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The ADVANCE, August 23, 2023/Page 4A
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Women's
Conference—
The Rock Worship
Center, 302 2nd St.,
Stillmore, will sponsor
a Women's Confer
ence, Soul Shift 2023,
on Friday, September
22, at 7:00 p.m., in
cluding snacks, door
prizes, and worship.
The event is free.
Bring your favorite
snack, finger food or
dessert.
For more informa
tion, call 912-562-
3992.
Yard Sale &
Fish Fry-
Becoming One
Outreach Ministries,
Inc., 1006 Maple Dr.,
Vidalia, will have a
Yard Sale and Fish Fry
on Saturday, August
26. Yard sale starts at
7:00 a.m. All pro
ceeds go toward a
new church van.
Everyone is invited
to attend.
Evening
Manna—
Mt. Moriah Baptist
Church, 1855 Sawmill
Rd., Ailey, will have
an Evening Manna
Service on Sunday,
August 27, at 4:00
p.m. The speakers will
be Deacon Willie
Green, Steward Gary
Terrell, and Mother
Bernice Young.
Everyone is invited
to attend.
• • • • •
Free Hand
Sanitizer-
God's Storehouse,
Inc., has free hand
sanitizer for anyone in
need. For more infor
mation, call 912-538-
1730.
Medical
Need—
To Friends of Mark
Quigley of Vidalia,
Mark has been on di
alysis for some time
and is now facing
major medical ex
penses. A medical
account has been
opened in his name
at Vidalia Federal
Bank in Vidalia. If you
would like to contrib
ute to help Mark, go
to Vidalia Federal
and make a deposit
to the medical ac
count of Mark Quig
ley as soon as possi
ble.
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no more homeless
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did more for the situa
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column than our Pres
ident did."
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a female and proud
to be a female.
There's a bad habit
of people referring to
groups of mixed gen
ders as you guys. I do
not want to be re
ferred to in this way
any more than you
men don't want to
be referred to as you
gals. Please stop this.
It's insulting to
women."
“New neighbors
recently moved into
our neighborhood.
They seem to be very
nice people except
for one thing. They
play really loud "mu
sic" in their open ga
rage that can be
heard all over the
neighborhood in the
morning and after
noon while they work
out with weights. But
everybody is too cau
tious to ask them to
wear earbuds or
headphones when
they exercise."
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STC 2023 Associate of Science in Nursing Graduates
ASN Class of 2023 Graduates from STC
The Associate of Sci
ence in Nursing program
at Southeastern Techni
cal College graduated its
Bridge Option class on July
31 in Vidalia’s Tattnall Au
ditorium.
Southeastern Tech
faculty and staff honored
the accomplishments of
the graduates in a pinning
ceremony held before an
assembled crowd of friends
and family
The members of
the graduating class
are: Ladresha Allen and
Rosemary Zul-moreno
of Bulloch County Keri
Moseley and Samantha
Ross of Candler County
Whittney Boatright and
Haleigh Henry of Emanuel
County Caleb Farrow of
Evans County DeAnna
Clay-Beecher, Jessica Cle
ments, and Amber Yawn of
Jeff Davis County Reagan
Dean and Taylor Oliver-
Hinojosa of Tattnall Coun
ty Megan Britton, Justin
Burkett, Megan Campana,
Karlye Claxton, Chassidy
Harvey, Megan Losolla,
Erica Madison, Lucy Ren
teria, Karley Williams of
Toombs County, Hayli
Castro and Allison Holton
of Treutlen County, and
Rebecca Floyd of Liberty
County
“Twenty one in this
class were also graduates
of the PN or Paramedic
programs at STC and came
back through our ASN
Bridge program,” said Ra
chel Sikes. “Ten began as
Nurse Aid students and
have worked their way up
to now earn a seat for the
N-CLEX to become regis
tered nurses.”
Graduates, totaling 23,
walked across the stage of
the Tattnall Auditorium
as part of the program’s
Bridge Option “pinning”
ceremony
“The dedication and
hard work it has taken to
get to this point has proven
worthwhile,” Sikes said.
“It's clear you all learned
how to take care of your
patients by first learning to
take care of each other."
In the nursing school
tradition, pins were placed
on each student, signifying
their entrance into the pro
fessional ranks.
The ceremony gave
recognition of the support
provided by those around
the graduates. Faculty rec
ognized the important
contribution family and
friends provided.
The graduates also
made sure to thank the
instructors who brought
them to that moment.
For more information
on STC’s ASN program,
visit www.southeastern-
tech.edu or call (912) 538-
3100 or (478) 289-2200.
STC 2023 Practical Nursing Graduates
Southeastern Technical College Holds
2023 Practical Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Twelve Practical Nurs
ing students from South
eastern Technical College
(STC) graduated on Tues
day, August 1. A special
pinning ceremony was
held at the Vidalia campus
to celebrate the class.
Receiving their
pins were Jamie Arm
strong, Allison Austin,
Amanda Barnes, Tiffany
Birkheimer, Jania Cephus,
Jessie Deloach, Kaitlin
Graham, Season Hodges,
Angela Johnson, Adriana
Saldana, Kayla Townsend,
and Samantha Turner.
VFW Announces Kick-Off
of Annual Scholarship
Competitions
Courtesy of the Vidalia/Lyons
VFW Post 3563
Lyons/Vidalia Vet
erans of Foreign Wars
(VFW) Post 3563 an
nounces the kick-off of
this year’s VFW’s Voice of
Democracy and Patriot’s
Pen Scholarship essay
competitions. Local High
School and Middle School
Students can compete for
thousands of dollars in
scholarships and a trip to
Washington D.C.
Local schools have
assigned, or will assign,
teachers to help navigate
students through this pro
cess. Middle School Stu
dents must write and type
a 300-400 word essay and
High School students must
write (and record) a three-
to five-minute essay on the
selected theme and pres
ent their recording, typed
essay, and completed en
try form by October 31.
Vidalia Lyons VFW post
will pick up and review all
entries on Wednesday, No
vember 1.
To learn more about
this year’s themes or the
competition, interested
students, parents, and
teachers should contact
the Voice of Democracy
and Patriot’s Pen Chair
man Sandi Harris at (912)
326-0801.
Practical Nursing In
structor Sheila Van Dyke
welcomed the friends and
family of the graduates and
thanked them for their sup
port of the students over
the last three semesters.
She said, “Crossing this
stage means these gradu
ates are headed to make a
big difference in the world.”
Students enter the
Practical Nursing program
in either the fall or spring
semesters on the Swains-
boro or Vidalia campus.
The program prepares
graduates to give compe
tent nursing care through
general core and occupa
tional courses, providing a
variety of techniques and
materials. Students then
take part in clinical expe
riences so that theory and
practice are integrated un
der the guidance of clinical
instructors. Upon gradu
ation, students write the
NCLEX-PN for licensure
as practical nurses.
Graduate Allison Aus
tin said, “This program pre
pares students to enter the
medical field armed with
skills and knowledge to be
successful nurses. Thank
you, STC and the instruc
tors, for shaping us into the
people we have become.
We look forward to making
a difference in our commu
nities.”
For more information
on STC’s Practical Nursing
program, visit www.south-
eastemtech.edu or call
(912) 538-3100 or (478)
289-2200.
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