All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

2025 Girl Scout Cookie season kicks off across region

Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council recently kicked off the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie season, a time when Girl Scouts hone their entrepreneurial skills as they find new and inventive ways to sell cookies.

With the much-anticipated cookie season back in full swing, cookie lovers can rejoice as they indulge in the classic cookie lineup. The 2025 season will provide the full spread of highly sought after cookie flavors, including Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs and more.

At the close of the 2025 cookie season, the beloved Girl Scout S’mores cookie flavor will be retired. Girl Scout S’mores enthusiasts can purchase the last of these sweet treats by contacting a Girl Scout for their Digital Cookie online sales link or by visiting https://girlscouts.info/cookies.

Starting this season, each box of Girl Scout Cookies will cost $6.00 to ensure more girls have an opportunity to benefit from local and national programming.

When girls participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, the largest entrepreneurial program in the world, they acquire a host of invaluable entrepreneurial skills, including goal setting, money management, decision-making, people skills and business ethics.

Each box of cookies sold allows Girl Scouts to develop an inextinguishable entrepreneurial spirit, gaining courage, confidence and character as they conquer new feats and embark on new adventures.

“Each of our Girl Scouts is looking to change the world, and through the Girl Scout Cookie Sale, you can help make it happen,” said Beth Casey, CEO for the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council.

“Our girls have big goals to travel, take on service projects and help their communities – and you can fuel their dreams by ordering delicious cookies to enjoy. All the while, they’re learning key skills like goal setting, decision making, money management, business ethics and people skills.”

Locally, 55% of cookie proceeds go towards council-sponsored programming and events, while 21% funds the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and 24% covers Girl Scout Cookie-related costs and delivery fees.

Girl Scout Cookie season is recognized nationally from January through April, but local timing varies; please support your local Girl Scouts now by ordering before the conclusion of initial orders on Saturday, February 8. Cookie Booth Sales are expected to begin at the end of February.

For more information about the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond, visit https://www.bdgsc.org.

How to Purchase Girl Scout Cookies This Year

  • If you know a registered Girl Scout, reach out to learn how they’re selling cookies. If you don’t know a Girl Scout, contact Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council at productsales@bdgsc.org to be connected with a local troop.
  • Customers who do not know a Girl Scout can purchase cookies to be shipped directly to their homes by ordering online at https://girlscouts.info/cookies.
  • Local Girl Scout Cookie Booth sales are set to start February 28. Use our Cookie Finder at https://girlscouts.info/cookiefinder to enter your zip code and find cookies near you.
  • You can also text COOKIES to 59618 to stay informed about how to purchase Girl Scout Cookies and other exciting Girl Scout news.
  • Don’t forget to donate! In addition to fueling exciting, girl-led adventures, the Girl Scout Cookie Season provides an opportunity to donate cookies. Through our Gift of Caring program, community members can donate cookies to local military families and provide funding to local Girl Scouts. Learn more about donating cookies by contacting a troop or visiting https://girlscouts.info/cookies.

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