Each girl's progress for Badges & and Awards will be entered into TroopTrack by our Advancement Coordinator. We ask that a few weeks before the awards ceremony each parent log onto TroopTrack and review their daughter's progress to ensure it has been recorded correctly so she is given the appropriate recognition.

Achievement Badges

AHG helps girls acquire skills that will assist them in all areas of life. These skills may include how to use a computer, sew on a button, protect themselves, learn about their ancestors, or what it takes to be an astronaut. Girls will learn many skills as they earn AHG Achievement Badges. The badge program allows the younger girls to learn from older girls, and also gives the older girls a chance to teach the younger girls!

*For uniform placement of all badges, patches, service stars, awards, and pins, see the AHG Handbook

Badge Cheat Sheet - the "Who's Who of AHG Badges" (please note, Stars & Stripes required badges indicated here are the 16 badge plan, not the 2023 13 badge plan).

The American Heritage Girls Achievement Badge Program is divided into six "Frontiers." Each of these frontiers is offered during the year, providing a well-rounded program. There are 80 different Achievement Badges; each of which can be earned at three different levels (Tenderheart, Explorer, and Pioneer/Patriot). Some badges will be worked on together as a troop, but girls can also earn badges by working on them outside of troop time. The six frontiers include:

• Our Heritage
• Personal Well-Being
• Family Living
• The Arts
• Science & Technology
• Outdoor Skills

*For more information, see the AHG Girl Handbook.

Special Activity Patches

Activity patches can be earned by participating in or attending special events.  Activity patches earned will vary for each girl, and some can be earned annually.  Placement of earned activity patches is on the back of each girl's sash or vest. 

Service Stars

Service is where a humble servant’s heart motivates an outward focus to follow Christ’s example. AHG emphasizes community service!  Service is freely giving of your time, your talents, and your hard work for someone else’s benefit without expecting anything in return.  All AHG girls will have the chance to serve their local community both as a troop and individually. Parents will log service hours in the service hour log available at the sign in table at every meeting. Those hours will be entered into TroopTrack by our service coordinate but we ask that parents review those hours before an awards ceremony to ensure they are correct.

*For uniform placement of all badges, patches, service stars, awards, and pins, see the AHG Handbook

“Service is freely giving of your time, your talents, and your hard work for someone else’s benefit without expecting anything in return.  Service is where a humble servant’s heart motivates an outward focus to follow Christ’s example."

A service star is not compensation, but recognition for a girl’s heart for service.

To put it simply, service has these expectations:

1. Service comes from a girl's heart
2. Service is outwardly focused (not for self, family or Troop)
3. No compensation is given for service (monetary or gift)

Depending on the girl's level, she will receive a Service Star after she's completed a certain number of hours of service. The hour requirements are below:  

• Tenderhearts - 1 blue service star per 5 service hours
• Explorers - 1 red service star per 10 service hours
• Pioneers - 1 white service star per 15 service hours
• Patriots - 1 yellow service star per 20 service hours

Sports Pins

Girls can be recognized for all those sweaty hours of practice and play! This program is designed to introduce AHG members to both group and individual sports and to encourage teamwork, respect for authority, goal setting, and good sportsmanship. Girls may work together on these pins or may participate individually through community and church teams or clubs. The goal is to GET ACTIVE and PLAY SAFE!  To earn a sports pin, girls have to practice, play, and learn about rules, safety and equipment, and most of all have fun!

*For more information about sports pins see the AHG Handbook

All American Heritage Girls from Tenderheart to Patriot can participate in this program. A pin is only earned once, so it can move from a vest to a sash.  If a sport is played for many years, colored disks can be earned to wear behind the pin!  Pins are currently offered in the following sports:

 
Level Awards

American Heritage Girls receive Level Awards to recognize their achievements. All requirements must be met by the end of the final year at each level. Depending on the level, this award includes badge work, service hours, special events, and service projects. It takes a lot of hard work, but if you put your mind to it, you can proudly earn and wear your level award! 

Pathfinders	Tenderhearts	Explorers	Pioneers	Patriots
Fanny Crosby	Sacagawea	Ida Scudder	Harriet Tubman	Abigail Adams
	Planning Guide	Planning Guide	Planning Guide	Planning Guide
Tracking Sheet	Tracking Sheet	Tracking Sheet	Tracking Sheet	Tracking Sheet

The Stars and Stripes Award

The Stars and Stripes Award is the highest recognition in American Heritage GirlsPatriots who wish to achieve AHG's Highest Honor are young women who exemplify the qualities of the Creed - compassion, helpfulness, honesty, loyalty, perseverance, purity, resourcefulness, respectfulness, responsibility, and reverence.   The award incorporates badge work, religious award recognition, 100 hours of service, and leadership. This award takes a lot of hard work and may take a year or more. The requirements and board review for this award must be complete before the girl's 18th birthday. AHG has a lot of resources (everything from a basic overview to requirements to how to celebrate when you're finished) here: https://www.ahgfamily.org/help/articleview/ari9fahegwny?referrer=profile-resources Be sure to note which badges are currently required (the 13 badge plan, which went into effect in 2023).