Pinned!
Nursing grads celebrated during pinning ceremony
Holyoke Community College celebrated the graduation of 53 students from its Associate of Science in Nursing degree program on Thursday, May 22.
The students were recognized during a pinning ceremony in HCC’s Leslie Phillips Theater, during which they were formally inducted into the health care field as soon-to-be registered nursing professionals. During a traditional pinning ceremony, new nursing graduates light candles, receive their nursing pin, and recite the Nightingale Pledge.
The graduates, many of whom are already working, will sit for their exams before becoming licensed as registered nurses.
Holyoke Community College Associate of Science in Nursing Degree Graduates for 2025:
Agawam:
Jenna Gay.
Blandford:
Elizabeth Breau.
Brimfield:
Christina Howe.
Chesterfield:
Erin McCormick.
Chicopee:
Amber Fernandez, Katie Furr, Priscilla Villodas.
Easthampton
Sarah Akin, Nolan Arocho, Ashleigh Fox, Jessica Grygorcewicz, Emily Moszynski, Brandon Reccord.
Hartford, Conn.:
Roxanne Anderson, Ranada Burton.
Holyoke:
Ileana Casillas, Yamaira Dejesus, Ritah Mutesi, Luz Santos, Victoria Smith, Chelsea Taxman.
Huntington:
Christofer Thrasher.
Longmeadow:
Kymbur Baker-Johnson, Kelly Rippy.
Ludlow:
Elif Kuruca, Natalie Mateo, Katie Yvon.
Manchester, Conn.:
David Riendeau.
Monson:
Samantha Sevigne.
Northampton:
Greg Toulson Wimmer.
Palmer:
Dana Russo.
Southampton:
Joseph Bartolucci, Vincent Bartolucci.
Southwick:
Lauren Hauser.
Springfield:
Alexis Daniels, Francheska Otero, Cynthia Rivera, Tashiana Salinas, Brittany Trombley, Nicole Wolcott.
Three Rivers:
Suzanne Larro.
Ware:
Arianna Vila.
West Springfield:
Pauline Delton, Gulmira Niyazova.
Westfield:
Jacquelyn DeCoteau, Lindsay Hughes, McKenzie Kiltonic, Tiffany May, Samantha Melchionne, Lailany Santa-Gomez.
Wilbraham:
Keirsten Forest-Williams, Mariah Mahabir, Julia Vigneault.
PHOTO: HCC ASN Class of 2025
