Western Technology Center’s STEM Academy Coat Ceremony welcomed new Biomedical and Pre-Engineering students into the two- year Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Program. The Coat Ceremony symbolizes the student’s commitment to pursue excellence in their education and chosen career field.
WTC’s STEM Academy is open to High School Juniors and Seniors. The Biomedical Academy, under the instruction of Shane Brashears and Marie Pool, provide students the opportunity to explore the concepts of human medicine and are introduced to bioinformatics; including mapping and analyzing DNA. The students go through a sequence of six courses, which follows the PLTW program’s proven handson, real-world problem- solving approach to learning.
The Pre-Engineering program, under the direction of Beth Richert and Lena Lewallen, engage students in applying science, technology, engineering and math through a project-based, hands-on approach to solve complex open-ended problems in a real-world context. Students learn and apply the engineering design process, and use the same industry-leading technology and software used in the world’s top companies. Students investigate topics such as sustainability, structures, civil engineering, architecture, manufacturing, digital electronics and circuit design.
WTC’s Biomed and Pre-Engineering programs provide students with career exploration and rigorous academics to be college ready. This is one more way that Western Technology Center serves western Oklahoma and is committed to “educating people for success!”
Photos courtesy of Sarah
Hirschman, Western Technology Center.