Alexandria City High School Senior Kalina Janevski recently earned two of the highest awards Girl Scouts can receive based on her volunteer service, including an initiative to register voters.
Inspired partly by her experience working as a Senate Page, Janevski initiated a voter registration drive, earning the Gold Award. Janevski hosted voter registration booths at local colleges and high schools, collecting 168 completed registration forms and helping others navigate the registration process. Janevski also partnered with the Center for Common Ground, the Black Student Union, and the National Honor Society to send out postcards to victims of voter intimidation and disenfranchised voters in Virginia and Florida.
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest and most prestigious award a Girl Scout can earn. It recognizes the extraordinary efforts of scouts who tackle pressing issues in their communities and make a lasting impact.
Janevski also earned the Girl Scout Silver Trefoil award, a prestigious service award that recognizes Girl Scouts for their volunteer efforts and dedication to their communities. To earn this award, scouts must complete at least 100 service hours in various categories, including service to local communities, international groups, and Girl Scouts.
Janevski volunteered at the Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library as part of her service, organizing and sorting books for sale and recruiting high school volunteers. She also cleaned snow from walkways for elderly neighbors and assisted a rural women’s organization in North Macedonia.
