Few people are fortunate enough to discover their true passion in life\u2014fewer still get to turn that passion into a lifelong career. Yet for the Secretary of the health suite, loving her job was never an issue. For close to three decades, she has been able to call North Penn School District her home. However, in a matter of weeks, Mrs. Donna Marino will be retiring and entering a brand new chapter of her wonderful life.<\/p>\n
Taking care of countless sick high school students everyday sounds like hard work as it is. Yet, greeting students in the nurse\u2019s waiting room is not all she does. In fact, Marino\u2019s job includes much more responsibility.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m the Secretary here in the house suite. So when the students come in, I sign them in, pull their treatment cards, and ring for the nurse to come and get them. I do a lot of record keeping, making sure there’s a Physical turned-in for all the junior students. I basically run that desk,\u201d Marino said.<\/p>\n
As someone who has worked in a nurse\u2019s office for twenty-eight years, Marino has seen and experienced many things from ambulance visits to scratches in need of Band-Aids. However, none of them are more impactful to her than watching students blossom into adults.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve seen a lot of kids graduate. It\u2019s emotional, but it’s also fun watching the tenth graders grow up and become seniors. Being there for that is really special, and I\u2019m going to miss it,\u201d Marino stated.<\/p>\n