Written by three Health Science II students at Central Cass School: Catie Sinner, Alexandria Lade, and Cassie Bartholomay. 

Is your high school student looking into health science career opportunities? The health career field is ever expanding with new technology and a demand for workers. At Central Cass School in Casselton, Health Science 1 and Health Science 2 introduces students into the wonders of medicine.

Expanding students’ knowledge and fascination starts here in our classes. Through Central Cass Health Science groups, students learn to take vital signs and practice basic CNA skills. They also study basic anatomy and medical abbreviations nurses use on the daily. The class prepares students on how to conduct themselves professionally in a working environment.

Skills are not only learned in the classroom. Health Science students have a hands-on experience through taking community member’s blood pressures, riding along in the Casselton ambulance, and interviewing health care professionals. They are able to explore fields of health they did not know existed. This broadens their career options and allows them to find a job they are sure to love!

Here is what one of the students, Alexandria Lade, has to say about the class, “Throughout high school I’ve become interested in the health career field. This class has given me the experience to finally say I want health to be my lifelong career. My favorite part of the class has been going on a job shadow to a dialysis center. Getting to meeting the doctors, technicians, and patients inspired me.”

If you would like more info about our health science class, or would like to be a speaker, contact Missy Jacobson at melissa.jacobson1@k12.nd.us