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Congratulations to Civic Learning Award Winners LdV and Health Professions
Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School and Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School have earned 2017 Civic Learning Awards of Merit.
SCUSD students share civic learning projects with peers in LA
Students from George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science, Alice Birney Public Waldorf K-8 and Health Professions High School showcased civic learning projects at a video conference coordinated by the Sacramento County Office of Education last month.
SCUSD students also helped moderate a panel discussion with politicians and other officials, including California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla. Students from Los Angeles joined in the conversation via video conferencing.
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UC Davis medical students demonstrate suturing at Health Professions
Interns from the UC Davis Family Medicine Residency Program taught Health Professions High School Medical Science 9 students how to suture pigs feet last week.
Teryn Heckers, Community Liaison from the Department of Family and Community Medicine at UC Davis Health System, brought in more than 15 medical resident interns to help with the lesson, connecting classroom instruction to workplace application.
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Health Professions hosts K-6 students on Junior Jag Day
Health Professions High School welcomed students from West Sacramento’s Stonegate Elementary School last Thursday — Junior Jag Day.
Stonegate’s AVID class students had the opportunity to experience the life of an HPHS Jaguar, learning basic CPR skills, participating in a lung lab in a Medical Science class and preparing a poem on health and wellness.
The school has also scheduled Shadow Days from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on February 1, March 7 and April 4.
New Tech, Health Professions students win Forestry Challenge awards
Students from Sacramento New Technology and Health Professions high schools participated recently in the 2015 Santa Cruz Forestry Challenge held in Boulder Creek.
A New Tech team placed third out of 21 teams competing. Health Professions placed first in the challenge’s “pacing contest.” For this event, contestants were challenged to pace a 66-foot distance without the use of any measuring device. Health Profession’s pacing was closest to accurate (only off by 1.25 inches).
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Health Professions hosts educators from Latin America
Health Professions High School hosted a group of educators from the International Visitor Leadership Program last week.
The IVLP team is learning how to integrate career and technical education into core subjects using a healthcare theme. Education leaders were from Bolivia, Argentina, Mexico and Honduras and have been traveling throughout the United States looking at model educational practices.
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Legislators visit Health Professions on National Voter Registration Day
State Assemblymembers Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) visited Health Professions High School on Tuesday as part of a statewide celebration of National Voter Registration Day.
The event also highlighted the legislators’ support of AB 1461 — the California New Motor Voter Act, which would register every eligible citizen who goes to a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office to get a driver’s license or renew one.
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Health Professions student writes, directs school play
Health Professions High School junior Christina Mendoza directed and wrote the play performed by the school’s drama club this month.
An avid fan of Edgar Allan Poe, Mendoza combined the poems “The Raven” and “Annabel Lee” with the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” to create a thriller.
Mendoza says her goal is to be a Hollywood screenwriter. Her play, performed April 17, featured characters from Poe’s works and classic lines from the source material.
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Health Professions students compete in state leadership conference
Health Professions High School students recently competed in the 2015 State Leadership Conference sponsored by HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America).
The competition was fierce: More than 2,000 students participated from across California. Health Professions students displayed networking and empathy skills, attended workshops and completed Courtesy Corps volunteer work during the conference.
Six students were named finalists in two competition categories:
Sutter’s ‘The Pick’ team documents Health Professions mock disaster drill
Students from Sutter Middle School’s The Pick news team documented a mock disaster drill at Health Professions High School with a special video report.
Sutter’s MESA (Math, Engineering, Science, Achievement) students portrayed the victims during the drill.
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Health Professions students ‘rescue’ Sutter kids in a mock disaster
The alarm sounded for the Health Professions High School campus to evacuate due to a fictitious explosion.
The 11th grade Health Professions students rushed to apply their Red Cross First Aid skills at this mock disaster.They treated the pretend injuries of “victims” from Sutter Middle School’s MESA program.
These “victims” displayed pretend blood and injuries professionally applied by the Sacramento Medical Reserve Corps. Jennifer Young, who is an alumna of Sutter, did an outstanding job as the Incident Commander of the HPHS Mock Disaster response team.
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Health Professions student tells Univision why she loves her school
Health Professions High School senior Yaritza Benitez was featured on Univision Channel 19 recently discussing her experience at Health Professions and how it has led her on a path to college. Click here to watch.
