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Guthrie student Skyler Wright won first place in the Audio/Radio Productions team with classmate Emma Bjune, Perkins, at the recent SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference. They will advance to the national contest in June.
Meridian Technology Center had 30 students take the top prize at the recent CareerTech Student Organization (CTSO) leadership and skills conferences.
CTSOs are related to a student's field of study. They allow students to gain leadership and professional development skills and compete in skills contests at the state and national levels.
Perry student Kaitlyn Mitchell and Guthrie student Quentavias Wickliffe earned first-place awards with HOSA, an organization for students in health-related fields. They will advance to HOSA’s International Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 22.
Twenty-eight students won gold medals at the Oklahoma SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference. They will compete against other winners at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 20. First-place winners include Stillwater students Aidan Hawkins, Alexander Whitley, Alissa Ricketson, Aubrey Bennet, Brock Callaway, Cantrell Haley, Craig Garrett Knutson, Dillon Henry, Ethan McGuire, Haylie Williamson, Hollis Mayfield, Levi Miracle, Mason Walker, Mitchell Harrison, Owen Lim, Remington Denton and Tyler Brown; Guthrie students Ashton Permenter, Isaac Wilson, Luke Savage, Maxwell McCormack and Skyler Wright; Pawnee student Weston Allenbaugh; and Perkins students Emma Bjune, Gabriel Belford, Micah Cicle, Stephen Johnson; and Glencoe student Aiden Henninger.
Students enrolled in Health Careers, Pharmacy Technology, Biomedical Sciences and Practical Nursing are eligible to join HOSA. This year, 182 students were members of HOSA. Students enrolled in Automotive Technology, Carpentry, Collision Repair Technology, Computer Aided Drafting, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Digital Media, Electrical Technology, Energy and Power, Information Technology, Pre-Engineering, Precision Metal Fabrication, Product Development and Machining and Welding are members of SkillsUSA. As the largest CTSO on campus, 495 students were members of SkillsUSA.
In addition to the school’s first-place winners, 32 other students earned medals and Top 10 certificates. For more information or to enroll, visit www.meridiantech.edu or contact a career counselor by phone at (405) 377-3333 or toll-free at (888) 607-2509.
Meridian Technology Center has been a driver of economic development since 1975. With a mission to educate, enrich lives and secure economic futures, Meridian offers full-time career training programs, short courses, workforce and economic development assistance and entrepreneurial support to residents from the Agra, Carney, Glencoe, Guthrie, Morrison, Mulhall-Orlando, Pawnee, Perkins-Tryon, Perry and Stillwater school districts. The school has locations in Stillwater and Guthrie. Meridian is one of 29 schools within Oklahoma’s CareerTech system.