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My program has each student write their own short "thank you" on a card and then whoever is the MC of the ceremony reads it. We may be able to do this via multi-media as well, but that has to be figured out first. It's not too difficult, anyway, as the class that just graduated had a slide show during there.
For the pinning ceremony, our class requested that we could each create a brief "thank you" that would be... read as we were pinned.
This is what we did. The idea of also printing it on the program is a great one. I'm not sure if my dad really got to hear my thank you as we were both more concerned with him not stabbing me with the pin! It would have been nice to also have it in writing.
We had a multi-page program designed so attendees would know what was happening in what order. And in the same program, a section for a statement for each graduate. Could be a thank you, whatever. Mostly alot of thanks and recognition for those of importance to each graduate.
Can't see reading all these aloud, as anyone in the audience would have the program and the words on paper. Time-consuming to read aloud, as well. Oh, that reminds me: there was also a word limit on whatever the graduates wanted printed...kept it down to a manageable number of pages!
Carson13
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Our nursing school is getting ready to graduate its first class of ADN students. For the pinning ceremony, our class requested that we could each create a brief "thank you" that would be printed in the insert of the program and then read as we were pinned. (Initially we asked for a slideshow during the pinning that displayed our "thank you" while we were being pinned, but our school won't pay for the extra AV equipment at the ceremony.)
So, in making a case to take to the administration, I was hoping to compile some info from nurses about pinning ceremonies across the nation.
Did your school provide you with a forum to thank people (whether ,, spoken or on a slideshow, etc)?
If so, what school did you attend?
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INPUT! I thank you in advance and so does my entire nursing class!