Every Tuesday, Girl Scout Troop #71624 meets in the elementary cafeteria at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. This particular troop is made up of nine second and third grade students, therefore the troop falls under the category of Brownies. Troop #71624 formed just this school year, so they’ve been spending a majority of their time in meetings learning the Girl Scout Promise and the democratic process of voting, which is how they determine what they will do together as a troop. The girls also rode on a float in the Fall Festival parade and attended the Baker Observatory Open House Night, where they got to view the stars, planets, and moons through a high powered telescope.
The Brownie Troop is led by parents, Renee Kolb and Crystal Barton. Kolb explains, ‘‘My daughter signed up for Brownies, but they didn’t have a troop in Fair Grove. Crystal and I got together and decided to start a troop…Girl Scouts is led by the girls. As troop leaders, we are just here to guide them along their path.” Barton also added that she decided to become a troop leader to help make her daughter’s Girl Scout journey as rewarding as possible.          Crystal defines Girl Scouts as, “… a safe place where girls can develop confidence, friendships and life skill.” The Brownies have a year full of upcoming events including, a lock-in, a camp out, and various other activities and fundraisers which of course includes selling cookies. The girls are currently working towards their Girl Scout Way badge. As the girls work for their badge they do different activities each time they meet to learn about the Girl Scouts Way as well as Girl Scout Law. So far, the girls have learned several songs and traditions, including how to make s’mores.