Radnor High School Newsletter

Issue 8 April 2016

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

“You posted what online?!?!” Social media has significantly changed the cultural landscape of America. Today’s students share and express themselves via Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram, to name a few. As parents and educators, we want what is best for our kids, and helping them make good choices online is becoming more and more critical. The Radnor Township School District has taken a proactive approach to ensuring that our students are prepared to successfully navigate the digital world in which they live. All district librarians have gone through the process to become Common Sense Media certified. At Radnor High School formal lessons are taught in 9th and 10th grade health classes to combat cyberbullying, sexting, and oversharing. Lessons also focus on helping students understand the importance of privacy, and guide them on how to build a positive digital footprint. Based on their learning, students craft digital citizenship tips that are read weekly on the morning announcements. In English and Social Studies classes students are taught about navigating online databases, information literacy, proper use of citations, and copyright. We have an intelligent and respectful student body at Radnor High School. Providing our students the skills necessary to make good choices online is important to us. Please check out the online resources we have available for parents regarding Digital Citizenship.

LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

Read Across America was a big success, as evidenced by our high school guest readers saying, “Mrs. Wetzel, we should do this at least four times a year!” We had a wonderful time traveling to WES, RES, IES, and RMS to read to other students throughout the district. Pictures of the

day can be found in this short video clip: https://youtu.be/qwXztr5kDVs.

Spring research projects are in full swing. If you need access to our resources and passwords for home access, please take a look in the Resources section of the Radnor High School

Library Schoology Group.

2 Noodletools is a great way for students to organize their research projects. Each student has a personal account, and can organize sources, embed links, create notecards, outline, and share a Google doc with their teacher. I work with many classes on how to use Noodletools, but feel free to reach out with any questions. I have also created some tutorials that can be found on

the Radnor High School Library YouTube Channel.

Follow us on Twitter @RadnorHSLibrary. Any questions? Please contact

Michelle.Wetzel@rtsd.org.

FROM THE LITERACY COACH

T-shirts will be ordered. Test questions will be prepped. Pizza will be on the menu. The Reading Olympics competition will take place on Monday evening, May 2 at RADNOR HIGH SCHOOL. We have two teams competing this year…A RAD NEW WORLD and THE ART OF READING IN THE RAIN. Planning and preparation meetings will be occurring during Community Period this month. Check the Battle of the Books page on Schoology for updates. A copy of the book list and permission form can be found on my website and on Schoology. Each participant will get pizza, snacks, and a t-shirt for the cost of $20. Permission slips and money must be turned in to either me or Mrs. Wetzel by Wednesday, April 8th. As William Nicholson says “we read to know we are not alone,” so please encourage your son or daughter to take part in this fun event! All are welcome to attend and compete! Mrs. Misener

RHS Latin Students Garner Awards at Annual Competition of the Philadelphia Classical Society

Salvete, omnes! It was another banner year for RHS Latin students at the 77th Annual Latin Week Competitions of the Philadelphia Classical Society held at The Baldwin School. Radnor High School competed with nearly twenty other public and private schools in the Philadelphia region. More than fifty Latin students of Ms. Nicole Curry and Dr. Donal McGay have been recognized for their winning entries in ten artistic categories and also for their academic performance on PCS exams. Of special mention are John Mohler (11th grade) who won Best-In-Show for the Ancient Military Costume category, Fahad Manzoor (10th grade) who won

3 Best-In-Show for the Mosaics category, and Jack DeShan (11th grade) who won the notepad competition. All award winners and their families are invited to a luncheon celebrating the students’ accomplishments on April 9th at Drexelbrook.

