EMT program gives Reeds Spring students a ready-made career at graduation

Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 12:00 AM

REEDS SPRING, Mo. — Juniors and seniors at Reeds Spring Hill School have a unique opportunity to jumpstart their careers while still in school.

Through the Gibson Technical Center, the EMT program is preparing kids for a future of saving lives. From wound packing to CPR, students receive hands-on training through the EMT program.

Senior Hope Armstrong doesn’t mind the blood, “You have to stick your finger in. You need to find where the blood is coming from, and you need to make it stop”.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Natalie Nunn, ozarksfirst.com)

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