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Polk County Education 12A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • April 20, 2016 Trevor Barre saves a life Janssen named distinguished educator DALLAS — LaCreole Middle School behavior specialist Julie Janssen is Dallas School District’s Distinguished Educator for March. Janssen was presented the award during an all-school as- sembly at LaCreole on April 13. She was nominated by colleague Rhonda Hays. “She is nothing short of exceptional at whatever she does,” Hays said. “There are no limits to Julie's creativity as she finds ways to offer support to our students.” Students and other colleagues agreed, saying “She is a considerate person and does her best to take care of people,” and, “She's amazing!” Janssen The Distinguished Educator Program rec- ognizes “excellence in teaching and learning” in Dallas School District schools. By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — Trevor Barre is a little squeamish when it comes to things involving medical emergencies. Even in movies — when he knows it’s fake — it’s hard for him to watch. But when action was needed, Barre did what he needed to do to save a man’s life. — It was just another day helping a lady with her yard and housework. “I was in the backyard with my headphones on, so I couldn’t hear any- thing,” Barre recalled of that hot April Sunday. “Conveniently, I took them off and went in the house to watch some TV and grab a snack.” That’s when he heard yelling across the street. At first, he didn’t think anything of it, until he heard, “Breathe, Dave, Breathe!” “I throw on my shoes and run over there to find Dave on the ground with a purple face, not breathing, just making gurgling noises,” Barre said. Dave’s wife and Barre’s friend had already called 911, so he jumped in and began performing CPR. “I did the compressions and the breath until the 911 operator had me just do the compressions,” Barre said. “They were giving me a beat to do it to.” Barre performed CPR until Independence Officer Nic Rumsey arrived on scene and took over. Polk County Fire District No. 1 Deputy Chief Neal Olson arrived shortly afterward. Olson said Barre’s actions saved a life. Timing is everything. Barre had just learned CPR the week before in his health 2 class at Central High SCHOOL NOTES Districts holding kindergarten sign-ups EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer Central student Trevor Barre performed CPR on a neighbor until first responders ar- rived. Barre learned CPR the week prior in health class at Central High School. School, taught by Keith Omlid. As he went through the motions in class, Barre had no idea he would ever need to put the knowledge to use, especially not so soon. “I was thinking I’m just doing it (learning CPR) to pass the class, you know?” Barre said. “I was never thinking that this is ever going to really help me in life. I mean, it’s something to keep in the back of my head, but after that happened, it changed my perspective a bit.” After suffering a massive heart attack, the patient is OK, though he will need more surgeries, Barre said. Barre’s swift response has everything to do with the positive outcome, Olson said. “Anytime a patient goes into cardiac arrest, you gen- erally have tissue death, brain and heart tissue death within four to six minutes,” he said. “In the time of emergency, it takes four to six minutes for us to arrive on scene.” That includes the time it takes to realize there’s an emergency, call 911 and process and dispatch the call. Then first responders must get to their vehicles and drive to the scene. In town, that could be four to six minutes — too late for some experiencing a cardiac event, Olson said. Citizen responders can make all the difference, he said. “He didn’t have to go across the street; he didn’t have to get involved,” Olson said. “He responded. Nic Rumsey was in the area; he responded quickly, and was able to assist with CPR. I just happened to be down the street at church.” Barre doesn’t want to make a career of directly saving lives. Instead, he would like to fly a medic hel- icopter for the Air Force. “I want to be the pilot mostly so I wouldn’t want to be involved in a lot of that,” he said. “I couldn’t actually be much of a doctor. I can’t handle that kind of stuff, re- ally. I say it’d be cool to drive an ambulance, but they have to help out with the people in the back. I can’t do that. That’s not my thing.” Still, when he needed to, he didn’t hesitate. “Mr. Omlid taught us just do it, you know?” Barre said. “Saving a life with a broken rib is better than no life at all.” POLK COUNTY — Falls City, Perrydale, Dallas and Central school districts will hold kindergarten registration fairs on April 30 (or Saturday). Registration fairs are held so parents and future kindergart- ners have a chance to meet the kindergarten teachers, visit the schools and get a sense of what kindergarten will look like. Parents/guardians of children that will be 5 years old by Sept. 1 are encouraged to sign up for kindergarten at their district’s fair. Registration fairs will be held at the following times and loca- tions: • Central School District 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Henry Hill Ad- ministrative Office, 750 S Fifth St., Independence, 503-838-0030. • Perrydale School District 10 a.m. to noon — Perrydale School, 7445 Perrydale Road, Amity, 503-835-3184. • Falls City Elementary School 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. — 111 N. Main St., Falls City, 503-787-3521 ext. 201. • Dallas School District 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Oakdale Heights Elementary School 1375 SW Maple St., Dallas, 503-623-8316; Lyle Elementary School 185 SW Levens St., Dallas, 503-623- 8367. Parents/guardians should bring their child, proof of their child’s age, and immunization record if possible when register- ing. If you do not have these items, you are welcome to register anyway. The schools will help you obtain these documents. Talmadge sponsors annual health fair INDEPENDENCE — Talmadge Middle School, 51 S. 16th St., Independence, will sponsor the 10th annual Community Health Fair on Thursday. The health fair will run from 5 to 7 p.m. in the gym and cafe- teria. Fair includes interactive exhibits and information on den- tal, medical, fitness, recreation, physical therapists, chiropractic and other fitness professionals, and health care service providers in the community. A free dinner will be available from 4:30 to 6 p.m. There is no cost to attend. Mr., Mrs. Central pageant on Saturday INDEPENDENCE — The Mr. and Ms. Central Pageant will be on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in the Central High School Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adult and $7 for students. Tickets can be purchased from any contestant or the CHS office. The contestants have been working all year on various fundraising activities, as well as preparing for the pageant. All money raised goes to Cystic Fibrosis research. For more information, contact Jeff Witt at jwitt@- central.k12.or.us.
