What We Did Last Summer

School was “in” for the summer for many Oklahoma’s technology centers and CareerTech high school programs. Catch a glimpse of students and teachers having fun while learning at CareerTech-style summer school.

Tech Camp at Caddo Kiowa Technology Center in Fort Cobb was held June 1-4 and June 7-10 with 94 area students attending one of the two one-week sessions. Students were involved in physical exercise and problem solving activities. Students also rotated through a variety of technology center program breakout sessions. The Wichita and Affiliated Tribe's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 2010 Program presented one of these sessions called "Increasing Physical Activity Using Experiential Games.”

Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Rookie Camp 04 gave 52 campers their "Passport to Success.” Campers spent three days in Stillwater learning about FCCLA and the many opportunities available to them as members. For the community service project, campers baked cookies and brought items for Nick Hudson, former state officer, who is stationed in Iraq. The camp ended with a banquet and campers receiving their "wings" for filling their "Passport to Success."

Creative. Safe. Fun. Enlightening. Each class could be described with those words. From June 7 through July 2, Francis Tuttle hosted middle school students with a variety of classes including: Digital Chop Shop (learn to take your little sister out of the family photo), Pizza, Pizza, Pizza (learn to bake your own pizza), Babysitter's Boot Camp (be the most popular babysitter in the neighborhood),

Troubleshooting Your Own Computer (maintain and upgrade your PC or Mac), Eggstravaganza (build and launch your own rocket, while keeping the egg "passenger" safe), Monster Garage (build a mousetrap-powered car and a solar-powered dragster), and Lights, Camera, Acting! (get one step closer to Hollywood).

Camp Tech, created through a partnership between Metro Technology Centers and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a summer career exploration program designed to help students explore occupational opportunities through hands-on training. This year, Metro Tech hosted thirty-eight 15 to 17 year olds in the four-week camp, and provided hands-on occupational training in Health Sciences, Culinary Arts, Nail and Facial Technology, Pre-Engineering, Manufacturing Technology and Aviation Maintenance. In addition to the training, Camp Tech students also worked to improve reading and math skills and overall computer literacy and software training skills.

Also, for four days last June, 58 inner-city youth participated in Metro Technology Centers’ Roadmap To Success, sponsored by GEAR UP. Two groups of 29 11th and 12th graders spent two days at Metro Tech, and got a bird’s eye view of career options that are open to them, while learning valuable life-long career enhancement skills. Students participated in skill building exercises and learned how to a write resume, cover letter; how to create an academic and career portfolio, financial and budget plans, and the appropriate way to dress and to prepare for job interviews.

Moore Norman Technology Center Club Med was a weeklong educator camp held in July for 7-12 grade counselors, science and health teachers. The 12 teacher-campers toured five businesses including the Oklahoma City Fire Station 22, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Equi-Center, Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, and Scott Sabolich Prosthetics. In the Moore Norman health lab, they also learned about phlebotomy, blood pressure, forensic labs, blood typing, germs, casting and CPR.

Moore Norman Technology Center’s 9th Annual Summer Youth Academy (SYA) is an educational solution that satisfies both needs and has parents and students coming back year after year. Movie Making, Baubles, Bangles and Beads, Electronics, Better Babysitting and Robotics are just a few of the summer classes nine to 16-year-olds experience at SYA. The programs challenge children in their specific areas of interest and give them the opportunity to explore programs that are not available during the school year. Each one-week session began June 7 and continued through July 22.

This year, there were some new additions to the classes including: Mask Making, Patchwork Purse, MASH Camp, Bicycle Repair, Grammar Guru, Small Engine Repair, Yoga Basics, Public Speaking, and Car Care Basics.

Workforce Oklahoma and Northeast Technology Center hosted a summer workshop at the tech center campus in Afton for students ranging from 8th grade to seniors in high school from Miami, Welch, Fairland, Afton, and Vinita. Held in conjunction with Workforce Oklahoma, students interacted with students from other school districts in the weeklong workshop.

Workshop projects kept students busy learning with hands-on projects such as welding metal, building and repairing computers, repairing minor fender benders on cars, taking blood pressure and learning how to check a heart rate. The projects were from programs including: Auto Collision and Repair Technology, Welding Technology, Computer Technology, and Health Career Certification. Mock interviews were also held the last day to familiarize the students with the interview process.

