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New Tech Odessa took third place in the rigorous competition, OCA finished in sixth place, and the STEM Academy, in its first ...

Three of the top 10 Small School academic decathlon teams in Texas are from Ector County ISD. New Tech Odessa, Odessa Collegiate Academy, and the STEM Academy at UTPB all qualified for the Decathlon ...

Students curious about the FBI or wanting to pursue a career with the agency got a chance to hear about its inner workings during the FBI Collegiate Academy at University of Texas Permian Basin. There ...

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) -UT Permian Basin, Young Women’s Leadership Academy of Midland ... a NASA-commissioned curriculum by UTPB students studying to become STEM teachers. UTPB says the project ...

Jalani Jefferson, a junior at UTPB, said he tried out the academy out of curiosity. “(You’ve) always got to have a plan B, plan C, if plan A doesn’t work out. I … was interested and wanted ...