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About Us

Our Mission

American Red Cross Licensed Training Provider

Leading Locally Owned Provider

To eliminate deaths by drowning, and increase the survival rate of sudden illness in North Texas. We will accomplish this goal by:

  1. Training high quality lifeguards with a focus on preventive lifeguarding practices.
  2. Training Lifeguard Instructors and Water Safety Instructors to the highest standards so that every facility can have a qualified, safety minded professional.

Leading Locally Owned Provider

American Red Cross Licensed Training Provider

Leading Locally Owned Provider

Based in Melissa, TX, we are one of the leading training providers in North Texas. We offer the full course catalogue of Aquatic Safety classes including Lifeguard, Lifeguard Instructor, CPR/AED, and Water Safety Instructor classes.

American Red Cross Licensed Training Provider

American Red Cross Licensed Training Provider

American Red Cross Licensed Training Provider

We hold ourselves to the highest training standards of the American Red Cross. All of our classes are taught by certified and  experienced instructors that undergo continual training to ensure you get the best possible training experience.

Our Instructors

The North Star Difference

American Red Cross Licensed Training Provider

North Star's Teachers are all American Red Cross Certified Instructors with multiple years of experience as lifeguards. They hold leadership positions in their home pools. Our average instructor has taught more than 20 classes.

The North Star Difference

The North Star Difference

The North Star Difference

North Star believes in giving you the most practice time possible so you can master your skills. We use blended learning classes so you do most of the lecture and video work before your skill session, leaving more time for skill practice. We use the best training equipment and provide every student with their own CPR mannequin.We focus on

North Star believes in giving you the most practice time possible so you can master your skills. We use blended learning classes so you do most of the lecture and video work before your skill session, leaving more time for skill practice. We use the best training equipment and provide every student with their own CPR mannequin.We focus on providing the best possible training environment with the best equipment with the best instructors available.

No Hidden Fees

The North Star Difference

The North Star Difference

We advertise the full price of our class.  There are no additional Credit Card processing fees, Red Cross fees, or pool entry fees. Students are provided a pocket masks as part of their enrollment. We provide free PDFs of Participant Manuals. 

* Instructors are asked to buy their own manuals.

OUR INSTRUCTORS

Monica Nicholson- Owner

Monica Nicholson- Owner

Monica Nicholson- Owner

Monica Nicholson owns and runs North Texas Lifeguards, in honor of her husband, Michael Nicholson, who passed away in 2021.

Her passion is to continue Michael's profound legacy of training new lifeguards and instructors to achieve a primary goal:

save more lives. 

Tanner Dobrovolsky

Monica Nicholson- Owner

Monica Nicholson- Owner

Tanner currently works in the Emergency Department. He has 5 years of guarding and instructor experience. He was most recently a Head Lifeguard at Carroll ISD where he coordinated the staff training.

Current Certifications:
ARC Lifeguard

ARC Lifeguard Instructor   

Kirsten Wilson

Monica Nicholson- Owner

Kirsten Wilson

Kirstin  has worked in aquatics for many years serving several facilities including Collin County College Aquatic Center and The Colony Aquatic Park. She got her first lifeguarding certification at 16 and has served as a Head lifeguard, Swim Instructor and EMT.
After starting her family, she continues her passion for aquatics as a swim instructor with The Colony and as a lifeguard instructor.

Current Certifications

ARC Lifeguard

ARC Lifeguard Instructor

ARC Water Safety Instructor

Certified Pool Operator 

Nick Mendoza

Morgan Ferguson

Kirsten Wilson

Nick has been a lifeguard and swim instructor for The Colony since he was 16. He has served as a Head Lifeguard and training captain. He currently works as a lifeguard for the City of Plano and co-teaches for XO Professional Lifeguarding.

Current Certifications
ARC Waterpark Lifeguard

ARC Lifeguard Instructor

ARC Lifeguard Instructor Trainer
ARC Water Safety Instructor

Morgan Ferguson

Morgan Ferguson

Morgan Ferguson

Kirstin has worked in aquatics for many years serving Collin County College Aquatic Center and The Colony Aquatic Park. She got her first lifeguarding certification at 16 and has served as a Head lifeguard. Morgan has been in aquatics as a lifeguard for 9 years, plus 2 years experience as a Lifeguard Instructor. Currently, she works as a hospital EMT. She previously was Head Lifeguard at Carroll ISD where she helped coordinate scheduling for the facility and staff.


Current Certifications:

ARC Lifeguard

ARC Lifeguard Instructor

NREMT

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