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Students honored for perfect state test scores; district highlights Lifeflight distracted-driving simulation
Summary
Board honored dozens of students who earned perfect state-test scores and heard that a Lifeflight simulated-crash program — with EMS, fire, sheriff and helicopter partners — brought real-world distracted-driving lessons to juniors and seniors.
The Putnam County School Board recognized dozens of students who earned perfect scores on state tests and received a report on a Lifeflight distracted-driving simulation that aimed to show students the consequences of risky driving.
Renee Lamro, the district’s director of assessment accountability, called up students from across the county and distributed certificates for perfect scores in subjects ranging from fifth-grade mathematics to 10th-grade U.S. history. "Good afternoon. I'm Renee Lamro, the director of assessment accountability," she told the board as she introduced the recipients and invited them for a group photo.
Later, Felicia Cahan, communications staff filling in for a health-services presenter, described the Lifeflight Experience: an assembly and a real-life simulated crash demonstration in which students watched emergency responders use the jaws of life, stabilize a patient, and observe a helicopter landing and patient airlift. "The Lifeflight Experience is an interactive program that focuses on the impact of distracted driving, risky behaviors, and the importance of responsible decision-making," Cahan said, noting participation by Baptist, Wolfson’s, Air Methods, Pla Fire Department, Johnson's Towing and Sheriff Delo.
Board members praised the event and asked whether the district offers traditional driver's-education courses. Staff replied that the district runs a summer in-person drivers-ed program with limited capacity and that most students complete a virtual course during the year; staff said there are no in-county private providers offering supervised driving.
The board commended students, teachers and program partners and discussed expanding hands-on driver-education opportunities as part of broader safety efforts.