Wrapping up the workshop, students assessed their interests in occupations and conducted research on the various jobs that were available in the career of their choice.

If your child is doing science experiments or art projects at home, they may have attended Northwest Technology Center's recent Kid's Camp entitled “Get The Scoop 2004.” Almost 20, eight to twelve year olds from area schools participated in the event which included art, science and computers.

Spirits weren’t dampened, even though Southwest Technology Center Foundation’s golf tournament was rained out after only nine holes on June 9. The Sixth Annual SWTC Foundation Golf Tournament was held at Lake Altus with all proceeds used for student scholarships. Staff and faculty took vacation time, volunteering to work at the tournament benefiting tech center students.

The 3rd Annual Summer Youth Technology Adventure Camp held recently at Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) in Ponca City gave area students an opportunity to experience career-training programs. During the four-day camp, about 85 Kay County sixth and seventh graders explored a variety of career areas. Career areas included programs in Trade and Industry (Construction, Automotive, and Mechanical Technology (including Welding & Machine Tool), Service (Health Science, Foods, Cosmetology, and Child Care), and Business and Technology (Information Technology and Business Technology- computer based). Each student received a certificate for completing his or her training.

The CareerTech University is a workshop held in the spring at Roman Nose State Lodge for newly elected state officers of all seven CareerTech Student Organizations. CTU has a college-type theme with Greek groups and course titles — it's very intense and structured. Participants work with the advisors of the student organizations to develop public speaking skills, teamwork skills, and overall leadership skills by playing games (leadership initiatives) that develop these skills.

Oklahoma SkillsUSA returned from Kansas City in June from the 39th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference with 23 Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for secondary and postsecondary students.

The SkillsUSA Championships are the showcase for the best CareerTech students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels.

Instructors from the Tulsa area learn the principles of flight during summer Career Development Workshops offered at Tulsa Tech's Riverside Campus. The “Design Experience: A World in Motion, Society of Automotive Engineers” workshop is designed to teach teachers how to use motorized toy, glider, and electricity and electronics kits in their physical science and math classrooms to bring students interactive engineering design experiences. The Tulsa Tech Prep Consortium sponsored the workshops.

