St. James Elementary third grader educates about Diabetes
Amanda Denton spoke to fellow students about diabetes awareness at St. James Elementary.Students and staff at St. James Elementary School wore blue on Nov. 14 to mark World Diabetes Day and support third grader, Amanda Denton.
Amanda, who has Type 1 diabetes, gave a morning announcement to remind the school to wear blue and presented to every class on her grade level to teach them about diabetes and how she manages it.
“Her family and teachers are tremendously proud of her vision and hard work to bring awareness to her school,” St. James Elementary Principal Adam Javidi expressed.
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