Meet the EC Nurse
Hello ANCS Families! My name is Leigh Hicks and I am the school nurse at the Elementary Campus. I am an Atlanta native and I have been a Grant Park resident for the last 26 years. This will be my 16th year at ANCS and I marvel at how quickly those years have flown by. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia State University and obtained my nursing degree from the University of North Georgia. I began my nursing career in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Egleston (CHOA) and CHOA was my “home” for 14 years before transitioning to ANCS. My background also includes having worked as an EMT, Air Medical/Ground Transport dispatcher and as an Anesthesia Tech before obtaining my nursing degree. I am also currently certified as a CPR/First Aid/AED instructor and a Stop The Bleed® instructor.
One of the many things that I love about school nursing is that no two days are the same and that I never what each day will bring. My days are filled with illness & injuries, chronic health conditions & medications, broken bones & scraped knees, immunization audits & lice checks, nervous bellies and loose teeth, 504 meetings & hearing/vision screenings (to name a few). But, they’re also filled with unexpected hugs and big smiles, proud high-fives, and “I’m feeling all better”. In addition to the daily care of our students and staff, there are several Health & Safety projects on the calendar for the 2025 -2026 school year. Those projects will include continuing CPR/AED/First Aid training for ANCS staff, Stop The Bleed training, mass vision screenings, and obtaining the Heart Safe School designation from Project S.A.V.E.
In my life outside of work, I am mom to my 19 year old daughter (ANCS alum and current ANCS After Care staff), who is also a college Sophomore. My husband, Dave, and I love to travel, ski, ride bikes and enjoy anything involving the outdoors. We are also “parents” to a very goofy dog and a very shy cat. I consider myself very fortunate that I get to spend every day learning and growing alongside all of the amazing students and staff at ANCS. I am looking forward to another wonderful school year and working with all of the ANCS families to keep our students healthy, safe and ready to learn. As always, I am available to answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to contact me at lhicks@atlncs.org at any time.
Go Wolves!
Nurse Hicks