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Paramus' First Female Cub Scout Leads By Example Paramus' First Female Cub Scout Leads By Example
Paramus' First Female Cub Scout Leads By Example No one in Katie Sheridan's family was all that surprised when the 7-year-old announced she wanted to be a Cub Scout. The Paramus second grader has been tagging along to Boy Scout meetings for the past two years with her older brother Jimmy, and the only thing keeping her from joining herself was the "boys only" rule. Last summer, Paramus den leaders voted to allow girls into the local Cub Scouts packs -- making Katie the first girl in the borough. "Being a Cub Scout makes me feel special and proud," said Katie of Pack 245.  Boy Scouts of America last year announced it would be droppi…

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by Cecilia Levine