Two West Windsor residents who attend Stuart School received Girl Scout awards for service. Both young women chose to work on service projects with foundations at Stuart.
Aana Bansal, a senior, received her Gold award, the highest recognition awarded by the Girls Scouts of America, and freshman Isabelle Engel received her Silver award during the Court of Award Ceremony at Community Middle School in West Windsor on November 17.
Bansal, a member of Troop 70600, designed and led free robotics summer camps at the Trenton library for children who would not otherwise have this opportunity. Bansal is a co-founder and co-captain of the award-winning Stuart Sparks Robotics Team.
“I gave children from Trenton a fun and interesting introduction to engineering and raised awareness as to the inequalities in educational opportunities for students around the state,” she says. Her troop leaders are Kate Henkel and Lorraine Camaratta. Her mentor was Shinae Park, robotics advisor and teacher of physics at Stuart.
Engel, a member of Troop 71016, educated the community about the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen in Trenton and provided more than 100 toiletry bags for guests. “I chose to work with Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen in Trenton after serving a meal there with the Stuart community and learning about the need for personal care products.” Her troop leaders are Jan Cardinale and Theresa Gillars. Her mentor was Barbara Anne Cagney, founder of Loaves and Fishes and a second grade teacher at Stuart.
Congressman Rush Holt was present at the ceremony to congratulate the area Girl Scouts on their accomplishments.
