Arlington High School - Simba Kali Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Volunteers Gain Vital Junior Karen Jordan explained, I volunteered at the Red Cross, because I liked to work with people help- ing out! I did clerical work. Volunteering may not sound exciting to some students, but to others, it was a way to learn something new for the future. Jennifer Malmberg who volun- teers at Park View Community Hospital explained, I worked there, because I want to be a doctor and the experience helped. There are many different places to volunteer. In hospi- tals, candy strippers run er- rands to different floors; like taking samples to the lab, serv- ing food to the patients, and pushing patients in wheelchairs from place to place in the hos- pital. The candy strippers at Riverside General Hospital can take a class after they have worked 75 hours. The A.V.A. (Advanced Volunteer Assisant) can take vital signs of patients, make occupied and unoccu- pied beds, and learn C.P.R. Stu- dents taking this class often contemplate the medical field. After completing the class, a small graduation ceremony took place to present a red and white stripped nurses hat and a certificate to the graduates. Kathy Rykaczewski confessed, I took the A.V.A. class, because after high school I want to go to medical school and I felt that the skills I learned from it would make things easier. Another volunteering job was at day care centers. Volunteers help watch the kids and entertain them. Sandy Perez who works at the Happy Land Day Care Center, stated, I picked to work there, because I think kids are wonderful; I love kids. Other places that accept volunteers were the Y.M.C.A., veterinarians, The Red Cross, and even Parks and Recreation Centers. Volunteering was important to our society not only did the student receive fulfillment from the experience, but the people they helped also benefitted. fctf. ' JUMUkWV. ' M helped watch the kids while they played on the playground. Sheri was just one of three students from Arling ton who volunteered at Happyland Day Care Center. VOLUNTEERS • 21

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Schroeder walks down the hall of Park- view Community Hospital where she worked as a volunteer. Marcy also helped out at the Parkview information desk by answering the phone. HSESSE fflH Ka,h y Ry zewski helps run the gift shop ] at Riverside General Hospital. I Kathy did a variety of other tasks while volunteering at Riverside in eluding training new volunteers. I .ngelica Perez (front) and Marcy Schroeder (rear) try to locate the room number of a patient. Angelica and Marcy often worked the information desk at Park view together. 20 • STUDENT LIFE EBEU3B3 ■ Perez comforts a little boy who was crying for his mom. Sandy loved work- ing at the Happyland Daycare Center, because she wanted to become a pres- chool teacher.

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nn»snsB2323Bi ° ■ ten Reed, sits near a carnation she re- ceived from an anonymous person. Val- entines Day was a good time to send secret admirer gifts. 22 • STUDENT LIFE Eftwii i ;■ ' - J ]£ H Rebec ca Hearn, a freshman, stands trying to hold all those balloons. Rebecca ' s boy- friend gave her this bouquet.