RHS BUSINESS DEPARTMENT

The RHS Business Department would like to congratulate the following RadnorFBLA Chapter Members: Katherine Hung RadnorFBLA Co-President and FBLA Region 19 President, for organizing and hosting the 2015-16 Delaware County FBLA Region 19 Leadership Conference for 350 students at Haverford HS on 12/17/15. Two hundred and twenty Region 19 members received awards and one hundred and sixty Region 19 members qualified for the PAFBLA SLC from April 11-13 in Hershey. RadnorFBLA Chapter Members who qualified for the 2016 PAFBLA SLC include: Economics Michael Tang Securities and Investments Andrew Ciatto Cyber Security Jordan Lian Business Calculations Sang-Hee Park Web Site Development Jessica Lin, Sanjna Pandey, Abhinaya Bharath Impromptu Speaking Sarah Vizzeswarau All hope to qualify for the 2016 FBLA NLC in Atlanta, GA from 6/27-7/2.

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CLASS OF 2016

Happy Spring! We hope everyone had a nice break. The spring is a very exciting time of the year for seniors-they’re in the home stretch! The next couple months will be very busy. Parents, please continue to check your inbox for messages with more details on upcoming events. The spring edition of “Senioritis” will be distributed in May with additional information regarding end-of-the-year activities. Senior Prom is Saturday, May 14th at the Please Touch Museum. The event begins at 7:30 pm and ends at 11:30 pm. The dance is followed by the Post Prom Party at RHS beginning at midnight. Please note that prom tickets will be sold during all three lunches Monday, April 4—Friday, April 8. No tickets will be sold after Friday so be sure to purchase your ticket during the week! We look forward to celebrating these memorable events with the Class of 2016! Kristin Mihaly and Christin Schwartz

CLASS OF 2017

Support our Troops - Thank you to everyone who donated items and wrote letters to the troops overseas. They have received them and are extremely grateful. You all have helped improve the morale of the men and women serving our country. Thank you. Junior Prom - Junior Prom will take place April 30th in the Auditorium Lobby. Tickets will be on sale for $20 the week of the event. Students attending must be in the doors by 7:30 and must stay until at least 9:45. Help with Prom - We are looking for parents to help clean up after prom. We are also looking for donations for refreshments such as water, pretzels, and cookies. Stay tuned for an email from Nancy Dersimonian with more details. Class of 2017 Student Council Charlene E. Mastro

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GUIDANCE

Guidance Office Hours during the school year are 7:00 am until 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Guidance Evening Events for 2015-2016 Please mark your calendar for the last 2015-2016 Guidance Evening Event: 4/7/16: *New Event* Sophomore Career Planning & Standardized Testing Overview from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Auditorium Sophomore Career Planning & Standardized Testing Overview Sophomore students and parents are invited to attend this informative session on Thursday, April 7, 2016 from 6:30-8:00 pm in the RHS Auditorium. Guidance Counselors will review the Career Inventories that have been administered to students, help students and parents understand the Career resources available through Naviance, and will explain the standardized testing options and schedules available to students in junior and senior years. Please bring your student’s school issued iPad to access Naviance and to see your student’s career inventory reports. We hope you can attend this program! The Main Line College Fair: Villanova University at The Pavilion The Fair is on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 from 6:30-9:00 pm at The Pavilion. For over three decades, Villanova University, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Association of College Admission Counseling (PACAC) has hosted the Main Line College Fair. With nearly 300 colleges in attendance, this is a great opportunity for local students to start their college search by learning more about the colleges and universities that they are interested in. Click on this link https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/admission/visit/collegefair.html which opens to Villanova’s Main Line College Fair webpage. Check back on their webpage for an updated list of attending colleges after April 1st. Juniors and Sophomores are encouraged to attend. AP Testing Advanced Placement tests will be administered from Monday, May 2nd to Friday, May 13th at Radnor High School. AP Test registration occurred in the fall, so no further registration paperwork is necessary. However, students must attend a mandatory pre-administration session on Wednesday, April 20th or Thursday, April 21st in the Faculty Dining Lounge between 7:30 am and 3 pm in order to fill out the necessary paperwork for testing. Pre-administration paperwork will take about 20 minutes. You must complete this paperwork on either day. Here’s the link to Week 1 and Week 2 AP Exam dates: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/takingtheexam/ap-calendar#examDate. If you have any questions regarding AP testing, please contact Mr. Lemon or Ms. Mechura in the Guidance Office. College Decision Letters Class of 2016: Please bring in a hard copy of all college decision letters with accepted, denied, waitlisted or deferred decisions to the Guidance Office. If you are unable to make a

