Mandee Smith, a junior at Thunder Mountain High School, watches as a technician takes a pint of her blood during a blood drive by the Blood Bank of Alaska at TMHS on Wednesday. The blood drive continues today at the University of Alaska Southeast from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at Centennial Hall on Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Editor’s note: This cutline has been updated to note the proper amount of blood taken during blood drives; the spelling of Centennial Hall has also been corrected.