OTC Middle College

Middle College students celebrating their SECOND graduation this week!!! 🎓💙

Last night: Middle College High School graduates.
Tonight: Certificate and Associate degree earners with Ozarks Technical Community College!

We are beyond proud of all they have accomplished and cannot wait to see what comes next. Congratulations, graduates! ✨

Congratulations OTC Middle College Graduates!

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Join our graduation LiVE!

OTC Middle College Graduation 5/13/2026

🎓 Middle College Cap Decorating Contest 🎨
Seniors… it’s time to design your graduation cap vision 💙
Create a design that reflects: ✨ Your Middle College journey
✨ Your program/pathway
✨ Your story + what’s next
🧢 How It Works:
Pick up your 9x9 blue board from the office starting tomorrow
Decorate your cap design at home
Bring it to our Final Student Celebration
✔ Guidelines:
Must be flat (no 3D elements)
Must connect to education, graduation, or your future
Must be school-appropriate (inappropriate designs will be disqualified)
🎉 Event Details:
📅 Friday, May 8
⏰ 12:20 PM
📍 Final Student Celebration
Come enjoy snacks, sign yearbooks, and turn in your cap for judging!
🏆 Judging:
Junior votes
Administration selection
Prizes awarded!
When someone sees your cap, they should learn something about you.
Let’s see your story 💙

🎓 For Sean Solis, OTC Middle College turned an interest in health care into twin goals: helping others while seeing the country as a traveling nurse.

Drawn to the opportunity to earn college credit in high school, Solis enrolled in the bioclinical sciences program through The Alliance for Healthcare Education partnership between Ozarks Tech, Missouri State University, Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, MO and CoxHealth.

The program matched his curiosity about how the body works and his desire to make a difference.

“I knew I wanted to do something in the health field,” Solis said. “I wanted to learn more about the body and help people.”

Middle College pushed him with college‑level coursework, strengthening his study habits, time management and discipline.

One standout moment was celebrating the kickoff of construction of the Alliance building at Cox North with Governor Mike Kehoe.

Next, Solis will work toward his RN degree, with plans to become a traveling nurse. He’s excited about the chance to work in different parts of the country, meet new people and keep doing what he set out to do from the beginning: help others.

🚨 Let’s show some Ozarks Tech Middle College pride! 🚨
Our Middle College student Joshua Woods is currently 4th place in the running for America’s Favorite Student, and we would love to see him climb even higher!
Joshua is an incredible example of the ambition and talent that makes the Middle College program so special.
If you’d like to support him, take a moment to cast a vote below:
🔗 https://americasfavstudent.org/2026/joshua-woods

Let’s show Joshua the strength of the Ozarks Tech Middle College Community! 🦅

Is Joshua Woods America's Favorite Student? A student at Ozark Tech community college. Apart of the Middle college program for OTC culinary. An aspiring cook with great imagination.

Springfield Public Schools will not be in session Wednesday, Jan. 28, due to inclement weather. Both seated classes and live virtual instruction for all students are canceled. Wednesday will be Day 1 of Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI) for students. Students in grades PreK-8 should complete the assigned learning contained in the AMI packet that was provided to you in December. Students in grades 9-12 should log into Canvas for the day’s learning assignment.

Visit www.sps.org/AMI for more information about expectations for learning on AMI days. Information about activity and athletic cancellations will be shared via the district’s social media platforms. For more information, visit the district’s website at sps.org.

❄️ Weather Update – Wednesday, January 28

High School classes are Alternative Method of Instruction- Day 1.

College classes are in session, please communicate with your instructor if you cannot make it in. There is not an expectation that you drive in unsafe conditions.