Health Services names Michelle Gonzalez as El Paso ISD’s 2023 Nurse of the Year
(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT — May 10, 2023) — El Paso ISD Health Services named Burges High’s Michelle Gonzalez as the 2023 Nurse of the Year. Health Services made the official announcement in celebration of National School Nurses Day today.
A Burges grad, Gonzalez returned to her alma mater in 2020 to work as the school nurse after working at Del Sol Medical Center.
“I’m honored,” she said. “There are so many amazing nurses in the district. It’s a rewarding job. It’s been a pleasure working with my previous teachers and my dad and uncle, who work on campus. I love serving the students and being part of the high school again.”
Gonzalez was nominated by one of her peers, then a selection committee made up of nurse leadership narrowed the candidates down and selected her as the 2023 recipient.
“She’s been a mentor to other nurses,” Health Services director Norma Luna said. “The way she treats the students and families really stands out. She’s a hard-working nurse and our top person for telehealth.”