Vicki Bonnet

Tysheena Davis
May 25, 2023

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Thank you to all the staff and students at East High School for the memories and keep working for the service of humanity.

— Vicki Bonnett

Whether you have a bad headache or a bloody nose, you know exactly where to go, the school nurse. After working At East for over 20 years and as a school nurse for over 30, East High’s beloved nurse is retiring take a moment to read about her journey at East. “Honestly I’ve lost track of the time but over 20 years,”
Bonnet said.
Nurse Bonnett already has an idea of what she plans to do with her time after retirement
“I’m going to join a pickleball team and spend a lot of time with my grandchildren and family. I have a daughter in Denver, a son on the West coast, and a daughter in Nebraska. I’ll do some traveling and I might even come back as a substitute teacher sometimes to just help out teachers in getting there planning time,” Bonnet said.
Nurse Bonnett loves to be outside and around family and friends when she’s not working.
“I love to read. I’m in book clubs and I like to eat, so I’m also in a dinner group. I like going to the YMCA and love bicycling plus just spending time with friends and family and I love going to the national parks and hiking,” Bonnett said
There are many memories that she’s made along the way and she appreciates all of them.
“The memories I’ve made here just getting to know the
incredible staff and students we have here and just the
supportive environment between the teachers and staff and friends that I’ve made along the way,” Bonnett said.
If Nurse Bonnett wasn’t a Nurse, she would have become a park ranger. “I would say yes, but I would also would have loved to be a park ranger at a national park or go to law school,” she’s said Nurse
Bonnet describes herself as passionate and extroverted.
“I would say I’m an extrovert, I like being with people, and I’m also passionate about workers’ rights.” Nurse Bonnets goal is to just make it to retirement.
“My goal is to make it to June when I can retire and then get ready for the next phase of my life.,”
Bonnett said.