Henry Named School Nurse of the Year
Sandra G. Henry was named the Orange County School Nurse of the Year by her peers Wednesday at a dinner celebrating National School Health Week.
Henry, an Irvine Unified School District nurse, was selected by the Orange County School Nurses Organization for “being the epitome of our profession,” said school nurse Norma Yockel, who nominated Henry.
Henry, 57, has been a nurse in the district for 25 years and is serving six Irvine schools, including special-needs campuses, and elementary and high school levels.
She has used the experience of her own breast cancer and extensive treatment in the last two years to give a compassionate hand to students suffering similar health setbacks, Yockel said.
District staff, faculty and students at Irvine High School, one of the school’s under her care, will honor Henry with a reception at the campus today at 10 a.m.
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