Posing for a group photo are School Nurses Chapter executive committee members (from left) Elizabeth Riley, Yvette Horton, Cynthia Bennett and Ponzella Johnson.

School nurses marked School Nurse Appreciation Day by celebrating with colleagues and playing a lively game of bingo. Maureen Wynter, a nurse at Transit Tech Career and Technical Education HS in Brooklyn, wins at bingo.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew and School Nurses Chapter Leader Cynthia Bennett give a shoutout to all the school nurses in the room.

School nurses listen to an update on contract negotiations.

The School Nurses Chapter Executive Committee and the UFT leadership gather to celebrate school nurses and to honor School Nurses Chapter Leader Cynthia Bennett (at center), who recently won three awards: the Award for Excellence from the New York State Association of School Nurses; a Certificate of Recognition from Community Education Council 24, in honor of her 23 years as a registered nurse at IS 77 in Queens; and a Certificate of Excellence from IS 77.

Noreen Lingham, a nurse at P255@PS 7 in Queens, shows her professional pride.

Neal Costigan, a school nurse at PS 126 in Manhattan, who discussed the diverse health needs that school nurses treat, gets a round of applause for his dedication to the chapter.

Bingo! for Claudia Richardson-Byam, a school nurse at Hillcrest HS in Queens.

Anna Khoury, a school nurse at PS/IS 30 in Brooklyn, spoke of how isolating school nursing can be. Here, her colleagues cheer her bingo win.