Girl Scouts

Lubbock Region

2567 74th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79423
(806) 745-2855   (800) 530-4957
FAX: (806) 748-0769

Cadettes and Seniors

CAMP SURVIVOR CHALLENGE at CAMP RIO BLANCO

November 2 –  4, 2007, Friday, 7:00 p.m. – Sunday, 11:00 a.m.

Camp Rio Blanco
Crosbyton, Texas

6th – 12th graders  (MUST BE IN THE 6th GRADE AND UP TO ATTEND)
(This event can be used as a bridging step for 6th graders ONLY)

$30.00 per girl
$15.00 per adult
$10.00 for a t-shirt

Gather up your "Tribes" and head out to Camp Rio Blanco for the "Camp Survivor Challenge". This fun filled weekend will be full of physical and mental challenges, outdoor adventures, arts and crafts, and team building activities. From tribal council, to immunity challenges, to awesome competitions that teach: endurance, problem solving, and teamwork, this camp weekend promises to provide loads of fun and the opportunity to forge memories that will last a lifetime. This will be THE ULTIMATE CAMP EXPERIENCE!

A "tribe" will be a group of four (4) girls each.  So if you don't have a group of four girls, ask another troop or some Juliette's if they want to join in with you.  Call the council office if you need help in finding other girls.

Register on the form below and list only the 4 girls in that tribe. Each tribe will be on separate forms. Each tribe member and leader will be mailed a packet with more details after registration is received.

Any adult registered with the troop is welcome to attend this event but you must not exceed your girl/adult ratio. For events, trips and group camping, two adults to every 16 Girl Scouts, plus one additional to each additional 8 Girl Scouts.

Note: If the leader of a troop has completed the Girl Scouts of Caprock Council Outdoor Training II, the troop can bring their own tents to stay in. Please inform the facilitator if your troop is staying in your own tents.

NO TAGALONGS!

Max/Min:  150/50   

Registration deadline: Thursday, October 18, , 2007

Please use the CAMP SURVIVOR CHALLENGE  AT CRB REGISTRATION FORM to register for this event

Kayaking Workshop

Intro to Whitewater Kayaking

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Aquatic Center

$8.00 per girl

Find out what kayaking is all about! While attending this workshop girls will learn how to properly handle a kayak, safety skills, basic paddling, kayak strokes, and much more. This workshop will fulfill #'s 1, 2, and 3 of the Skill Builders section of the Paddle, Pole and Roll IPA for Cadettes and Seniors. Girls must feel comfortable in the water, and must be confident in their swimming skills. Come dressed to get in the pool.

Min/Max: 12/8

Registration deadline: Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Robots Buggin' Out

Saturday, November 10, 2007, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Science Spectrum
2579 S. Loop 289, Lubbock

$16.00 per girl, includes badge and museum admission.
Personal robots available for purchase additional $20.00 at the door.

Physics, Technology, Biology and Chemistry combined!  One day, fleets of insect robots may work in all sorts of jobs, from searching crime clues to prospecting for gold.  Learn how hornets have inspired the design of robots and then build a crawling hornet with light up eyes and flapping wings.  Study this fascinating creature and learn how it builds a nest!  Check out linking of greats and electrical circuits which make it walk, and flap its wings.  Earn you Wildlife and work toward a selection of other badges.

Max/Min: 30/10

Registration deadline:  Thursday, October 25, 2007

Cadette/Senior Rockclimbing Workshops

Fundamentals of Rock Climbing

November 10th, 2007, 8:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Student Recreation Center

$16.00 per girl

This workshop will teach the basics of rock climbing which includes belaying, knots and climbing techniques.  Safety techniques and how to select proper equipment will also be covered.  This workshop will fulfill #'s 5 and 6 of the Skill Builders section of the High Adventure IPA for Cadettes and Seniors.  Girls need to come dressed in comfortable clothing and tennis shoes.

Max/Min: 20/8

Registration deadline: Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Design and Create Your Own Style

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 AND Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 4:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.

Center for Contemporary Arts
220 Cypress Street, Abilene

$27.00 for both classes, supplies, pizza/subs and drink

Girls will take turns draping themselves with different colors of fabrics to learn what looks best.  They will design a party dress and the perfect purse.  On the second evening, girls will create embroidery and appliqué designs plus a machine-sewn circle quilt square.

Max/Min:  7/5

Registration deadline:  Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Mystery on Bourbon Street Camp-In

November 16 –17, 2007, Friday, 6:30 p.m. - Saturday, 9:00 a.m.

Science Spectrum
2579 S. Loop 289, Lubbock

$26.00 per girl includes snacks from street fair, and all activities.
$10.00 per adult
DINNER NOT INCLUDED. Bring all snacks in coolers or boxes clearly marked with troop information.  Snacks will not be allowed in museum and will be kept in the atrium. 

Join a CSI team and compete with others to solve the mystery New Orleans style.  Workshops include DNA processing, electrophoresis, fingerprinting and trace evidence, crime scene investigation and blood splatter analysis.  Learn how to determine the location of the shooter, the victim and the height of both.  Forensic Lab will also be opened for an autopsy (optional activity).  Watch Hurricane on the Bayou for background research to help you solve the mystery.  T-shirts will be available $10.00 at the door (please notify us for special size requests)

Max/Min:  250/100

Registration deadline:  Thursday, November 1, 2007
Please use the Science Spectrum Camp-In Registration Form to register for this event.

