Courtesy photo St. Joseph School of Nursing, a member of Covenant Health, celebrated on Saturday, April 21, the graduation of 47 nurses who now are credentialed with an Associate of Science in Nursing degree. Congratulations went to the new practitioners, pictured here, left-to-right, from the foreground to the top of the stairs: Row 1: Dienou Mahan, of Lowell, Massachusetts; Lisa Shutt, of Brookline; Hellen Thiongo, of Dracut, Massachusetts; Angela Wandungu, of Lowell; and Samantha Van Vliet, of Milford. Row 2: Edily Celado, of Methuen, Massachusetts; Gabriela Guzman, of Concord; and Fiorda Perez, of Manchester. Row 3: Kailynd Biggar, of Bedford; Jennifer Williams, of Concord; Courtney Ewart, of Pepperell, Massachusetts; and Queen-Violet Mandara, of Concord. Row 4: Nicole Lenzi, of Dracut; Meagan Smith, of Merrimack; and Jillian Ellsey, of Danville. Row 5: Arielle Beebe, of Goffstown; Dawn Munoz, of Haverhill, Massachusetts; and Jennifer Casey, of Nashua. Row 6: Kelly Muckenthaler, of Merrimack; Jessalyn Erickson, of Tewksbury, Massachusetts; Yaritza Frias, of Lowell; and Christina Aguiar, of Dracut. Row 7: Joana Porres, of Nashua; Angelica Levesque, of Nashua; Avalon Gillooly, of Nashua; and Brittany Boyer, of Candia. Row 8: Ashley Ackerman, of Littleton, Massachusetts; Nyckxida Gines, of Litchfield; Vanessa Toro, of Manchester; and Shawna Gargan, of Hudson. Row 9: Kelsie Martel, of Wolfeboro; Kelsea Placey, of Manchester; Brittany Kelly, of Henniker; and Jacinta Mbugua, of Dracut. Row 10: Heather Day, of Hampton Falls; Matthew Bennet, of Manchester; Amanda Michaud, of Nashua; and Sheralin Houlihan, of Derry. Row 11: Kayla Dempsey, of Manchester; Emily Harrington, of Bedford; and Patrick Zaizay, of Nashua. Row 12: Loni Raymond, of Epson; Rosemary Muchuma, of Nashua; Hannah Nolan, of Billerica, Massachusetts; and Jessica Provencher, of Manchester. Comment from Vickie Fieler, PHD, RN, dean of the St. J

St. Joseph School of Nursing, a member of Covenant Health, celebrated on April 21, the graduation of 47 nurses who now are credentialed with an Associate of Science in Nursing degree.