Loy Mentzer, RN  &  Roni (Veronica) Dvoskin, RN

School Nurses    (520) 696-5932
Email; lmentzer@amphi.com, vdvoskin@amphi.com  

Health Office Information

We have two registered nurses on staff at Cross Middle School (CMS).   Loy Mentzer works Monday & Tuesday and Roni Dvoskin works Wednesday thru Friday.  We serve as the health professionals for the school and provide the following services:

Illness, injury assessments and interventions

Health assessments/participation in Individualized Education Plan Development

Identification, assessment, planning, intervention, & evaluation of students health concerns

Screenings for health factors impacting student education such as vision& hearing

Activities & education to promote healthy lifestyles

Chronic disease management & education

Medication administration & monitoring

Assessment & referral for students with mental health needs

School/community/health care provider liaison  

Occasionally the nurse’s duties may require being off campus.  If an emergency arises with a student during such a time, the office staff or administration will handle the situation, call paramedics if necessary, and notify the parent/guardian.

Important Immunization Information

According to Arizona State Law, all students must be in compliance with current state regulations concerning immunizations for preventable diseases unless the parent/guardian has signed a valid exemption form which will then be kept on file in the health office.  A new immunization requirement for incoming 7^th & 8^th grade students is the chicken pox (varicella) immunization. If a student has had the chicken pox disease then they do not require the varicella immunization, however, parents are asked to fill out a survey form documenting when their child had the chickenpox disease.  If you have any questions, please call or email either one of us.  Students will not be enrolled until documentation (i.e., school record, medical records, international travel immunization record, etc.) is provided.  Parent’s recall is not acceptable.  Pima County Health Department offers low cost immunizations for children.  Call 293-4620 for times & locations.

Taking Medications at School

Amphitheater District Policy

ALL medications brought onto campus, including over the counter drugs such as Tylenol, Advil, Midol, etc. must be prescribed by the student’s physician and stored in the CMS Health Office locked cabinet.  Students are not allowed to have in their possession any medications with the exception of asthma inhalers & epi-pens.  These can be carried by the student only if the district’s Permit Form , signed by the parent & verification  of the prescription, is on file in the school health office every school year.

Prescription Medications must be:

Brought in by the parent/guardian

In the original pharmacy container with proper labeling

Accompanied by the district’s Medication Permit Form signed by the parent/guardian stored in the CMS Health Office locked cabinet.

Non-Prescription Medication must be:

Brought in by the parent/guardian in the original, unopened container accompanied by the district’s Medication Permit form signed by the parent/guardian and physician and will be stored in the CMS Health office cabinet.