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Pittsburg GEAR UP Students visit the Gathering Place

Ten GEAR UP students from Pittsburg High School recently traveled to Tulsa, OK, to tour the Gathering Place. Park docent Bob Rayno greeted the students and briefly explained the park and its mission. The tour began in Williams Lodge, where students learned the history and construction of the park, which opened in 2018. The George Kaiser Family Foundation saw the need for Tulsans to have a welcoming, natural space where the community could explore and

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Pittsburg GEAR UP students tour OSUIT

Twenty-one GEAR UP sophomores and juniors from Pittsburg High School recently traveled to Okmulgee, OK, to tour the campus of OSUIT (Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology). The day began with Joshua Childs, Prospective Student Services Coordinator, greeting the students and giving a brief overview of college life and the unique programs offered at OSUIT. After the introduction, Student Ambassador Codi Carr guided students on a walking tour of the campus. Students viewed the dormitories,

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Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP Partner Schools Receive Technology During COVID-19 Pandemic

Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP recently purchased a variety of technology items for area GEAR UP schools to assist with the schools’ needs for virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each GEAR UP school indicated its immediate need to help conduct virtual education for students. GEAR UP spent over $194,650 on laptops, headsets, and Chromebooks. The technology was distributed to cohort schools based on the requested need. Eastern received a $17 million federal

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Pittsburg GEAR UP Students Participated in a Virtual Tour of Eastern Oklahoma State College

Fifteen Pittsburg freshman and sophomore EOSC (Eastern Oklahoma State College) GEAR UP students recently participated in a virtual college tour with EOSC. EOSC Admissions Recruiter Karen Darby, met with students at Pittsburg High School and gave them a brief overview of the college and what they can expect as a college student. Darby began the day by asking students about their plans upon graduation. She explained the differences between two- and four-year colleges, and the

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Pittsburg GEAR UP students visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum

Fourteen GEAR UP students from Pittsburg Public School recently toured the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum located in downtown Oklahoma City. The Memorial commemorates the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. After viewing a brief introductory video, students toured the Memorial Museum following the timeline that led them through the story of the bombing from early in the morning of April 19, 1995, to the

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Pittsburg GEAR UP students tour East Central University

Thirteen GEAR UP students from Pittsburg Public School recently traveled to Ada to tour East Central University(ECU). The seventh and eighth grade students were met by Admission Recruiter Claudio Harvey who escorted them to the Estep Room inside the Bill S. Cole University Center. After a brief overview of ECU and student life, Harvey led the students on a tour of the campus. Students began the tour in the University Center which houses the intramural

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