RRTC February Noon Lions Club Students of the month are Conner Bowling, Central senior, Pre-Engineering Academy and Sydney Miller, Duncan senior, Biomedical Science Academy. From left to right: Corey Ahlfenger, Conner Bowling, Sydney Miller, and Phyllis Daughtrey.
Red River Technology Center’s Cosmetology students recently competed in the Region 4 SkillsUSA Cosmetology Contest. The top three places will advance to the State SkillsUSA Competition in April. Congratulations, students and good luck at the state level.
Barbering:
1st: Dannial Crispin
2nd: McKenzie Lallonio
4th: Jillian Evans
5th: Charlee Cummings
Cosmetology:
2nd: Dina Chin
3rd: Brianna Arellano
6th: Avery Throckmorton
Esthetics:
Adult: 1st: Jennifer Rupe
Nails:
1st: Kamrie Channel
2nd: Krysta Shelby
3rd: Raylee Allen
4th: Arianna Villagrana
Liliana Rocha from Red River Technology Center’s Emergency Medical Services program attended the Rotary Club of Duncan meeting on February 5. Pictured are Craig Taliaferro, Rotary President; Janet Pogue, RRTC Career Information Specialist; and Liliana Rocha. Thank you to the Rotary Club of Duncan for supporting our students and sponsoring the EMS polos this year!
Thanks to Representative Stacy Jo Adams and Senator Spencer Kern for visiting Red River Technology Center’s electronics training with Ft. Sill.
RRTC Graphic Design and Digital Marketing students working on banners for a client project. Call RRTC if you have any graphic design needs, we may be able to accommodate your projects.
RRTC Business and Information Technology student, Josselyn Smith, recently completed her program. Congratulations , Josselyn.
RRTC Business and Information Technology students held a contest to make a free-standing structure. Each group had 18 minutes to build their structure with 20 pieces of spaghetti, 1 yard of string, 1 yard of masking tape, and 1 marshmallow that had to be on the top. They had to draw diagrams and test them to see which one would be successful.
RRTC Cosmetology students Kylie Barrington, Vanessa Guzman, and Katharine Hill had their first clients this week.
RRTC Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning students toured Duncan Regional Hospital’s environmental facilities. The tour included exploring four Centrifugal Compressor Chiller Systems, the Boiler Systems ( these systems provide both the air conditioning and heating to the offices and patient rooms). They looked at all the refrigeration in the kitchen for the hospital, the backup generators for when the electricity goes down, and the fire detection systems and how they integrate into the ductwork systems. Thanks Duncan Regional Hospital for the tour!
Students from Emergency Medical Services attended the Rotary Club of Duncan meeting on January 15. Pictured are Janet Pogue, RRTC Career Information Specialist; Jordan Childers; Lindsey Crump; and Craig Taliaferro, Rotary President. Thank you to the Rotary Club of Duncan for supporting our students and sponsoring the EMS polos this year!
Lesa Hefner, Health Careers Advisor and Matthew Maloney, Director, Facilities Management visit the RRTC’s HVAC class with construction and maintenance information from Duncan Regional Hospital. RRTC would like to thank these individuals for taking time out of their busy day to talk to our students.
RRTC Cosmetology students McKenzie LaMonica and Jake Johnson had their first clients before Christmas break.
RRTC’s Cosmetology program held its local SkillsUSA Competition last month. The top four places will compete at the regional SkillsUSA Competition in February. Local Barbering Contest: Dannial Crispin, McKenzie LaMonica, Charlee Cummings, Jillian Evans, Kylee Delaney, and Aubri Brackin. Local Cosmetology Contest: Brianna Arellano, Avery Throckmorton, Dina Chin, Jakalynn Edwards, Kylie Barrington, and Layla Richardson; Local Nail Care Contest: Kamrie Channel, Raylee Allen, Krysta Shelby, Arianna Villigrana, Kylie Barrington, and Briley Stoll.
Make plans to attend FAFSA Night at RRTC!
DRH Health is thrilled to have partnered with Red River Technology Center to host business student Josselynn Smith for her On-the-Job Training (OJT) with our DRH Business Center Team. During her time with us, Josselynn applied the skills she learned in class with her instructor, Mrs. Holly Kelly.
The best part? Josselynn will soon become an official member of the DRH Health team and begin her career in the Business Center!
RRTC Cosmetology students Avery Throckmorton and Paige Wainscott had their first clients today!
RRTC held our annual Christmas luncheon today for the retirees and employees. The food and fellowship were great!
RRTC's Health Careers students Christmas caroling at Elk Crossing today!
The first annual Holiday in the Halls for RRTC was a huge success last night!
RRTC’s Biomedical Science Academy juniors were making a physical demonstration of the digestive system and how it extracted nutrients and made solid waste.
