The Dysart Unified School District will soon offer emergency medical services training to high school seniors.

Jim Grieshaber, the school district’s technical education director, said students can be tested for their EMT certification six months before they turn 18.

"So they can go straight and work for the city of Surprise Fire and Medical as soon as they graduate from high school once they turn 18," he said.

The school district is trying to help fill an urgent need for more medical professionals in the area.

The first class launches next August at Valley Vista High School, but any interested student in the district can attend.