Meridian Technology Center
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Meridian Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Stillwater, Oklahoma
. The school was originally named Indian Meridian Area Vocational-Technical School. Meridian is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.
Meridian serves parts of five counties and ten partner school districts.
for the winning name, Indian Meridian Area Vocational Technical Center.
Ben was a student in the Mulhall
-Orlando
school district and his geography class was studying the Indian Meridian (34°29′32"N 97°14′49"W) of the Public Land Survey System
. Ben later attended Indian Meridian in the Offset Printing Program.
The name of the pony was "Smokey Joe".
The National Technical Honor Society
has an active chapter on this campus.
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical...
. The school was originally named Indian Meridian Area Vocational-Technical School. Meridian is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.
Meridian serves parts of five counties and ten partner school districts.
Name
A contest was held to name the technology center. Eighth grader Ben Wesley received a registered Pony of the AmericasPony of the Americas
The Pony of the Americas, or the POA, was developed to be a children’s pony. The breed’s origins are in America, where an Iowa breeder accidentally crossed a Shetland stallion with an Arabian/Appaloosa mare to produce a pony-sized mount with leopard complex spotting.-Breed Characteristics:The POA...
for the winning name, Indian Meridian Area Vocational Technical Center.
Ben was a student in the Mulhall
Mulhall, Oklahoma
Mulhall is a town in Logan and Payne counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 239 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
-Orlando
Orlando, Oklahoma
Orlando is a town in Logan and Payne counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 201 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Orlando is located at ....
school district and his geography class was studying the Indian Meridian (34°29′32"N 97°14′49"W) of the Public Land Survey System
Public Land Survey System
The Public Land Survey System is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels, particularly for titles and deeds of rural, wild or undeveloped land. Its basic units of area are the township and section. It is sometimes referred to as the rectangular survey system,...
. Ben later attended Indian Meridian in the Offset Printing Program.
The name of the pony was "Smokey Joe".
Student organizations
Student organizations play a vital role in the success of Oklahoma's CareerTech students. CTSO's provide leadership and growth opportunities outside of the classroom.The National Technical Honor Society
National Technical Honor Society
The National Technical Honor Society is an honor society for outstanding career and technical students of workforce vocational education institutions in the United States....
has an active chapter on this campus.
External links
See also
- Oklahoma Tech PrepOklahoma Tech PrepIn Oklahoma, Tech Prep is an administered through the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Tech Prep is funded through Section II of the Carl D...
- List of school districts in Oklahoma
- List of private schools in Oklahoma
- List of colleges and universities in Oklahoma