2025 GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship Recipient Announced
Girl Scout Isabel Carda has been selected to receive the 2025 Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) Gold Award Scholarship in the amount of $5,000.
The GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship recognizes one outstanding Gold Award Girl Scout per council. Isabel was selected because her project exemplifies the core components of the Gold Award, and she demonstrated extraordinary leadership to drive lasting change in her community and beyond.
"Your outstanding Gold Award project, 'Car Care Basics for Teen Girls,' demonstrates measurable and sustainable impact and addresses an issue of national significance, proving that Girl Scouts of courage, confidence, and character truly do make the world a better place. Your accomplishment will endure for generations to come and serve as a powerful example of Girl Scouting in action," stated Bonnie Barczykowski, GSUSA CEO.
Car Care Clinic for Teen Girls
Isabel earned her Gold Award with her Car Care Clinic for Teen Girls. Isabel partnered with Southeastern Tech, Schulte Subaru, and Billion Automotive to host the clinic, where they taught girls basic car maintenance. Those in attendance learned how to change a tire, jump-start a car, and explored different career options in the automotive industry.
Her accomplishments reflect leadership, citizenship, and foundational skills built through Girl Scouts. “It is a tremendous sense of accomplishment to finish up my senior year with this award,” Isabel said. “It was a chance to expand my skills and practice some basic business skills that will come in handy in the future.”
Isabel just finished her freshman year at the University of South Dakota.
