Congratulations to Carl Wicks, Microcomputer Hardware Software Technology instructor. Wicks was named Outstanding Teacher for community service by the Trade and Industrial Division of the Oklahoma Association of Career and Technical Education for his Computers for Learning program. The program provides opportunities for his students to repair donated computers and in turn donate them to area schools and nonprofit organizations.

Congratulations James Bishop.  James was named Outstanding New Teacher of the Business and Information Technology Education Division.  His program is an outgrowth of the former E-Commerce/Web Design program, through which students were consistent award-winners at Business Professionals of America competitions in Web design. Students work with industry standard software to create three-dimensional models, characters, and scenes. In only its first year of implementation, James has managed to create an environment rich in learning and collaboration.

Great Plains was named a Gold Star School!!


 

Great Plains Technology Center is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2006 by preparing for an even brighter future. Great Plains is a strategic partner in meeting the career education needs of an expected influx of 10,000 additional residents into Lawton-Fort Sill due to the military's Base Realignment Commission (BRAC).

The center with campuses in Lawton and Frederick offers innovative and pragmatic courses ranging from Firefighter to Game Design and Construction Technology. It also helps implement creative solutions to complex issues such as reconnecting high school dropouts. The Great Plains Team takes pride in providing training that exceeds its customers' expectations. Congratulations to Great Plains on its 35th anniversary!