About a dozen Practical Nursing students received their certificates and pins during a completion ceremony held in the Health Sciences Center auditorium on Wednesday.
"This is just the beginning of a journey that will take you to any height that you choose to go to," EVIT Superintendent Dr. Sally Downey told the completers. "Thank you for allowing us to be a small part in the phenomenal future you have ahead of you."
Guest speaker Eva Woodburn told the students that they won't be in the field for the money, but rather for the way they'll be able to touch people's lives throughout their careers.
"You are special, and you'll make the world special by being in it," said Woodburn, who is the RN Clinical Education Specialist at Banner Gateway Hospital. "You will make such an impact in every person's life that you touch."
Each student was first called up to receive their certificate of completion.
And then each student was called up for a nursing program tradition -- the pinning ceremony. During this ceremony, a relative or close friend of the graduate came to the stage to attach a pin to the graduation gown, as a symbol that their loved one is no longer a student, but is now a nurse.
The students then faced the audience to recite the Florence Nightingale Pledge.
Tassels were moved to the left side, and they had officially completed!
Congrats to all the completers! You worked hard and really earned this!
See more photos from the ceremony here.
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