Northwest Tech News
ProStart Students Place Second at State Contest
Members of the Northwest Technology Center Management Team and their concept for J’s Diner pictured left to right: Sarah Loss, Jill Bollig, and Bryant Jackson. Mr. Jon Buller, Service Technology Instructor, is their ProStart sponsor. Read more . . .
Auto Students Place at District Contest
Four students from Northwest Technology Center’s Alva Campus recently placed at the district automotive technology contest. Read more . . . .
Leadership Program Outlined for Area Businesses
Area business owners gathered at Northwest Technology Center (NWTC) for a Business and Industry Breakfast. Garen Martens, owner of Martens Manufacturing in Fairview, started the program by giving those in attendance a testimonial about the LEAN Manufacturing and Leadership training that his company has participated in at NWTC. He supplied information about the training and listed some tangible results that his company has experienced as a result of its involvement in the programs.
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Students Receive Foundation Scholarships
Twelve students who attend Northwest Technology Center’s (NWTC) Alva campus were presented with scholarships at NWTC’s Advisory Committee luncheon held Tuesday, January 26, 2010.
Daren Slater, NWTC’s Assistant Superintendent, and Jane Bowen, NWTC’s Superintendent, presented several of the scholarships on behalf of the Northwest Technology Center Foundation Board of Trustees.
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Stranger Danger Class Offered
Rick Lancaster taught approximately 25 youngsters about "Stranger Dangers".
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SimMan 3G Arrives in Northwest Oklahoma
 Last summer, Tara Thomas, Business and Industry Health Services Director at Northwest Technology Center began work on a grant that would fund a “simulation mannequin” better known as the SimMan 3G. The mannequin would be used by various healthcare and educational entities in the area. “We started writing the grant after years of consideration.” stated Thomas. “A grant using the money from the Oklahoma lottery funded the project. The only other simulation mannequin in this area is located at Northwestern’s Ketterman Laboratory in Enid. They have three of the mannequin’s on-site at that facility. The travel time required by students, rescue and safety workers from Alva or Fairview to the Enid facility made it difficult to engage in frequent training utilizing the simulation mannequins.”
“The most important thing in having access to the SimMan 3G and simulation is that students will gain skill competency and confidence before entering a real clinical setting. This will allow the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills before they are actually working with patients in a healthcare facility.” said Thomas.
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School Board Has Five Decades of Service
January has been designated as School Board Appreciation Month. Experience and continuity on all types of boards are important, but on school boards, it is crucial.
The Northwest Technology Center Board of Education has almost fifty years of combined service. Its longest serving member has been on the board for thirty-one years, with one member who has just served for a year and a half. Northwest Technology Center’s Board includes: Tom Russell of Freedom, Stan Kline and Dennis Bushman of Alva, Dean Meyer of Cleo Springs and Butch Edingfield of Fairview.
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Student Organizations Provide "Warmth for Winter"
Northwest Technology Center student organizations from the Alva Campus created a “Warmth for winter” tree this holiday season. The three student organizations (Business Professionals of America, Health Occupations Students of America, and SkillsUSA) decorated a Christmas tree with all types of warm winter gear that included hats, pajamas, gloves and scarves. All items will be distributed between the Department of Human Services in Alva and the Northwest Treatment Center in Waynoka for the winter season.
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Plane Plastics is Looking "LEAN"
The staff and management of Vantage Plane Plastics located in Alva have been participating in Lean 101 Manufacturing and Value Stream Mapping programs. The workshops were coordinated by Charlotte Hadwiger, Director of Business and Industry Services at Northwest Technology Center, and presented by Jack Reeder of Industrial Solutions of Tulsa.
In photo above, Jack Reeder of Industrial Solutions in Tulsa works with the staff of Vantage Plane Plastics in Alva on the Lean 101 concepts during a training session.
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Students Now Ready for Holidays
Don’t you love the smell of holiday pies baking in the oven? Can’t you just taste the cinnamon and sugar and the flaky crust? Students enrolled in Northwest Technology Center’s “Holiday Pie Baking” course were anxious to get busy rolling out their pies and baking them.
Gail Wilks of Alva displays a beautiful pecan pie which she made during the “Holiday Pie Baking” class .
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Superintendent's Leadership Class Attends ROPES Course
Northwest Technology Center students visited the ROPES Course at Canadian Valley Technology Center in Chickasha recently. The ROPES Course focuses on building teamwork and building trust within the group. The students were joined by 13 students from High Plains Technology Center (HPTC) in Woodward for the activities.
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HOSA Students Attend State Leadership Conference
Health Careers Certification students from Northwest Technology Center (NWTC) Fairview Campus attended the 2009 HOSA Fall Leadership Conference held Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the Clarion Convention Center in Oklahoma City.
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Business Professionals of America Officer Installation Held
On October 1, 2009 the members of the Business Professionals of America (BPA) student organization at the Northwest Technology Center Alva Campus held officer elections. Students from Mrs. Long’s Business and Information Technology class and Mrs. Frascht’s Web Development & Graphic Design class are involved in the Business Professionals of America student organization at NWTC. Candidates that chose to run for an office campaigned for two weeks. They made flyers and buttons, handed out candy, and gave speeches.
 
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HOSA Students Busy With Several Activities
This school year has been filled with activities for NWTC’s Fairview HOSA chapter. They have been introduced to health careers by the Fairview Regional Medical Center (FRMC) hosting them for a career panel and HIPAA training with Mackey Marten.
