Girl Scouts "bridge" to adulthood

Christal Gaines-Emory

Writer

On June 29, Girl Scouts Grace Bell, Veronica Romero, Carley Jones, and Jenna Jedlicki from Troop 4042 walked across the historic San Luis Rey Bridge, symbolizing their growth and transformation into adults.

For Girl Scouts, this process is called "bridging" and it is an important step in growing up and moving forward. Bridging occurs at every level of Girl Scouts. Some Girl Scouts begin as Daisies, then bridge to Brownies, and Brownies bridge to official Girl Scouts. Many of these girls have been involved in Girl Scouts since their early childhood, including Bell a...