Richland One School Nurse Wins DHEC Award

Hands down - she’s a winner! Cheryl Guyton, school nurse at Olympia Learning Center, recently won the silver medal in the All-Health Team grant competition sponsored by the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Lexington Medical Center and WIS-TV. She will receive a $3,000 cash award to purchase materials and equipment for her highly successful Healthy Hands project, which promotes frequent hand-washing by students to prevent the spread of disease and illnesses.

Nurse Guyton’s Healthy Hands project spread information throughout the school about the importance of frequent hand washing. Students did experiments, wrote research papers and created decorative soaps and hand lotions to promote the project. They placed bulletin boards, banners, flyers and signs throughout the school to encourage students, faculty and staff to make washing their hands a priority.

The All-Health Team’s goal is to promote healthy habits among youth in South Carolina. The organization recognizes outstanding school health programs each month and allows the monthly winners to compete for grants.

For more information, please contact the Richland One Office of Communications at 231-7504 or 231-7510.