It’s that time of year again. Millions of girls go door to door carrying large order forms displaying pictures of delicious cookies just waiting to be sold.

Girl Scout cookie sales have officially commenced internationally. We all love the scrumptious taste of one of America’s favorite traditions, but there’s more to it than just the boxes of cookies.

Senior Ashley Moore has been actively involved in Girl Scouts for 11 years. She joined the organization when she was in second grade and only seven years old. She’s also vice-president of Girl Scout Congress for the Sunflower Region. She sold 275 boxes of cookies her first year, and since then has been determined to sell more.

“I was the top seller in the Hays area last year,” Moore said.

This year, her goal is to sell 1,000 boxes of cookies. She has already sold 900 boxes.

“I’m so close,” Moore said. “It’s my last year as a Girl Scout, and I just want to go all out.”

She wants the pride of being the top seller two years in a row, but she also has another goal.

“I’m also doing this for the prizes that you can get when selling a lot of cookies,” Moore said. “For 1,000 boxes, you can get an iPod, a camera, or an iPod shuffle.”

Girl Scouts isn’t only about selling cookies though. There are many other ways in which they help benefit society. They help the community and have a good time in the process.

“Once, we had to spray paint the inside of a slide dome at Kiwanis park when we were cleaning up, and I accidentally spray-painted my hair blue,” Moore said.

There are many benefits of staying in girl scouts for a long time, besides free cookies.

“Thanks to girl scouts, I’ve had the opportunity to travel overseas,” Moore said.  “I went to Switzerland and England for a trip and stayed at a placed owned by Girl Scouts International.”

Moore is glad to have stayed in Girl Scouts and participated in all the projects for the community.

“There have been so many fun things that I’ve gotten to do,” Moore said. “Anywhere you go with other Girl Scouts, they’re your friends. They’re like a family of girls, and I’m proud to be a girl scout.”