{"id":4081,"date":"2023-12-12T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=4081"},"modified":"2023-12-12T10:28:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:28:18","slug":"fall-pinning-ceremony-marks-milestone-for-ssc-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/fall-pinning-ceremony-marks-milestone-for-ssc-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Pinning Ceremony Marks Milestone for SSC Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"434\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candle-Lighting-1024x434.jpeg\" alt=\"Nursing students expected to meet degree requirements this semester are pictured holding candles during this year's pinning ceremony.\" class=\"wp-image-4082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candle-Lighting-1024x434.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candle-Lighting-300x127.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candle-Lighting-768x325.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candle-Lighting-1536x651.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candle-Lighting-2048x868.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candle-Lighting-50x21.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candle-Lighting-788x334.jpeg 788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Seminole State College held a pinning ceremony at the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on Dec. 7 for 15 nursing students expected to meet degree requirements this semester. The pinning ceremony also included candle lighting, signifying the transition from student to one of service. Since the nursing program began in 1972, nearly 1,100 nurses have launched their careers at SSC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nursing-Group-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured (left to right): Assistant Professor of Nursing Shelby Parsons, Nursing Program Office Manager Julie Mathews, Former Nursing Director Crystal Bray, Assistant Nursing Professor Ann Benson, Jami Hammond, Connor Martin, Assistant Professor of Nursing Damaila Lester, Assistant Professor of Nursing Miranda Stewart and Assistant Professor of Nursing Jessica Shelburne. Middle Row: Cheyanne Lee, Rebecca Smith, Shelly Teape, Kerra Pack, Presleigh Casteel, Serrenity Rezentes and Jada Hill. Front Row: Tina Buckmaster, Abigail Gilliam, Tara Gaines-Manship, Hayley Dale, Tosha Johnson, Casey Visnieski and Stephanie Newburn.\" class=\"wp-image-4083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nursing-Group-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nursing-Group-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nursing-Group-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nursing-Group-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nursing-Group-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nursing-Group-788x563.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nursing-Group.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nursing graduates and nursing faculty and staff pictured (left to right): Assistant Professor of Nursing Shelby Parsons, Nursing Program Office Manager Julie Mathews, Former Nursing Director Crystal Bray, Assistant Nursing Professor Ann Benson, Jami Hammond, Connor Martin, Assistant Professor of Nursing Damaila Lester, Assistant Professor of Nursing Miranda Stewart and Assistant Professor of Nursing Jessica Shelburne. Middle Row: Cheyanne Lee, Rebecca Smith, Shelly Teape, Kerra Pack, Presleigh Casteel, Serrenity Rezentes and Jada Hill. Front Row: Tina Buckmaster, Abigail Gilliam, Tara Gaines-Manship, Hayley Dale, Tosha Johnson, Casey Visnieski and Stephanie Newburn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-of-Nursing-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Presleigh Casteel (right) poses with her daughter Isabel (left) prior to the pinning ceremony. Casteel was the recipient of this semester\u2019s Spirit of Nursing Award. The award is given to a student demonstrates academic excellence and embodies the values of SSC\u2019s nursing program.\" class=\"wp-image-4084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-of-Nursing-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-of-Nursing-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-of-Nursing-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-of-Nursing-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-of-Nursing-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-of-Nursing-788x563.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-of-Nursing.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Presleigh Casteel (right) poses with her daughter Isabel (left) prior to the pinning ceremony. Casteel was the recipient of this semester\u2019s Spirit of Nursing Award. The award is given to a student demonstrates academic excellence and embodies the values of SSC\u2019s nursing program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seminole State College held a pinning ceremony at the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on Dec. 7 for 15 nursing students expected to meet degree requirements this semester. The pinning ceremony also included candle lighting, signifying the transition from student to one of service. Since the nursing program began in 1972, nearly 1,100 nurses have launched &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/fall-pinning-ceremony-marks-milestone-for-ssc-students\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fall Pinning Ceremony Marks Milestone for SSC Students<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,87],"tags":[136,82],"class_list":["post-4081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-academics","category-news","tag-december-2023","tag-nursing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4081"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4085,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4081\/revisions\/4085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}