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	Home > Features What We Did Last Summer See Photo Gallery School was “in” for the summer for many Oklahoma’s technology centers and CareerTech high school programs. Catch a glimpse of students and teachers having fun while learning at CareerTech-style summer school. Tech Camp at Caddo Kiowa Technology Center in Fort Cobb was held June 1-4 and June 7-10 with 94 area students attending one of the two one-week sessions. Students were involved in physical exercise and problem solving activities. Students also rotated through a variety of technology center program breakout sessions. The Wichita and Affiliated Tribe's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 2010 Program presented one of these sessions called "Increasing Physical Activity Using Experiential Games.” Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Rookie Camp 04 gave 52 campers their "Passport to Success.” Campers spent three days in Stillwater learning about FCCLA and the many opportunities available to them as members. For the community service project, campers baked cookies and brought items for Nick Hudson, former state officer, who is stationed in Iraq. The camp ended with a banquet and campers receiving their "wings" for filling their "Passport to Success." Creative. Safe. Fun. Enlightening. Each class could be described with those words. From June 7 through July 2, Francis Tuttle hosted middle school students with a variety of classes including: Digital Chop Shop (learn to take your little sister out of the family photo), Pizza, Pizza, Pizza (learn to bake your own pizza), Babysitter's Boot Camp (be the most popular babysitter in the neighborhood), Troubleshooting Your Own Computer (maintain and upgrade your PC or Mac), Eggstravaganza (build and launch your own rocket, while keeping the egg "passenger" safe), Monster Garage (build a mousetrap-powered car and a solar-powered dragster), and Lights, Camera, Acting! (get one step closer to Hollywood). Camp Tech, created through a partnership between Metro Technology Centers and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a summer career exploration program designed to help students explore occupational opportunities through hands-on training. This year, Metro Tech hosted thirty-eight 15 to 17 year olds in the four-week camp, and provided hands-on occupational training in Health Sciences, Culinary Arts, Nail and Facial Technology, Pre-Engineering, Manufacturing Technology and Aviation Maintenance. In addition to the training, Camp Tech students also worked to improve reading and math skills and overall computer literacy and software training skills. Also, for four days last June, 58 inner-city youth participated in Metro Technology Centers’ Roadmap To Success, sponsored by GEAR UP. Two groups of 29 11th and 12th graders spent two days at Metro Tech, and got a bird’s eye view of career options that are open to them, while learning valuable life-long career enhancement skills. Students participated in skill building exercises and learned how to a write resume, cover letter; how to create an academic and career portfolio, financial and budget plans, and the appropriate way to dress and to prepare for job interviews. Moore Norman Technology Center Club Med was a weeklong educator camp held in July for 7-12 grade counselors, science and health teachers. The 12 teacher-campers toured five businesses including the Oklahoma City Fire Station 22, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Equi-Center, Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, and Scott Sabolich Prosthetics. In the Moore Norman health lab, they also learned about phlebotomy, blood pressure, forensic labs, blood typing, germs, casting and CPR. Moore Norman Technology Center’s 9th Annual Summer Youth Academy (SYA) is an educational solution that satisfies both needs and has parents and students coming back year after year. Movie Making, Baubles, Bangles and Beads, Electronics, Better Babysitting and Robotics are just a few of the summer classes nine to 16-year-olds experience at SYA. The programs challenge children in their specific areas of interest and give them the opportunity to explore programs that are not available during the school year. Each one-week session began June 7 and continued through July 22. This year, there were some new additions to the classes including: Mask Making, Patchwork Purse, MASH Camp, Bicycle Repair, Grammar Guru, Small Engine Repair, Yoga Basics, Public Speaking, and Car Care Basics. Workforce Oklahoma and Northeast Technology Center hosted a summer workshop at the tech center campus in Afton for students ranging from 8th grade to seniors in high school from Miami, Welch, Fairland, Afton, and Vinita. Held in conjunction with Workforce Oklahoma, students interacted with students from other school districts in the weeklong workshop. Workshop projects kept students busy learning with hands-on projects such as welding metal, building and repairing computers, repairing minor fender benders on cars, taking blood pressure and learning how to check a heart rate. The projects were from programs including: Auto Collision and Repair Technology, Welding Technology, Computer Technology, and Health Career Certification. Mock interviews were also held the last day to familiarize the students with the interview process. Wrapping up the workshop, students assessed their interests in occupations and conducted research on the various jobs that were available in the career of their choice. If your child is doing science experiments or art projects at home, they may have attended Northwest Technology Center's recent Kid's Camp entitled “Get The Scoop 2004.” Almost 20, eight to twelve year olds from area schools participated in the event which included art, science and computers. Spirits weren’t dampened, even though Southwest Technology Center Foundation’s golf tournament was rained out after only nine holes on June 9. The Sixth Annual SWTC Foundation Golf Tournament was held at Lake Altus with all proceeds used for student scholarships. Staff and faculty took vacation time, volunteering to work at the tournament benefiting tech center students. The 3rd Annual Summer Youth Technology Adventure Camp held recently at Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) in Ponca City gave area students an opportunity to experience career-training programs. During the four-day camp, about 85 Kay County sixth and seventh graders explored a variety of career areas. Career areas included programs in Trade and Industry (Construction, Automotive, and Mechanical Technology (including Welding & Machine Tool), Service (Health Science, Foods, Cosmetology, and Child Care), and Business and Technology (Information Technology and Business Technology- computer based). Each student received a certificate for completing his or her training. The CareerTech University is a workshop held in the spring at Roman Nose State Lodge for newly elected state officers of all seven CareerTech Student Organizations. CTU has a college-type theme with Greek groups and course titles — it's very intense and structured. Participants work with the advisors of the student organizations to develop public speaking skills, teamwork skills, and overall leadership skills by playing games (leadership initiatives) that develop these skills. Oklahoma SkillsUSA returned from Kansas City in June from the 39th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference with 23 Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for secondary and postsecondary students. The SkillsUSA Championships are the showcase for the best CareerTech students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. Instructors from the Tulsa area learn the principles of flight during summer Career Development Workshops offered at Tulsa Tech's Riverside Campus. The “Design Experience: A World in Motion, Society of Automotive Engineers” workshop is designed to teach teachers how to use motorized toy, glider, and electricity and electronics kits in their physical science and math classrooms to bring students interactive engineering design experiences. The Tulsa Tech Prep Consortium sponsored the workshops. See "What We Did Last Summer" Photo Gallery

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