In a time when many kids flutter from activity to activity, Katherine Tuggle stands out as a model of commitment. For the past three years, the Girl Scout has worked toward a singular goal — collecting every badge available.Katherine Tuggle, a home-schooled sixth-grader in Roswell, has earned every possible badge for a Girl Scout, that's 104 in all.
To that end, among other things, Katherine, 11, has cooked supper over a backyard fire pit, hiked a trail using a compass, sampled exotic fruits and vegetables, taught her dog to shake hands and tackled ice skating.
And, of course, she sells the famous Girl Scout cookies every year.
Most of the badges required reading and researching topics, as well as physical activities. When the small circular badges grew to cover her green sash, she started affixing them to a bookbag. Katherine, who lives in Roswell, is home schooled.
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