Walter Simmons School Bus Trip

Rameck’s cousins visited him at his college dorm. They caused a commotion, which caused attention. Before they knew it there was a crowd of people in the hallway looking at them. Rameck got mad, so he told them to leave. Except for one person. Rameck told him to leave, but he wouldn’t leave. Rameck got very mad, and to so his he was tough he hit him. The boy fell and his neck bended, and his body went limp. The police came, but the parents didn’t charge Rameck for assault. After that he controlled himself and tried harder to become a doctor not a prisoner. The boy’s neck bent in an odd way, and his body fell limp.” Said Rameck after the

She’s bleeding. Help! Someone call 911!” She yelled. Everyone rushed out of the school with fear. A big crowd headed toward the door. Alex and I were squished up in the middle. No one will ever notice it is me. Before we can all get out the teachers already blocked us off. Oh no! I thought. I just wanted to get out of here. Short enough, the cops and ambulance were pulling up. The screaming sirens and flashing lights filled the parking lot. The teachers guided us all into the gym so the paramedics could easily get her body. Everyone was filled with confusion and fear. Everything just happened so quickly. Mrs. Crawsond made her way onto stage and approached the

Breaking an ankle in high school can be devastating. For Stacey Wood, it lead to her calling in life. “I had to see the athletic trainer and that sparked my interest into the field with sports medicine,” said Wood.

Each month I hold a completely free dance camp for children with disabilities to help with their physical development, social awareness, emotional maturity, and cognitive ability. My ultimate goal is to one day operate my very own physical therapy practice to help children with challenges that they face in their everyday lives. This non-profit organization that I developed has ultimately prepared me for the everyday duties of a physical therapist assistant. When I was thirteen years old, I severely broke my elbow which doctors thought they were going to have to amputate my arm.

Eric Lagrand was a very well known football player. He was loved by his fans and teammates then tragedy struck. Eric was tackled hard during a game and was paralyzed from the neck down. This caught attention from many people on T.V shows and radio stations. Since he was admired by his team, they put up his football number in the stadium and retired his jersey. Lagrand went into a coma after his injury so he was not able to continue with school. Even though he did take a breat from school, he was excited to go back and is still on the road to graduating. Since he was completely paralyzed from the shoulders down, he goes to physical therapy to learn to get some of his strength back. He is learning to find his balance and to use his arms. His

When I broke my Tibia and Fibula playing football my sophomore year of high school, I started to really think about what I wanted to do with my life. I had a lot of love for playing football, and I knew that I did not want to stray too far away from the sport. It wasn’t until I started going to physical therapy that I realized that I didn’t have to, so I decided that I wanted to be a physical therapist, to help other people get back on their feet. However, my junior year, we got a new athletic trainer at my high school. So, I decided to ask Mrs. Pam if she would mind if I shadowed her, to learn more about what she did, and how to help other players with their injuries. She agreed, and I spent my junior and seniors years shadowing her. I learned

When Jacob, the best player of my football team when I was ten, got hurt, it turned out to be a ‘’blessing in disguise.’’ At the time I was ten and played for the Modesto Raiders. It was our third game of the season, and we were playing the Vikings on a warm, windy day. When Jacob got hurt, he was playing wide receiver and it was third down. He went out for a pass and as soon as he touched the ball, got hit so hard that I could hear it on the bench as soon as he touched the ball. He was still on the ground when the play was over and didn’t look like he was getting up anytime soon. Coach went over and helped him up. A few seconds later our offensive coordinator came up to me and said that I would be starting until he was able to play again.

Few minutes later, one teacher started to faint and fell in the middle of audience. The game stopped and nurse came into the gym. He wasn't breathing at all, so he was sent to a hospital. The game kept going with my teammate and remaining teachers.”

The OHS Student council and principal Walter Simmons went on a skiing trip to Keystone, Colorado last week. A total of 26 students and 4 adult chaperones attended the trip after holding fundraisers all year and raising $3,000 dollars. After Simmons broke his leg in a skiing accident, he was still in pain on his return to school.

Two years ago on a crisp October afternoon following school, I walked to the training room expecting a normal day for us. There would be the tapping of ankles, wrist, and thumbs, along with rehabilitation exercises and the whines and complains of athletes who would sit in the whirlpool for various injuries. After changing into sports medicine attire and putting my books up I was asked to take a framed object next door to the athletic director’s office. While patiently waiting for him to finish a meeting with

When he came into jr. high he started his football career. He played for the Blackfoot Eagles and the Snake River Ravens. During his 8th grade year he broke his hip while in football practice. After this happened his family went on their hunting trip. He told his parents that something was wrong with it; however they told him he was just fine. After the hunting trip he went to the doctor to get an x-ray done. Right after the x-ray the doctor came in and told him that he needed to be at the hospital at 3 a.m. the following morning. After the hip was

“I recently had my carpets cleans and when they were done, I share the scholarship story. A few days later, I received a $200 gift coupon for us to raffle. Who does that?”, she declared. “It’s not unusual for many of the monetary donations coming from outside the Villages. Over the years, the support has really grown. It’s never too late to donate”. Wendy added, “the generous gifts from our community are auctioned off at a “not so silent auction. This also assists in raising money the

While some of the teachers didn’t care for his approach, it was that discipline and self-control that would ultimately help lead the staff and students through one of the most traumatic and horrible episodes in the school’s history in December of 2010, when four Griswold students were killed and another injured in an automobile crash.

Later that year, in 1975, my father had suffered a major motorcycle accident, nearly losing his right leg. The fracture he incurred was a break below the

The medical field had crossed this competitors mind a time or two, but was never anything serious. An elective credit was needed to complete the semester, so this fragile freshman decided to sign up for the athletic trainer course. Reed had no awareness of what was in store for the future. This novice trainer stood on the side lines during every football season, hydrating the players, taking care of sprained ankles, injured wrists, and finally a broken femur. It was then, junior year, that this novice trainer became a future paramedic. High school ended in December 2002, when this early graduate walked across the stage and the forthcoming journey began.