May 12, 2025 story & photo submitted by the Hingham Girl Scouts
Hingham Girl Scouts Troop 70755 has turned a local concern into a lasting solution. As part of their Bronze Award project, six determined 5th-grade Juniors—Petra Alexander, Yianna Hauser, Lilah Flike, Lilly Minnehan, Morgan Siegmann, and Ellie West—successfully added seizure and anxiety attack response training to South Shore Safety’s Babysitter Safety Course.
The scouts identified a critical gap: local middle school-aged babysitters weren’t being taught how to recognize and respond to seizures or anxiety attacks—common situations that can escalate quickly without proper support.
For Troop 70755, this project hits close to home. “Some of us have experienced anxiety, and others have family members with seizure disorders,” the girls shared. “We wanted babysitters to feel prepared, especially when it really matters.”
In partnership with South Shore Safety, which runs babysitter training across the region, the troop created original educational content that has now been officially integrated into the course. The updated curriculum will equip babysitters as young as 11.5 with essential emergency-response skills.
“You saw a need in your community and took action,” said South Shore Safety co-founder Bette Antonellis. “Your efforts will not only benefit your town but will also reach communities throughout Massachusetts where our classes are offered. You’ve strengthened the quality and impact of our babysitter safety program, giving young people the confidence to care for children safely and responsibly.”
The new training content will officially debut on May 23, 2025, during a Babysitter Safety Training session at Hingham Recreation Center in Hingham, MA. The training will remain a permanent part of South Shore Safety’s course materials.
For more information or to register for a local class, visit www.southshoresafety.com.
As part of Hingham’s top cookie-selling troop, these six Girl Scouts know how to get things done. Their teamwork, passion, and persistence capture the true spirit of the Bronze Award—creating real change through courage, leadership, and service.
To earn the Bronze Award, Troop 70755 completed all seven official steps: they finished a Girl Scout Junior Journey, explored their community, identified a meaningful issue, built a plan, took action, and now, they proudly spread the word.