Addison Trail hosts Young Hearts for Life cardiac screening event

Pictured is Addison Trail Principal Michael Bolden.

If you stopped by Addison Trail on Feb. 22, you might have noticed the field house was filled with cardiac screening machines, doctors, nurses and volunteers.

We were thrilled to again participate in the Young Hearts for Life® (YH4L) Cardiac Screening Program on that day. Our No. 1 priority at District 88 is the safety and well-being of our students, and this event allowed us to provide them with free electrocardiograms to identify those at risk for heart conditions.

We’re incredibly thankful to Young Hearts for Life for offering us this opportunity to help ensure our students’ health. It was a tremendous day – and we couldn’t have done it alone! We screened 958 students thanks to:

• The support of Edward-Elmhurst Health, who sponsored the program
• Our staff members who helped organize students and get the building ready
• The staff and volunteers at Young Hearts for Life
• More than 50 community volunteers, who attended a training session and assisted us for 4 to 9 hours on the day of the event
• Odeum Expo Center, who provided the privacy stations

We also would like to thank WGN-TV reporter Erin Ivory for stopping by to film the event as part of a feature on Young Hearts for Life. You can view that segment at https://www.facebook.com/IvoryErin.

We know this event made a positive difference in the lives of our students, and we truly appreciate everyone who made these screenings possible. For more information about Young Hearts for Life, go to www.YH4L.org. Thank you for your continued support of Addison Trail!

Addison Trail hosted a Young Hearts for Life cardiac screening event on Feb. 22. (From left to right, top row to bottom row) Addison Trail juniors Samantha Pociecha, Noe Alvarez, Nico Nasti and Nina Muell get screened during the event.