[dropcap]F[/dropcap]atigue started to set in for Hays High senior Kate Mondragon as she labored to carry a 180-pound dummy past a set of orange cones.
Decked out in firefighter bunker gear, helmet and oxygen tank, Mondragon paused several times wanting to rest. But all around her, fellow students and instructors encouraged Mondragon to finish, even as her body didn’t want to.
Armed with an extra bit of adrenaline, Mondragon finished dragging the hefty, lifeless body across the way, which allowed her to move onto the next workout station. Such is routine for Mondragon and the class of 12 students who make up Hays CISD’s Firefighter Academy, which is part of the district’s Career and Technology Education (CTE) program.
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