From NOLA
Salmen students celebrated their EMT Basic certification in a penning ceremony at Lakeshore High School. The students in this class have spent their senior year learning the skills and procedures necessary to be competent Emergency Medical Technicians.
Victoria Tran receives accommodation from Rebecca Smith (EMT Instructor). (Photo submitted by Victoria Tran)
They also worked their underclassmen years in health occupations and medical terminology courses and, during their junior year, featured a First Responder certification class. These four years of work culminated in a mound of certificates and their designation as EMTs Basic.
To add to the momentous occasion, two of the Salmen students were awarded for their merit in the EMT coursework. Victoria Tran was named Parish Valedictorian and Lindsey Ngyuen was named Parish Salutatorian. Kelly Hoang and De’Shane Payton also passed the requirements for certification by a long shot.
The coursework of EMT includes rigorous bookwork and tests, as well a difficult skills training. The EMT students also have to observe a shift with professional EMT’s, which the Salmen students elected to attend more of than required. On top of this, the Salmen students were forced to take the First Responder course on their weekends, as it is not offered at Salmen.
Read the full article from NOLA.
