 Well, for 100 years, Girl Scout cookies have been a staple. Cookie sellers at Bemidji Middle School got the chance to polish up on their skills and prepare for cookie season tonight. Haiti Clotter has the story. Since I was a kid, I wanted to be in Girl Scouts. Young Girl Scouts took a course in the Girl Scouts Cookie University at Bemidji Middle School. Once enrolled, the girls learned skills for the cookie program that focus on selling, money management and business ethics. They can take those skills back to their troop or back to their home wherever they originate with their cookies selling and they can apply that to their selling cookie business. Girl Scouts Cookie University teaches the girls their very own entrepreneur skills. They learn how to run a cookie business so they can be successful and techniques to make that sale. This also empowers the girls to reach their goals. For example, if they sell enough cookies, they can attend camp or ride a horse. Some of them already have a sales pitch ready. Hi, would you like to sell cookies? My name is Sophia. I'm a Girl Scout. The top selling cookies are Caramel Delights, Peanut Butter Patties and the favorite of the night. The Thin Mint. Thin Mint. The girls also learned that there's more to being a Girl Scout than Thin Mints and Lemon Cookies. Being a Girl Scout all is about having fun. You need to work. Yeah. I know it takes a lot of work but being a Girl Scout is just helping my community and everybody in it. The most important lesson of the day was to always have fun. In Bemidji, Haiti Clotter, Lakeland News. Each girl that attended the Cookie University received a patch. All the girls from Northern Minnesota, most of them are from Bemidji. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.