Girl Scouts of Northeast Apply STEM Learning Through Annual Cookie Box Creations Event

DALLAS – The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) are more than half way through Girl Scout Cookie Season. What many don’t know is that these boxes of treats aren’t just to eat. Girls are using empty boxes for a hands-on STEM learning experience by hosting its annual Cookie Box Creations event.

Cookie Box Creations gives girls the opportunity to think creatively and discover more about all things science, technology, engineering and math. Gril Scouts teamed up with local architects and engineers to create free-standing structures using Girl Scout Cookie boxes.

This year’s exhibit features a theme of “Game Changing Innovations” and will be on display through March 4 at . Designs will be judged by local community leaders and are evaluated in the following categories: technical difficulty, creativity in design, engineering difficulty and best use of color and materials.

WHAT: Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Cookie Box Creations team installation

WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 12 10 – 11 a.m.

WHERE: Galleria Dallas 13350 Dallas Parkway Dallas, TX 75240 Mall Map: www.galleriadallas.com/visitor-guest-services/map/

WHO: Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Cookie Box Creations Teams including girls and adult mentors with the following companies:  Adams Engineering  American Society of Civil Engineers  Balfour Beatty Construction  Cisco  Good, Fulton & Farrell  Hayden Consultants  HKS  HWH1887  Kimley-Horn  SHM

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 Spring Valley  Omniplan

MEDIA: Amanda Duquette 972.349.2452 [email protected]

About Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Girl Scouts is the premier leadership organization and is the largest pipeline for female leadership. Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas serves more than 26,000 girls and 12,500 adults in 32 northeast Texas counties. For information on how to join, volunteer, donate or reconnect to the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, call (800) 442-2260 or visit www.gsnetx.org.

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