Providing Career Technical Training to Students in Auglaize and Mercer Counties
Med Prep's Senior Class Gets Pinned
Tri Star Career Compact’s junior Med Prep students hosted the 25th annual Med Prep pinning ceremony for senior Med Prep students on Monday, May 10th in the Crown Student Union at Tri Star. Tri Star's pinning ceremony recognizes and honors students who have completed the two year Med Prep program. This is the first pinning ceremony to be held in the new Tri Star facility. Due to COVID-19 safety protocols only senior parents were permitted to attend the ceremony. (See photo gallery below.)
Historically, pinning ceremonies in the United States began in the 1860's and were held to honor and celebrate nursing students and their journey to becoming a nurse. According to Wikipedia.org it is "a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated or soon-to-be graduated nurses into the nursing profession."
Juniors Aliyah Arling, SkillsUSA president, and Mallory Messick, SkillsUSA vice president, gave the welcome message followed by senior SkillsUSA president Britney Klenke who gave the seniors’ thoughts. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the caduceus pin to each senior from Med Prep instructors, Brenda Speck and Annette Albers. Each senior was also presented with a career passport from Tri Star Assistant Director Brian Stetler and a flower from the junior class.
The career passport is a portfolio which contains documentation of a student’s educational, community and work experience, including a certification of the medical skills the students have mastered in the Med Prep program.
Following the pinning portion of the ceremony, a candle lighting was held which signifies the passage of knowledge from teacher to seniors and from seniors to juniors. To end the evening, Mrs. Annette Albers and Mrs. Brenda Speck (Med Prep instructors) gave some closing thoughts and encouragement to the seniors for their future endeavors.
Seniors who were honored and their future plans are as follows:
From Celina:
Kaylin Avers plans to attend Wright State-Lake Campus to study paramedics
Samantha Carlin plans to attend Trine University for physical therapy
Reagan Ligget's plans to study creative writing, and minor in marketing (college undecided)
Reannah Norton plans to attend Wright State-Lake Campus for nursing
From Coldwater:
Harmony Bonifas plans to attend Wright State-Lake Campus for nursing
Brooklyn Fiely plans to attend Wright State-Lake Campus for nursing
Katie Larkin plans to attend Rhodes State College for radiology technician
Katie Noonan plans to attend Ball State University for athletic training
Gracie Obringer plans to attend Rhodes State College for dental hygiene
Dakota Ontrop plans to attend Wright State-Lake Campus for OB nursing
From Fort Recovery:
Britney Klenke plans to attend Wright State-Lake Campus for nursing
Jessica Westgerdes plans to attend Wright State-Lake Campus for nursing
From Marion Local:
Abby Bruns plans to attend Wright State-Lake Campus for nursing
Tyler Francis plans to attend Wright State-Lake Campus for nursing
Kayla Heitkamp plans to attend Wright State-Lake Campus for nursing
Clarissa Huchinson plans to attend Ohio State University for nursing
Marissa Tangeman plans to attend Wright State-Lake Campus for nursing
From New Bremen:
Jessica Heitkamp plans to study psychology (college undecided)
Nicole This plans to attend Miami University - major undecided
Callie Wells plans to attend Ball State University to study nursing
From New Knoxville:
Elaine Roby plans to attend Ohio University to major in athletic training
From St. Marys:
Madison Anthony plans to attend Bluffton University for nursing
Claire Bertke plans to attend the University of Cincinnati for occupational therapy
Alexandria Hertenstein plans to attend Rhodes State College for physical therapy assistant
Congratulations seniors on all your accomplishments and hard work that you have put forth these past two years! Best wishes for a bright future, class of 2021!
