On Friday, June 17 at Fort Mason, Huckleberry honored the 100 students in the Huckleberry Wellness Academies with a special Health Careers Day and “Step Up” Ceremony commemorating their advancement to another grade level next year.
Prominent San Francisco and Marin health professionals attended the Health Careers Day event and participated in health careers panels exposing the students to the mental health, oncology, and pediatrics fields.
View all of the photos from the event.
Pediatrics Panelists from left: Huckleberry Academic Case Manager, Erika Flores; Pediatrician Diana Bojorquez, MD; Michelle Yee, RN; and Dr. Tomas Aragon of UC Berkeley.
Mental Health Panelists from left: Mark Ryle, therapist at Huckleberry House; Gayle Sandoval, Drug and Alcohol Counselor in Marin; and James Beauford, PhD, Kaiser Psychologist.
Over the last school year, the students in the Huckleberry Wellness Academies have attended weekly afterschool workshops focused on health, academics, leadership development, and job readiness training. They also participated in academic case management, tutoring, and internships in health care settings.
Students got into the Health Careers Day spirit wearing surgical masks and gloves during the Oncology panel.
Huckleberry Wellness Academy Student and Peer Health Educator Angel Rios with
Vicky Valentine, Director of
Huckleberry Wellness Academy.
Advanced Oncology Clinical Nurse Wen Bei Jiang demonstrates how to diagnose blood pressure on a student volunteer during the Oncology Panel.
Huckleberry Wellness Academy-Marin students
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