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MNTC names students of month
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Moore High School senior Candace Franks and adult student Stephanie Wingo were recently honored as the Norman Kiwanis Club's Moore Norman Technology Students of the Month for September.
Franks is a second-year student in the pre-nursing program and is currently serving as the Health Occupations Students of America chapter president. Her other activities include the MNTC Superintendent's Leadership Class, the MHS Stomp dance team, Twisted Steps, student council and Key Club. She also was named to the national honor roll and the national Who's Who Among American High School Students lists.
As a result of the pre-nursing program, Franks has earned certifications for: home health / long term care; nurse's aide; blood borne pathogens; First Aid; and CPR. She also has had several hands-on opportunities in the community. Franks has performed clinical visits at the Norman Veterans' Center and been involved with the Moore Healthy Me program with Moore Public Schools. The classroom education and practical experience of MNTC have been a positive influence on Franks and provided her with direction, she said.
She also said taking this program has matured her, and feels it's changed the way she thinks of people and community. She will graduate in May and is looking to attend a historically black college or university with hopes of becoming a pediatrician.
A career in the medical field also was the goal of Wingo. She recently completed the evening practical nursing program and will work for Baptist Integris Medical Center.
She decided to attend MNTC because it was both close to her home, and fit in her family's schedule.
While she was a practical nursing student, Wingo was member HOSA and participated in hundreds of hours of clinicals at local medical facilities. She plans to earn a registered nurse degree at a local college or university.
Wingo has become a proponent of MNTC, and said she would tell potential students about the variety of programs MNTC has to offer, and would encourage them to enroll.
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