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Page High Launches Learn to Swim Program
July 18, 2019 – It’s been two months since Page High freshman Malik Ramirez died in a drowning incident at nearby Buffalo Lake. Now, the school is working to make sure a tragedy like that does not happen again.
Page High leaders and the Page Alumni and Friends Association have partnered with the Greensboro Aquatics Center to teach life-saving water skills to Page High students who have not yet learned to swim. The Malik Ramirez/Page High School Learn to Swim Program will be similar to the Learn to Swim program that has been used with GCS second graders since 2011.
“We wanted to find a way to honor Malik’s memory and also to prevent other students from the same fate,” says principal Erik Naglee. “With his mother’s blessing, the Malik Ramirez/Page High Learn to Swim Program will allow us to do both.”
The Page Alumni and Friends Association is accepting donations to support the cost of the program, which is $60 per student. To make a donation, click here. Lessons will begin in September and will take place during the school day, with transportation provided. Each participant will receive 6-8 swim lessons during a two-week period.