Thursday, April 18, 2019

WARREN Fitzgerald High School Prepares Students for a Career in Physical Therapy

By Shazmina Ahmed and Professional/Aide an This means this program is Baylee Byrd opportunity to explore this also offered to students career field as a future attending other local high Out of the many option. schools. One consortium Career and Technical There are six different student of Centerline High Education programs types of physical therapy: School, Dominic Valencia offered at Fitzgerald High Pediatric, Geriatric, says, “I enjoy attending school, one program that Vestibular, Neurological, another school for a class stands out is Physical Orthopedic, and and I made many friends Therapy. Otherwise known Cardiovascular/ Pulmonary. here. I’ve learned a lot as PT, Physical Therapy is the These six professions are all and it can help me greatly treatment of disease, injury, or covered in the program in the future. I recommend deformity by physical methods exposing students to a well everyone to take this class.” such as massage, heat rounded introduction to career Shahina Begum, a treatment, and exercise options in health care and student that attends Fitzgerald rather than by drugs or rehabilitation. Like in any High School says, “Physical surgery. This pro-gram is profession, physical therapy Therapy is unlike any other divided into two years— requires extensive schooling class. In this course, we do Physical Therapy and several hours of several hands on Professional I and Physical training. Thankfully, activities and labs that Therapy Professional II. having this program in our teaches us how to help These courses teach stu-dents school greatly helps people with disabilities and/ how to be able to help the students by strengthening or pain. We compete in injured along with providing PT skills under the direct competitions like HOSA opportunities to explore supervision of a Physical and can pos-sibly go to options in injury prevention Therapist or Physical state then na-tionals. This both in the classroom and Therapy Assistant. class is also great because the community. Taking this SUBMITTED PHOTO Additional, this class is a we can make friends from class gives students who are part of the Southwest other schools and know more Physical Therapy II students Caylinn Higgins, Treaver Gibbs, Colton Haberek, Aaron Pope, interested in a career as a Macomb Technical about each other.” Terry Phillips, and Je’kala Ashburn work on rehabilitation skills. Physical Therapy Education Consortium.

WARREN WARREN The World of Medicine It’s All About (The) H.O.S.A.!

By:Merna Mikha and Celina Yang students competed in are: Behav-ioral at Fitzgerald High School Health, Veterinary Science, Medical Law Fitzgerald is very proud to announce and Ethics, Medical Math, Medical that 43 students participated in the Terminology, and Pharmacy Science.

By Sara Shamoon H.O.S.A. regional competition of 2019. Fitzgerald has an amazing pharmacy and Marzia Tasnim H.O.S.A. stands for Health Occupations class that helps prepare for H.O.S.A. as Students of America, which is a national well as possible medical professions! Fitzgerald High School career and technical student organiza- H.O.S.A is a great opportunity and offers a countless number tion. This organization helps develop introduction to the medical field for of classes that helps leadership and technical skills through a students who are interested in the medi- prepare its students for the program of motivation, awareness, and cal profession. real world in potential recognition. We are very proud of everyone who work fields. Pharmacy is H.O.S.A. is an amazing program that attended as well as their dedication to among the multitude of introduces possible occupations in the their chosen department. We are very classes that the CTE medical field. 43 students from Fitzger-ald pleased with the Spartans who attended and program provides. attended this year, and we are proud to say competed at H.O.S.A. 2019. Pharmacy is a full year that 25 students are advancing to states! Congratulations to everyone who attended course that teaches the A few departments Fitzgerald students and placed, good luck at states! practice of the preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs. Students learn how to fill up stock bottles the proper way, do dosage calculations, learn abbreviations for prescriptions, and many other key factors in the field. Students admire this class for its hands on experience, and even if you do not plan on becoming a pharmacy technician, it can still prepare you for other jobs in the medical field. Once the course is completed and you are eighteen years of age you have the chance to take the phar-macy technician certification exam. This test offers you a chance to become a board certified pharmacy technician able to get a job at any pharmacy you plan to apply to. For those students who are still under the age of eighteen, they have an SUBMITTED PHOTO opportunity to get SUBMITTED PHOTO Pharmacy Teacher Kristin Johnson stands along regional winners Olivia Morcos, internships at different Olivia Morcos, Thangina Akther, and Ripa Begum learn the Taaseen Kibria, Ruhena begum, and Janelle Jean-Baptiste. Congratulations to all the pharmacies like proper way to count medication. regional winners! Walgreens or CVS.

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