Creating a graduating class logo...school initials or 17 with student names in the letters

Hi all - new to the forum but have had CorelDraw 12 for several years. We do screen printing (part time) and have a new request but a popular one. Our customer is asking for 5th grade promotion t-shirts. They would like either their school initials or 17  with all of the students name in side of the letters/numbers. Is there any easy way to accomplish this or than typing in each name and trying to place it in the right spot so everything lines up? Your help is very much appreciated.