6 copy, we’ll make a copy for you. You may also scan the letters to send as PDF’s or take a screen shot of the college web portal and email your Guidance Counselor. College Scholarship Letters Class of 2016: Please bring in a hard copy of the scholarship letter to the college you will be attending or any outside scholarships you’ve received and will apply toward the college you will be attending, ONLY IF you would like it listed in the RHS Graduation Program book. This is optional. The deadline for turning in your scholarship letters to Stephanie Querze in Guidance is Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 3 pm. Course Selection Any changes to student schedules can be made, including both major classes and elective choices, through Friday, May 27, 2016. Changing Requests After students finalize their course selections with their counselor, the requests can be verified by students and parents through the student’s HAC account. The final opportunity to change a course for the coming school year is Friday, June May 27th, 2016. A student must realize that changes may or may not take place based on the spaces available in the courses, especially when changing electives. The reason for this deadline is because any change in the number of students requesting a course has a direct impact for both the high school and district budget. After this date, the only changes that will be considered will be those that correct clerical errors, address a student’s failure to meet a course prerequisite, or result from completion of a summer school course. If parents or guardians decide to override a course recommendation, the override form must be completed and turned in before the course will be changed in HAC. The deadline for all override forms is also Friday, May 27, 2016 at 3 pm. Senior Transcript Fees: Seniors with outstanding balances will have their cap and gown withheld and may not be able to attend prom. Please bring in your payment to the Guidance Office as soon as possible. Please contact the Guidance Office for questions regarding your balance. If your Guidance Counselor is Jeannie Semar, Jeri Banta or Amy Wess, please contact Stephanie Querze Guidance Secretary, ext 3522 or at Stephanie.Querze@rtsd.org. If your Guidance Counselor is JJ Lemon or Sarah Mechura, please contact Leonor Perez Guidance Secretary, ext 3529 or at Leonor.Gelpi-Perez@rtsd.org Juniors: Class of 2017 Brag Sheet Please complete your Brag Sheet, consisting of 11 questions, on your Family Connection account, by Friday, June 17, 2016. The brag sheet is required in order for your counselor to write your letter of recommendation for college applications. Your counselor has 10 school days to write your letter of recommendation once you request your first transcript. Naviance directions to complete your Brag Sheet: Log onto your Family Connection account, click on the ‘about me’ tab, and under the ‘interesting things about me’ heading, click on ‘completed surveys’, then on the left hand side, find the ‘surveys to take:’ heading and click on the link ‘brag sheet for counselor letter of recommendation’. Remember to save as you go! Brag Sheet Word Document: Click on this link http://www.rtsd.org/Page/19758 and scroll down to the Brag Sheet for the Counselor Letter of Recommendation link to view the Brag Sheet in a printable Word Document.

