ASN grads pinned
Forty-three nursing grads celebrated at pinning ceremony
Holyoke Community College celebrated the graduation of 43 students from its Associate in Science in Nursing degree program on Thursday, May 21.
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 2026:
Agawam:
Scott Kelly, Innessa Schneider
Belchertown:
Natalie Daigle, Mackenzie Stanton
Chester:
Rebecca Boisseau
Chicopee:
Mia Almodovar, Eduard Chadayev, Sarah Geffin, Renea McClemmon, Melissa McCormick, Erin P. O’Donnell, Jonathan St. George, Megan Therrien
Easthampton:
Elishama Jean, Nicole Lapointe
Glastonbury, Conn.:
Larissa Barriento
Holyoke:
Liushka Borrero Ramos, Erin F. O’Donnell, Nicole Ouimet, Judeliz Rodriguez, Melissa Sepulveda, Aidan Stark
Indian Orchard:
Amanda Montalban
Longmeadow:
Anthony Ekmalian
Ludlow:
Shamina Evans
Montgomery:
Jordan Panniello
South Hadley:
Madeline Gray, Antwan Saenz
Springfield:
Michelle Bates, Olivie Hersey Brown, Lynn Lacombe, Christina Nguyen, Alanis Ortiz, Luz Pizarro, Sarom Toum-Rivera
Terryville:
Dawn Butz
Tolland:
Ashley Littlefield
West Springfield:
Sophia Boardway, Hannah Bonifacio, Denisse Vazquez
Westfield:
Jill Krueger, Aimee Williams
Westhampton:
Anna Hlava
PHOTOS: (Thumbnail) HCC nursing grad Luz Pizarro of Springfield gets "pinned." (Above) HCC ASN Class of 2026.
