Cobb Schools Foundation To Honor School Nurses Wednesday

COBB COUNTY, GA — The Cobb Schools Foundation will recognize the work of its nurses throughout the district at an event Wednesday.

The drive-thru event will take place at Osborne High School from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, according to a news release. Osborne HS is located at 2451 Favor Road in Marietta.

With the reopening of Cobb Schools and more than 65 percent of students returning face-to-face, school nurses collaborated with principals, administrators and other district staff to keep classrooms safe while the COVID-19 pandemic still continues.

“On top of allergies, asthma, diabetes, seizure disorders, stomachaches, headaches, nausea, sore throats, scrapes/cuts, injuries, school nurses are working evenings and weekends when it comes to contact tracing, answering parents' questions regarding exposure to COVID-19, as well as any health-related concerns," said Renee Garriss, principal of Mountain View Elementary School, in the release. "We have spent numerous hours contact tracing throughout the school year and even over breaks."

Wellstar Health System is the presenting sponsor for the event. Other sponsors include White Water Six Flags, Publix Charities, Care Source, Credit Union of Georgia, Crane Elder Law Firm, Desktop Coworking Communities and Georgia Power.

“Our entire team here at CCSD wants to thank Wellstar and all of our frontline healthcare workers for consistently being in the middle of this battle against an invisible enemy,” said Felicia Wagner, executive director of the Cobb Schools Foundation, the philanthropic arm for Cobb Schools. “It’s difficult to try and think of creative ways to thank other people who willingly risk everything dear to them to make our world better and safer, but despite the worldly noise that too often gets in the way of stewardship — we do notice you — you are cherished by so many and I hope our school nurses can get a glimpse of our gratitude.”