Health fair held at St. Regis School
Picture: St. Regis School Superintendent Derek Larson holds a model of ‘troubled teeth’ at the Mineral County Health Department display where the use of tobacco was discouraged. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Buffy Cheeseman and Jennifer Cheeseman were flippin’ burgers and hotdogs in the drizzle for lunch that was served to students, staff, first responders, presenters and parents at the St. Regis Health Fair. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
How many kids can fit into one of the Superior Area Ambulances was tested as students felt what tight working conditions were like when caring for injured patients enroute to emergency rooms. What medicines, equipment and communication they have when going over 60mph and seconds count. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Stephanie Quick and Shirley Iwata were the Mineral County Local Advisory Council representatives talking with students on making well thought choices rather than knee jerk impulse decisions as there are consequences to what is said and done. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
St. Regis School Counselor Tyler Cheeseman explained the reasoning was behind their health fair last week.
“As school counselors, we are required to do outreach and I have a passion for emergency medicine. I’m the pediatric person with the ambulance because of my background with education and kids, so I tried to combine them. Besides, it’s National EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week, and the last week of school, so this would be fun for the kids to rotate through and learn about jobs and careers while having a little fun with the presentations.”
This is the second year Cheeseman has organized the event and had help from Jordann Murphy who has a MOU with the school to offer therapy on site since the school lost Alta Care which was the school-based therapy, which is where Cheeseman began her St. Regis School career.
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