Submitted article
Oswego County BOCES (OCB) recently held a Nursing Assistant Pinning Ceremony for graduates in the Career and Technical Education program who have successfully completed the class. Instructor Lori Giverson welcomed friends and family to the ceremony.
Director of Career and Technical Education and Alternative Programs at OCB, Ronald Camp, started the evening with a lighthearted joke saying, “‘Three nurses were standing around talking when the first nurse said, ‘My daughter went to UCLA and she has an M.B.A.’ The second nurse said, ‘Well, my daughter went to RIT and she has a PhD.’ The third nurse turned to them and said, ‘My daughter went to BOCES and she has a J-O-B!’â€ÂÂ
Camp, who often speaks about the motivation of students who attend OCB, said the joke represents the students because they have a desire to learn, to work hard and to succeed. He said students in the CTE programs have a goal in mind and OCB helps them focus on that goal and achieve it.
OCB Board of Education President John Shelmidine was the guest speaker. Shelmidine told the graduates they had chosen a noble and honorable field. He reminded the students that this was not an ending saying, “They call it a commencement ceremony because it represents a beginning.â€ÂÂ
Students received a Cadusa pin from their instructors and recited the Nightingale Pledge at the end of the ceremony.
For information about the Nursing Assistant program at Oswego County BOCES, contact Ronald Camp at 963-4313 or visit the web site at www.oswegoboces.org.
Click any of the thumbnails below to get a full-sized photo:
Thirty-six years ago, Pat (Barnes) Brown graduated from the Oswego County BOCES’ Practical Nursing program. Her daughter, Amy graduated from the Nursing Assistant program at BOCES and her daughter Rebecca will be attending the class in the fall of 2008. Pictured are Pat and Amy Brown.
Nursing Assistant students in the morning class at Oswego County BOCES recently had a pinning ceremony to mark the end of the year and their completion of the program. Pictured front row, left to right: Megan Keeler, Jennifer Bowering, Terra Gravelle, Stephanie Hale, Ashley Barnes, Laycee Romer, Kori Gushlaw, Jessica Pulis, Laura Russell, and Jessica Colegrove. Back row, left to right: Wendie Lambert, Jeanette Wells, Dawn Marie Faes, Shane Johnson, Julie Goettel, Jessica Avery, Desirae Bristol, and Kalyn M. Moyer. Missing from the photo was Danielle Backes and Stephanie Doud.
Nursing Assistant students in the afternoon class at Oswego County BOCES recently had a pinning ceremony to mark the end of the year and their completion of the program. Pictured front row, left to right: Amy Brown, Libby Moxley, Adriana Harris, Meghan Todd, Nichole Dawley, Perla Cruz, Alishia Dingman, Desiree Davis, Brittany E. Anthony. Back row, left to right: Kylena Kirby, Amanda Cole, Nicole Oursler, Kayla Barlow, Lena Haynes, Samantha Sanchez, Cristie Handschuh, Lauriedee Jenner, and Alexandra Ray. Missing from the photo was Amanda Jo Brutcher, Melinda Cruz, Nicole Moxley, and Marissa Sonnacchio.
