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Gadsden City honors Titan Ambassadors after students aided visitor during Walk Through Time
Summary
The Gadsden City Council on Nov. 4 recognized student volunteers from Gadsden City High School after they provided emergency assistance to a visitor who collapsed during the city's Walk Through Time event. Council presented a certificate and praised the students' quick actions and teamwork.
The Gadsden City Council recognized the Gadsden City High School Titan Ambassadors on Nov. 4 for their role in helping a visitor who lost consciousness during the Walk Through Time event, Mayor Ford said.
Council members said the students stepped in immediately to administer care and coordinate with emergency responders while other ambassadors filled the vacated duties to keep the event running. Ben Cooper, speaking on behalf of the Titan Ambassadors, said the group helped move barricades, direct an ambulance and assist the students who provided hands-on aid.
"Leadership isn't about one person. It's about everyone stepping up and working together," Ben Cooper said.
Paul Edmonson, who the council and speakers identified as a retired assistant principal at Emma Sansom High School and Gadsden City High School, told the council he had collapsed after a severe reaction to a medication he had recently begun taking. He said the students immediately assisted his wife, called 911 and stayed with him until first responders arrived.
"Their quick action and the kindness and the courtesy and the thoughtfulness that they showed is just an example of the caliber of students that we have at Gadsden City High School," Paul Edmonson said.
Mayor Ford read a certificate recognizing the students for "outstanding service, leadership and composure under pressure," and noted the ambassadors' long-running support of the Walk Through Time program. Council members also highlighted that four Titan Ambassadors are on the girls' flag-football team headed to the playoffs and two ambassadors are on the boys' team.
Sponsors Kim Back and Beth Ann Johnson and city staff including Michael Rogers and Tim Dale were acknowledged for their roles in supporting the program and transporting students to the meeting. The group posed for photographs and the council applauded the students.
The recognition was placed in the meeting's proclamations and commendations portion of the agenda; no formal council action was required beyond the presentation.
The council and speakers emphasized the event as an example of youth volunteer leadership and thanked the ambassadors and their families for service to the community.
