SOPHOMORES LEARN TO SAVE LIVES For the 20th year Devon Prep’s sophomore class participated in the American Heart Association’s Heart Saver course joining the more than 1000 Devon students who have been trained in CPR over the past two decades. Each year the sophomore class is taught about the Chain of Survival and the important part they can play in helping victims of “sudden death” survive long enough to receive treatment with advanced techniques. Film, hands-on experience, and lectures were used to teach the signs and signals of heart attack, stroke, and foreign body airway obstruction (choking). The students learned to evaluate breathlessness and pulselessness enabling them to know when to use CPR and abdominal thrusts (also known as the Heimlich maneuver).
GRANDPARENTS & SPECIAL OTHERS DAY More than 200 grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and friends visited Devon Prep on Wednesday, November 24 for our annual “Grandparents and Special Others Day.” Middle School and Upper School students hosted their special guests in the gym where they feasted on a continental brunch. After being welcomed by Headmaster Rev. James Shea, they were entertained by members of Devon Prep’s Music Society under the direction of Dr. Valentin Radu. Before leaving for the day many of the students took their guests for a tour of the school, to meet teachers, and a stop in the Devon Shop. For more photos: http://devonprep.com/studentlife/ events1011/grandparentsday10/grandparentsday10.html
Hands-on lessons were demonstrated on two types of mannequins, an adult torso and an infant, in order to learn how to perform these life saving skills on people of different sizes. In addition they were taught how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). According to Devon Prep’s School Nurse Mrs. Denise Gavin, who coordinated the CPR training, cardiovascular disease is still the number one health problem in the US. “The ability to respond and resuscitate someone long enough to receive advanced care is phenomenally rewarding,” she said. “Only 20% of sudden deaths are resuscitated. That 80% is where these young people can make a difference.” For more photos: http://devonprep.com/ studentlife/events1011/cpr/
JUNIORS RECEIVE RINGS Devon Prep Juniors received their high school rings during a special Mass celebrated by Headmaster Rev. James Shea, and concelebrated by Rev. Geza Pazmany, Rev. Richard Wyzykiewicz and Rev. Nelson Henao on December 9. Faculty, parents, and family were in attendance as the rings were blessed and distributed to each young man by Father Shea. Music for the Mass was provided by The Faithful Band of St. John Chrysostom Parish in Wallingford. After the Mass a reception was held in Calasanctius Hall. See more photos: http://devonprep.com/studentlife/events1011/ringmass/ringmass2010.html