Two Northwest Technology Center students enrolled in the Construction Trades program had top finishes at the recent SkillsUSA contest held earlier this week. Kory Schnoebelen and Dalton Terry both finished in the top three in the state contest. Schnoebelen came away as the State Champion in the Oklahoma SkillsUSA Electrical Construction Wiring event, post-secondary division. […]
April Kendrick, won second place in Chemistry Division I, at the Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair in Ada on April 1. She is a Fairview High School senior and a BioMedical Sciences II student at Northwest Technology Center. Kendrick’s project, Breaking Hair, examined the claims of different hair care products to determine the accuracy […]
Students enrolled in NWTC’s Practical Nursing program had good results in the competitive events held at the state HOSA contest last week in Norman. Practical Nursing students compete in the post-secondary or adult division. Anai Guerra and Cheyenne Littrell placed 4th in the Health Career Display event. Amanda Leach placed 4th in the Pharmacology Knowledge […]
Northwest Technology Center student and Fairview High School senior, Ashley Tucker placed second in the Job Interview, Occupational Division event at State FCCLA contest last week. She will compete at the National FCCLA Leadership Conference in San Diego in July. Tucker is enrolled in the Culinary program at NWTC, Fairview campus. Her instructor is Jeanette […]
Several NWTC students enrolled in Health Careers Certification placed at last week’s state HOSA contest. Riley Beeler, an Alva High School student placed third in the Researched Persuasive Speaking event and qualified for the HOSA national contest held in June. Three Alva High school students placed 4th in the state HOSA contest in the Public […]
Students Inducted Into Honor Society Fifty-four Northwest Technology Center students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society earlier this month. The induction ceremony took place in the Seminar Room in front of a large crowd. Thirty-eight of the students were being inducted for the first time and sixteen students were returning inductees. Both secondary […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE United States Gypsum Recognized As A Partner For Progress United States Gypsum (USG) located in Southard was recognized as an Oklahoma Partner for Progress at a recent luncheon held at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. USG was one of 29 Oklahoma companies who received this recognition. USG was nominated by […]
Oklahoma Health Careers Education Teachers Association (OHCETA) sponsored Health Careers Day at the Capitol February 17, 2016. There were nearly 300 students and instructors in attendance. Northwest Technology Center’s (NWTC) Health Careers Certification instructor, Debra Button is currently serving as president-elect for OHCETA played a key role in organizing the event. During the session in […]
Did you know what you wanted to do when you graduated from high school? Sophomores from area high schools had an opportunity to explore career and educational opportunities by touring Northwest Technology Center earlier this month. “Sophomore Tours are an annual event at Northwest Technology Center,” according to Karen Koehn, Guidance Counselor, “this is an […]
Who are the graduates of Oklahoma’s CareerTech system? They are nurses, roofers, electricians, plumbers and truck drivers. They might also be doctors, dentists, engineers, teachers and attorneys! In these crazy economic times, CareerTech is even more important for Oklahomans who are in need of further education or training in a new field. “It would be […]