7 Juniors: Class of 2017 NCAA Eligibility NCAA Eligibility Students interested in or considering playing sports in college on a Division 1 or Division 2 level must register through the NCAA Eligibility Center. This should be done by the end of your junior year of high school. You must also have your High School transcript sent to the NCAA and can request this on Naviance. Click on this link http://rtsd.libguides.com/c.php?g=301651&p=2066550 for instructions which can be found on the Guidance Section of the RHS website or see your counselor for more information. Delaware County Technical School (DCTS) Students interested in attending the Delaware County Technical School (DCTS) or Medical Careers Program for the 2016-17 school year should contact Mrs. Wess in Guidance with questions regarding the opportunities available through DCTS. You may stop into Guidance to pick up a DCTS Course Catalog. Please visit www.delcotech.org for more information. Naviance Please use Naviance to its fullest. In Family Connection, click the Colleges tab, under ‘Colleges I’m Applying To’, under ‘My Application’ there’s a link that states ‘have you applied?’. Once you’ve submitted your application, you may click on the link ‘have you applied?’ then check the box that states ‘I have submitted my application’ then click on the Update Applications at the bottom. Your Student Status application will populate on the Guidance Office’s Naviance page as ‘Student Status Submitted’ so we’re aware of your status. Not all 11th and 12th grade students have an email address or current email address on their Naviance account. Please see your Guidance Counselor if you need to update your email address on Naviance. Transcript Requests Transcripts may be requested through your Family Connection account on Naviance for college, scholarships, athletics or other reasons. On your Family Connection home page, click on the Colleges tab, then under resources click on transcripts then under transcripts, click on Request transcripts for my college applications. Transcript requests cannot be processed without a request on Naviance and the fee is $3.00 for each transcript. Checks are acceptable forms of payment and made payable to ‘Radnor High School’. Cash is not accepted. Please turn in your payments the day after your request to the Guidance Office. Here’s the link to the Guidance webpage for more details about College and Career Planning on Naviance: http://rtsd.libguides.com/c.php?g=301651&p=2066541 Scholarships: Seniors please be sure to check Naviance for all scholarship information. Scholarship information is added onto the scholarship list on a daily basis. Check out the criteria to see if you meet the criteria and then apply! Just like college applications, scholarships have deadline dates. If a transcript is required for your scholarship application, please request a transcript through your Family Connection page. Click on the Colleges tab, then under Resources click on Transcripts then click on the link ‘Request transcript for scholarships or athletics’. The $3.00 per transcript fee applies to these requests. Checks are acceptable forms of payment and made payable to ‘RHS’. Please turn in your payments to the Guidance Office the day after your request.

8 Unofficial Transcript Requests for Grades 9 through 12 Grade 9 and 10 students must reach out to their counselor or a Guidance Secretary to request an unofficial transcript as the feature is unavailable on Family Connection. Grade 11 and 12 students or parents requesting unofficial copies of their transcript must follow our transcript request procedure in Naviance. Log onto Family Connection, click on the Colleges tab, click on the transcript links then click on ‘Request for scholarships or athletics’. Indicate transcript sent to self, parent and/or to a coach. Indicate your email address if you require an electronic copy. These unofficial requests are free of charge to students. How to Pay for a Transcript Transcript fees are $3.00 per transcript. Checks and money orders are acceptable forms of payment. Cash is not accepted. Checks are payable to ‘Radnor High School’. Payment is due the day after a transcript request is made on your Family Connection account on Naviance. You or your child may walk in the check to the Guidance Office between the hours of 7 am and 3 pm Monday through Friday. If your child’s counselor is Jeannie Semar, Jeri Banta or Amy Wess-please hand your check to Stephanie Querze, Guidance Secretary or drop it off on her desk. If your child’s counselor is JJ Lemon or Sarah Mechura-please hand your check to Leonor Perez, Guidance Secretary or drop it off on her desk. If both Guidance Secretaries are away from their desks, then please walk over to the Main Office and ask a Main Office Secretary to put the check in their mailboxes. You may also mail your check to Radnor High School, 130 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA 19087, Attention: Guidance Office. Community: RHS Scholarship Fund The deadline for applications is Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 at 2:30 pm. The application is available online at www.radnorscholarshipfund.com. Hard copies are available in Guidance. Please contact Ms. Jeri Banta with any questions. See below for an overview of the history, process, volunteer commitment and terms, which is pulled from page one of the application. History of The Fund: The Radnor High School Scholarship Fund (The Fund) was founded in 1966 to provide financial assistance to deserving graduates of Radnor High School for post-high school education. The applications are then reviewed by a financial officer at a local university. The officer classifies the applicants based on financial criteria and prepares a summary report ranking the applicants according to category of need. All financial information received is held in strict confidence. You will be notified either way if you are moving forward in this process. Interviews: In early May, the finalists are interviewed at RHS during evening sessions by a selection committee comprised of both board members and community representatives. This review committee considers community involvement, academic performance and commitment to higher education to arrive at individual awards consistent with a budget established for the class. Each class has a specific budget available; the amount is dependent upon the success of our fund-raising activities. Radnor High School Scholarship Fund Award Ceremony: The Fund holds a short informal award ceremony in the Library just before Senior Awards Night in June (Monday, June 6th, 2016) to present a certificate to each new recipient and get a group photograph. Volunteer Commitment: Because of the continual rise in educational costs, The Fund has gradually increased its average award to provide a meaningful level of support. This puts pressure on our fund-raising activities and demands more volunteers to help support the various activities. To help The Fund maintain, and even increase, its historic level of support, we are now forced to require that each recipient and their parents/guardians assist our fund-raising efforts in some manner over the four-year duration of the scholarship. This help is most critical at the Fourth of July fireworks (our most important fund-raiser) when we need many volunteers to help with

