Special Interest Troops

High Adventure Troop

High Adventure Girl Scouting is for any girl at least 11 years old or in the 6th grade and up. There are activities every month, including horse camp, scuba diving, caving, zip-line, rock climbing, ice skating, canoeing and an old favorite: Spa Day.  Summer trips have gone to Costa Rica, Key West, Canada, West Virginia, Hawaii, England, Spain, France, Portugal and Morocco. As you can see, travel is international as well as national.

The goal of our group is to develop leadership, life skills and team work.  To do this girls plan, organize and implement our monthly events. Older girls teach younger girls the skills needed for each event. We also conduct money earning projects to help defray trip expenses and we encourage girls to earn their Gold and Silver Awards.

Every other month clinics are held for girls working on Gold and Silver Awards; i.e. what needs to be done, what you can do to earn the awards, how to fill out paperwork and  more.

Fund raising is offered during the year for everyone to raise money for the upcoming trips and events. Whether it's Europe or a monthly event, everyone can earn her way. You can participate in Traditional QSP and Cookies also. Money-earning is not required but is available to all to help defray trip costs.

Traveling Girl Scouts is a Special Interest Group dedicated to providing International Travel opportunities for older Girl Scouts throughout Lake Erie Council.  The leadership of this group has over 15 years of international traveling experience behind them with Girl Scouts!  We don’t want to take the place of your regular Girl Scout troop.  We intend to supplement the older girl program by providing international travel opportunities for girls wishing to travel as well as for troops who couldn’t otherwise travel on their own.  What we do have are:

• Monthly meetings held on Sunday afternoon or evening, when we learn about the countries we will be visiting and Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting in those countries.
• Fundraising opportunities where girls and adults work together to support each Girl Scout’s trip costs.
• Fun with your sister Girl Scouts and gaining confidence and independence.
• Local community service projects and camping.
• Meeting girls throughout the counties in the  Council

How about a trip to the “Land Down Under” or a snorkeling adventure in the tropical waters of Hawaii? Would you like to walk where the ancient Romans lived or take a ride on Loch Ness in search of Nessie? Is travel your thing? Then the Girl Scout International Travel Group is for you! Each year we travel to an exotic location and you are invited to come along. If you are a girl 11-17 years old, you can join the International Travel Group. One catch is that to travel internationally, girls must be 14 years old. But you can join the group before then because we offer lots of fundraising opportunities so you can start saving for the trip of your dreams. Also, adults who wish to travel with us are invited to come along for the ride! What’s in it for you? Fun! Plus you will gain confidence, independence and become self-reliant.

We are a special interest Girl Scout Group aimed at keeping older Scouts, in the 11-17 year range, active in scouting. We serve the entire Lake Erie Council area, encompassing Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lake counties. Most girls who belong to the Travel Group also belong to a traditional troop. Our main focus is preparing for and carrying out international travel experiences for girls and adults. WE PROVIDE A WORLD VIEW TO OUR SCOUTS!

The leaders of this group, Cheryl Soltis-Muth and Bette Idemoto, have over 15 years of experience between them traveling with Girl Scouts. They have taken scouts all over the United States, Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand. The group does not intend to replace the troop you’re in, but rather provide an additional activity to add to your girl scouting experience with these travel opportunities. Through monthly meetings held on Sunday afternoons or evenings, travelers learn about the countries they will travel to, as well as about Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding in those countries. Travelers learn:

• How and what to pack
• How to stay safe and healthy on the trip
  About currency, exchange rates and budgeting money
• Cultural diversity & sensitivity and respect for other cultures

The group offers many fundraising opportunities to help with trip costs. Fundraisers include:

• Cookie, QSP and calendar sales
• Spaghetti Dinners
• Car washes
• Concession events