Thursday, 28 March 2024

Carlé Chronicle: Students learn skills in hazmat course, thanks for teachers and staff



LOWER LAKE, Calif. – With the release of this article we will be halfway through the fourth grading period, be sure to work as hard as you can and generate as many credits as possible.

Angie Siegel our biology teacher has been hosting and instructing a first responders operation class on hazardous materials called “Hazmat.” The course began on Jan. 3 and ended on Jan. 12.

This course will teach students how to safely respond to hazardous material spills and who to contact if there is a hazardous material spill. It helps you determine the initial perimeter around hazardous spills to protect the public and will use Emergency Response Operations (E.R.G.) to identify substances using special markings called placards.

In addition students will be taught how to contain spills with materials such as garbage bags, shovels and soil (if the spill is safe).

The course helps students keep hazardous material from entering the public and damaging the ecosystem of that environment.

When students complete this course after passing a state-certified test they will be awarded a hazmat first responder certificate. This is great to see on your resume for your employer, in fact many of the students who have received this certification have been hired.

I asked student Jose Carillo some questions. I asked him if he enjoyed learning all these things about chemical spills and he responded, “Yes, I found it very interesting and very applicable to my life. This certification will help me get a job.”

Students Shaina Yaquinto and Taylor Churchill in response to the question what they are learning said, “It’s crazy, after less than two weeks we already have encountered placards whilst in our everyday life and were able to tell what the placards meant and how you would respond if there was a spill of that chemical. It’s really cool to think about how important all this information is and it’s so simple.”

Since our math teacher Lance has been teaching here at Carlé for two years, teachers Angie Siegel and Alan Siegel presented Lance with his very own Carlé sweater signifying his dedication and hard work to better Carlé and the community. We cannot thank you enough for all you do for the students of Carlé and hope you continue to educate the youth of our community, we love you Lance.
To thank Patricia Markowitz (substitute teacher for the whole of HazMat) for being such a wonderfully nice and wise human who we all love. Cece Brown designed Mrs. Markowitz a coffee mug.

Mrs. Markowitz is a retired teacher who has taught for over 30 years and obviously still loves it. She began teaching at Pomo, Burns Valley and Lakeport for five years as well as being the principal of Covelo.

After teaching in Lakeport she began traveling the world. One time she stopped in to Kiev, Ukraine, where she taught for 3 years abroad. After her time in Kiev she returned to traveling around the world and teaching.  

Mrs. Markowitz traveled to Albania for two years. After Albania she taught in Ho Chi Minh, a Vietnamese city where she stayed and taught English to Vietnamese children. Ultimately, she had to retire from this job due to the laws in Vietnam requiring everyone to retire at 60.

Once she retired from teaching she came back to America to substitute. We really enjoy having you Mrs. Markowitz, you are a truly amazing and unique person and everyone at Carlé is glad to have you.

To show a big thank you to our School Secretary Angie Harris who has really made the front office her own, a mouse pad was made by student Jaime Miller. Ms. Harris is an asset to Carlé who always go out of her way to help not only students but adults as well, and we cannot thank you enough.

Finally, to thank Lexi Fredricks our school’s English teacher, Alan Siegel head of Carlé’s S.B.E. (student body enterprise) gave her a special pen for her continued assistance of educating youth. Thank you Lexi and your special sweater will come next year.

Nicholas Phipps is a student at Carlé Continuation High School.

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