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Ten Cadets Graduate from Kiamichi Tech Police Officer Training Academy

Ten Cadets Graduate from Kiamichi Tech Police Officer Training Academy

Posted Date: 01/09/2023

POTEAU, Okla. – The Police Officer Training Academy at Kiamichi Tech graduated its second class of cadets on Friday, Dec. 9. Kiamichi Tech administration, academy instructors, friends and families . . .

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Hamby Receives National Award

Hamby Receives National Award

Posted Date: 01/09/2023

POTEAU, Okla. – Shannen Hamby, Workforce and Economic Development Coordinator at Kiamichi Tech – Poteau, was recognized as the national recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Training Activity Award at . . .

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ITC Great Plains Makes Donation to Kiamichi Tech

ITC Great Plains Makes Donation to Kiamichi Tech

Posted Date: 01/05/2023

HUGO, Okla. – Kiamichi Tech – Hugo recently received a $10,000 donation from ITC Great Plains, a local electricity transmission company that operates power transmission infrastructure and serves . . .

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NextGen Under 30 Organization Recognizes Kiamichi Tech’s Shane Timmons with Statewide Award

NextGen Under 30 Organization Recognizes Kiamichi Tech’s Shane Timmons with Statewide Award

Posted Date: 10/24/2022

WILBURTON, Okla. – Shane Timmons, Workforce & Economic Development Coordinator at Kiamichi Tech - Stigler, was named one of Oklahoma’s 2022 NextGen Under 30 Award Recipients. The NextGen Under 30 . . .

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Auctioneering Students at Kiamichi Tech Raise $19K for San Bois CASA

Auctioneering Students at Kiamichi Tech Raise $19K for San Bois CASA

Posted Date: 06/21/2022

TALIHINA, Okla. – The second class of the Oklahoma Auctioneering School (OAS) at Kiamichi Tech - Talihina held a fundraising auction benefiting San Bois CASA on June 11. The live auction had more . . .

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Free Selected as 2022 OASA District 20 Superintendent of the Year

Free Selected as 2022 OASA District 20 Superintendent of the Year

Posted Date: 06/01/2022

WILBURTON, Okla. – The Oklahoma Association of School Administrators (OASA) is pleased to announce Shelley Free of Kiamichi Tech as the 2022 OASA District 20 Superintendent of the Year. Free will be . . .

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Dara McCoy Sworn in as Kiamichi Tech Board Member

Dara McCoy Sworn in as Kiamichi Tech Board Member

Posted Date: 03/24/2022

WILBURTON, Okla. – Dara McCoy, Senior Director of Finance for Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, took the oath of office to serve on the Kiamichi Tech Board of Education at the Board meeting in February. . . .

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Huber Awards $195,000 ‘Impact Your Community’ Funding Grant to Kiamichi Tech - Idabel

Huber Awards $195,000 ‘Impact Your Community’ Funding Grant to Kiamichi Tech - Idabel

Posted Date: 03/24/2022

J.M. Huber Corporation (Huber) recently awarded a grant of $195,000 to Kiamichi Tech - Idabel for a community STEM classroom and lab. The grant was part of Huber’s global commitment and initiative . . .

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Kiamichi Tech Honors Board of Education

Kiamichi Tech Honors Board of Education

Posted Date: 01/27/2022

WILBURTON, Okla. – January is Board of Education Recognition Month and an opportunity for local schools and technology centers to honor Oklahoma’s more than 2,700 elected school board members for . . .

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Betty Ford Sworn in as Kiamichi Tech Board Member

Betty Ford Sworn in as Kiamichi Tech Board Member

Posted Date: 01/27/2022

WILBURTON, Okla. – Betty Ford, retired congressional staff member for the 2nd District of Oklahoma, took the oath of office to serve on the Kiamichi Tech Board of Education at the Board meeting in . . .

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Kiamichi Tech Police Officer Training Academy Graduates First Class

Kiamichi Tech Police Officer Training Academy Graduates First Class

Posted Date: 11/20/2021

POTEAU, Okla. – The Police Officer Training Academy at Kiamichi Tech graduated its first class of cadets on Friday, Nov. 19. Kiamichi Tech administration, academy instructors, friends and families . . .

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NextGen Under 30 Organization Recognizes Kiamichi Tech’s Irving Martinez with Statewide Award

NextGen Under 30 Organization Recognizes Kiamichi Tech’s Irving Martinez with Statewide Award

Posted Date: 11/16/2021

WILBURTON, Okla. – Irving Martinez, Computer Information Technology Instructor at Kiamichi Tech - Poteau, was named one of Oklahoma’s 2021 NextGen Under 30 Award Recipients. The NextGen Under 30 . . .

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Dr. Phil Chitwood Retires from Kiamichi Tech Board of Education

Dr. Phil Chitwood Retires from Kiamichi Tech Board of Education

Posted Date: 11/16/2021

WILBURTON, Okla. – Dr. Phil Chitwood was recognized by the Kiamichi Tech Board of Education and District Leadership during a luncheon at the Poteau Campus on November 9. He served on the Board of . . .