9 concessions, ticket-taking and parking at the high school prior to the fireworks. Scholarship Terms: Commitments of scholarships are made for up to four years of full-time study and continuation of support over these years is contingent upon continuing financial need, satisfactory performance (C average or better) and our ability to fund the program. Recipients have six years over which to claim their four years of awards; this reflects the changing time frames of higher education. ____________________________________________________________________________ SAT’s on Saturday, May 7, 2016 RHS opens at 7:30 am. Students are released to their testing rooms at 8:00 am. SAT Test administration starts by or before 8:30 am. For students with standard time, testing should end by or before 1 pm; for students with extended time, testing should end by or before 3:00 pm. On test day, please remember to bring your printed admission ticket, photo ID, several No. 2 pencils, an approved calculator (https://sat.collegeboard.org/register/calculator-policy), drinks and snacks and/or lunch. Be sure to get a good night’s sleep and eat a hearty breakfast! For 2015-2016 test dates and deadlines, click here https://sat.collegeboard.org/register/ For SAT test fees, click here https://sat.collegeboard.org/register/us-services-fees*** ***Please see your guidance counselor regarding fee waivers. Remaining SAT® Reasoning and SAT® Subject Tests for 2015-16

SAT Test Date Regular Registration Deadline

Late Registration Deadline (phone or online by 11:59 pm)

Offering

May 7 (redesigned)

April 8 April 26 SAT & SAT Subject Tests

June 4 (redesigned)

May 5 May 25 SAT & SAT Subject Tests

Scores will NOT BE REPORTED to the high school if the student does not include the Radnor CEEB code: 394133. CEEB stands for College Entrance Examination Board and the CEEB code is a standardized ID number that is assigned to a high school, college, or university. The Guidance Office has a lending library to sign out SAT study books. We also have free copies of ‘Getting Ready for the SAT’ and ‘Getting Ready for the SAT Subject Tests’ practice test booklets. You may print out your admission ticket prior to test day if you are unable to print it at home. The Guidance Office has laptop computers and a printer available to students during Guidance Office hours from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm Monday through Friday. Please stop in and help yourself to these resources. Please note: The Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) accommodations request process can take up to seven weeks and does not begin until all documentation is received. If accommodations deadlines are not met, then accommodations might not be approved and in place in time for test day. Please contact your assigned Case Manager or School Psychologist for assistance.

