National School Nurse Day - May 8, 2013
Today is National School Nurse Day! (It’s also National Nurses Week, so make sure to thank and honor your favorite nurses.)
We are proud of our CCSD school nurses who promote healthy minds and bodies so that students are better prepared to learn and actively engage in their education. We want to honor all CCSD nurses today, and mention some of the awards they have won this year.
Nurses Barb Balliet of Northwoods Middle, Abbi Beckford of Mt. Zion, Elizabeth "Liz" Brady of Mary Ford, and Mary Cotterill of James B. Edwards were selected as recipients of the Palmetto Gold Award. This prestigious award and scholarship program salutes excellence and commitment to the nursing profession by recognizing 100 nurses from across South Carolina each year. They were honored at the Twelfth Annual Palmetto Gold Gala in Columbia on April 6. Their accomplishments will be featured on the Palmetto Gold website for the entire year. (Pictured: Abbi Beckford, Sherry Huber, and Liz Brady.)
Also, CCSD nursing professionals received two out of the four prestigious awards given at the 32nd Annual School Nurse Conference in Columbia on January 26.
Janet Washington, LPN, received the School Health LPN of the Year Award. Ms. Washington is described as a flexible nurse with a positive attitude, excellent nursing skills and a friendly smile. She has practiced nursing for 33 years and has served CCSD for 12 years. (Pictured: Ms. Washington at the conference, sporting the "crown!")
Melissa Prendergast, RN, received the Dee Dee Chewning School Nurse Administrator Award. The nurses who work with Ms. Prendergast describe her as their greatest advocate and coach, noting that she recognizes their hard work, provides support when needed, and deals with difficult situations fairly and objectively. She has 22 years of school nurse experience and has served as our Director of Nursing Services for the past 14 years.
Nurses in schools serve a critical role in improving public health and ensuring students’ academic success. We applaud and honor you for having a positive effect on the lives of so many. Here's a "shout out" to all CCSD nursing professionals.
Thank you to our school nurses:
Leslie Adair Jewel
Caroline Aton
Marjorie Bailey
Nancy Baker
Barb Balliet
Mary Bebensee
Abbi Beckford
Sue Bennett
Liz Brady
Pam Brown
Coroline Brown
Jill Burgin
Brenda Burkholder
Michelle Calandra
Pam Cato
Peri Chapar
Lidie Collier
Miranda Combs
Mary Cotterill
Maureen Counasse
Nancy Creveling
Celeste Dailey
Melissa D’Arcy
Debbie Davis
Nancy Drenga
Cheryl Dunn
Kim Edwards
Donna Frye
Ann Gibson
Randy Greenberg
Louann Greggory
Susan Griffiths
Hope Grimmett
Cindy Halewood
Sherry Lee
Leslie Hall
Donna Henderson-Morris
Lynda Higgins
Mona Horton
Tracie Horton
Faith Hostettler
Mary Howard
Kim Huff
Mary Hutto
Beverly Hynes
Joanne Jenkins
Stephanie Kelly
Tammy Kizer
Barb Lesky
Terry Lupo
Treva Mardis
Debbie Martin
Cindy McBride
Delia McGrath
Stepanie Merrell
Isla Merrit
Jeanne Miller
Kathy Moock
Glenda Moore
Jamie Morris
Sharon Moser
Alicia Myers
Kathy Nash
Robert Naugle
Gloria Pitts
Susan Porter
Polly Porter-Campbell
Mamie Rader
Alicia Rhodes
Anita Romeo
Joanne Root
Elaine Sampson
Theresa Seabrook
Joanne Silvestri
Gerri Smalls
Lisa Swatzyna
Lisa Trautman
Carol Vaughan
Roslyn Vinson
Debbie Warren
Janet Washngton
Laura West
Lindsey Wheeler
Melanie Wise
Maggie Wolfe
Kathy Zemp
We cannot forget our awesome Head Start/ Early Head Start nurses:
Ali Hill
Julie McIntyre
CCSD Nurse Liaisons are superstars who are always there for their team of nurses:
Millie Day
Amy Graves
Sherry Huber
Ellen Nitz
Brenda Strople
CCSD sub nurses always help us out when we are in a bind:
Amy Botos
Bambi Butler
Maureen Catenacci
Janet Clark
Christy Cottone
Sonja Davis
Dale Donnelly
Kristin Goad
Leslie Hall
Carrie Jensen
Jeanne Kratzer
Buffy Mack
Yvonne Martin
Lucia Miles
Pam Morin
Peggy Spyker
Ann Sullivan
Natalie Walker
Danielle Wineberg
Sharon Wolcott
We also want to thank and honor our charter school Nurse Partners:
Hattie Fields
Irene Judson-Morris
Molly Kirk
Kendra Naangle
Roseanne Pate
Melinda Westall