CLEARFIELD – The 86th class of the Clearfield County Career and Technology Center’s (CCCTC) Practical Nursing Program graduated 16 students on Friday, July 21, 2023.
Tiffany Cover, CCCTC principal, and Tonya Saggese, Nursing Program director, welcomed the audience to the event.
Cheyanne Higgins, nursing graduate, introduced the commencement speaker, Jessica Lash, BSN, RN, nursing instructor.
Academic awards were presented by Saggese, Nursing Program director, to the three students with the highest-grade point averages in the class: Brittany Cambria, Mackenzie Pierce and Leah Orton.
Heather Williams, NTHS advisor, introduced graduates that had been inducted into the National Technical Honor Society: Brittany Cambria, Tiffany Nichols, Leah Orton and Mackenzie Pierce.
Diplomas were awarded by Cover. Graduates were presented for graduation by Saggese, and nursing pins were awarded by Alene Homan, nursing instructor.
Jessica Lash, nursing instructor, led the graduates in reciting the Practical Nursing Pledge. Mackenzie Pierce, nursing graduate, provided the farewell address.
In front from left are: Junaida Al-Tikrity, Lisa Patton, Cheyanne Higgins, Kaitlyn Best and Pamela Millinder.
In the second row are: Kaylee Miller, Christine Cupp, Leah Orton, Tiffany Nichols, Kayla Mullavey and Taylor Trumbette.
In the third row: Mackenzie Pierce, Nora Campbell, Mackenzie Schnarrs, Brittany Cambria and Adrian Rowles.
The nursing program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing Inc. and the Pennsylvania Department of Education and approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