10 Remaining ACT ® 2015-2016 Test Dates/Deadlines**

ACT Test Date

Regular Registration Deadline

Late Registration Deadline

April 9 March 4 March 5-18

June 11 May 6 May 7-20

**Radnor High School is not a test center for the ACT’s. For 2015-2016 test dates and deadlines, click here http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html For a complete list of Pennsylvania testing centers and dates visit: http://www.actstudent.org/regist/centers/ For ACT test fees, click here http://www.actstudent.org/regist/actfees.html *** For Preparing for the ACT: http://www.act.org/aap/pdf/Preparing-for-the-ACT.pdf For practice questions: http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/ ***Please see your guidance counselor regarding fee waivers. The ACT high school code for Radnor High School is 394133. On test day, report to your test center by 8:00 am and bring a copy of your admission ticket, photo ID, No. 2 pencils, snacks or drinks and a permitted calculator. Click here http://www.actstudent.org/faq/calculator.html for the ACT Calculator Policy. Be sure to get plenty of rest the night before test day! The ACT high school code for Radnor High School is 394133 for ACT test score reporting. Radnor High School is not an ACT testing site, unless you have qualified under ACT Special Testing, which takes place at Radnor High School. Click on the link to Services for Students with Disabilities and their corresponding applications for National Standard Time with Accommodations, National Extended Time (50% Extension) and ACT Special Testing (which occurs at your home school): http://www.actstudent.org/regist/disab/ For ACT Special Testing registration and/or questions about accommodations, please contact your Case Manager and Stephanie Querze in the Guidance Office, who schedules ACT Special Testing test day arrangements at RHS. 2016 AP® Exam Dates Monday, May 2 through Friday, May 6, 2016 Monday, May 9 through Friday, May 13, 2016

Here’s the link to the 2016 AP Exam Schedule: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/ap/about/dates/next-year

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PTSA

The Radnor HS PTSA is pleased to offer the Radnor community an Adult, Child and Infant CPR w AED certification class on Saturday April 2, 2016 from 10 am to 3 pm at Radnor High School's Black Box Theater. Two-year certificates from the American Health & Safety Institute will be granted for successful completion of the course. Learn how to administer CPR, how to help a choking victim, how to use an Automated External Defribrillator (AED), how to spot the signs of heart attack and stroke and more. You can help save a life! Email instructor Katrina Gallia atmainlinecpr@comcast.net or phone215.880.1727 to register by March 26, 2016. Space is limited (there are only 12 spots to insure all students get sufficient time with the dummies, the AED and all material is covered). This is for adults and children grades 7 and up. Good for summer job applications and for babysitters to have!

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2015-2016

DATE ACTIVITY TIME LOCATION

4/7/2016 Sophomore Career Planning & Standardized Testing Overview 6:30-8:00 pm Auditorium

4/8/2016 End of Quarter 3

4/14/16 Cruisin’ Smart Assembly 9:00 am Auditorium

4/14/2016 Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) 11-12:00 pm Guidance

4/22/2016 RHS Prospective Student Open House 8:00-9:00 am Guidance

4/23/2016 Katie Samson LAX Tournament

4/26/2016 Teacher In-Service Day – No School

4/27/2016 Band Concert 7:30 pm Auditorium

4/30/2016 Junior Prom 7:30-10:30 pm Cafeteria

5/2-5/13/2016 AP Tests

5/7/2016 SAT’s

5/11/2016 PTSA Meeting 9:00 am Black Box

5/11/2016 Jazz Concert 7:30 pm Auditorium

5/12/2016 Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) 11-12:00 pm Guidance

5/14/2016 Senior Prom - Please Touch Museum

5/16/2016 Junior Book Awards 7:30 pm Auditorium

5/16-5/27/2016 Spring Keystone Exams

5/19-5/21/2016 RAW Production 7:30 pm Black Box

5/23/2016 Athletic BBQ

5/25/2016 Choral/Orchestra Concert 7:30 pm Auditorium

5/26/2016 TEDx 7:00 9:30 Audiorium

5/30/2016 Holiday-Memorial Day-District Closed

5/30/2016 Memorial Day Parade – Marching Band 9:45 am Wayne

6/1-6/3/2016 Senior Finals

6/4/2016 SAT’s

6/5/2016 Baccalaureate 6:00 pm

6/6/2016 RHSSF Award Ceremony 6:00-7:00 pm Library

6/6/2016 Senior Awards Night 7:00 pm Auditorium

6/8/2016 Graduation 6:00 pm Villanova

6/13-6/15/2016 Underclass Exams

6/16/2016 End of Quarter 4

6/17/2016 Last Day for Students – ½ Day (if no snow days)

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Main Line Emergency Training, LLC Save a Life Fact Sheet!

