Photo by yearbook student Noah Sabelko.
Every two years juniors and seniors spend their study hall in the witness of a car crash and stories of those affected by similar events in real life.
Asking what went into the preparation of the event, Ms. Allenstein thanked others for their help, “I along with my friend Tara at Mayo; she did a lot of the planning.” Allenstein elaborated saying, “We kind of cooperated, oh hey this still needs to be done and we did
it.”
This is the tenth year MHS ran the mock trauma event, and there are plans to keep improving it. As smart phones become a prominent item in modern society, texting while driving is a type of distracted driving that can be just as dangerous as being drunk.
The actors played their parts well with an onlooker, Mr Sterry, a father of one actor and tech ed teacher here at MHS, saying, “I went out there at the beginning, but then I thought about what I was about to see and headed in. It was just too real for me.”
After EMS and MPD completed their jobs it was time for the funerals. One of those speaking in the auditorium was Grief Support Specialist Teresa Pejsa from Olson’s Funeral Home. She told the students, “From my heart (and I’m sure the hearts from all involved) if we can help one person to rethink a dangerous decision… Then all the time and energy put into this event is worth it, 10 times over.”
As winter comes quickly bringing slippery roads, it is ever important that students have learned from this experience.
