The 1 Darn Cool School program provides a program to help students maintain normalcy while being hospitalized. Teacher Barb was an important part of Ana Stevens's recovery journey.
until SUN 11:00 PM MST, Eastern Pima-Southeastern Pinal-Santa Cruz-Western Cochise, Northern Graham-Northern Greenlee-White and Gila Mountains, Southern Graham-Central and Eastern Cochise-Southern Greenlee-Lower Elevations of the San Carlos Apache Nation in Graham County, Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothillsfrom SUN 11:00 AM MST until SUN 8:00 PM MST, White Mountains, Eastern Mogollon Rim, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Marble and Glen Canyons, Grand Canyon Country, Kaibab Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache Countyfrom SUN 12:00 PM MDT until SUN 9:00 PM MDT, Chinle Valley, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward, Black Mesa Area, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateaufrom SUN 11:00 AM MST until SUN 8:00 PM MST, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Eastern Mogollon Rim, Coconino Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County, Kaibab Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, White Mountains, Yavapai County Mountains, Grand Canyon Country, Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, Western Mogollon Rimfrom SUN 12:00 PM MDT until SUN 9:00 PM MDT, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Black Mesa Area, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 NorthwardThe 1 Darn Cool School program at Phoenix Children's Hospital hosted a graduation ceremony to celebrate patients earning their high school diplomas .
Fully funded by Desert Financial Credit Union, the school provides year-round academic instruction at the bedside or in a classroom setting to maintain normalcy for hospitalized children. For most teenagers, high school graduation is a rite of passage. But for some students, getting to the finish line included overcoming tests that had nothing to do with school exams. At the 1 Darn Cool School graduation ceremony, teacher Barbara Lewis explained how the program operates within the medical facility.
"Whether it’s we’re doing the instruction at their bedside or we’re taking them to a classroom, provides a little sense of normalcy in their day while they’re here at the hospital," Lewis said. Fully funded by the Desert Financial Credit Union, the school gives year-round academic support to patients at Phoenix Children's Hospital, helping students like Ana Stevens.
"I’ve had a rough four years," Stevens said. "I’ve had a really rough four years of high school. And I think missing my senior year, most of my senior year was the cherry on top.
" It was in August when Stevens was at her usual tumbling practice. During her last pass, she landed on her neck, compressing her spinal cord.
"You never know how fast things can change until they do," Stevens said. "I am in a chair. I don’t know for how long. Or if things will get better.
"The 1 Darn Cool School became much more than just a class for Stevens as she navigated her recovery and schoolwork. "Teacher Barb was the best part. She was my rock. And my shoulder to cry on.
And she helped me get through pre-calc," Stevens said.
"It’s been a place that has really meant a lot. That has created memory for me that made my experience better.
" Everyone from high school graduates to students simply moving to the next grade were celebrated at the event. And no one was left out, with staff even using robots and iPads to help bedridden students walk at the ceremony. Tim Harrison, vice president at Phoenix Children's Hospital, emphasized the importance of the milestone for patients. Clarissa Wright, VP of social responsibility and executive director of Desert Financial Foundation, shared an encouraging message for the graduating class.
"I hope they know that their future is bright and there is a community that cares about them and wants them to be successful no matter what they are going through anything is possible," Wright said. The students are taking the lessons they learned here, and not just in their textbooks, to their next chapter. For Stevens, that next chapter is Arizona State University.
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