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Family and friends gathered on Friday, May 24 to celebrate the achievements of Mount Wachusett Community College’s associate degree nursing class during a traditional pinning ceremony.
The 46th graduating class was made up of 116 students enrolled in the day and evening programs and included LPNs who returned to continue their education through the college’s Bridge to Nursing program.
These students have supported each other during their time in the nursing program that has a rigorous curriculum, said MWCC President James Vander Hooven as he welcomed the crowd to the nurses pinning ceremony. With the support of each other and all the loved ones in the audience, they have reached this point and will soon be working in the field, helping others.
“Congratulations on your efforts. You have made it and you have persevered. I congratulate you on those efforts,” said MWCC President James Vander Hooven as he welcomed the crowd to the nurses pinning ceremony. “Go forth and save lives!”
Dressed in traditional nurse uniforms, the students were welcomed into the profession by having the program’s nursing pin fastened to their lapels by a family member, friend, or an alumnus of the program, or a faculty member. The pin marks where the nurses completed their studies and distinguishes them from other health care professionals. The eight-star MWCC pin is imprinted with the words “Service to Humanity and the World.”
As part of the ceremony, the students also took a nursing pledge that dates back to Florence Nightingale, who distinguished herself during the Crimean War by coming to the aid of sick and wounded soldiers.
The MWCC Nursing Class of 2019 is:
Connecticut
Putnam
Ashley Irving
Massachusetts
Acton
Catherine Ddiba
Ashburnham
Sade Benoit
Ashley Perez
Stacy Robichaud
Athol
Shannon Desreuisseau
Jillian Euvrard
Charlene Gleason
Rachel Morris
Breanna Nadeau
Abigail Watt
Ayer
Stephanie Whitney
Bernardston
Sierra Barton
Charlton
Kathleen Legacy
Clinton
Amy Dugan
Dunstable
Irene Reed
Fitchburg
Paula Araujo-Jacques
Ebram Aziz
Patrick Babineau
Christian Capoccia
Nana Curran
Amy DeLeo
Sarah Gagnon
Brittany Gale
Methsara Kruoch
Sonya Lelievre
Nicole Madonia
Haley Mullen
Kaylee Nobrega
Elizabeth Phouangsaly
Jillian Smith
Framingham
Maria Borges
Gardner
Adrienne Boudreau
Erin Jones
Katie Lockwood
Brittany Orsalock
Amy Rogers
Marissa Schecker
Gill
Shelbi Williams
Harvard
Paulina Sarnik
Holden
Angela Andrews
Hubbardston
Gabrielle Deloge
Gina Ruud
Caitlin Stevens
Lancaster
Marisa Crowley
Kimberly March
Leominster
Lydia Abankwah
Stacy Ciccolini
Helen Kamau
Donna King
Jessica Mahoney
Laurie Milliron
Arabia Ruiz-Vazquez
Esther Twumasi
Karyn Van Guilder
Kim Self Wright
Lunenburg
Stephanie Algarin
Julia Harriman
Christine Page
Marlborough
Solange DeCastro
Middleboro
Kaylee Wilson
Northfield
Ashley Bordner
Orange
Felisha Martin
Oxford
Jacqueline Brammer
Pepperell
Katy Sullivan
Princeton
Melissa Long
Jasmine Pangelinan
Katie Quinn
Quincy
Taylor Hollenbeck
Rutland
Melissa Favreau
Ross Lemoine
Shirley
Diana Freeman
Shrewsbury
Jessica Onditi
Cathy Scottfenton
South Grafton
Fredrick Mutitu
Sterling
Jodi Hillis
Templeton
Jessica Boutell
Meghan Casson
Catrina Chojnowski
Caralyn Cosentino
Heather Couture
Tammy Paige
Townsend
Katie Langone
Webster
Grace Muiruri
Westminster
Alyssa Bond
Tyler Clow
Jessica Decker
Marie L’Ecuyer
Winchendon
Kellie Maillet
Joseph Markeseines
Worcester
Helen Agunwamba
Vanessa Agyekum
Akosua Amoako
Nicole Cicero
Joey Daher
Abraham Forson
Courtney Gaudette
Dielhomane Louisgene-Stewart
Chelsea McCuen
Tatiana Mesa
Brian Neak
Rose Schumaker
Patricia Smith
Anthony Terry
Jocelyn Twine
Zipporah Wanjiku
New Hampshire
Fitzwilliam
Breauna Martin
Jaffrey
Samantha Gardner
Sierra Landry
Keene
Gina Bowers
Lyndeborough
Marissa Hamilton
New Ipswich
Lisa Nuttall
Peterborough
John Curran
Rindge
Jammie Mascitti
Matthew Paille
Winchester
Tayla McAlpine