In the school year of 2021-2022, Hobart High School was lucky to receive a new school nurse and teacher. Nurse/ Mrs. Candiano, who is a graduate of Hobart High School, is now the school nurse during the daytime and in the afternoon teaches the new PCC CNA class in the high school. Our CNA class teaches juniors and seniors how to become certified nursing assistants. In this class, students are given hands-on training while learning more about the field. This class allows many opportunities for life beyond high school!

A bit about Mrs. C:

Mrs. Candiano is a graduate of Hobart High and has done sports including basketball and track and field. After graduating High school, Mrs. Candiano attended Indiana University Northwest, to pursue a degree in criminal justice, but later changed paths to go into nursing. I asked what made her switch from criminal justice to nursing and she replied saying “More job security. Nursing was rising at the time and was a good idea”. She then attended Ivy tech to finish out her nursing classes. I asked Mrs. C who inspired her to become a nurse and she stated that her mother is a nurse, her grandmother was a nurse, and her two cousins are nurses, so in a way, it ran in her family.

This year is actually Mrs. Candiano’s first year ever as a teacher and school nurse. She worked as a nurse in a hospital previously but has never taught before or been a nurse in a school setting. After asking Mrs. C how she felt about her first year of teaching the first CNA program at Hobart high and she replied,