Nancy Gordon, left, hugs Lydia Zimmerman, right. Gordon was the fourth nurse hired by the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District and worked with Zimmerman, who was one of the first. An event by the PBVUSD aimed to honor school nurses Wednesday.
Brenda Lowe, left, and Lydia Zimmerman, right, were honored Wednesday for being the first school nurses at the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District and paving the way for future nurses. Sharon Cole was also honored as one of the first school nurses, but is not pictured.
Nancy Gordon, left, hugs Lydia Zimmerman, right. Gordon was the fourth nurse hired by the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District and worked with Zimmerman, who was one of the first. An event by the PBVUSD aimed to honor school nurses Wednesday.
Brenda Lowe, left, and Lydia Zimmerman, right, were honored Wednesday for being the first school nurses at the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District and paving the way for future nurses. Sharon Cole was also honored as one of the first school nurses, but is not pictured.
Lydia Zimmerman was one of the first nurses hired by the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District.
Lydia Zimmerman, right, helps a child in her early days as a school nurse at the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District.
School nurses at the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District pose for a picture Wednesday at a ceremony honoring their duties.
Her parents disapproved of women attaining higher education, but that didn’t stop their daughter Lydia Zimmerman from enrolling in a nursing program.
The low tuition persuaded her parents to pay up soon after the Great Depression, and Zimmerman fell in love with the profession. That passion fueled her 24 years as a school nurse at the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District after she joined in 1974.
You can reach Ishani Desai at 661-395-7417. You can also follow her at @idesai98 on Twitter.
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