A blood drive was held on campus in October with a total of 37 donations being made. HOSA will host another drive February 12, 2010.
Pre-nursing students assisted the health department during the community flu clinic.
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Student Organization Officers Installed at Fairview Campus
Northwest Technology Center's Fairview Campus held its annual student organization officer installation in October. Students involved in the Health Student Occupations of America (HOSA), Business Professionals of America (BPA) and SkillsUSA were installed as members of their respective student organizations following the installation of officers. Both morning and afternoon installation ceremonies were held.
Patty Lovell, Guidance Counselor and Financial Aid Director for Northwest Technology Center coordinated the installation ceremony. Advisors for the groups were recognized and closing remarks were given by Dr. Gerald Harris, Assistant Superintendent.
 
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Area Healthcare Workers Complete Advanced Training
Six Certified Nurse Aides (CNA’s) will complete a five week (27 Hour) CNA II training this Friday. Those completing the class are Leah Wyatt, Share Convalescent Home/Share Medical Center, Darla Coulter, Bennetta Fulkerson and Amanda Arnold, Beadles Nursing Home, and Renee’ Williams and Angela Nibarger, Community Health Center in Wakita. The participants were selected by their respective facility to participate in the training.
Six area CNA's complete an advanced training course October 30, 2009, at Northwest Technology Center. They are pictured (above) participating in the Patient Empathy Training portion of the course.
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Local Firefighters Train for Rural Fires
Firefighters from three area fire departments spent the weekend participating in Tanker Shuttle Training. This process is used when fire hydrants are not available and water must be shuttled into a fire from a remote hydrant or a local water source, such as a farm pond.
In the photo above, Bryan Miller, Alva Firefighter, Tony Reed Alva Assistant Chief, Rick Rhodes, Alva Firefighter, John Smiley, Waynoka Fire Chief and Blake Trekell, Alva Volunteer Firefighterprepare for the Tanker Shuttle Training exercise during the firefighter training held north of Hatfield Park.
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Entrepreneurs Participate in Small Business Seminar
Entrepreneurs from seventeen small businesses in Northwest Oklahoma participated in the first installment of Small Business 101 at Northwest Technology Center. Businesses from Woods, Alfalfa, Major, Harper and Beaver Counties participated in the training.
Topics covered included: Financing, How To Get Started, SBA and Small Business Loans, Marketing Your Small Business and Small Business Ideas for Small Towns. Those presenting included Jeanne Cole-OSBDC, Laura Girty-REI, Kari Roberts-ACB Bank of Cherokee, Dr. Patty Wilbur-Walch Center for Business Development and Becky McCray-McCray and Associates.
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Alva Middle School Students Explore Graphic Design Career Major
Alva Middle School students recently explored options available through the Graphic Design Specialist Career Major. This is the third year Mrs. Tami Frascht, Web Development and Graphic Design instructor, has collaborated with Mrs. Mary Hamilton, AMS Computer instructor, in an effort to let the AMS students experience a graphic design project. Northwest Technology Center students assisted the AMS students in designing a "Goldbug" t-shirt during the week of AHS Homecoming.
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USG Employees Participate in Training
Nine employees of United States Gypsum (USG) in Southard recently participated in an 8 Hour Hazwoper Refresher training. The employees came from all departments in the plant. Hazwoper is an acronym for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response.
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Long Recognized as Outstanding New Professional
Andrea Long, Business and Information Technology Instructor at Northwest Technology Center’s Alva campus was selected as the Outstanding New Professional for the Business and Information Technology Education (BITE) division of the Oklahoma Association for Career and Technology Educators (OkACTE). Long was notified of the selection in May. She received recognition on stage at the recent OkACTE Summer Conference held at the Cox Center in Oklahoma City.
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Marten’s Manufacturing Is Looking “LEAN”
The staff and management of Garen Martens Manufacturing located in Fairview have been participating in the Lean 101 Manufacturing Seminar. The seminar was coordinated by Steve Kliewer, Director of Business and Industry Services at Northwest Technology Center and presented by Laurence Beliel and Steve Marquardt from Pioneer Technology Center in Ponca City.
Above, Garen Martens, Lance Sessions and Chris Jackson are working to build a harrow frame. Jackson and Sessions were instrumental in implementing the LEAN Concepts in the Martens Manufacturing facility.
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Martens Manufacturing Earns Statewide Honor
Garen Martens Manufacturing was honored for contributions to the development, promotion, and progress of Oklahoma's technology center system during the 2009 Career and Technology Education Summer Conference held Aug. 4-6 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. Martens Manufacturing received the Partners for Progress Award.
Accepting the Oklahoma Association of Technology Centers' Partners for Progress Award for Garen Martens Manufacturing were Garen and Eva Martens, owners/operators of the manufacturing operation.
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Northwest Tech Earns Gold Star Award
Northwest Technology Center was recognized the first week of August at the Cox Convention Center as one of fourteen Oklahoma Technology Centers earning the Gold Star Award, the highest honor given by the Oklahoma Association of Technology Centers (OATC). This is the fourth time that Northwest Technology Center has received the award.
Accepting the award on behalf of Northwest Technology Center were (l to r) Dr. Gerald Harris, Assistant Superintendent-Fairview Campus, Jane Bowen, Superintendent and Daren Slater, Assistant Superintendent-Alva Campus.
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