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Studentgraduateswithlifelongperfectattendanceinschool
Sunday,Jun.10,2012byLauraPeters|3comments|Emailthisstory

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TimesMirrorStaff Photo/BeverlyDennyAlex Winemiller,whois graduatingfromLoudoun CountyHighSchoolthis yearwithaperfect attendancerecordfrom kindergartenon,also worksatHeritageHall,a rehabilitationhomefor theelderly,wherehis motherisdirectorof nursing.Hetalkswith patientsSantoro Salvatore,97,whohassix purpleheartsfromWWII, andVirginiaDillonat HeritageHallinLeesburg June6.

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TheWinemillerfamilystwosonshavegonethroughtheirentireschoolcareerwithoutany absencesthefirsttimeinLoudounCountyPublicSchoolhistorytwobrothershavedoneso, LoudounCountyHighSchoolPrincipalBillOblassaid. AlexWinemillerhasgottenupeveryday,gonetoschool,attendedextraclassesandbeenapart ofnumeroussportsteams,andhasyettomissadayofschoolforthepast13years.Hisbrother Connor,Winemillercompletedthesamefeatthreeyearsago. Itskindofbizarrehismother,LynnWinemillersaid. Howdoeshedoit?AlexWinemillercreditshisgoodworkethicandabilitytostayonroutetohis constantattendanceinschoolalongwithafewsleeplessnights. Youjustgetintoaroutine,Iveneverreallybeensick,hesaid.Ihadthetouchoffluandit wasoverafourdayweekend.Imprettyfortunatewiththat. AlexWinemiller,whowillbegraduatingfromLoudounCountyHighSchool,hasbeenextremely fortunatethepast13yearswithnotbeingabsent,tardyorsicktoschool.Butasachild,his mothersayshewasconstantlysickindaycare. Itsinterestingone,becauseImanurseandthisismysecondsonthatsdonethistheynever werelateandtheynevermissedadayofschool,LynnWinemillersaid.Iguessitjuststarted whenhewasyounger,hehadalotofnoseproblems.Iremembertakinghimtodaycarebecause Iworked,andthinkingohmygoshhessickallthetime,whatistheproblemhere? But,oncehehadhistonsilsandadenoidstakenoutat16months,hissicknessproblemsseemed tobesolved. LynnWinemiller,whoisthedirectorofnursingatHeritageHallinLeesburg,saysbothhersons havehadperfectattendancekindergartenthroughtheirsenioryearinhighschool. Itjustsomehowevolved,theydgotoschoolandIdgotoworkandbeforeyouknowit,werein thesecondorthirdyearofschoolandhesalwaysbeentoschoolandtheyjustdidntseemtoget sick,shesaid.Hewouldgetcolds,butnotenoughtohavetotakeofforbeoutofschool. LynneWinemilleralsocreditshernursingcareertoherkidsoutstandinghealth.Workingat
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HeritageHall,whichisarehabilitationhomefortheelderly,keptherkidsimmunesystems strongerwhileexposingthemtodifferentillnesses.Also,shesays,rest,vitaminsandwaterare essentialtoahealthybody. Ifmykidsgetsleep,theytendnottogetsick.Itswhentheydontgettheirresttheytendtoget sick,sheexplained.Ialwayspushsleepinganddrinkingwater,theyalwaysplayedsportsand Ibelievebyexercisingyougetyourbodytemperatureup,anditsalmostlikehavingafever,it fightsoffinfectionwhenyourbodytemperatureraises.Mostpeopledontgettheirrest.Most peopleabusetheirbodiesbynoteatingrightandsoonandsoforth. But,withAlexWinemillershecticdays,whichincludegoingtoschool,attendingcollegeafter schoolandsportsteampracticesuntil11p.m.,hesayshedoesntwanttofallintobadhabitsof skippingclass. Ithinkmylearningprocesshasbenefitedfrombeingthereeveryday.Itdefinitelyhelps.There havebeentimeswhereobviouslyIdontwanttogotoschool,AlexWinemilleradmits.Like theselastfewdaysofmysenioryear,[theres]nothingreallygoingon,Icouldeasilyjustskip. But,Idontwanttofallintothathabit.Idjustratherfinishupanddowell. Hesaysitseasytonotgotoschool,butheenjoysthelearningatmosphere. Ienjoylearning,Ienjoynothavingtoworryaboutgrades,hesaid.LikeIenjoythelearning partofschool,butjustnotworryingaboutgrades,justkindofdetractsformostpeople.Ilove school,Ilovebeingaroundthepeople,wehavesuchagreatschoolsysteminNorthern Virginia. OblascreditsAlexWinemillerasgoingaboveandbeyondinandoutoftheclassroom. Alexisanawesomeyoungmanwithphenomenalcharacter,alwaysdoestherightthing,one whocanbecountedontobethere,toassistanybodyinanythingthatneedstobedone,Oblas said.Justatopnotchyoungman,withastellarcharacter,hardworkethicandonewhosreally respectedbystaffandthepeersatLoudounCountyHighSchool. AlexWinemillerwillgoontostudypuremathematicsandphysicsatVirginiaTechinthefall.
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