enjoys time with her friends while demonstrating a level of maturity far past her age. A dedicated Girl Scout, she is pursuing her Gold Award, the highest achievement in the organization. Part of that work requires two “Journeys” and a project. Journeys are coordinated series of activities centered around a theme that is directly related to ideals at the heart of Girl Scouts.
Rigby’s Journeys included “Girltopia,” in which she learned about the importance of advocacy and finding pride in the community in which one lives, and “Sow What?,”which dealt with the energy and health issues present in our food today and understanding its origins.
For her leadership project, Rigby is developing a Service Committee as part of her youth Association at church, St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Richmond. “It is important, in my opinion,” said Rigby, “that whatever you decide is your niche, that you can find ways to help others in the process. Whether it’s teaching, or raising money for a cause, or setting up a fun event that every one enjoys, people get a lot more out of helping others than helping themselves.”
It’s a pretty heady schedule for anyone, let alone a teenage girl, but Rigby takes it all in stride. “I am one of those people who wishes there were an extra three hours in the day, not to make my schedule less cluttered, but to do more fun and interesting things.”
Some of those interesting things include pickup soccer on weekends, indoor hockey during the winter, or engaging in interesting math problems to stimulate her mind. “I think one should just do what you love and are pas- sionate about, make the activity yours by helping in a creative way, and surround yourself with people you admire and enjoy.”
Some of those people with whom Rigby surrounds herself are her teammates, people who admire her as much as she admires them.
The reason Siobhan’s teammates make it a point to use the brightly-colored orange ball might not be clear at first. In fact, it wouldn’t be clear at all if you watched the game based on the play of the talented athletes all over the field, including Siobhan, who participated in Futures.
The reason why they request to use that ball is because it provides the most contrast for Siobhan’s eyes. The aspiring doctor who is working towards her Gold Award for Girl Scouts, who is leading a charge to get another well in Mali, and is studying to represent her school in an academic competition while playing high-level field hockey, has 20/550 vision.
Siobhan Rigby is legally blind.
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