OC Intern Blog

Hi! My name is Tayla Martin. I’m from Holyoke, a rural town in northeast Colorado. I am a rising sophomore at Holyoke High School. At

Hello! My name is Kylie Purkeypile, and I will be a freshman in college this fall. I graduated from Holyoke High School in a small

Hello! My name is Sophia Dawson and I am from the small red dirt town of Medicine Lodge, Kansas. I am a 2020 graduate of

Hello, my name is Daniel Colunga, and in the fall, I will be a sophomore in college at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas.

My name is Andy Diaz, and I am from Del Norte, Colorado. I have lived here in the San Luis Valley for the majority of

My first week as an intern and helper for Payton Machine has been very interesting. I can’t talk about what I have worked on because

Hello, I’m Aaliyah Gile. I’m from Walsh, Colorado. I’m 18 years old. I was born in Johnson, Kansas. I have a young brother, that is

I am from Pampa, TX. I have been living there since 2009. I was born in Amarillo, TX and was raised all over Texas, New

My name is Rocelyn Miller. I was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas. I am a 2021 graduate from Dodge City High School. I

My name is Victoria (Tori) Hatton, and I am from a rural town called Holyoke located in Northeastern Colorado. This is my second year doing

I am from Winfield Kansas but moved to Dodge City Kansas when I was eleven years old. Changing schools and moving to a city which

I’ve grown up in Kansas, an environment that prospers off of our farmers. On a more micro scale, Dodge City, where I live, thrives off