Graduates from
classes at Belmont and Olean participate in special ceremony at
Allegany-Limestone Central School.
Twenty students from the Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES
Practical Nursing Programs based at the BOCES Career and Technical Education
Centers at Belmont and Olean received graduation pins and diplomas during a
special ceremony held on Friday, June 9, 2017, at 7 p.m. at Allegany-Limestone
Central School. Catherine Tomerlin, RN, BSN, Lead Instructor of Practical
Nursing, served as mistress of ceremonies and introduced students who received
their graduation pins and diplomas from Joan Weinman, RN, Belmont Instructor
and Kim Howard, RN, BSN, Olean Instructor.
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BOCES Nursing Program Graduates shown left to right are:
front row - Ryan J. Feehan (Ischua, NY), Cassandra L. Roeske (Cuba, NY),
Elizabeth R. Rettger (Duke Center, PA), Sunny D. Chilson (Bradford, PA),
Victoria A. Cunningham (Almond, NY), Bobbi Jo Perry (Scio, NY), Kiersten E. Kio
(Eldred, PA), Alexa J. Schultz (Olean, NY), Jessica L. Tomac (Coudersport, PA),
Shannon P. Kochendarfer (Wellsville, NY), and Kaitlynne M. Darts (Salamanca,
NY); second row - Holly M. Washburn (Fillmore, NY), Taylor R. Johnson (Wellsville,
NY), Megan E. Hogand (Bradford, PA), Karen A. Swanson (Bolivar, NY), Ronda L.
Green (Crosby, PA), Brieanne M. Jordan (Cuba, NY), Brittney L. Sherlock (Olean,
NY), Melissa C. Johnson (Bradford, PA), and Carena A. DeJonge (Wellsville, NY).
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The event commemorated their completion of the two-year
program. All of the BOCES nursing program graduates are now eligible to sit for
the New York and Pennsylvania State Practical Nursing Licensing Examinations.
Graduates receiving special awards included:
Academic Excellence – Cassandra Roeske, Belmont; Melissa
Johnson, Olean
Excellence in Clinical Practice – Shannon Kochendarfer,
Belmont; Karen Swanson, Olean
Excellence in Care Plans – Cassandra Roeske, Belmont
Perfect Attendance – Jessica Tomac, Olean
Exceptional Attendance – Shannon Kochendarfer, Belmont;
Alexa Schultz, Olean
Highest Score on the NCLEX-PN Readiness Assessment Test –
Cassandra Roeske, Belmont
