McCurtain tenth and eleventh-grade GEAR UP students recently toured the OU (University of Oklahoma) campus in Norman, Okla. The tour began with a greeting from Mr. Alejandro at the Visitor Center. He showed a slideshow of the campus and spoke about how to prepare for college, the different organizations on campus, clubs open to students, and degrees offered at OU. OU has 20,000+ undergraduate programs available to students. Students were given the opportunity to ask

McCurtain ninth and 10th grade Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP students recently participated in a guided tour of the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks, Okla. During the tour, the guide took the students behind the scenes of the world’s largest bull shark exhibit and showed them where the food is prepared for all aquarium exhibits. The guide also stopped by Sea Turtle Island and Polynesian Reef where she gave students facts about the two exhibits.