Notes from the Nurse​​

Welcome!​

• ​I’m so excited to get the 2019-2020 school year started.
• My goal is to do “whatever it takes” to have a happy and healthy school year for our students​

 Miles of Smiles

• Miles of smile is coming on October 10th to Trimpe Middle School.
• There is no cost to the family or school for their services.
• These services satisfy the dental requirement mandated by the state of Illinois for 6th grade students
• The forms were sent home but if you need a new one they are attached 

Miles of Smiles Forms

Vaping​

• According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, "three young people who experienced severe breathing problems after vaping." 
• They further stated "11 confirmed and seven suspected cases of severe pulmonary disease among adolescents, some of whom had to be intubated, who reported vaping."
• http://www.dph.illinois.gov/news/illinois-department-public-health-warns-hospitalizations-potentially-tied-vaping