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
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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.