GIRL TALK TOUGH TOPICS (NEW SESSIONS ADDED!!)

"Girl Talk—Tough Topics" is about all those questions and issues you are having in today's world. Some of the most important topics/issues the girls are facing today are Teen Pregnancy, STD's, Eating Disorders, Healthy and  Abusive relationships, Internet Safety (Keep yourself and friends safe), Job interviews/applications, Teen Alcohol and Drug abuse. Do you want to learn more about these topics and issues from professionals? Come and learn from the experts about the tough topics you want to know about but are afraid to ask about. You will get to attend all topics and  listen to real stories from young ladies. Bring a sack lunch and drink!

FALL GIRL TALK TOUGH TOPICS

December 8th 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

13-17 years old

Center for the Study of Addiction
Texas Tech University

$5.00 per girl
$4.25 Take Charge charm

Topics to be discussed at this session will be:

Max/Min: 100/20

Registration deadline: Tuesday, November 27, 2007

SPRING GIRL TALK TOUGH TOPICS

April 5th, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

13-17 years old

Center for the Study of Addiction
Texas Tech University

$5.00 per girl
$4.25 Take Charge charm

Topics to be discussed at this session will be:

Max/Min: 100/20

Registration deadline: Tuesday, March 25, 2008

"Eat Smart!-It's All About You"

Saturday, January 12, 2008
10:00 a.m.-10:30a.m. Check-In
10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Workshop

YWCA
3101 35th Street Lubbock

$22.00 per girl (includes patches, lunch and swimming)

Come to the YWCA, where Fit is Fun and earn the Eat Smart It's All About You patch.  After completing all the required activities, a light lunch will be served.  Girls should bring a swimsuit and towel in a backpack. 

Max/Min: 30/10

Registration deadline: Thursday, January 3, 2008

PROGRAM AIDE TRAINING - CORE COURSE

You must be in seventh grade or older to participate in this course.

Abilene PA Training     

Saturday, January 12th, 2008, 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.                         

Abilene Girl Scout Office

$10.00 per girl  (includes Pin, Patch, and manual)

WHAT TO BRING: Sack lunch and drink

Earn your program aide pin by completing the core course. Learn about the fundamentals of Girl Scouting.  Learn how to work in a leadership capacity with other Girl Scout age levels.  Course includes safety concerns, characteristics of the three younger age levels, Girl Scout basics, and meeting planning. By attending and completing this training, girls will have the opportunity to help put on council sponsored events, community events, help with troop meetings and more.

Max/Min:  30/10

Registration deadline:  1 Week BEFORE training

PROGRAM AIDE TRAINING - CORE COURSE

You must be in seventh grade or older to participate in this course.

Lubbock PA Training

Saturday, January 19th, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Science Spectrum, Lubbock

$10.00 per girl  (includes Pin, Patch, and manual)

WHAT TO BRING: Sack lunch and drink

Earn your program aide pin by completing the core course. Learn about the fundamentals of Girl Scouting.  Learn how to work in a leadership capacity with other Girl Scout age levels.  Course includes safety concerns, characteristics of the three younger age levels, Girl Scout basics, and meeting planning. By attending and completing this training, girls will have the opportunity to help put on council sponsored events, community events, help with troop meetings and more.

Max/Min:  30/10

Registration deadline:  1 Week BEFORE training

Candle Making 101

January 19, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

KanDel's Candles and Gifts
605 Amarillo Street, Plainview

$15.00 per girl (includes fun patch)

Description: Do you love candles?  Come and learn how to make a beautiful candle and pick out your own scent.  Enjoy learning hands on how a local candle business makes great candles with great scents! 

Max/Min: 15/10

Registration deadline:  Thursday, January 3, 2008

Photography

Saturday, January 26, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Idasa Photographic Art
15503 Kelsey Street, Wolfforth

$25.00 per girl (includes lunch and badge)
$5.00 per adult

Bring your digital camera and learn about picture composition, how light affects the picture, Photoshop, and digital printing.  Practice taking pictures and take home one 8X10 picture of your choice.  Spend the day learning about the art of photography.  Each girl must bring a digital camera to use throughout the day.

Max/Min: 12/6

Registration deadline:  Thursday, January 10, 2008

Inventions and Inquiry

Saturday, January 26, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Science Spectrum
2579 S. Loop 289, Lubbock

$16.00 per girl (includes badge and museum admission)

Hydrogen fuel cell cars promise pollution-free driving, but will you see them anytime soon?  Learn about the prospects for hydrogen fuel cell cars and build and operate your own fuel car!  This class will provide you with the hands on experience of how vehicles of the future may integrate this revolutionary and environment-friendly power technology.  Finally, perfect your design and race it!  Earn Inventions and Inquiry in this one day class.  Each girl must bring a sack lunch.

