Students Participate In Northwest Career Academy

Sixteen area eighth grade students participated in the Northwest Career Academy program. The students spent four days touring area businesses, performing community service and learning about economic opportunities available for them throughout Northwest Oklahoma. The academy ran May 23-26.

Those participating included: Alexus Naugle of Aline-Cleo, Chloe Durkee, Colby Mackey, Dalton Marteney, Dalon Percival, Mattie Pettus, Austin Reed and Kaden Slater, all of Alva, Hunter Hood of Canton, Chandler Colvin of Cherokee, Kennan Clark and Brianna Parkhurst of Fairview, Hadley Bohlen and Rylie Jantzen of Ringwood, Tamlynn Link of Freedom and Sierra Davidson of Waynoka.

The students were housed at Northwestern Oklahoma State University and participated in activities coordinated by Allan Poe, Ag Business Management Instructor at Northwest Technology Center. The funding for the student’s activities is being provided through a grant from the ORRC.

Each student will benefit from the opportunity to be matched with a mentor. The mentor will give the NWCA participants an additional resource for networking.

Each summer for the next four years, these students will participate in activities designed to stimulate an interest in locating businesses or finding careers located in Northwest Oklahoma. At the end of the five year program, the students will receive a scholarship to be used for higher education or tools of the trade courtesy of a local bank or financial institution. Those participating include: Alfalfa Electric Cooperative (AEC), Alva State Bank; Banc Central, Cleo State Bank, Community Bank, Bank of Freedom, Farmers Exchange Bank of Cherokee, First State Bank Waynoka and the ORRC.

For more information on the program, contact Poe at 580.327.0344.