observations, he noticed that the student did not have a pulse in his arm. Coach Schner took immediate action and within 2 hours, this student was in surgery to fix the broken bone and a severed artery. Without Coach Schner’s quick call to action, this student could have lost his arm. Did You Know? The Health Services team doesn’t just work on campus. They provide support on class trips, school dances, away athletic events, and the Junior Backpacking Trip, where both Nurse Linda and Coach Schner provide any care needed by our students and leaders. Pre-game or post injury, on or off campus, the Health Services team assists in keeping our students and student athletes safe and healthy. GDS was the first high school in the area to offer a sports medicine class. Coach Schner says, “It was my passion for teaching and student requests that led to the formation of our Sports Medicine class being offered. It is now one of the most popular electives in the Upper School curriculum and often has a waiting list.” The educational day does not stop at 3 p.m. as sports medical students spend time after school to earn their ‘sports medicine hours’ supporting the athletic trainers at games and practices. This practical application of learning enhances the classroom activities. Diana Nguyen ’11 says, “It is a direct result of Coach Schner, Coach Gale, and Coach Schner’s sports medicine class that I ended up studying sports medicine in college.” Our Health Service team of athletic trainers serve as preceptors for High Point Nurse Linda states, “Our team approach allows us to meet the varied needs of our students. We spend time getting to know our students and their families, to develop lasting relationships. As a PreK- 12 grade school, we are able to provide continuity of care as the students grow and transition from one grade to the next much more effectively than other schools. We have conversations with students and communicate with teachers and parents so that we are all working together to provide optimal, individualized care for each child.” Coach Schner added, “As a team we are able to cover extended hours when people are on the campus for a variety of events.” Real Examples GDS Alumni and current parents, Beau ’97 and Craig Hassenfelt McIntosh ’98 have experienced this care first hand. Their youngest son, Finn, entered school with health concerns. Craig said, “Nurse Linda is one of the main reasons we enrolled Finn at GDS when he was 3. I was surprised at the number of schools in Greensboro without a school nurse! Linda will call me if there is a virus going around, or if multiple people in Finn’s class are sick. I send Finn to school every day knowing that he is under the best care and feel as though I have a personal nurse watching over him, as well as the rest of GDS. Nurse Linda is my HERO!” On November 7, 1997, Coach Schner received a call to come to the nurse’s office becasue a student had fallen and had broken his arm. When Coach Schner got there and made his initial University’s Sport Medicine and Athletic Training Program as well as the UNC- Greensboro Kinesiology/Sports Medicine Program. Nurse Linda is a preceptor for the UNC-Greensboro Nursing School. Typically, Coach Schner will have 4 to 6 students from HPU and UNC-G intern during semesters with him throughout the year, and Nurse Linda will have thirty to forty UNC-G students come spend a day with her in the Health Room. Coach Schner and Nurse Linda have been recognized and honored with the ‘American Red Cross Lifesaving Award’ after responding to a life-threatening incident that took place on campus. It Takes a Community “It is because of the GDS community that the school is able to have such a comprehensive Health Services program,” says Linda. “Thanks to the support of many former and current families, we are able to be as proactive as we are!” The Fortune Family donated the training manikins are by faculty and students to learn CPR. The Dalldorf Family donated some of the schools AEDs and set up an endowment to maintain them. Numerous doctors are on call, and Dr. Jim Kramer serves as the Health Room attending physician and as our athletic team physician. Students, faculty, and families of Greensboro Day School are fortunate to have the robust Health Services team that exists at our school! Only 4% of the NC population knows CPR, but nearly 100% of the GDS upper school student population on campus are CPR trained and certified. GDS Magazine | 17