DECA Blood Drive Sees Students and Staff Help the Community
Story By: Kayli Perez
On November 1 William Chrisman held a blood drive for students, and visitors to donate blood. The blood drive is held by DECA club, Mrs. Perry being the teacher has worked it for all 3 years that she has been here, her students help with the event by getting kids signed up, checked in, setting up snacks, and helping fainting people.
She says, “We want to give back to our community, which is why we hold it and work it.”
Seventy two students, staff, and community members showed up to give blood giving the blood drive 62 units of blood from the school. You had to be 16 and older to give blood, and some who signed up were not able to give blood because of health reasons, or blood checks. So some sophomore and up were able to give blood, and some did faint due to dehydration or just first time shock. For the most part, although the students were very calm and happy to be giving blood for those who need it. Talking to Regina Lopez and senior who was giving blood for the first time said
“It’s my first time doing this and I feel like I am doing a service activity for someone who needs it so it is exciting and I will definitely do it too.
Most of the students felt like Regina all but one of the students interviewed were experiencing their first time as well. The one student that had given blood more than once was Juan, he is a senior and gives blood a lot because he has family that does it, also he has had family who needs blood in an emergency to live. He wants to help the community and will give blood as often as he can to help.
In the same thought, Dana Crosby was giving blood for her first time to help people and grew up with examples from her family to do so. She said laughing
“Yes I am very nervous, and I want to help people but depending on how it all goes I may or may not be giving blood as much as I can.”
Talking to her after she was doing good and would most likely be giving blood multiple times.
The blood drive was a good turn out for William Chrisman and got students thinking about how they could give back to people in need. It was a good first-time experience for the sophomores just coming up and gave seniors a chance to see how much their blood could help and that they should continue it whenever they leave their high school. Giving blood is a small price to pay to help out the community and would be a good thing to think about going into next year if you’re eligible and want to help someone in need.
On November 1 William Chrisman held a blood drive for students, and visitors to donate blood. The blood drive is held by DECA club, Mrs. Perry being the teacher has worked it for all 3 years that she has been here, her students help with the event by getting kids signed up, checked in, setting up snacks, and helping fainting people.
She says, “We want to give back to our community, which is why we hold it and work it.”
Seventy two students, staff, and community members showed up to give blood giving the blood drive 62 units of blood from the school. You had to be 16 and older to give blood, and some who signed up were not able to give blood because of health reasons, or blood checks. So some sophomore and up were able to give blood, and some did faint due to dehydration or just first time shock. For the most part, although the students were very calm and happy to be giving blood for those who need it. Talking to Regina Lopez and senior who was giving blood for the first time said
“It’s my first time doing this and I feel like I am doing a service activity for someone who needs it so it is exciting and I will definitely do it too.
Most of the students felt like Regina all but one of the students interviewed were experiencing their first time as well. The one student that had given blood more than once was Juan, he is a senior and gives blood a lot because he has family that does it, also he has had family who needs blood in an emergency to live. He wants to help the community and will give blood as often as he can to help.
In the same thought, Dana Crosby was giving blood for her first time to help people and grew up with examples from her family to do so. She said laughing
“Yes I am very nervous, and I want to help people but depending on how it all goes I may or may not be giving blood as much as I can.”
Talking to her after she was doing good and would most likely be giving blood multiple times.
The blood drive was a good turn out for William Chrisman and got students thinking about how they could give back to people in need. It was a good first-time experience for the sophomores just coming up and gave seniors a chance to see how much their blood could help and that they should continue it whenever they leave their high school. Giving blood is a small price to pay to help out the community and would be a good thing to think about going into next year if you’re eligible and want to help someone in need.