Headline: CBC honors LVN graduates at annual Pinning and Candle Lighting Ceremony
On Wednesday, August 12 Coastal Bend College’s (CBC) Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) program students participated in the annual pinning and candle lighting ceremony. The ceremony took place at CBC Beeville’s Peter S. Marecek Physical Fitness Center (gymnasium).
CBC’s pinning ceremony is an annual event that signifies the completion of the student’s initial nursing education. Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, started the tradition over 150 years ago by presenting graduates of the nursing school she founded with a medal or symbolic “badge of courage.”
The medal was meant to encourage her students to faithfully serve the injured, sick and dying in challenging situations and often dangerous circumstances. Over the years, this medal evolved into a pin indicating the institution from which the nurse received their training.
As a tribute to Nightingale’s dedication and compassion, her pledge was read and each graduate carried a lamp lit by their nursing instructor demonstrating their intention to carry her ideals forward.
Julie Garcia was this year’s keynote speaker. She attended Bee County College (BCC) from 1968-69 as part of the LVN program and was part of the second graduating class. She spoke to the graduates and their guests about the nursing profession highlighting that their newly acquired profession is a gift to be cherished.
The following students were honored:
Beeville
Karla A. Castillo
Amber L. Contreras
Gabriella B. Contreras
Taylor Y. Costello
Kassandra R. DeLaGarza
Cheyenne DelBosque
Ashley N. Encinia
Laura A. Encinia
Tabetha Garcia
Lucas Glew
Anaka Gonzales
Cassandra Gutierrez
Jessica Lichtenberger
Jericho Martinez
Mary A. Morey
Sylvia A. Moron
D’Anna M. Muniz
Jessika Rae Pineda
Jennifer Reed
Trisha Salinas
Amy Sanchez
Crystal Schultz
Tonya Subia
Reichley A. Tambi
Noel Valdez
Alice
Mariana Aguilar
Ashley N. Alviar
Veronica Barrientez
Siera C. Bazan
Jennifer L. Cariaga
Pebbles M. Contreras
Kelsi Duarte
Rachel Flores
Crystal Marie Garcia
Vanessa A. Garcia
Christopher Garza
Danyka Garza
Alexandra L. Guzman
Marissa Lafuente
Michelle Lafuente
Melissa E. Larson
Kenia Leal
Yolanda J. Loredo
Sharla Marie Lozano
Miguel Maldonado
Amigda Nicole Miller
Marlene D. Moreno
Veronica Morin
Gina M. Munoz
Raquel Ortiz-Guzman
Cindy Rivera-Aguilar
Melissa Rodriguez
Adrienne Stout
Marcy Torres
Monica Torres
Kindra Nichole Vannest
Jose R. Villanueva
Analie Vivance
Julie A. Wray
Kingsville
Alexandria Alegria
Maria Bartolazo
Kristian Beltran
Kayla Cavazos
Letisia Cortes
Nicki DeLaRosa
Brandi Dominguez
Tonia Gonzales
Angela Hack
William Hargis
Rebecca Heinaman
Bianca Hinojosa
Sarah Lira
Angie Lopez
Taylor Medrano
Georgina Mendietta
Tiffany Mendiola
America Ortiz
Roxanna Saldana
Amy Schlomach
Silviana Soto
Kristina Trevino
Monette Veccio
Sharon Weber
Amy Zuniga
Pleasanton
Sarah Nicole Beavers
Christina Nicole Jenschke
Leia Johnson
Ashley Marie Kidd
Vanessa Lucero
Mandy Leigh Martinez
Trinda Lee Medellin
Christina Mireles
Erica Onofre
Bianca Reyna
Kayla Renee Ruiz
Adriene C. Salazar
Danielle Salazar
Denise Salazar
Sabrina Frances Sanchez
Crystal Ann Sandoval
Christa M. Scott
Alexandrea Danielle Villarreal
For more information about CBC’s Nursing Program offerings, please contact CBC’s Nursing Department at (361) 354-2768 or via email at mkrishan@coastalbend.edu.
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