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| Hello ! |
 Thank you for subscribing to our quarterly news letter. We are excited about our students' accomplishments and our recent developments. Please share with us topics you are interested in reading. Enjoy this issue!
Best Regards,
Bonnie James
Media Relations |
| Metro Career Academy Groundbreaking |
Metro Career Academy's groundbreaking ceremonies were held Tuesday, August 11th with an excellent turnout! Over 110 people came to celebrate Metro Tech's ambitious full- service community school to help at-risk youth have successful futures.
Danene Vincent, Associate Superintendent, Chief of Staff, praised this achievement for Metro Tech. "This academy will provide services to students who struggle with adverse obstacles in their lives," Vincent said. "We will do all we can to remove those obstacles, keeping them in school and on their way to a brighter future."
The Oklahoma City Police Dept., OU Health and Science, Oklahoma Boy Scouts Association, Tinker Federal Credit Union and the National Guard, just to name a few, will be on site for students needs.
The MCA is scheduled to be completed next year, giving a new and improved home to those who attend classes at the ACE campus. Those who will be enrolled at the new MCA building will pay it forward by volunteering in a variety of community services.
 The MCA will provide healthcare to students including dental and mental health. The 50,000 sq. foot building will have a wellness center, classrooms, commons, washing machines, and food service for 450 alternative education students. "Our goal is to be role models and mentors to these young adults who have faced adverse conditions in there lives," Rosalyn Johnson, CEO of Community Health Centers Inc. said. "We want them to know that no goals are unattainable no matter where you start." |
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| Fiestas de las Americas !! |
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Metro Technology Centers' students came out on Saturday, Oct. 3rd to the Fiestas de las Americas parade to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The fiesta was held at the historic Capitol Hill district.
Public Safety Instructor, Johnnie Loudermilk, led 19 of his Public Safety Academy students in uniformed formation through out the parade. "We looked good out there," Loudermilk said. "We definitely had one of the larger groups in the parade."
More than fifty students followed behind MT's banner shouting "Metro Tech! Prepares You for Life!"
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| Metro Tech Takes Home Eighth Gold Star Award |
 Metro Technology Centers is proud to be the recipient of the Gold Star Award for the eighth consecutive year at the 2009 Oklahoma Career Tech Education Summer Conference. By surpassing our goals and striving for excellence, we have also been awarded the Commitment & Achievement Level Awards from the Oklahoma Quality Award Foundation. Since 2001, 90% of all known program completers were placed in jobs for which they were trained, continued their education, or joined the military. In 2008, Metro Technology Centers' total enrollment was 98% of capacity resulting in an eight-year enrollment growth rate of 82%. In 2008, more than 95% of total full-time secondary students held membership in the appropriate career and technology student organization. Of the students who participated in student organizations, 148 students placed in the top 10 in state and national competitions. The faculty and staff at Metro Technology Centers are proud to be named an Oklahoma Gold Star School and remain committed to fulfilling our mission: "Metro Technology Centers prepares people for successful employment and life in a global society." |
| Metro Downtown at the Montgomery hosted AIGA's Pixar: A Design Story |
 Metro Technology Centers' Metro Downtown at the Montgomery hosted AIGA Oklahoma's presentation of Pixar: A Design Story by Jay Shuster on September 3rd. AIGA is the professional association for design in Oklahoma. AIGA, Metro Tech, University of Oklahoma, Digital-Tutors and PDC Productions sponsored the event and brought Shuster to Oklahoma.
Students, freelancers, graphic designers and web developers listened and watched as Shuster presented his life working for Pixar Studios as a Sketch Artist for character and environment designs in the films WALL-E and Cars. Shuster is currently working as Art Director on Disney-Pixar's 2011 sequel to CARS.
President of AIGA Oklahoma, Suzanne Green, said anyone interested in graphic design had the chance to see what designers do on the job. "AIGA events are inspiring and give emphasis to the validity of design in the Oklahoma community." Green said.
Metro Tech has made leaps and bounds in the design field. Metro Tech is the only Authorized Training Center for Adobe and Apple certifications. Those who complete certifications have a higher degree of professionalism in their craft. Those who have a current Apple or Adobe certification may teach Apple and Adobe products.
For more information about events or to host an event at Metro at the Montgomery, please call 405-605-4779 or e-mail steve.stockwell@metrotech.org.
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Did You Know?
Graduates of Metro Tech's Aviation Career Academy bring over $38,000,000 annually into the local economy of Oklahoma City!
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