Troop
1775 – 2014 Activities
We started the year, as always, by welcoming new
members to the group – any girl in grades 6 – 12 is welcome to join us whether
or not she’s been a Girl Scout before.
In October, the girls who had been indoor rock climbing the year before
scaled and rappelled 70 feet off the Quincy Quarry cliffs!
We visited the Microsoft store twice, to earn the
“Netiquette” and “Digital Moviemaking” badges. In December, we did Archery at Cedar Hill! We followed up with a “Catching Fire” patch program
presented by Charlotte and Caroline.
Some of us sang Hanukkah and Christmas songs at Brookhaven with other
Lexington Girl Scouts.
We earned our First Aid badges; KK and Eileen helped us
remember to keep those improvised splints “BUFF!” (Big, Ugly, Fat and Fluffy!) We
did CPR on mannequins, wrapped ankles, tied slings, studied hypothermia and
dehydration – it all helped us to prepare for our two May camping trips – we
hiked the National Seashore, became Junior Park Rangers, built fires and made
s’mores, avoided ticks, poison ivy and snakes, saw both invasive and endangered
plant species, watched fox cubs cavort at dusk, learned to canoe, and became
experts on putting together propane stoves and washing dishes the Girl Scout
way.
We
presented two “Promise Petal” programs to a Daisy troop, and made parade
decorations. We ate lots of pancakes after the Patriots’ Day parade (and
while camping!) We assembled goodie bags and snacks for the service unit Halloween
Party. We worked on the “Mission:
Sisterhood” Journey and some of us finished our “Trailblazer” hiking
badge! It’s been a busy year.
