Aria Jin

COOKIE TIME Aria Jin and Skylar Campbell selling cookies near the end of their elementary years. Selling cookies provides many life lessons for the Scouts, including building confidence speaking to adults, not being disappointed when someone doesn't buy, and coming up with a goal on how to spend the earnings wisely. The girls always did a combination of donating money back to the community and spending some on an outdoor trip.

INTERACTIVE Erique DeGrange started as a troop cookie mom, but a lot of the parents took turns teaching the girls how to explore for their interests. Scouts pictured include Aria Jin with marker in her mouth and Skylar Campbell next to Erique. As that age is challenging to keep kids' attention, the trop moms worked to keep meetings interactive and fun. Meetings always end with a friendship circle.

FROM COOKIE BOOTHS TO CARIBBEAN SUNSETS Troop 147007 has done it all. After 13 years together, these Girl Scout ambassadors celebrated their journey with a cruise to Cozumel, Mexico, capping a legacy of leadership with Bronze, Silver, and now Gold Awards for several troop members. Pictured, from left, are Aria Jin, Alexa Camp, Sloane Smith, Jenna Mirza, Anneliese DeGrange, Isabelle DeGrange, Skylar Campbell, and Eden Harris. These girls all earned their Bronze (2019) and Silver (2021) awards, which count towards prerequisites for the Gold Award. Current Gold Award recipients are Skylar, Sloane, and Isabelle (as of Nov. 2025). The Gold Award is the highest and most prestigious award that Girl Scouts can earn. 

SMILES, SASHES, AND SERVICE Back in 2018, these bright-eyed Horn Elementary fourth graders from Girl Scout Troop 147007 helped make the school’s fifth-grade graduation extra special – handing out programs and tissues as proud families filed in. Formed in kindergarten, the troop began with all Horn students and has stayed strong ever since, even as some members moved away. Pictured, from left, are Skylar Campbell, Isabelle DeGrange, Alexa Camp, Anneliese DeGrange, and Aria Jin, who are still part of the troop today.

CAMPING DURING COVID During Covid years, it felt safest to be outside. In 2020, the girls went on their first backpacking trip. They spent one weekend carrying in and carrying out all of their sleeping gear, clothes, and food in the cold weather. They learned to build their own fires with kindling they found, and ate their first dehydrated backpacking meals. The plastic bags on shoes were to prevent disasters from happening by accidentally stepping on those cow patties. Girls pictured include Sloane Smith, Alexa Camp, Jenna Mirza, Isabelle DeGrange, Anneliese DeGrange, Skylar Campbell, Aria Jin, and Eden Harris.

WIND AND WATER The wind blows in the girls' hair at the front of the ship. Pictured are Jenna Mirza, Sloane Smith, Alexa Camp, Isabelle DeGrange, Skylar Campbell, Anneliese DeGrange, Aria Jin, and Eden Harris.

CRUISIN' The entire group with leaders on catamaran in front of Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Pictured are Isabelle DeGrange, Skylar Campbell, Eden Harris, Aria Jin, Erique DeGrange, Alexa Camp, Tania Campbell, Sloane Smith, Tina Villard, Jenna Mirza, and Anneliese DeGrange. The girls voted and picked this adventure which included snorkeling, playing in a private beach with water activities, and unlimited dancing on the catamaran.

From left: Simone Goffney, Aria Jin, Miranda Lu, Madeleine Luca, Julie Tang, Cathryn Vera, Abigail Brams, Anastasia Shih, Lela Izaddoost. (Photo: Abigail Brams)

Horn Elementary theater students