The second Health Tech and HOSA-sponsored Red Cross Blood Drive held on December 12 in the TAHS gym met its goal of 29 pints of blood donated by students and staff.
The blood drive has been a tradition at Tyrone Area High School since the early 90s, and health tech teacher and HOSA adviser Christie Taylor has been organizing them since she began teaching at Tyrone in 2017.
“I have been donating since I was here in high school,” said Tyrone alum and current TAHS teacher Katrina Patton.
“The blood drive is something I have enjoyed doing since I took over the position seven years ago. It is a great way to help the community,” Taylor said.
The first drive was in October, and the last one of the school year will be scheduled in April.
Tyrone Officer Bub Dick is proud of the impact that the blood drive has not only on the Tyrone community but also on the students who are involved.
“The students learn a lot from doing the blood drive and I think it’s a good way to help people out,” Dick said.
Hosa president Mariyah Hunter was moved by how the community rallied to help.
“I love seeing people in the community come out to help and save some lives,” Hunter said.
To give blood, students must be sixteen with parental consent, or seventeen without consent, must have no new tattoos or piercings for the past three months, and can’t have been sick for the last at least two weeks.
