Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1999, Page 194

Description:	olding cotton swabs to theirarms after giving blood,juniors Brian Hawkins andPaul Guy lay patiently,waiting for the free food.Im glad I gave blood. I didit because it was going tohelp other people, and plus,we got free food. It made me feelbetter afterwards to know I hadhelped someone. I was glad evenafter I saw one guy turn yellow inthe face and get sick to hisstomach, Guy said. A total groupof 93 students showed up to giveblood.aking a glance at his armwhile a Red Cross volunteertakes his blood pressure,junior Danny ONeillremains calm and relaxedbefore giving blood for theRed Cross blood drivesponsored by the NationalHonor Society. I was a littleapprehensive at first butknew it wasnt anything Icouldnt handle. Besides,Katherine Mastalerz wasthere to ease the pain. Withher help, my blood bag wasfilled in six minutes, ONeillsaid. Though there waswidespread enthusiasm forgiving blood, not all whowanted to were able becauseof the age limit set at 17. Thegoal of 110 pints came justshort at 81 pints.DAVID WONDERying apprehensively on the, medical table, senior AshleyKnight watches as a RedCross volunteer takes herblood. Id never given bloodbefore, so at first I wasnervous. But it was for agood cause, and it got meout of L202 for the day,Knight said. Some studentsgot more than they hadbargained for and felt lightheaded or even fainted.aiting and watching with alook of distant composurein his features, senior JeffJones is able to get past theside effects that causedother students to think twiceabout their choice to giveblood. I decided to giveblood because it helps otherpeople, and I was able to getout of class. It was reallyDAVID WONDERworth the time and pain becauseI didnt have any negative effects,and they gave me a lot of goodfood, Jones said. Whether it wasto snack on the free food, to getout of a dreaded class, to be ableto make an important decisionfor themselves or just to feel goodabout helping others, studentsfound reasons for giving blood onMarch 2.A Closer Lookby Jessee HahnSpread Design byactivitiesAbby Hensont^mmkfi
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