Hobby Garden Club members taught fourth-grade students how to plant their own vegetables. Here, Millie Mayersky of the Hobby Garden Club assists Centre Elementary students, from left, Tia Lombardo and Breonna Borden.
Here, students Carly Langford, left, and Nathan Brady, look through microscopes at the germs and hygiene station. Helping them is Megan Pentz, a nursing student from the Clearfield County Career and Technology Center.
According to Ginny Johnson, chairman, hundreds of students from Clearfield and Curwensville area school districts, St. Francis School and Clearfield Alliance Christian School attended.
Students visited these learning stations:
"Germs and hygiene," presented by Clearfield Hospital Laboratory and practical nursing students from the Clearfield County Career and Technology Center
"How to grow your own vegetables and plants," presented by the Hobby Garden Club and Women’s Health Task Force
"Information about wheelchairs," presented by nursing students
"Fitness and nutrition," presented by nursing students
"Bicycle safety and drug awareness," presented by Clearfield Borough and Lawrence Township police departments and nursing students
Close to 70 volunteers helped with the event, including students from Clearfield Area High School.
Mrs. Sue Young, fourth-grade teacher at Centre Elementary, has supported the health fair since its inception in 1989.
“It’s a wonderful event. The hands-on activities bring the information to life for the students. The lessons they learn here are important for lifelong health,” Mrs. Young said.
In conjunction with the health fair, the Clearfield Hospital Auxiliary held a poster contest. The winners are: Dillon Davis, Curwensville Elementary, first place; Tia Lombardo, Centre Elementary, second place; Rachel Duke, Centre Elementary, third place; Cherokee Nixon, Curwensville Elementary, third place; and Alaina Shaffer, Clearfield Elementary, third place.
Also, Megan Poole, Centre Elementary, fourth place; Angel Cardamone, St. Francis School, fourth place; and Olivia Smith, St. Francis, fourth place.
Co-chairmen of the poster contest were Barb Short and Sally Wilson.
The auxiliary thanks the individuals and businesses that contributed to the health fair.