ACTED QUICKLY WHEN THEIR TEACHER HAD A HEART ATTACK. TRACEE WILKINS REPORTS. TRACEE: MR. HOLIDAY’S WELDING CLASS A NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL IS JUST LIKE HE LEFT IT ON A PICTURE OF WIFE KEEPING WATCH SEPTEMBER 30. AND STUDENTS STILL INSPIRED BY HIS LESSONS. >> HE DOESN’T SUGAR COAT STUFF AND HE TELLS US THE TRUTH ABOUT LIFE. >> LAST YEAR HE SAID HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MAKE SO I WANT TO BE A WELDER. >> IN A GAME OF 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL USING A HOOP STUDENTS BUILD, SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH MR. HOLIDAY. >> HE GOT HIS LAST SHOT OFF WE WHEN TO CHECK HIM UP HE STARTED LEANING BACK AND FELL INTO THE TANKS. >> CHARLIE BURCH TEACHES CONSTRUCTION NEXT DOOR AND WAS FIRST TO RESPOND >> ALL I HEARD WAS YELLING AND SCREAMING AND KIDS RUNNING DOWN THE HALL. A COUPLE RAN IN MY ROOM AND SAID SOMETHING HAPPENED. HE JUST PASSED OUT. >> AMY ROBINSON AQUATICS MANAGER AND CPR TRAINER CAME SECOND. >> I HAD TO HOP OVER A FENCE TO GET TO HIM. SO I HANDED THE AED I STARTED TO APPLY THE AED PADS. ALL OF THESE TEACHERS TRAINED IN C1 HE HE WAS HE WAS DEAD ON THE SCENE. YOU KNOW, IT WAS, I THINK, ABOUT 21 MINUTES OF, YOU KNOW, CONTINUOUS CPR BETWEEN EVERYBODY. SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF THIS MOMENT. THIS IS OUR RIGHT. IT’S OVERWHELMING TO THINK THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO DIDN’T GIVE UP ON ME, THEIR LIFE AND I’M HERE TODAY. FRANK HOLIDAY SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK KNOWN AS THE WIDOWMAKER. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SURVIVE. BUT THANKS TO FAST THINKING STUDENTS AND PERSISTENT TEACHERS HERE I AM TODAY. SIX WEEKS LATER, I’M TALKING TO YOU. TUESDAY NIGHT, THE CHARLES COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM HONORED EVERYONE WHO HELPED TO SAVE HOLIDAY. HE SAYS HOW HE SURVIVED IS THE GREATEST LESSON HE COULD EVER TEACH. IF IT GETS HARD, DON’T QUIT. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT’S THE LESSON HERE. YOU KNOW, I REALLY BELIEVE IT’S A GIFT F
Charles County students, staff revive teacher after heart attack
‘If it gets hard, don’t quit. I think that’s the lesson,’ North Point High School teacher Frank Holiday says
A Charles County teacher’s life lesson not to give up may have saved his life.Frank Holiday’s students are inspired by his lessons in welding class at North Point High School in Waldorf.”He doesn’t sugarcoat stuff. He tells us the truth about life,” said Kayden Chavers, a student.But while playing a game of 3-on-3 basketball on Sept. 30, using a hoop that students built, something went wrong.”He got his last shot off. We when to check him, he started leaning back and fell,” said Dylan Farmer, a student.Charlie Burch, who teaches construction next door, was first to respond.”All of a sudden, I heard yelling and screaming down the hall. A couple of (students) ran in my room and said, ‘Something happened, he just passed out,'” Burch said.Amy Robinson, the school’s aquatics manager and CPR trainer, responded.”I started applying the (automated external defibrillator) pads,” Robinson said.Teachers trained in CPR knew it wasn’t a good situation.”To be honest, Frank did not look good. He definitely didn’t. There were no signs of life from him,” Robinson said.”In my training and experience, he was dead on the scene. It was, I think, about 21 minutes of continuous CPR between everybody,” said Charles County sheriff’s Cpl. Tiffany Smith, the school resource officer.Holiday suffered a heart attack known as the widow maker, which is almost impossible to survive. But thanks to fast-thinking students and persistent teachers, he’s OK.”It’s overwhelming to think the amount of people who didn’t give up, and I’m here today,” Holiday said.On Tuesday night, Charles County Public Schools honored everyone who helped save Holiday, who said how he survived is the greatest lesson he could ever teach.”If it gets hard, don’t quit. I think that’s the lesson,” Holiday said. “I really think it’s a gift from God that I’m here — 100%.”
WALDORF, Md. —
A Charles County teacher’s life lesson not to give up may have saved his life.
Frank Holiday’s students are inspired by his lessons in welding class at North Point High School in Waldorf.
“He doesn’t sugarcoat stuff. He tells us the truth about life,” said Kayden Chavers, a student.
But while playing a game of 3-on-3 basketball on Sept. 30, using a hoop that students built, something went wrong.
“He got his last shot off. We when to check him, he started leaning back and fell,” said Dylan Farmer, a student.
Charlie Burch, who teaches construction next door, was first to respond.
“All of a sudden, I heard yelling and screaming down the hall. A couple of (students) ran in my room and said, ‘Something happened, he just passed out,'” Burch said.
Amy Robinson, the school’s aquatics manager and CPR trainer, responded.
“I started applying the (automated external defibrillator) pads,” Robinson said.
Teachers trained in CPR knew it wasn’t a good situation.
“To be honest, Frank did not look good. He definitely didn’t. There were no signs of life from him,” Robinson said.
“In my training and experience, he was dead on the scene. It was, I think, about 21 minutes of continuous CPR between everybody,” said Charles County sheriff’s Cpl. Tiffany Smith, the school resource officer.
Holiday suffered a heart attack known as the widow maker, which is almost impossible to survive. But thanks to fast-thinking students and persistent teachers, he’s OK.
“It’s overwhelming to think the amount of people who didn’t give up, and I’m here today,” Holiday said.
On Tuesday night, Charles County Public Schools honored everyone who helped save Holiday, who said how he survived is the greatest lesson he could ever teach.
“If it gets hard, don’t quit. I think that’s the lesson,” Holiday said. “I really think it’s a gift from God that I’m here — 100%.”
