Students present Sports Medicine Club activities, competitions and service projects to district board

Students from the districts Sports Medicine Club described the groups hands-on activities and community outreach during the Snoqualmie Valley School District board meeting.

The students said the club meets monthly to learn about health-care careers with an emphasis on sports medicine, teaches CPR and first aid, and participates in the Washington Career and Technical Sports Medicine Associations winter leadership conference and the state competition. They also described setting up a booth at a local elementary science fair where younger students practice simple first-aid tasks using teddy bears.

Club members said the team runs a school blood drive in partnership with Bloodworks (the presenters referred to a drive scheduled for the 29th of the month) and that a spring physicals event is the primary fundraiser that supports the clubs activities. They noted that students enrolled in the sports-medicine class must complete 25 hours of supervised student-aid experience working with Ellie, the school athletic trainer.

Board members and meeting participants asked about training and certification. Presenters said students in the sports-medicine class and some club members receive CPR, AED and first-aid certification; club and class participation gives students opportunities to practice taping, assist at practices and games, and observe athletic-injury assessment under the trainers supervision.

The board thanked the students and their advisor for bringing the presentation to the meeting and noted the clubs value as both a career-exposure program and a source of support at school athletic events. The presentation concluded with members inviting board members and the public to review the clubs activities and upcoming events.