Bridge to Senior Girl Scouts Ceremony (for Bridging Cadettes)
Cadettes should be in a horseshoe on one side of the bridge, and a Senior or Seniors on the other side of the bridge. After the cadettes cross the bridge and are met and given the Girl Scout handshake by the Senior Scout(s), they should then form a horseshoe with the Senior(s).
Leader:
“When you are a Senior Scout, your life is filled with action. In addition to group activities, Seniors have
many individual opportunities coming their way. You can take part in special events and sctivities planned by
Seniors for Seniors. You can be a delegate or a member of the Council board and help plan council activities.
You may be selected for one of the many Wider Opportunities open to Girl Scouts each year. And you can
now begin work on the Gold Leadership Award and the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. We
invite you to get involved!”
Need eight white candles in holders. New Seniors may alternate lighting candles and saying the parts of the
following pledge:
I pledge as a Senior Scout to:
Return to horseshoe
Leader:
As you begin your Senior journey to the Gold Award - we give you a gold key to help you unlock the doors to
the Five Worlds of Girl Scouting. Keys have quite a history. They were first used back in Biblical times.
They were quite large and made of wood; they were carried as a sign of prestige. We hope that you will carry
your key as proudly as the first keys were carried - and that this key will open many doors and worlds in your
Senior years of Scouting. Welcome to Senior Scouts.