Centennial High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Ellicott City, MD)

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3.5 OPPOSITE: Mark Orman a will- ing volunteer donates his time and blood for a worthwhile cause the Red Cross Blood Drive ABOVE Seated at the canteen station Marie Webster and Tim Odell help themselves to fruit juice cookies and pretzels which are offered to them by the Red Cross to boost their energy and LEFT Head Custodian Rick Dorsey finds himself in a pierc ing situation as he sits through the basic medical examination be fore donating blood replenish their lost nutrients. Blood Donation 19

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I8 Blood Donation GIVG The Gift Of Life One hundred and three pints of Cen- tennial blood are in circulation to help save the lives of those in our community. On November 5 and April 25 of the 1978- 79 school year, volunteers spent twenty minutes of their time giving the gift of life. On these two school days, the Red Cross Blood Mobile came to seek the help of those students who were at least seventeen years old and weighed at least one hundred ten pounds. Registered nurses set up their equip- ment and processed donors - students parents and teachers - through a simple preliminary medical examination to pro- tect both donor and recipient. Then close to one pint of blood was taken from each Centennial donor. By the end of the day they were gather- ing to share their experiences. They held the white bandages to their arms but they had smiles on their faces and a sticker on each collar which read: Be nice to me' I gave blood today. ,ff . ,, ,. k pf' W K...-1 v -5 N- ,W I . 1 -'lf Mlm-M.,

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The echo of palrs of feet slappmg against wet concrete and the smell of chlor1ne filled the W1lde Lake Recrea tlon Center each Frlday mornmg from early March of 1979 A program was organlzed by the Scaggsvxlle Schoo to mvolve Howard County hlgh school students ln helpmg both physlcally and mentally handlcapped chlldren learn how to swlm Approxlmately 15 Centennlal stu dents dedlcated thelr tlme and effort from 9 00 to ll 00 a m each Frxday These students provlded thelr own transportatlon to the recreatlon center where the program took place The more experlenced chlldren were taught a varlety of strokes and breathlng tech nlques Whlle the others became ac qualnted wrth the water Surrounded by klckmg feet splashmg hands and charmlng glggles Centennlal students not only accomplrshed thexr teachmg but also created a relaxed atmosphere and made new frlends Centennlal stu dents took the plunge and came up smllmg . . 1 , - . . , . , 9 ,qqgv-uhm. 5 af H.-,,.4n.,