A local kindergarten group recently formed the Girl Scout Troop 5991. Members were celebrated for earning the “Park Clean Up” badge after beautifying Hahamonga Park on Nov. 11. The girls, led by Kassandra Jauregui and Courtney Kirkbride, picked up bottle caps, cigarettes, wrappers, napkins and fast food containers, all while learning the importance of keeping nature clean. Pictured at the park are Rhea Van Der Wende (front, from left), Elizabeth and Isabella Curtis, Aixa Gutierrez and Sarah Lee. Back: Josephine Flaharty, Viviana Jauregui, Zoe Somawardhana, Scarlet Taliaferro and Rosana Schwartz. Troop members attend Palm Crest, Crestview Prep, Learning Castle and Monte Vista elementary schools. - Photo courtesy Kassandra Jauregui
First published in the November 23 print issue of the Outlook ValleySun.