Editor’s note: The author is affiliated with the Girl Scouts.
In the winter and early spring, students and teachers across FHS look forward to the Girl Scout cookie season. Girl Scouts is a global organization that teaches young girls and women a variety of skills from how to camp to how to work in a group. Most importantly, it teaches entrepreneurship. Selling Girl Scout cookies has been one of the biggest events for the Scouts organization for over 100 years since the first sale in 1917 and is a tradition enjoyed by faculty and students alike.
The cookies that local girls sell are Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Dosi-dos, Lemon ups, Trefoils, Adventurfuls, S’mores, and Toffee Tastics. The last two are sold for $6 a box, and the rest are $5.
Junior Blake Clayton, a longtime Scout, always looks forward to the famous cookie season. Clayton said, “… the most important part is getting to connect with a lot of different people who really like cookies!” Cookie season is very important to a Girl Scout because it is a major fundraiser for the organization. Freshman Lorelei Pointer said, “It can be very beneficial to help with teaching younger girls how to finance and save up for what they want.” It teaches young leaders how to manage business finances and handle money in a smart way. For those looking to avoid sweets, donation options are available.
Freshman Arabella Pointer stated that the cookie season is “… just a really fun time.” This organization can make a beautiful web of people who bond over their love for sweets. Local Scouts also are making a difference, as all donations from Troop 613 go to the Children’s Blood and Cancer Center. Overall, the cookie season remains a great source of community bonding, as well as teaching America’s younger generation many important life skills.
