Sparkies are proud of their uniforms…their red vest. When they complete the first portion in their handbooks they will earn a Sparks emblem to go on their vest: HangGlider, WingRunner and SkyStormer. These emblems are to be sewn on the upper left side of the their vest below the Sparks emblem. These emblems are designed to be worn together and to build upon one another. There’s no need to remove the previous year’s emblem before sewing on the current year’s emblem.
Sparks Pilot Wings
Sparkies receive a pilot wing when they earn their first achievement jewel in a particular handbook. Pilotwings are green for HangGlider, blue for WingRunner and red for SkyStormer.
Achievement Jewels
There are 12 achievement jewels for each handbook with 4 of each color. That’s a total of 36 jewels for all three Sparks handbooks.
Red and green jewels are awarded for completing the handbook sections. Blue jewels are awarded for club attendance. Sparkies receive these at the end of each attendance period if they’ve had no more than one unexcused absence during that period.
For information on jewel placement for the pilot wings, see the Sparks Uniform Awards page at the end of the handbooks.