Eighth, ninth, and tenth grade students from across the Cimarron Valley learned how to screen-print T-shirts, build electric lamps, and give first aid at the Fear Factor Summer Camp in Drumright. About one hundred nine students attended the camp this summer.

The purpose of the camp, according to coordinator Regina Foster, “is to give the youths a head start on making their educational and career choices, as well as highlight the career and technology programs available at Central Tech. Our camp provides a hands-on approach to career exploration that students find fun and exciting.”

The camp offered hands on experience in Health and Transportation, Information Technology, Manufacturing and Architecture & Construction. The students were able to receive training in all three programs during the camp.

The Health and Transportation Instructors offered students the opportunity to experience a drunken driving simulation. Furthermore, the students were able to tour a real ambulance and talk with an Emergency Medical Technician. The students also received training in four-wheeler and auto repair.

Students then explored the world of Information Technology. They learned how to build computers and prevent hackers from gaining access to their home computers. The Manufacturing, Architecture, and Construction program taught the groups how to read blueprints. The students learned how to program and engrave their own name plates.