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UC Davis partners with Health Professions on new pathway program
Through a partnership with UC Davis Health System, Health Professions High School is now offering an Allied Health Careers Pathway Program, a comprehensive, year-long curriculum that will provide hands-on experience and mentoring in a variety of allied health careers.
Many of these careers only require a certificate or associates degree from community college. They include: Registered dietician; respiratory therapist; pharmacy technician; medical assistant; and occupational therapy assistant.
The program is for 12th grade students with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
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Health Professions students and staff break blood drive record
Health Professions High School and BloodSource teamed up to host a campus blood drive on April 9.
Seventy-four pints of blood were collected, breaking the school’s previous record by 10 pints.
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Health Professions student takes recycle, reduce and reuse to action
Danielle Donohue, a Health Professions High School senior, has been working hard to complete her community service hours requirement towards her diploma of excellence this year.
When she saw the catchy phrase “recycle, reduce, reuse,” she put her mind to work and came up with a game plan.
After making several phone calls and scheduling appointments, she met with three of the general managers of the large downtown hotels.
Thank you to the staff of the Sheraton Grand Sacramento for contributing hotel towels that were taken out of inventory.
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Health Professions students attend leadership conference
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School participated in the 2013 Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) State Leadership Conference March 21-24 at the Convention Center downtown.
This year’s conference theme was “Build a Better You” and concentrated on leadership skills, healthy habits and academic competitions.
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Health Professions alum wins spot as Congressional intern
Health Professions High School alumnae Alexis Kelley will serve as a Congressional intern in Washington, D.C., this summer and fall through the Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy.
Each intern is assigned to work for two and half months in a Capitol Hill office following a two-week course at the Panetta Institute. In addition to their work in Congressional offices, interns participate in weekly seminars on policy issues and aspects of government.
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Health Professions hosts Honor Roll Breakfast
School also plans ribbon-cutting on new garden
Health Professions High School hosted its second annual Honor Roll Breakfast on Friday, February 22, celebrating the academic achievement of students and their families.
A standing-room-only crowd filled the library as families, staff and students dined together.
On Friday, the school will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the revitalization of its garden in partnership with Lowe’s, which provided Health Professions with a grant.
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Health Professions students host Peace Week event
Health Professions High School students hosted a Peace Week (February 4-8) event to help students focus on alternatives to violence and anger.
Students and staff gave away hot chocolate and students signed a pledge not to “Let Anger Heat You Up.” More than half of the student body signed the pledge.
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UC Davis staff mentors Health Professions students on senior projects
Twenty seniors from Health Professions High School traveled to the UC Davis School of Medicine on February 6 to interview doctors, nurses and professors, research needed to complete their senior projects.
Topics discussed ranged from heart disease to domestic violence.
Despite nerves and fears that the conversations would be difficult, the students came away exhilarated and optimistic about opportunities for internships, job shadowing and volunteer work.
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Health Professions wins Lowe’s garden grant
Health Professions High School received a $3,000 grant from Lowe’s to improve the school’s garden.
Teacher Erich Richards and his students have been working hard but a lack of funding has stalled the garden, says Health Professions Principal Ann Curtis. “We can’t wait to see what great things come from our garden,” she adds. “Thank you Lowe’s!”
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Health Professions teens participate in UC Davis drill
Twenty Health Professions High School students participated in the UC Davis Health System’s Mock Emergency Drill Day on November 27.
From 7 a.m. until noon, students acted as “victims” of a possible medical disaster and were even made up to look like accident victims.
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‘Freedom Writer’ Erin Gruwell visits Health Professions
Her story inspired movie starring Hilary Swank
Erin Gruwell, the Southern California teacher whose work with at-risk teens inspired the movie “Freedom Writers,” spoke with students at Health Professions High School last Thursday.
Gruwell brought some of her original group of students with her to the North Land Park campus and spoke to the school about the importance of sharing your story.
In 1994, Gruwell began teaching at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach. She was assigned to work with 150 at-risk students and strongly believed that through education they could overcome even the worst kinds of adversity.
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Health Professions students donate 52 pints of blood
Thanks to BloodSource and 78 student and staff donors, Health Professions High School donated 52 pints of life-saving blood at the school’s semi-annual blood drive this month.
