Angelina College’s School of Health Careers on Thursday held a traditional pinning ceremony for its newest Vocational Nursing program graduates, with a total of 40 students receiving their awards inside Temple Theater.

The new graduates from the Class of 2025 included students from the “Traditional” Vocational Nursing program and the Multi-Entry/Exit Program (MEEP).

Dr. Winifred Ferguson-Adams, Dean of the School of Health Careers at Angelina College , recognized the wealth of experience joining her on the stage in the form of faculty and staff members. Joining the staff onstage was the Deep East Texas Nurse Honor Guard, a group comprised of retired, active and student nurses.

Ferguson-Adams cited Florence Nightingale’s mantra as a reminder to the newest nurses that “we will do no h

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