POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River Community College Associate Degree Nursing Graduates held a socially distanced pinning ceremony Wednesday to celebrate hard work, dedication and a semester to remember.
“Encourage, be empathetic, be compassionate,” Pearl River President Dr. Adam Breerwood said. “Continue to take your heart, empathy, understanding and ability to heal out into the world. It’s needed not only in the hospitals but beyond.”
Like many college students, these soon to be nurses waited to see when they would return to normal classes as the weeks after Pearl River’s spring break flew past. They soon realized there would be no return to “normal” for them this semester and quickly went to work adapting and learning in what became the new normal. The students waited in anticipation Wednesday for a pinning ceremony that was as unique as their final semester at The River.
Graduates, along with up to two family members, were spaced across Pearl River’s band practice field that faces the nursing building. As each name was called the students made their way across the field where they were pinned by a family member.
Arianna Buckley shared a thank you from her fellow classmates to all those that had supported them along the way including their nursing instructors.
“Thank you for having an open door, sharing advice and offering an open learning environment,” Buckley said.
“You are entering a different world than you thought you would upon graduation,” said Associate Degree Nursing Department Chair Dr. Arlene Jones. “It’s a world that needs you now more than ever.”
The graduates next step before joining the workforce will be to take the National Council Licensure Examination exam, a standardized test that each state regulatory board uses to determine if a candidate is ready to become licensed as an entry-level nurse.
Those interested in learning more about PRCC’s ADN program can visit https://prcc.edu/academics/plans/health-nursing/adn.
2020 ADN graduates are as listed:
Angie, LA: Allison Stuart, Heather Wilson
Brandon: Stephen Beane
Carriere: Jean Ann Achee, Leah Hahn, Alyssa Mancuso, Brandon Murray, Makenna Pope, Hannah Purvis, Shekera Smith
Columbia: Desiniqua Collins
Hattiesburg: Marissa Lee, Shyla Lewis, Michael McCool, Loan Thi Pham, Anna Katherine Pickett, Alyssa Rasberry, Angel Walker
Laurel: Eriana Buckley
Leaksville: Rachel Smith
Lucedale: Bailey Broadus, Ramey Cochran, Kallie Ezell
Lumberton: Victoria Cerniglia, Matthan Jenkins, Catherine Junkin, Allison Russell
Mobile, AL: Logan Deese
Ocean Springs: Noah Lafferty
Pearl River, LA: Skylar Landor, Samantha Moseley
Perkinston: Jordan Ladner, Sierra Necaise
Petal: Kayla Fokakis, Catherine Shoemaker
Picayune: Shamecha Bender, Ashley Bozeman, Taia Cuevas, Debra Howell, Megan Tucker, Madyson Turnage
Ponchatoula, LA: Lauren Perez
Poplarville: Jenna Belsome, Canton Comardelle, Mollie Ann Lee, Harlee Stuart
Purvis: Amelia Bennett
Sandy Hook: Avery Williams
Slidell, LA: Raycheal Cook
Sumrall: Jaiden Jackson
Wiggins: Kayla Grinstead
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