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Kiamichi Tech recognizes Ruth Wilson Hurley Manor as a Partner In Progress

Kiamichi Tech recognizes Ruth Wilson Hurley Manor as a Partner In Progress

Posted Date: 08/25/2021

WILBURTON, Okla. – Kiamichi Tech honored Ruth Wilson Hurley Manor as a Partner In Progress during Oklahoma Summit, CareerTech’s annual conference and awards ceremony, on August 1, in Oklahoma . . .

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OkACTE and CareerTech recognize Kiamichi Tech’s Leslie Powell as Teacher of the Year

OkACTE and CareerTech recognize Kiamichi Tech’s Leslie Powell as Teacher of the Year

Posted Date: 08/25/2021

WILBURTON, Okla. – Kiamichi Tech received state awards and recognition for commitment to career and technical education during Oklahoma Summit, CareerTech’s annual conference, in Oklahoma City on . . .

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OkACTE and CareerTech recognize Kiamichi Tech’s Misty Bible with statewide counseling award

OkACTE and CareerTech recognize Kiamichi Tech’s Misty Bible with statewide counseling award

Posted Date: 08/25/2021

WILBURTON, Okla. – Kiamichi Tech received state awards and recognition for commitment to career and technical education during Oklahoma Summit, CareerTech’s annual conference, in Oklahoma City on . . .

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OkACTE recognizes Kiamichi Tech’s Shelley Free with statewide Excellence Award

OkACTE recognizes Kiamichi Tech’s Shelley Free with statewide Excellence Award

Posted Date: 08/25/2021

WILBURTON, Okla. – Kiamichi Tech received state awards and recognition for commitment to career and technical education during Oklahoma Summit, CareerTech’s annual conference, in Oklahoma City on . . .

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Colette Harper Sworn in as Kiamichi Tech Board Member

Colette Harper Sworn in as Kiamichi Tech Board Member

Posted Date: 08/25/2021

WILBURTON, Okla. – Colette Harper, retired Kiamichi Tech educator, took the oath of office to serve on the Kiamichi Tech Board of Education at the Board meeting in June. Harper will represent Zone 6 . . .

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Kiamichi Tech - Idabel named a Distinguished School for STEM and Career Learning

Kiamichi Tech - Idabel named a Distinguished School for STEM and Career Learning

Posted Date: 07/13/2021

IDABEL, Okla. – Kiamichi Tech – Idabel Campus, Pre-Engineering Program receives national recognition for commitment to empowering students. The campus has been recognized as a 2020-21 Project Lead . . .

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Oklahoma Auctioneering School at Kiamichi Tech raises over $10K for San Bois CASA

Oklahoma Auctioneering School at Kiamichi Tech raises over $10K for San Bois CASA

Posted Date: 06/15/2021

TALIHINA, Okla. – The inaugural class of the Oklahoma Auctioneering School (OAS) at Kiamichi Tech, Talihina Campus, held a fundraising auction benefiting San Bois CASA on June 12. The live[...] . . .

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Kiamichi Tech to host open house for Center for Workforce Advancement in Durant

Kiamichi Tech to host open house for Center for Workforce Advancement in Durant

Posted Date: 04/15/2021

DURANT, Okla. – Classes began at Kiamichi Tech’s Center for Workforce Advancement in Durant in March. Formerly the George Washington Elementary School, this newly-renovated facility will serve as . . .

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Kiamichi Tech PN program ranked in top nursing programs in the Southwest

Kiamichi Tech PN program ranked in top nursing programs in the Southwest

Posted Date: 04/15/2021

WILBURTON, Okla. – Kiamichi Tech’s Practical Nursing program has been ranked as the sixth best LPN/LVN program in the Southwest region of the United States for the year 2020. “As the only Oklahoma . . .

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The Community State Bank supports Basic Peace Officer Training Academy at Kiamichi Tech

The Community State Bank supports Basic Peace Officer Training Academy at Kiamichi Tech

Posted Date: 06/15/2021

POTEAU, Okla. – The Workforce and Economic Development Center at Kiamichi Tech - Poteau is meeting training needs for local law enforcement by offering a Basic Peace Officer Certification (BPOC) . . .

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Kiamichi Tech to offer CLEET-approved Basic Peace Officer Training

Kiamichi Tech to offer CLEET-approved Basic Peace Officer Training

Posted Date: 06/15/2021

The Workforce and Economic Development Center at Kiamichi Tech - Poteau is meeting training needs for local law enforcement by offering a Basic Peace Officer Certification (BPOC) Academy . . .

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NextGen Under 30 organization recognizes Kiamichi Tech’s Melyssa Lynch with statewide award

NextGen Under 30 organization recognizes Kiamichi Tech’s Melyssa Lynch with statewide award

Posted Date: 06/15/2021

Melyssa Lynch, Executive Assistant to the Board of Education and Superintendent at Kiamichi Tech, was named one of Oklahoma’s 2020 NextGen Under 30 Award Recipients . . .

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