By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
Woodland Regional High School junior Juliana Rubino, left, and senior Brooke Beard demonstrate how to prepare a patient before transferring the patient from a wheelchair to a hospital bed during a certified nursing assistant class May 20 at the high school in Beacon Falls. âELIO GUGLIOTTI
BEACON FALLS â Woodland Regional High School junior Arlena Michaud has wanted to go into nursing since the eighth grade.
âIâve always wanted to help people,â she said. âI love biology and all things medical.â
Michaud didnât have to wait until after graduation to get started on her nursing path. Michaud, whose mother is a nurse, is one of 15 students in Woodlandâs inaugural certified nursing assistant course this year.