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Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada has announced its 2013 Young Women of Distinction award honorees.

Gold Award recipients are:

Illyana Preth, 19, daughter of Brian and Sandy Preth, graduate of Centennial High School.

Danielle Taylor, 19, daughter of Willa Hemmons Taylor, graduate of The Keystone School, an online school.

Marcy Brown, 17, daughter of Philip Brown and Sandra Baniaga-Brown, attends Silverado High School.

Silver Award recipients are:

Haley Bain, 13, daughter of James Bain and Maureen Bain, attends St. Francis de Sales School.

Juliann Best, 15, daughter of Kelly Best and Angela Best, attends Rogich Middle School.

Brooke Creer, 14, daughter of Craig Creer and Melanie Creer, attends Cadwallader Middle School.

Marisa Dermer, 14, daughter of Daonal Dermer Jr. and Jennifer Dermer, attends Saville Middle School.

Cheyenne Dorner, 14, daughter of Chris Dorner and Tricia Dorner, attends Escobedo Middle School.

Jordon Ferguson, 14, daughter of Jeffery Ferguson and Karen Ferguson, attends Cram Middle School.

Megan Hafenbreadl, 15, daughter of Matthew Hafenbreadl and Wendy Hafenbreadl, attends Greenspun Middle School.

Sana Kamboj, 13, daughter of Saba Khwaja Alim, attends The Meadows School.

Monika Martinez, 14, daughter of Efrain Martinez and Blanca Martinez, attends Bridger Middle School.

Enjoli Monlina, 14, daughter of Rudy Molina and Audrea Molina-Castellanos, attends Greenspun Middle School.

Ashley Olson, 14, daughter of Robert Olson and Kristi Olson, attends Centennial High School.

Rachel Patterson, 14, daughter of Stephen Patterson and Connie Patterson, attends Bridger Middle School.

Elizabeth Pearson, 15, daughter of John Pearson and Paula Pearson, attends Thurman White Middle School.

Melody Preth, 15, daughter of Brian Preth and Sandy Preth, attends Leavitt Middle School.

Taylor Romero, 14, daughter of Ernest Romero and Jacquelyn Romero, attends Bridger Middle School.

Cassandra Thurnbeck, 14, daughter of Edward Thurnbeck and Susan Thurnbeck, attends Rogich Middle School.

Jasmine Vazquez, 14, daughter of Hipolito Vazquez and Virginia Rodriguez, attends Bridger Middle School.

Crystil Wood, 13, daughter of Ray Wood and Jennifer Wood, attends The Adelson Educational Campus.

Angelique Clark, 12, daughter of Michael Clark and Claire Trebaol-Clark, was home-schooled.

Kristen Fairchild of Cincinnati has been named to the dean’s list at the University of Cincinnati for the summer 2013 semester.

Fairchild is the daughter of Kristen Fairchild Meyer and Dan Meyer of Las Vegas.

The following students have been named to the dean’s list at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif., for the spring 2013 semester: Christopher Johnson of Henderson, majoring in exercise science; Jena Chavez of Henderson, majoring in exercise science; Danica Engstrom of Las Vegas, majoring in environmental science; Paige Pensivy of Las Vegas, majoring in theater arts; and Charlotte Kimmel of Las Vegas, majoring in communication.

Shaynell Neal of Henderson and Olga Taguba of Las Vegas have graduated from Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill., with a Master of Science degree in nursing.

Jean Rowland has graduated from Army basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. A 2003 graduate of Las Vegas High School, she received an associate degree in 2010 from the College of Southern Nevada. Rowland is the daughter of Fredricka Hudson of Las Vegas.

Rachel Evans of Las Vegas has been named to the dean’s list at Villanova University in Villanova, Pa., for the spring 2013 semester. Evans is majoring in Spanish studies.

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