About to begin his senior year at Pawnee High School, Kobe Allenbaugh knows what he wants to do after graduation: become a computer numerical control machinist like his dad. “My dad is a machinist, and he’d take me to work with him sometimes. I just liked the machine shop and what they do.” Allenbaugh took […]

I don’t know about you, but I’m all about easy recipes. I love tasty recipes, but at the end of the day, I just want to get a meal on the table. If you were to look at my favorite, you’d see that many of them require only a few ingredients beyond what I keep […]

Wade Lopp craves a good challenge. He found one when he enrolled in Meridian Technology Center’s Pre-Engineering–STEM Academy program a few years ago. He found one again in his Ultimate Ninja training at Next Level Gym in Stillwater. Lopp graduated from both high school and Meridian Technology Center last month. He was home-schooled, which meant […]

If you’ve read the past few posts, you probably know that I’m a recent college graduate (as of a year ago now) and a newlywed. Because of this, I’m relatively new to the world of “adulting.” Creating a budget has been one of the skills my husband and I have had to learn as we […]

Ally Williams loves to help people. She works as a kids camp counselor, serves as the medical trainer for her high school baseball team and plans to eventually become a pediatrician. This love is what inspired Williams, a senior at Guthrie High School, to join Meridian Technology Center’s Pharmacy Technician program her senior year. “I […]

When Ruby Quinn of Stillwater submitted her application for an internship at Designer’s Ink Graphic & Building Designs LLC last semester, she told her mom she didn’t think she would get the position. A first-year student in Meridian Technology Center’s Computer-Aided Design program and a young high school senior, Quinn not only got the position, […]

We’re going to the experts again for this TRIO: Missy teaches a series of short courses called Crazy Cupcakes, and she agreed to give us some tips. We focused on cupcake flavors and how to get creative with making our own. You can learn even more from Missy at our next Crazy Cupcakes: Flavors class! You’ll […]

On May 15, Startup Stillwater will host Mo Collins’ one-day workshop titled “#RosieWasRight: A Workshop for Women Who Believe They Can Do It.” This session for women entrepreneurs is designed to help them assess and act upon their growth potential, with a focus on using technology in innovative ways. Startup Stillwater is a partnership between […]

It seems like every time I’m on social media I find an abundance of meal planning tips and ideas. I always appreciate them, because I’m just learning this aspect of “adulting” myself. It should be straightforward, right? Buy the groceries you’ll need for a week of healthy, hearty meals and stay inside your budget. Wrong. […]

Martha Walter and Meridian Technology Center believe that language should not be a barrier to anyone working to further their goals. In 2013, Meridian realized the benefits of providing translation services for students whose first language is Spanish. “We started with one student, and we realized there were others who could benefit,” said Walter. This […]