Max/Min: 30/10

Registration deadline:  Thursday, January 10, 2008

Art in 3-D

Saturday, January 26, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Hardin Simmons University
Abilene

$42.00 per girl

Sculptor Steve Neves will help girls enjoy creating three-dimensional artworks in a university studio.  They will also learn how he became a sculptor and a teacher.

Max/Min:  8/5

Registration deadline:  Thursday, January 10, 2008

Clay Workshop

Saturday, February 2, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Hardin Simmons University
Abilene

$42.00 per girl

Ceramic artist Tony Berry will help girls become familiar with clay.  They will learn how he became a ceramic artist, and they will work on clay projects in a university art studio.

Max/Min:  8/5

Registration deadline:  Thursday, January 17, 2008

Creative Cooking - Super Suppers 101

Saturday, February 2, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Super Suppers
5905 82nd St. 101, Lubbock

$14.00 per girl (includes badge)

Come into our kitchen and you will find a fresh cooked meal within your reach.  Basic cooking instructions, kitchen safety, and food nutrition are top on the list for any chef great or small.  Learn how easy and fun a fresh cooked meal really can be.  Earn your Creative Cooking badge and take a yummy treat home for your family to enjoy.

Max/Min: 20/10

Registration deadline:  Thursday, January 17, 2008

Miss Manners

Saturday, February 9, 2008, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

TBA

$8.00 (includes fun patch)

Spend the day with your Omega 2 Beta friends and learn the importance of good manners.  You will learn table manners, social manners and have lots of fun with your friends. 

Max/Min:  25/15

Registration deadline:  Thursday, January 24, 2008

Girl Scout Anatomy: Careers in the Medical Zone

Friday, February 8- Sunday February 10, 2008

TBA

Pull on your scrubs, fasten your protective mask and explore the medical world.  See first hand the medical field and all of the careers involved in medicine.  Join us as Girl Scouts experience the world of Mc Dreamy.  Please register early spaces are limited and registration deadline is firm!  Leaders are not required to attend this event.

Max/Min: 40/12

Registration deadline:  Thursday, January 17, 2008

Dinobiomemetics

Saturday, March 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Science Spectrum
2579 S. Loop 289 Lubbock

$16.00 per girl (includes badges and museum admission)
Personal Robots available for additional $20.00 fee at the door.

From fossil bones in museums to special-effect monsters in movies, T. Rex is probably the most well-known and fascinating dinosaur of all.  This class gives you an up close learning experience and the chance to build you own walking T. Rex!  Past meets future in this fascinating class on robotic animals and Biomemetics-the field of science that attempts to create machines or materials by copying nature.  Earn Digging Throught the Past while you work toward the future!

Max/Min:  30/10

Registration deadline:  Thursday, February 21, 2008

Mosaic Mirror

Sunday, March 9, 2008, 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Clay Café
5102 60th Street, Lubbock

$17.00 (includes fun patch)

Bring six favorite pictures of your troop, family or friends.  Create a unique mirror that you will treasure for a lifetime.  Spend a Sunday afternoon with your troop and create a unique mirror for your room.

Max/Min: 60/10

Registration deadline:  Thursday, February 21, 2008

Daisies in Bloom

Saturday, April 12, 2008

TBA

Earn the "In the Pink" Breast Cancer Awareness IPA by attending this event.  Enjoy a style show, make a bracelet to be given to a survivor, learn about healthy eating habits to prevent breast cancer, hear survivors' stories and much more.  Come for a fun relaxing lunch with your mom!

Max/Min: 100/50 (couples)

Registration deadline:  Thursday March 27, 2008

Car Sense

Saturday, April 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Mears Mazda
6027 Spur 327, Lubbock

$6.00 per girl

If you are waiting to get your license, or your already behind the wheel, this  workshop will give you an opportunity to recognize and meet the challenges you'll face as the driver and caretaker of a car.  Learn how to change a tire, change your oil and many other "need to know" car tips.  Earn the Car Sense Interest Project Award or the On the Go Charm.  Be sure to wear old clothes that you do not mind getting dirty!  

Max/Min: 50/10 

Registration deadline:  Thursday, April 3, 2008

L.A.N.-R.U.N.2 it? Science Spectrum Camp-in

April 25 - 26, 2008, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Science Spectrum
2579 S. Loop 289, Lubbock

$26.00 per girl includes snacks from street fair and all activities fees
$10.00 per adult
(Dinner NOT included, bring troop snacks in coolers or boxes with troop information clearly labeled.)

Join us for this high tech night of fun.  Learn about how modern movies are made. Find out about computers and how computer games of the future will be played.  Play on our virtual court and hang-glide inside.  Play in our technologies lab and build robots, fuel cell cars, and appliances of the future.  Earn Computers in Everyday Life and Building a Better Future.  You can even bring your own computer and hook up to our hub from some L.A.N. fun. ALL COMPUTER USE WILL BE STRICTLY MONITORED.  MYSPACE CONNECTIONS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.  T-Shirts available to purchase at the door $10.00 (please notify of special sizes). 

Max/Min: 250/100

Registration deadline:  Thursday April 10, 2008
Please use the Science Spectrum Camp-In Registration Form to register for this event.