Girl Scouts 'spark curiosity' in daylong campus event
Published 03.27.2019
– Photos by Rachel A. Eirmann, student photographer;
Carol A. Lugg, dean of construction and design technologies;
and Barney A. Kahn IV, instructor of building construction technology
Paramedic and physician assistant students help Scouts toward their Senior First Aid badges, demonstrating emergency head care for people injured in motor vehicle accidents.
The New Cuisines badge inspires Girl Scout Cadettes to cook foods from different cultures.
A Brownie, exploring the world of carpentry and woodworking, gets started on her toolbox. Daisy and Brownie activities were facilitated by the Women in Construction student organization.
Learning about car care from Christopher H. Van Stavoren, assistant automotive professor
Encouraging the girls to be "courageous and strong" is Rachel E. White (right), of Doylestown, building science and sustainable design: architectural technology concentration.
Kristina M. Holland (center), of Mechanicsburg, majoring in building science and sustainable design: architectural technology concentration, mentors a colorfully clad group.
... who wastes no time in getting to work.
Jordan M. Scott, of Cogan Station, enrolled in residential construction technology and management: building construction technology concentration, helps a Girl Scout build a birdhouse. The activity was coordinated by Penn College Construction Association members, along with faculty members Harry W. Hintz and Barney A. Kahn IV, and Scott A. Bierly, lumberyard attendant/equipment repairperson for carpentry.
Richard M. Sarginger, a longtime faculty member in building construction technology, guides Catie Lugg (the dean's niece) ...
Allison Meckley, program director from the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania, shares the importance of motivation and a can-do attitude.
Scouts show off their creation, encouraged by students Hanna M. Gibson (at left, in red), of Allison Park, residential construction technology and management: building construction technology concentration, and Lindsay A. Lane, of McKean (second from right, in black), residential construction technology and management: architectural technology concentration, and Hintz (behind the lumber).
Artwork from the Girl Scouts brightens a hallway in the Carl Building Technologies Center.