Earlier today, Uxbridge High School held a staff lunch at which we celebrated the coming end of the 2020-21 school year. As had been past tradition at UHS over the past five years, we were able to recognize one of our staff members as the Uxbridge High School Educator of the Year, which this year was presented to our school nurse, Ms. Tara Schiller.
UHS began the year with a theme of #StrongerTogether, and, with that in mind, Ms. Schiller united the staff around themes of compassion, safety, and care. She was an integral part of all COVID-19 responses, and she communicated constantly with various boards, physicians, families, students, and staff with the utmost attention to keeping the UHS family safe. Her work and professionalism extended to all departments, all of whom spent time this year sharing ways to support the impossible task of safety, even as the challenges of a global pandemic seemed to close in around our classrooms, campus, and community.
"Without keeping us all safe, without helping with students and families, without constant compassion and communication, without constant attention and detail to all of our collective safety, we simply are not able to enjoy this success, we have no possibility of being stronger together," said UHS Principal Michael Rubin. "This year, there has been nobody more integral to our collective and individual successes beyond our incredible school nurse."
Ms. Schiller has just completed her sixth year at UHS as the school nurse, and prior to her time in Uxbridge worked in the Bellingham Public Schools. She also had a tenure at Boston Children's Hospital.
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