Where the Rubber hits the ground!

Practical Nursing Freshmen students were putting their knowledge of mobility aids to good use when they had a relay race using crutches and walkers.  Each student had the opportunity to use crutches or a walker to sprint across the Platt Central lawn and help their team to victory.   Fun was had by all and no bumps or broken bones occurred during the skills lab activity.

Platt Students Paving the Way

In 2006 Courtney Hess graduated from Platt College’s Pharmacy Technician program and was hired at Flourish Integrative Pharmacy.  PCCA (Professional Compounding Centers of America) selected Courtney for Technician of the Year in April of the following year among technicians around the country! She has also served on the Advisory Boardat Platt Central.

Recently another student, Jill Hassaj, was placed at Flourish Integrated Pharmacy for her externship and again they were so impressed with our students that they already hired her!

On a recent visit to the site, Diane Copeland, our Pharmacy Technician Coordinator met with Courtney and learned she is now the Pharmacy manager, a position that was created just for her.

Both of these students have represented Platt well and we have no doubt they will continue to create their own successes.

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 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!  

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. 

FREE MONEY!

All it Takes is...
A Little Time
A Little Effort
Some Dedicated Commitment AND you just might earn some FREE Money!

A BIG Thank you goes out to Barbara Effinger from Platt/OHA Loan Services for taking time out to speak to our students about the Scholarship Opportunities that are available.  Mentioning FREE Money certainly got our students attention.  The room was overflowing with standing room only excited to hear what she had to offer.  Barbara gave the students valuable information about where to search the Internet for scholarships, how to get started, how to avoid scholarship scams, and  what NOT to do! She ended with:

Your Keys to Success:

Perseverance

Confidence

Accuracy

Neatness

Timeliness  

Penny Wars were a HUGE success!

Penny Wars were a HUGE success!  During the month of October, students teamed up to raise money to benefit Infant Crisis Services.  Platt Central students raised $496.80 which was used to purchase  121.5 pounds of in-kinds goods for the babies and toddlers of Infant Crisis Services. That is a amazing total! This included 1620 diapers which will diaper 45 babies for 1 week. Also purchased was 4 toddler size coats, 16 sippy cups and 63 bottles.  Infant Crisis Services would not be able to serve these babies without the support of the community.

Platt Central New T-Shirt Design

Take a look at Central's WINNING T-shirt design submitted by Kristy Roberts of the Surgical Technologist Program.

Pumpkins

Pumpkins... what can I say, but the students at Platt Central ROCK!!  Each class was given the task of decorating a pumpkin with the only stipulation being "no carving".  Take a look at their creations...

Medical Assistant AM

Medical Assistant PM BEST ALL AROUND

Dental Assistant AM

Dental Assistant PM

Surgical Technologist

Medical Office Administrative Specialist

Practical Nursing AM Freshman

Practical Nursing AM Junior MOST SCARIST

Practical Nursing AM Senior MOST CREATIVE

Practical Nursing PM Freshman

Practical Nursing PM Junior

Pharmacy Technician

What a busy month we have had a Platt Central...to begin with our students are raising money for Infant Crisis Services through a Penny Drive.  We have the best students, some classes have actually filled their jars to the top forcing me to get bigger ones!!  What an awesome problem to have!

If you have the opportunity to pick up a copy of our latest newsletter you would see the photo caption contest that we have going on... what would you suggest???
Thanks to Surgical Technologist student Calica Mitchell for allowing us to use this fantastic picture which was taken her first week of class of Platt.

Career Day/Night

Every other month Platt Central's students come proudly dressed in their best interview attire to receive their awards they have worked so hard to earn.  Awards that are presented by each program instructor/coordinator include: Student of the Month, Winners Attitude, Perfect Attendance, Key 95 and Coordinators Honor Roll.  The Director’s Honor Roll is presented by our campus director, Joey Keefer and the Student Services Star Student is presented by the Student Service Director, Charity Patton.  During this month’s career day, the students were given an opportunity to hear about Infant Crisis Services, INC from their Outreach Coordinator, Mrs. Judith Cope and learn not only the services that they provide to babies in our community but how our students can get involved with this organization. 

Welcome Back Pizza Party

Platt College North had a Welcome Back Pizza Party for all of our students on Wednesay. We served pizza and drinks to the day and night students. This was a great event to kick off the fourth quarter and to welcome all the students back from a relaxing fall break.

Rolling out the Red Carpet yesterday morning for our VIP's was how we started the day at Platt Central! The excitement in the AIR was unmistakable...We welcomed 79 new students and 2 returning students that are now well on there way to a fantastic future in the medical field. 

Welcome Practical Nursing Coordinators and Instructors to Platt Central...today and tomorrow they will be revisiting the Practical Nursing curriculum and making any necessary enhancements before the new start on September 26th.

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL???

The only good thing about Summer coming to an end is...FOOTBALL SEASON BEGINS!  Last week at Platt College we had our own Football Kickoff complete with tailgate snacks and both the Oklahoma fight songs (it was tough for some of us but we did play OU and OSU).  The students took this opportunity to leave their scrubs at home and wore jeans with their favorite team shirt.

Infant Crisis Services Represenative Visits Platt North MA Class

On September 9,  Infant Crisis Services Representative, Judith Cope visited Platt College .  Judith shared information with students regarding servives offered by the agency as well as how to get involed and volunteer at the agency.