Girl Scout gets veterans accolades
Carl Kieke
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6873 in Abilene honored a young woman as their Girl Scout of the Year during ceremonies last week.
Olivia Hessock, now a freshman at Angelo State University, received the annual honor. She is the daughter of Jennifer and Norman Hessock of Abilene.
Hessock graduated from Wylie in 2020 – one of the seniors with the misfortune of losing much of their senior year to the COVID pandemic. But before that, she was obviously quite busy.
Before moving to Abilene, she lived in Alaska, where, as a Junior Girl Scout, she earned the Bronze award. Among other requirements, she completed a project teaching badges to Brownies (grades 2-3) and participating in food drives for local food pantries.