Student health at centre of NSHS expo

The first Health and Wellbeing Expo held at Narrogin Senior High School this month was the vision of former student Jessica Daniels. About 20 agencies, such as St John Ambulance, Curtin University and the Rural Clinical School of WA set up stalls in the school gym on October 16, with students able to walk through, get involved in activities, and speak with representatives. The 22-year-old health promotion student said she hadn’t had anything like the expo in her time at high school in Narrogin. “It was only when I started going on practical placements for my degree that I saw expos like this being held all the time,” she said. “I thought it would be a great idea to bring something like this down here.” School psychologist Melanie Edwards and school nurse Kate Furphy were instrumental in helping her get the event off the ground. “We had a small idea and then more and more agencies wanted to get involved so we just kept adapting it as it grew,” Ms Daniels said. “I think the kids have been really engaged with it, which is good. “I think even if the students just get one piece of information out of today that impacts their life in one way, then that’s great.”