Three sets of twins — including a pair of brothers from Plains Twp. — will graduate Saturday from the Wilkes University Passan School of Nursing.
A mother-daughter duo from Nanticoke will also take the stage to get their diplomas and accept their nursing degrees.
Both are believed to be historic firsts at the school, which is holding its 75th annual spring commencement.
Twinning
Like most twins, Jake and Josh Brown from Plains Twp. say they’ve done most things in life together, so going to college together was nothing new for the 22-year-old Coughlin High School graduates.
“We ended up at Wilkes because it was in our backyard. It’s close to home,” Jake Brown said. “We found out about their nursing program and heard it was one of the best ones around here.”
Officials at Wilkes say this is the first time in the school’s history that three sets of twins will graduate from the same program. Saturday marks the school’s 75th annual spring commencement.
The six twins are among 86 graduates of the nursing program who will receive their bachelor’s degrees on Saturday.
In addition to the Browns, the other twins include Devon and Cassidy Catrambone, of Glenmoore near Philadelphia, and Molly and Emily Kiska, of Allentown.
“How would you feel about having your best friend with you all the time — all the way through school, and college too? Well what would you think about five best friends? That’s what happened to these three sets of twins — who just happened to enter the Passan School of Nursing in the same year,” Wilkes said in a press release about the unique nursing class. “While they come from different geographical areas, all six chose Wilkes because of the excellent nursing program and for the small class size.”
The six twins have become good friends because of the common trait they…
