Pryor High School Innovation Center

This was a great opportunity to showcase our HVAC Internship program. After one semester of implementation we have a 100% job placement rate. Thank you to our partners that make this student opportunity possible: MidAmerica Industrial Park, RAE Corporation, Pryor Public Schools and Interplay Learning And thank you to Reach University for spotlighting our program.

Pryor Middle School was chosen by the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics to pilot the first Bessie Coleman All-Star after school program in Oklahoma. The students participated in 10 after school activities, that included: building planes, visiting the airport, building and flying drones, visiting the high school Tango Flight, Inc. airplane build and building rockets. This past Wednesday the great niece of Bessie Coleman, Gigi Coleman, visited our end of program reception.

It was nice to see our Pryor High School aviation students Tango Flight, Inc. airplane build showcased in this news story. https://lnkd.in/gm5trC_n

Yesterday the Pryor Innovation Center had the opportunity to showcase our program at the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) Innovation Expo held at the State Capitol. A special thank you to MidAmerica Industrial Park as they allowed us to use their Gold Sponsor table for the event. It was a great experience for two of our students as they had the opportunity to speak to and network with Oklahoma Legislators and Oklahoma innovation specialists.

Thank you to Michael Stevens from VEGA Americas, Inc. for speaking to our Applied Engineering students on Tuesday. Our Engineering students are currently working on a tank leveling system and the Vega products are a great example of how technology is currently being used industry to solve this issue.

We are proud to partner with Interplay Learning as we have started this new HVAC internship program. We would also like to thank our corporate sponsors, RAE Corporation and the MidAmerica Industrial Park for their support with this initiative.

The Pryor High School Innovation Center and the Pryor Area Chamber Of Commerce were proud to sponsor the first Lego Competition. Elementary students (3rd-5th grade) were tasked with choosing a local landmark and creating it out of Legos. The entries were amazing! Student entries will be placed at Pryor City Hall next week. #lego

Pryor High School seniors had the opportunity to attend the 4th Annual Pryor Area Chamber Of Commerce Career Expo held at the MidAmerica Industrial Park Expo Center. Students from Mayes County and surrounding areas spoke to various companies about the job opportunities that are right in their backyard. The Pryor High School Innovation Center was proud to be a Gold Sponsor for this event.

Pryor Middle School students are participating in the Bessie Coleman All-Stars after school program, sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics. On Wednesday, they had the opportunity to tour the Claremore Regional Airport. A special thank you to Meggie Froman-Knight and Casey Trammell for the tour. The students had a great learning experience!

Our Applied Engineering students had the opportunity to tour the VEGA Americas, Inc. truck yesterday at the MidAmerica Industrial Park Center of Excellence. Thank you to Michael Stevens and the Vega team for the tour!