By: Jessica C.
The
number of girls who are Girl Scouts in elementary school drops significantly by
the time the girls reach high school.
Many
girls get teased for being in Girl Scouts and others get questioning looks as
if the only appropriate age for Girl Scouts is the cute young face of a Brownie
portrayed in Girl Scout cookie ads.
Most
Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts believe that high school is one of the best
times to be a Girl Scout. High school Girl Scout, Mamie, says, “If you stick with Girl Scouts,
over the years the opportunities just keep opening up. Programs like
Destinations, awards like the Silver and Gold Awards, and volunteer events like
leading day camps and younger girls make you more and more confident and
connected with the world around you.”
Cookie
sales also increase with the age and level of the Girl Scout. Girls start to
sell hundreds and even thousands, of Girl Scout cookies by the time they are
Senior Girl Scouts. The higher-level incentives are also aimed towards teenage
girls. They involve iPods, laptops, TVs, Wiis, and other electronics.
The destinations program is also for older Girl Scouts who are in either middle or
high school. It gives girls the opportunity to travel nationally or
internationally with other Girl Scouts in the USA.
The
highest service award Girl Scouts has to offer is specifically for girls in
high school. It’s the Gold Award, an 80 hour service project that girls plan
and lead.
Most
high schools require volunteer hours and that’s something most Girl Scouts
don’t need to worry about. The volunteer opportunities are endless: working at
Girl Scout camp, hosting princess tea parties for Daisies, making meals in
homeless shelters, or just volunteering at a local fair.
Girl
Scouts has amazing activities for everyone and it’s a wonder why anyone would
want to quit. Girl Scouts even has created a lifetime membership certificate,
available for any women over the age of 18 to purchase and remain a Girl Scout
for life.
Senior
Girl Scout Kendal sums up the older Girl Scout experience perfectly, “You
prepare to change the world.”
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