Bethel Park Girl Scout appears on Good Morning America
Courtesy of the Bethel Park School District
A Bethel Park Girl Scout was given the opportunity to share her passion for engineering on the national stage.
As part of National Girl Scout Day on March 12, Lyla Walsh appeared on the ABC news show, “Good Morning America.” She was one of a few select recipients of Girl Scout Gold and Silver Awards asked to discuss their projects on the program.
“A producer from ‘Good Morning America’ saw the article on the Bethel Park website,” said Walsh, a Girl Scout for 13 years. “She was looking for stories about Girl Scout Gold and Silver awards to have on ‘Good Morning America’ for National Girl Scout Day.”
Last summer, Walsh hosted “A Girl’s Guide to Engineering Camp,” a four-day camp designed to introduce young girls to the field of engineering. The camp brought together female engineers to inspire and educate participants.
“This was really an amazing experience,” Walsh told GMA viewers. “I was really able to put all the skills and values that I have learned from engineering, whether it was community service, leadership, resilience, I put them all to the test with this project.”
“That is wonderful, so important and impressive,” responded Lara Spencer, one of the show’s anchors.
Walsh was one of three girls interviewed virtually.
“It was kind of stressful to be on national television,” Walsh said, adding that not being in the studio helped relieve some of the pressure. “It was cool.”
She said she has received a lot of positive feedback from her camp and hopes to have a similar weekend type of event this year.
Walsh and fellow senior Amelia Lancet have started a Girls in Engineering Club at the high school that has about 20 members.
Walsh plans to attend the University of Florida to study mechanical engineering.