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Media Specialist Recognized for Life-Saving Actions
A media specialist typically has a variety of responsibilities in a school, but assisting in a medical emergency is not usually one of them. But that’s just what Page Motley Mims did in May at Bessemer Elementary. A student of hers was eating lunch in the media center when she began choking. Motley Mims sprang into action, performed first aid and cleared the student’s airway.
She is humble about her actions, but her fellow media specialists wanted to make sure she was recognized for her efforts. Many of them submitted nominations for Motley Mims as Employee of the Month for July, and on the last day of school, as she set out gift bags for her student media helpers, she was surprised to learn that she had won.
One of those nominations, from Sternberger Elementary media specialist Tricia Goodman, says, “Ms. Motley Mims is truly a hero! Not only does she instill in her students the love and importance of reading and learning, but she actually saved a student’s life! I cannot think of a more deserving Employee of the Month.”
As Employee of the Month, Motley Mims received a $50 gift card from Sam’s Club, which has given more than $6,000 to outstanding GCS employees since 2005. During the month of July, her photo will hang at the district’s central offices, at Bessemer Elementary and at the Sam’s Club on Wendover Avenue.