Being able to see properly plays such an important role in being able to learn. That is why around 400 Cibola High School students received vision screenings from the United Way of Yuma County.
United Way received a helping hand from Cibola's nursing students. They are part of the Career & Technical Education program and served as screeners during the September 18th event, working with the EyeSpy 20/20 device alongside professionals.
“I thought that this would be a great opportunity for them to experience real-life situations and practice some of the things we have been learning about in class,” said Cibola Nursing teacher Ezra Mendoza. “Opportunities like the United Way vision screenings give the Nursing I students a way to gain real-life experience that they might not be able to get otherwise.
Karina Jones, Chief Executive Officer of United Way of Yuma County, was excited to work with the students.
“This was a huge success and the CNA students were wonderful to work with,” Jones said in an email. “They were so mature, caught on very quickly and truly performed the majority of the screenings. In one day alone, they were able to screen almost 400 students. It was fun getting to know the students and being able to talk to them about volunteering and tying the health aspect at the same time was a huge win. Kudos to [Cibola’s] nurse (Christianna Clark) and CNA teacher!”
More screenings also took place on Monday, September 30th.