Blyden earns nursing diploma

Mary Madison Contributor Jaedaria Blyden, a Jefferson County Schools attendee and alumna of Florida A&M Development Research School and Tallahassee State College, recently earned her nursing diploma from the East Coast Polytechnical University Medical Careers Institute, located in Virginia Beach, Va. Jaeda, as she is fondly called by her family, friends and peers, was one of ten students who received their Practical Nurse's Pin on Friday, July 19, 2024. She participated in the event as a student speaker giving “The History of the Nursing Pin,” followed by the group's recitation of the Practical Nurse's Pledge and performance of a “Passing the Light” ceremony. Witnessing the