Lc Students Check Into Deaconess As Volunteers
Eleven juniors and seniors at Lewis and Clark High School are getting a firsthand look at health-care career opportunities at nearby Deaconess Medical Center.
The program, which began this fall, matches students with professionals in departments such as radiology, medical records, the public health information center and child care, said Terren Roloff, spokeswoman for Deaconess Medical Center.
Students volunteer to work three hours a day, Mondays through Fridays. Students aren’t paid but earn high school credit through Lewis and Clark’s Career Focus program.
“The kids are having a wonderful time,” said Bob Lobdell, who coordinates the program for LC. I’m hoping this program will boom and we’ll get more and more students.”
Lobdell said school officials are talking to Sacred Heart Medical Center and the Shriners Hospital staff in hopes of expanding the program.
“What I’m hearing back from students is they realize what classwork they need if they want to pursue a career, instead of taking fragmented coursework,” Lobdell said.
Meredith Stewart, who works in the central supply department at Deaconess, is mentor to two students, Willie Lyons and Audrey Wozney.
“They’re working out wonderfully,” Stewart said. “They’re learning how to sterilize things, how to use aseptic techniques, distribute lab specimens and work with the computer.”
Through the program, students interested in the medical field have the opportunity to see all the career possibilities available, Stewart said.
Jefferson plans trunk show
The Jefferson Elementary School History Committee is asking parents, grandparents and neighbors to search their attics, closets, basements and old trunks for pictures, newspaper clippings, period clothing or other memorabilia pertaining to the school’s history.
The committee, sponsored by the school parent teacher group, is planning a “trunk show” for Jefferson students in April, when the school turns 89 years old. Jefferson, at 3612 S. Grand, was built in 1908.
For more information, contact PTG President Sue Silver or Principal Mary Dean Wooley at 353-4444.
Crafts show for LC Band
Looking for a birdhouse, pottery, stained glass items or other handmade gifts?
The Lewis and Clark Band Department will present its fundraising Autumn Arts and Crafts Show on Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $1.
Wilson crossing safer
Wilson Elementary School reports that a permanent adult crossing guard has been found to guide children across the busy intersection of 29th and Lincoln. Temporary adult crossing guards filled the position until Martha Sneva, who has a kindergartner attending Wilson, stepped forward to help keep children safe on their way to and from school.
Ferris Band still needs $16,000
The Ferris High School Band, continuing its march to the 1997 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., has raised $24,000 and needs to raise $16,000 more.
Funds are needed to purchase new uniforms and six sousaphones and to rent two trucks to transport equipment to Pasadena.
The 240 band members will pay their own air fare and lodging, a total of $850 per person.
Pledges are sought for the band’s five-mile fund-raising march on the South Hill Oct. 26, said Roberta Fox, president of Ferris Drill Team and Instrumental Boosters.
For information or donations, call 448-8268.
“People watching the parade aren’t going to remember Ferris,” Fox said, “but 45 million people are going to see a band from Spokane,” Fox said.
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