11-04-2025
Crockett Elementary student's quick thinking saves classmate from allergic reaction
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — When you were six, how good were you at seeing something and then saying something?
Not only does Crockett Elementary try to instill that in their kids, but it's also how Alyssandra Oviedo was raised.
'What do you like learning about?' I asked Alyssandra.
'I kinda like math!' Alyssandra said.
Meet six-year-old Alyssandra Oviedo.
'What's your favorite part about recess?' I asked.
'Playground!' Alyssandra exclaimed.
She's a first-grader at Crockett in Mr. Maxwell's classroom.
On Monday, March 21, was just another day for Alyssandra. Mr. Maxwell, who is teaching at the front of the class, lights off when she notices something wrong with her classmate.
'I was basically just doing something on my Chromebook when I saw her face was pink, and her cheek was red, but not that much. The other cheek was a little redder,' Alyssandra said.
Leading Alyssandra to take action.
'I tell her to go tell Mr. Maxwell,' Alyssandra said.
'We turned the lights on, and sure enough, she was beginning to have an allergic reaction to some medication she had taken just minutes before,' Robert Maxwell said. 'I was writing the nurse's note, and I could see it spreading. As I was talking to her about it, which signs did she feel she eventually started to feel the itching from it. I could see it going across her chest.'
The quick action from Alyssandra leads to quick treatment for the classmate.
Avoiding more pain from her allergic reaction. Her heroics did not go unnoticed.
Teacher Robert Maxwell commended Alessandra's awareness. But also the goodness in her heart to speak up.
'This is a lesson she's already learned and passed,' Maxwell said. 'When you look at it being six years old, I mean, how many people in their 30s and 40s and even me older than that, sometimes you've noticed something. You wonder, 'should I say something' as you're already walking away, and then afterwards, you hear about it and go, 'oh, well, yeah, I noticed that.''
Alyssandra received a medal from the Thomas Fowler American Legion Post 169 and a positive office referral.
'What was your reaction whenever you saw that you were actually getting an award?' I asked.
'Excited!' Alyssandra said.
Though Alyssandra doesn't feel like a hero.
'How does that make you feel knowing you helped your friend?' I asked.
'Like a good friend,' Alyssandra said.
She's happy to have her deskmate back in class.
Alessandra is set to be honored by the WFISD school board on Monday evening.
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