Before we had a pool in Haines, physical educators Terry Sharnbroich and Ellen Larson brought the Haines fifth graders to Juneau each year for a week of Water Safety Instruction. The goal was to prevent water accidents and drownings, and to teach the students basic survival skills.
When the Haines Pool was built in 1982, we were thrilled to expand the program and offer K-8 water safety classes, along with intensive swim lessons. By the eighth grade students…