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If you want a summer job, "It's that time of the year," according to water safety instructor Loma Messex at Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton.

“There is quite a demand for lifeguards and swimming instructors each year,” she said.

Eastern will be offering two Red Cross certified courses in lifeguard training during the spring semester. The first course will be February 25-March 2 followed by another April 7-13 with Waterfront included in the second Lifeguard Class at no extra charge. Water Safety Instructor Course (WSI) follows April 28-May 5. Classes meet from 6-10 p.m.on week nights and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

"A student must be at least 15 to enroll in Lifeguard Training and at least 16 for WSI," Messex says, and "students need to contact me before enrolling in WSI at (918) 465-2361 ext. 262.

"Water safety instructors are in demand in southeastern Oklahoma," she says, "since the WSI course is needed by individuals to qualify to give swimming lessons in area pools.

“If a student wants to be able to train lifeguards, they need to take LGI which has a prerequisite of Lifeguard Training and must be at least 17 years old.”

Anyone interested in the WSI course must contact Messex before enrolling and basic swimming skills are a pre-requisite.