Pacific Ridge School Senior Earns Girls Scouts USA Gold Award

On June 8, Bridget Beliveau, a senior at Pacific Ridge School, was honored with the highest achievement in girl scouting, the Gold Award, during a ceremony at the Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall. As a Gold Award recipient, Beliveau joins an elite group of women committed to bettering themselves and their communities – just five percent of eligible girl scouts merit the distinction.   

“Following through with the commitment to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award helped me build my confidence, character, leadership skills, and hopefully made the world a better place,” Beliveau said.

Earning the Gold award requires extensive service hours and the implementation of a seven-step project that addresses a community problem. For her project, Beliveau spent the past year working to raise awareness for composting and recycling at Kelly Elementary School in Carlsbad. With the help of Kelly Elementary 4th and 5th graders- the school’s designated “Green Team” - Beliveau was able to implement a school-wide "Waste-Free Wednesdays" program, similar to one she participated in at Pacific Ridge School. The program included encouraging students to recycle, diverting compostable waste to several compost and worm bins on campus, and using these materials to fertilize the school’s green vegetable garden. As a result of Beliveau’s initiative, students at Kelly Elementary reported increased effort in reducing their waste both at school and at home. The school custodian also noted a marked reduction in the amount of trash produced.

– Pacific Ridge School Press Release