RRTC cosmetology student, Brianna Arellano, placed 1st in the Extemporaneous Speaking category at the Southwest District SkillsUSA Spring Leadership Contest. She will compete in the Oklahoma SkillsUSA Extemporaneous Speaking contest in April. Congratulations, Brianna!
RRTC’s cosmetology students hosted a guest speaker this week in their classroom. Steve Cochran from Icon Shears helped students understand the quality and craftsmanship behind the tools they will use in their profession. It's great that they had the chance to learn directly from someone knowledgeable in the industry!
RRTC night welding student is adding some railing to our local welding supply vendor and partner’s truck. This increases safety when hauling shorter gas cylinders to customers like us. Our student is currently employed with James Supplies as a driver, and saw first-hand how this modification was necessary. Great job!
RRTC’s Precision Machining students, Kanyon Ragas and Jace Ford, uncrating our new Precision Matthews band saw.
The February EHCO (Exploring Health Career Opportunities) Lunch meeting at Duncan High School focused on careers in emergency services. Jeff Prater, Red River Technology Center instructor for the Emergency Medical Services program, shared his personal experiences and insights into careers as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Pre-enrollment for RRTC's students was in full swing last week. Deadline for priority enrollment is February 28, 2025!
RRTC's Precision Machining students recently visited BlueArc Innovations, LLC and Mowdy Machines, Inc. We would like to thank these businesses for hosting our students.
RRTC's Cosmetology student Krysta Shelby recently had her first nail client. Great job, Krysta!
Congratulations to Jeremiah Holmes! Jeremiah placed 3rd-post secondary in Automotive Service Technology at the Regional SkillsUSA Competition last week. He will advance to the State SkillsUSA Leadership Competition in April.
RRTC's Business Marketing and Information Technology and Graphic Design and Digital Marketing students recently held a sock for a local nursing home. Today, they delivered those socks the the nursing home.
RRTC’s Residential Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning/Refrigeration students competed last week in the Regional SkillsUSA competition. The students that competed were Caleb Ramsey, Ayden Hinds, Blayden Carpenter, Bryana McKinney, and Paeton Dial. Ayden Hinds placed 1st and Paeton Dial placed 6th in the post-secondary competition. Ayden Hinds will advance to the State SkillsUSA competition in April. Congratulations, students.
RRTC’s Computer-Aided Drafting students competed last week in the Regional SkillsUSA Competition. Jason Burton placed 1st in post-secondary-technical and Kenzie Hankins placed 2nd in post-secondary-architecture. McCormick Truelock placed 3rd in high school-architecture and Chandler Pendley placed 4th in high school-technical. These students will advance to the State SkillsUSA competition in April. Congratulations, students!
Congratulation to Jon Giles for receiving the Harris Top Torch welding award at SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference 2024.
RRTC would like to thank all of the welding instructors for preparing their students for the regional competition. RRTC instructors, Sidney Cates and Todd Ottwell; Caddo Kiowa Technology Center instructor, Terry Heath; Canadian Valley Technology Center instructor, Richard Farris; Great Plains Technology Center instructor, Konrad Littau; Southwest Technology Center instructor, Monte Brown; and Western Technology Center instructors, Don Hart and Kelly Vanderwork.
Red River Technology Center hosted SkillsUSA Regional welding fabrication competition last week. The welding fabrication competition consists of teams of three students. Only 1st place winners advance to the SkillsUSA State Competition in April. High school 1st place winners from RRTC are Zachary Lipscomb, Branson Bailey, and Chase Kaspereit. High School 3rd place winners from RRTC are Leland Parker, Jacob Bench, and Draegon Heddleston. RRTC would like to thank the judges Brian Blevins, Cimarron Trailers; Jimmy Jenkins, Energy Transfer; Jason Benton,NOV Wilco; and Joe Valenzuela, Jr., Cimarron Trailers. We appreciate the time and effort of all the judges, timekeepers, and support members assisting with the administration of the SkillsUSA contest.
RRTC's welding students, Cheyenne Luttrell and William Watson competed in the Welding Job Readiness competition last week at Canadian Valley Technology Center (El Reno Campus). Cheyenne placed first and William placed second in the competition. Both student will be attending the SkillsUSA State Leadership competition in April. Congratulations, students!
Red River Technology Center hosted SkillsUSA Regional welding competition last week. RRTC students that placed in high school welding, 1st place-Cole Linzman, 2nd place-Kamdyn Whetstone, 3rd place-Daniel Hudson, and 4th place-Payton Jones. There were 16 contestants in this category. First-third place in the high school division will advance to the SkillsUSA State Competition in April. First year winners(region only-will not advance to state) 2nd place-Grayson Brooksher, 4th place-Cooper Majure, 5th place-Jase Hancock, 6th place-Noah Hudson. Post-Secondary winner in welding for RRTC was Kristopher Ross. Congratulations to the winners! RRTC would like to thank the judges Ty Hobbs, Top Gun Welding & Construction LLC; Tanner Franklin, NOV Wilco; and Andrew Mullins, Mullins Welding & Fab LLC. We appreciate the time and effort of all the judges, timekeepers, and support members assisting with the administration of the SkillsUSA contest.
Red River Technology Center would like to express our sincere gratitude for your incredible generosity and continued support. Your thoughtful contribution of prizes for our students has made a significant impact on their success. Thanks to your donations, our students who competed and placed in their events are able to celebrate their achievements with meaningful rewards. ORS NASCO, Kelsea McKeever; Lincoln Electric, Kurt Waldron; Metabo, JP Dillon; Miller Electric, James Brigance; John Tillman, Rob Stainsby; Washington Alloy, Dave Colwell; ESAB; United Abrasives, Kevin Martin; Surewerx(Jackson), Justin Harrell; and Dewalt, Dale Davis.
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
