Weston High School

Members of Weston High School’s HOSA Future Health Professionals Student Club showcased various healthcare careers to other students on Nov. 5 during an interactive learning fair at the school. The fair included vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature), CPR/AED, phlebotomy simulation arms for drawing blood, urinalysis simulation, and glucose monitoring simulations. This is the first year the club has hosted an interactive health learning fair at the school.

“These displays give students a chance to see all the varied careers there are in healthcare,” said Weston High School CTE Health Science and PE Teacher Stephanie Jordan. “It’s not just limited to doctors and nurses.”

Weston 12^th grader Kaia Powell wants to become an emergency medical technician.

“I was really surprised by how many fields there are in healthcare,” said Powell.

“In the club, we learn a lot about the human body and how it functions,” said 12^th grader Caitlin Miner who wants to become a radiologist. “We’re taught how to check vital signs. It provides you with a basic understanding of what’s happening when you go to the doctor.”

Later in the day, students from Arlington High School visited Weston to display boards they had designed which showed various medical conditions.

The HOSA club meets during lunch. HOSA club members include Kaia Powell, Caitlin Miner, Alyssa Klein, Austin Marasigan, Panny Desrosiers and Chase Ulrich.