New Lake Highlands construction is in its infancy. Well, sort of.

On February 21st, the five members of the Lake Highlands based Junior Girl Scout Troop 441 had a meeting that focused on earning their Architecture Badge.

To that end, they first learned about different architectural styles and then proceeded to design their own spaces.

It so happens that the spaces they designed were their own Lake Highlands bedrooms!

During the meeting, hostess Judy Craigo, gave the girls - Caroline Anderson, Elsa Pair, Lillie Parnell, Lydia Reiff-Martin, and Lanie Jackson - mechanical pencils, rulers, and draft paper to design pencil sketches of their rooms.

This required a good sense of recall and an eye for detail. Along with outlining the walls, they had to incorporate doors, windows, closets, and all the other elements in their rooms.

Using their drawings as templates, the girls then created furniture with modeling clay. They completed several of the directives outlined in the official Girl Scout Badge Book.

Lanie was excited to have the girls come and was well prepared. “Two years ago I looked through the Badge Book, and I remember the Architecture badge," she ways.

"While I’m not really interested in pursuing architecture, it’s really cool to look at all the molding in houses, and the steps and stuff!”

Troop 441 was initiated in 2004 and for the past six years, through various membership changes, the girls still try to get together once a month during the school year, and a time or two over the summer.

Their 2009-'10 season kicked off in October with a Halloween party that challenged their creativity by requiring they dress as their favorite character - and give a short presentation about the character. An hours worth of charades tested their acting skills, too!

In November, the girls earned a Community Service badge by helping wrap and prepare gifts for those in need through a neighborhood church outreach program.

Taking a break for the busy month of December, the girls reconvened for a January meeting that was all about careers. They discussed potential areas of interests and colleges they are planning on attending.

The girls also enjoyed a visit from a Human Resources Manager who walked them through the process of interviewing for a job.

Each scout was filmed during her interview by a "potential employer" and took home a disc of the performance for future study.

Along with their monthly meetings, the Troop is sometimes called upon to handle official duties. Troop 441 looks forward to presenting the flags at the upcoming March 25th Lake Highlands Elementary PTA meeting.

For more information about the Girl Scouts, readers can visit http://www.girlscouts.org.