On Wednesday, March 6, National Honor Society held a blood drive in the Atlantic High School gym. From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. students, teachers, and the public were encouraged to come donate blood to save three lives.

Junior Megan Magers was one of the many people who came to donate. “Donating was a hard decision, considering I’m not a fan of needles, but I kept thinking about how it helps others,” Magers said. She will be donating in the next AHS blood drive because “it was painful but worth it.”  Magers encourages others to donate, “Even if you are afraid of needles, I think you should give it a shot. It is a good deed.”

Senior Heath Hepler did not participate in the blood drive due to his fear of needles. He said he would participate if he wasn’t “afraid of needles”. Hepler says that “most people probably don’t donate because they are afraid of needles and fear that the people are going to mess up.”

One hundred and eight units of blood were donated Monday, exceeding the 103 unit goal.