Class Offered for Adult, Child, & Infant CPR with AED When: Saturday, April 2nd 10am-3pm

Where: Radnor High School, Black Box Theater Cost: $60/person (7th grade and up)

(If more than 8 individuals register, you will receive a $10 refund the day of the class!)

Upon Completion: you will receive a 2-year certification for Adult, Child & Infant CPR/AED

To Register: Please contact Katrina Gallia via phone 215.880.1727 or Email mainlineCPR@comcast.net

(Registration is limited to 12 individuals – registration deadline is Sunday, March 26th, 2016)

What Does CPR Do? In cases of emergencies including accidents, near drowning, heart attack, and more, CPR can mean the

difference between life and death. CPR is a way to keep oxygen-rich blood flowing to the brain and other organs, and help keep a person alive until he or she can get medical care. This is vital, as the lack of

oxygenated blood can cause brain damage and death within mere minutes. Without oxygen, permanent brain damage or death can occur in less than 8 minutes.

Why Learn CPR? CPR may be necessary during many different emergencies, including accidents, near-drowning,

suffocation, poisoning, smoke inhalation, electrocution injuries, and suspected sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Approximately 7 million adults and children suffer from disabling injuries in their own homes and backyards each year, resulting from accidents that may require CPR, according to the American Heart Association. Some of the common causes of "sudden death" include: Electric Shock, Heart Attacks,

Drowning, Severe Allergic Reactions, Choking, Drug Overdose, and Suffocation.

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What Else will I learn in a CPR class? Universal precautions during an emergency.

How to help a chocking victim.

How to help an unresponsive choking victim after they collapse.

How to use an AED to increase the chance of saving someone's life. Using an AED increases chances of survival over 90% if used. Most public venues, like malls, sports arenas, and schools have AED’s available

for use by a lay person.

What the signs, symptoms and responses for heart attack and stroke.

Some Facts to Consider: Children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates. In 2007, among children 1 to 4 years old who died

from an unintentional injury, almost 30% died from drowning.

Fatal drowning remains the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14 years.

19% of drowning deaths involving children occur in public pools with certified Lifeguards present.

Of all preschoolers who drown, 70 percent are in the care of one or both parents at the time of the drowning and 75 percent are missing from sight for five minutes or less.

80% of Cardiac Arrests happen in the home.

Only 6.4% of Cardiac Arrest Victims survive because people witnessing the incident do not know CPR.

Over 200,000 people die of Sudden Cardiac Arrest every year.

50,000 of the 200,000 deaths yearly could be prevented

For Every minute that an AED is unavailable, the victim has a 10% less chance of survival

Once the heart stops beating, brain death occurs in 4 to 6 minutes. Performing CPR provides oxygen to the brain and other vital organs to give the victim the best chance of full recovery after EMS takes over. If

CPR is given within the first four minutes of a cardiac arrest, the chance of survival doubles.

Cardiac arrest is still the number one killer in the U.S.

One in 6 men and one in 8 women over the age of 45 have had a heart attack or stroke according to the American Heart Association.

Approximately 45% of all heart attacks occur in people under age 65.

Be Prepared! Don’t Be THE ONE who doesn’t know how to respond in an emergency!

You may just save a friend or loved ones life! Main Line Emergency Training, LLC 215.880.1727 mainlineCPR@comcast.net