51 Flour Bluff High School students recognized for completing health science certifications
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and last updated 2021-05-14 00:12:45-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â A pinning ceremony held Thursday evening recognized dozens of Flour Bluff junior and seniors for completing one or more certifications through Del Mar College.
Students received honors for completing programs in disciplines like Electrocardiography (EKG), Phlebotomy, âPatient Care Technicianâ and âBasic Medical Assistant.â
Leonard Rivera, the Dean of Continuing Education and Off-Campus Programs, was the guest speaker. He said he knows what the students went through wasnât easy.
âThese young men and women that have garnered these very difficult, rigorous healthcare credentials here in Flour Bluff are going to have opportunity galore once they graduate and walk the stage here from their high school years and transition into their post secondary adult years,â Rivera said. âTo see 51 young men and women graduate with their certifications in their respective fields of study and healthcare, itâs just remarkable â tâs really remarkable because the program has grown here flour Bluff and itâs grown by leaps and bounds.â