visits to patients today, even though her service project is complete. |
 | | Entrepreneurship
Kate Daniels
5th grade, Blevins Elementary School
Kate is a successful entrepreneur and our youngest awardee this year. Kate created Camp Talk and Buddy Talk, two games that help children develop their communication skills. Her games are being used throughout the country as icebreakers for children in school, camp, scouting, and church. The games also are used as character education tools by teachers and counselors, and as a teaching instrument for verbal communication in college summer programs for youth leadership training. Last year her products were launched at the New York International Toy Fair. |
 | | Government & Legal
Holly Morrow
12th grade, Rockwood Summit High School
Holly is active in Youth in Government, a YWCA program that provides students with the opportunity to develop leadership skills and experience democracy. Holly was one of the 20 students from Rockwood High School selected to travel to Washington, DC, for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. |
 | | Inspiration
Khalia Grant
12th grade, McCluer North High School
Khalia is a mentor, leader, and positive role model to many girls in her community. In 2008, Khalia started a program called BAM (Books & More) for girls ages 13-18. Girls from various geographic areas, schools, and ethnic backgrounds come together to discuss and break down barriers. BAM attendees gather to read books, view movies, and listen to music, then discuss various negative images that are projected. Khalia recognizes that self-awareness is the key to success when it comes to mentoring other girls. |
 | | Numbers
Brianne Heisinger
12th grade, Hazelwood Central High School
For the past three years, Brianne has been part of the Hazelwood Central Robotics Team. In her second year, her team took second place at the St. Louis Regional competition at Florissant Valley Community College. Brianne was one of three students out of 40 who were on the field controlling the robots. This year she is co-captain of the team and will be even more involved with the competition season. Brianne exhibits excellent leadership skills, high standards, and moral character. She has shown the ability to apply her studies in physics to the real world by building and operating robots. |
 | | Practical Arts
Nancy Jackson
12th grade, Macon High School
Nancy is an excellent student and role model who in her senior year ranks number one in a class of 111. She is an active member of Macon Area Career and Technical Education Center's agriculture program, as well as Future Farmers of America. Nancy is extremely knowledgeable about individual animals and breeding programs and embodies a true love for animals and agriculture. Nancy holds a 4.0 grade point average while working two jobs to save money for college. Her plan is to attend the University of Missouri in Columbia and major in Animal Science. |
 | | Social Sciences
Angelica Killmade
12th grade, Washington High School
Angelica is gifted in her ability to work with all children, but there is a special place in her heart for kids with HIV. Angelica has been on several self-funded mission trips to Africa and other places to work in orphanages with children who are HIV-positive. In addition to her missions, she is active in Project Kindle. This program encourages volunteers to go into public schools to educate youth about HIV, with the goal of reducing the stigma attached to children with the virus. She is also involved with Camp Kindle, a camp for kids who are living with the disease. Angelica aspires to be a child psychologist and hopes to attend Washington University in St. Louis. |
 | | Sports & Fitness
Rickelle Pimentel
12th grade, Fox High School
Rickelle has been involved in sports her entire life and has excelled in all athletics. She has been on the Amateur Trapshooting Association Competitive Shooting Team, intramural tennis team, and varsity track team. She was the assistant boys' ice hockey coach and also is on the Junior Olympic Trap Team. Rickelle plans to enhance her academic and shooting career at the University of West Georgia, where she will also train for the Junior Olympic Shotgun Team. |
 | | Technology
Madison Burke
12th grade,
Westminster Christian Academy
Madison is a member of the American Heart Association's (AHA) Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national board dedicated to ending childhood obesity. She has been actively involved in designing the organization's Facebook page and national Web site to reach youth with the important message to make healthy choices. Madison volunteers weekly at the local AHA office and has created YouTube videos and Twitter messages for AHA. She is the youth Technology Chair for Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri and has been instrumental in educating GSEM adult volunteers about new technology, including text messaging and social networking. Madison also lent her skills and knowledge at the GSEM Leadership Academy. |
 | | The Sciences
Audrey Dang
12th grade, Lindbergh High School
Audrey not only has excelled in science through academics and research, but also has served as a role model for younger students and her peers through Science Olympiad, an international non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education. In summer 2009, Audrey was accepted to the Science and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) program at Saint Louis University. During the six-week program, she attended seminars, performed independent research, and conducted experiments aimed at optimizing cathodes used in enzyme-based biofuel cells. Her paper, titled "Optimizing a Laccase and Anthracene-Modified Chitosan Biocathode," received the program's Award of Excellence in Research and Chemistry. |