Bring on Summer!
Launch the media gallery 1 playerHere we are in April, and we are still having snow. I think we may skip springtime and go straight on to summer! What a wonderful school year. Many of our gophers have set new sports records and won medals and trophies. Many of our gophers have made great academic accomplishments as well. We even got to enjoy watching real donkeys from Wisconsin play basketball right here in our gym. We have made lots of good memories this year.
The Nurse’s office has been very busy with programs this second semester. The NMHC dental crew came back and applied cavity-fighting fluoride varnish to 98 of our elementary students. They will return in the fall for next year’s FREE dental exam and fluoride varnishing program. They will also bring their new dental van back to help our students get the dental work they need without having to miss school. Miss Joni returned as promised, making it fun to learn all about where our food comes from and how to make healthy choices.
We had two round-up screening days with some of our elementary teachers to get to know 38 kids who will be going to preschool and kindergarten with us in the fall. We can’t wait for them to be gophers with us next year! Lisa McClaran RN and the nurses from the Sullivan County Health Department provided the required tetanus and meningococcal vaccinations to eighteen of our 7th and 11th graders to help prepare them for 8th and 12th grades.
Unfortunately, this flu season we have had many students and teachers (including our Nurse) miss school with the flu, strep throat, or other sicknesses. “Flu Season” happens every late fall to early spring, and more people get sick during that time than during the rest of the year. Gophers suffering from environmental allergies have had a rough winter as well. Help keep your immune system in peak performance by drinking lots of fluids, getting plenty of exercise and rest, eating healthy, and washing your hands often every day.
With just sixteen days left in the 2017-2018 school year, we wish our Elementary Principal Stefani Franklin and the graduating senior class of 2018 good luck with their future plans. The rest of us will look forward to a great summer off and seeing everyone back here in August for the next school year.
We work hard! We play hard! We are GC! Beth Beyer, RN