January Safety Tips of the Month
WINTER DRIVING
The Red Cross encourages everyone to stay off the road during a winter storm if possible. If you must drive in snow or freezing rain, follow these tips:
· Fill the vehicle’s gas tank, and clean the lights and windows to help with visibility.
· Share the details of your route, departure time, and estimated arrival time with someone.
· Don’t follow other vehicles too closely. Sudden stops are difficult on wet roadways.
· Don’t use cruise control when driving in winter weather.
· Avoid distractions such as your cell phone.
· Know that ramps, bridges, and overpasses will freeze before roadways.
· Don’t use electrical components (like your headlights) unless the engine is running.
For students with cars, winter items to store in the car are:
· Warms shoes, clothes, gloves.
· Hand warmers, Mylar blankets or emergency sleeping bag
· Ice scraper/snow brush
· Tire chains
Year-round items for the car are:
· Rain poncho
· Flashlight with extra batteries
· 12-hour emergency light sticks
· Water and emergency food bars
· Flares
· First Aid Kit with bandages and cleansing wipes
· Cellphone charger
· Jumper cables
· Music/games
Important to remember to keep your gas tank at half a tank of gas throughout the winter. The American Red Cross is a great place to start looking into Car Survival Kits for Winter.
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This year the celebration of the Lunar New Year falls in January and the EHS Library is gearing up for a big display with plenty of books written by or about the culture of China and Chinese authors. A new biography that will be featured is We Were Dreamers: A Superhero Immigrant Story by Simu Liu. He was the star of the recent Marvel hit movie Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. We are also featuring the memoir Where the Past Begins written by Amy Tan. Watching the documentary Amy Tan: Unintentional Memoir is a wonderful compliment to the book.
We are happy to shine our Community Service Spotlight on EHS Sophomore, Praveena Mahendran for her work with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Praveena began her involvement with LLS in 2021 as a candidate for the Student Visionaries of the Year Program, a philanthropic leadership development program for high school students. Tasked with raising thousands of dollars and spreading awareness about blood cancer research, she led a successful fundraising campaign that also involved recruiting and managing a team of volunteers. She discovered that she was passionate about the cause and capable of making an impact on cancer research. Praveena decided to take her involvement with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society a step further and joined their Seattle Ambassadors Program, volunteering as a mentor for new Student Visionaries candidates, directly supporting their fundraising campaigns and outreach. Her dedication and leadership skills recently helped her secure the role of Seattle Ambassador Co-Chair, a position that has her overseeing all LLS Student Ambassadors in the Seattle region.
