Santa Claus is coming to Platt!

Yesterday at Platt College Dallas was a very blessed day!  We invited our students and their children to join us for pancakes and pictures with Santa! What a great turnout! We fed around 20 children plus parents pancakes, colored holiday color sheets, and played.. much anticipating the arrival of the jolly one himself!  Finally, we heard the sound of bells and anxiously awaited the "HO HO HO!" As Santa entered the room the children were ecstatic!  Some ran to, others from :) the man in the red suite! As everything calmed down, the line formed to visit Santa and give him a personalized wish list.  The kids sat, had a picture, and then were given a very special gift from Ol' St. Nick.  The kids loved it.  It touched all of our hearts and made a lasting memory for all of us!  What a special job I have!!  So to you and yours.. Tis' the season to be jolly! From my Platt family to yours, MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Merry Christmas from Platt Central!

I hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas Break...I know at Platt Central we are staying very busy.  This week we have had many students in and out taking advantage of the vast knowledge of their instructors.  Coffee and snacks lured them in, but the information they received from their instructors and Etta, our Remedial Specialist, will carry them through this break where they will be ready to return after the new year.  Students were given the opportunities to bring their little ones while they were studying and several took advantage of this...take at look at these pictures!

Platt North Holiday Event

Platt College North invited students to bring their children to the campus on December 14 to decorate and stuff stockings. This was a fun event that gave students the opportunity to visit the campus while on Christmas Break. The students and their children had a great time making their stockings pretty and finding all kinds of goodies to put in them.

Platt Central's Holiday Celebration!

Throughout the year Platt Central has the opportunity to meet hundreds of students...last night not only did we get the chance to see our students but we also had the privilege to meet their families.  77 students along with their families came to a Zio's catered dinner, with deserts provided by Platt Moore's Pastry Arts students and served by our faculty and staff.  While Christmas music played in the background, students spent time showing their children, significant others, and moms and dads where they spend so much of their time these days.  Students were so proud to introduce their family to us...



                      

                                               

During dinner the children had unexpected visit from none other than SANTA!!  Take a look at these smiling faces as they told Santa what they want for Christmas...

                Baby's first Christmas!

Look at this SMILE!!

Even these "BIG KIDS" show that you are never too old to visit Santa!  

Edmond Chamber Membership Luncheon

Sara Shelton and Sarah Robison from Platt College North had the oppourtunity to attend the Edmond Chamber Membership Luncheon featuring speaker, Pete Winemiller, Sr. Vice President of Guest Relations for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Pete emphasized the importance of customer service, and how to "Click" with your guests/students, and co-workers. Winemiller has an amazing presentation and really related to what we do at Platt College with our students. Remember it all starts with an Attitude of Invitation.

How to "Click " with your guests/students:

Communicate Coutesously

Listen and Learn

Initiate Immediately

Create Connections

Know your stuff

Information provided my Pete Winemiller with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Platt Central CAN feed the Hungry!

Students at Platt Central host a Bedlam Food Drive to not only benefit Reaching Our City but also some of our very own students that are in need during this holiday season. What a great opportunity to help out a local organization that believes when times are tough everyone deserves a hand up.  ROC provides assistance to address the common needs of families facing tough times.  From supplying groceries to offering a shoulder to cry on, from caring for children to offering a prayer, ROC is making a difference for families in our community and beyond.