2008 Woodie Awards
Student athletes give back to community
Patrick Childs
Issue date: 2/16/08 Section: Sports
I was surprised to hear that 12-year-olds and 13-year-olds were more sure about their future careers than me. Some girls wanted to be veterinarians, one wanted to be a lawyer, another a fashion designer, and another a pediatrician.
I know this is coming from a guy who just looked up "pediatrician" in a dictionary, but I would say that the room of girl scouts was full of promising futures.
Barrish credited Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
"I think being a girl scout builds girls' self-esteem and leadership qualities," Barrish said. "They get to try new things and experiment."
Barrish was curious to know if any of the girls had ever spoken to college students before.
The girl-scout troop caught me by surprise. For me, to work 30 hours of community service I would have to give up a lot of my personal time. One hour spent on this Monday night, speaking to the troop forced me to miss one episode of a hit television show, American Gladiators. I couldn't imagine missing 29 more hours.
I know this is coming from a guy who just looked up "pediatrician" in a dictionary, but I would say that the room of girl scouts was full of promising futures.
Barrish credited Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
"I think being a girl scout builds girls' self-esteem and leadership qualities," Barrish said. "They get to try new things and experiment."
Barrish was curious to know if any of the girls had ever spoken to college students before.
The girl-scout troop caught me by surprise. For me, to work 30 hours of community service I would have to give up a lot of my personal time. One hour spent on this Monday night, speaking to the troop forced me to miss one episode of a hit television show, American Gladiators. I couldn't imagine missing 29 more hours.
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