As the flu season continues, the nurses in the health center are currently informing students about how to take care of their bodies and how to treat viruses. According to nurse coordinator Patty Antle, with a moderate number of ill students per day, it is vital that students are aware of how to take care of their bodies.

Antle said, “Throwing up and having high fevers and body aches are the main symptoms of the flu for most students. Students should stay home and get lots of rest if they have these symptoms.”

The new student assistants in the second semester have helped the nurses as much as possible. According to Antle, they help the nurses by keeping the health center clean, especially during flu season.

Senior Rachel Weiss is one of these student assistants. Overall, according to Weiss, their duties are odd but simple.

Weiss said, “Lately, we’ve been running passes a lot, but we’ve made laundry and ice packs too. If someone has fainted, we assist the nurses by pushing the wheelchair.”

Despite the outbreak of the flu this year, Weiss’s normal day in the health center is usually very calm with very few ill students. However, some days are abnormally busy in the health center.

Weiss said, “We usually don’t get a lot of people in the clinic. Today is an exception though; there’s already been two students sent home in the first few minutes of the day, and a ton of people are flowing in by the minute.”