BloodSource did an excellent job of organizing the on-site blood drive at the school, which not only resulted in the blood donations, but also offered students a glimpse into the professionalism of the medical world.
Says Principal Ann Curtis: “We are looking forward to beating our record in May!”
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Health Professions students tour UC Davis Institute of Regenerative Medicine
Ten students from Health Professions High School were recently invited to tour the prestigious UC Davis Institute of Regenerative Medicine to learn about the science of stem cells.
Students heard from different scientists about their careers and roles in the development of new medical treatments through stem cells. The tour included information on how umbilical cord blood helps saves lives around the world to the repairing of broken bones and revascularizing limbs in horses and people.
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Health Professions goes pink to raise breast cancer awareness
Health Professions High School went pink on Friday, October 26, to raise awareness of breast cancer.
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Health Professions students share stories at UC Davis Medical Center
Members of the school's writing club read selections from their book
Members of the Health Professions High School Creative Writing Club were honored to be chosen to read selections from their book, “Breath and Bones,” to medical students, doctors and family members as a part of the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project.
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Health Professions’ ‘Challenge Day’
Health Professions High School hosted its first Challenge Day on Wednesday, October 3. More than 100 students, staff, parents and community members participated.
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Health Professions gets a campus clean-up
Health Professions High School had its first clean-up day of the year on Monday, September 17. Staff, students, family and community members all came together, with their gardening tools, ready to clean up the campus. More than 25 helpers spent two hours weeding, picking up trash and cleaning windows. Says Principal Ann Curtis: “It was a great event and the campus looks great for our upcoming Back-to-School Night.”
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Health Professions students present projects at UC Davis
Health Professions High School students presented culminating projects for their 10th grade Cultural Competencies Integrated Units to a panel of medical students at UC Davis School of Medicine on May 30. Following the presentations, the medical students commented on the professionalism of the Health Professions sophomores and the content of the information presented, saying it would help them when they are working in the clinic.
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Health Professions volunteers are ‘Heroes of the Week’!
Health Professions High School (HPHS) graduate Roberto Chacon (pictured on the far right), who is currently studying engineering at Sacramento State, and fellow CSUS engineering student Edgar Ramirez (pictured far left), have been working hard to make a difference at Chacon’s alma mater. Members of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at CSUS, the pair have volunteered their time to tutor, mentor and provide leadership to HPHS students. They have organized their entire group to come to the school to provide role models to teens. Says Principal Ann Curtis: “Roberto and Edgar have gone above and beyond in helping our students to be successful and to visualize their futures. Roberto believes that he can be a unique type of mentor to the students because he truly understands the students and they can relate to him. He has been very successful and he has made a huge positive impact at our school.” Chacon and Ramirez plan to start a junior SHPE program next year. For all these reasons, they are the eConnection Heroes of the Week!
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ER Doctors Leave Freshmen in Stitches
UC Davis emergency room doctors recently spent at day at Health Professions High School teaching ninth graders how to suture wounds. Practicing on pig’s feet, students sutured while listening to stories about life in a hospital. It was a great experience for all students and helps get them one step closer to entering the health care field.
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Health Profession Students Give ‘Gift of Life’
Working with BloodSource, Health Professions High School students donated 62 pints of blood during a day long drive on May 8. Eighty-three students participated, including 28 new donors. Great!
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Health Professions Student Promotes Hearing Loss Awareness
Health Professions High School student Celeste Reyes, as part of her senior project promoting awareness of those with hearing loss, hosted a panel discussion for 40 students on Friday, April 13. Panelists included deaf, hard of hearing and CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) individuals. Over Spring Break, the HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) Club from Health Professions competed in a statewide conference in Orange County. The 17 students participated in a variety of medically related events with more than 2,000 students from all over California. The school’s Biomedical Debate Team placed in the top 10 and Sara Johnson made it to the top 20 in her individual competition. Congratulations!
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About Clayton Dagler:
In ninth grade, Clayton Dagler’s math teacher told him that he shouldn’t aspire to higher level math classes. Maybe the teacher was trying to do Dagler a favor. After all, the teenager did suffer from dyslexia and had a hard time in the class.
Instead, that demeaning comment had the opposite effect, giving Dagler the motivation to prove his teacher wrong. Instead of quitting math, Dagler continued to take higher level classes, eventually graduating from UC Davis with a mathematics degree.