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Spiro GEAR UP seniors visit the Muskogee War Memorial

May 3, 2023

Fourteen Spiro GEAR UP seniors traveled to Muskogee, OK. to visit the Muskogee War Memorial Park: Home of the USS Batfish submarine. James Erb, the War Memorial Park and Museum Curator, welcomed students as they entered the museum. He gave them a short presentation about the museum, its artifacts, and his military background. Erb introduced his fellow volunteer and amateur Radio Club member Wade Harris. Next students went for a self-guided tour of the museum

Spiro GEAR UP Students Visited the Muskogee War Memorial Park

February 20, 2023

Twenty-nine Spiro GEAR UP juniors traveled to Muskogee, OK. to visit the Muskogee War Memorial Park: Home of the USS Batfish submarine. James Erb, the Curator of the War Memorial Park and Museum, welcomed the students as they entered the museum. He gave them a short presentation about the museum, its artifacts, and his military background. Next, the students toured the museum at their own pace. Erb mingled and walked around, answering questions and giving

Spiro GEAR UP Students Participate in a Virtual Tour of the Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

April 22, 2021

Spiro ninth and tenth-grade Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP students recently participated in a virtual tour of the Holocaust and Human Rights Museum in Dallas, Tx. During the guided tour, GEAR UP students learned the history of the Holocaust. Although the tour was virtual, the guides were interactive with the students. Guides highlighted artifacts, maps, and statistics regarding the Holocaust. They explained the different types of camps, where they were located, the uprisings, and

Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP sponsors virtual Chad Cargill ACT Test Prep Workshop for GEAR UP sophomores

March 2, 2021

550 area high school sophomore GEAR UP students from 30 schools learned how to better prepare for the ACT as they attended a virtual, three-hour workshop presented by Chad Cargill, Founder and President of Cargill Consulting, Inc. The workshop was sponsored by Eastern Oklahoma State College’s GEAR UP—Ignite Belief grant program. During high school, Cargill knew he needed to earn scholarships in order to attend Oklahoma State University. During his freshman year in high school,

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

December 7, 2020

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

Spiro eighth grade tours Northeastern State University

November 15, 2019

Fifty-six Spiro eighth grade GEAR UP students recently toured NSU (Northeastern State University) in Tahlequah. Students began the day at the W. Roger Webb Educational Technology Center where they were greeted by NSU Campus Visit Program Graduate Assistant Bailey Rush and NSU Student Ambassadors, Brittany Waters, Cheyenne Jones, and Tim Gardenhigh. Rush presented students with an overview of NSU, including information about admissions and scholarships, campus life activities, and degree programs. After the presentation, students

Spiro ninth grade GEAR UP students tours University of Arkansas Fort Smith

November 15, 2019

Sixty-nine Spiro ninth grade GEAR UP students recently toured UAFS (University of Arkansas Fort Smith). Upon arrival, student ambassadors MiKayliegh Norris, Fatima Bonilla, and Abigail Powloshi introduced students to the heart of the campus, the Smith-Pendergraft CC (Campus Center), and provided an overview of UAFS. The CC is home to student aid and financial services, campus bookstore, student activities center, and food court. After the presentation, students toured the campus, visiting Boreham Library, Windgate Art

Spiro eighth grade GEAR UP students tour Northeastern State University

May 23, 2019

Sixty-six Spiro eighth grade GEAR UP students recently toured NSU (Northeastern State University) in Tahlequah. Students began the day at the W. Roger Webb Educational Technology Center where they were greeted by Gabby Clayton, Northeastern State University Graduate Assistant of Campus Visit Program; Kaylee Switzer, Northeastern State University Representative and alumnae; and Northeastern State University Student Ambassadors Megan Schwabe and Freeman Degraffenreid. Switzer presented students with an overview of NSU which included, how to apply

Spiro seventh grade GEAR UP students visit Oklahoma Aquarium

January 10, 2019

Sixty-seven Spiro seventh grade GEAR UP students recently traveled to Jenks to tour the Oklahoma Aquarium. Students began the morning with an introduction to by Education Specialist Michelle Zarantonello. The tour began with a visit to Reasor’s Shrimp Boat Exhibit where students enjoyed putting their hands in tanks to feed and feel the shrimp. Students toured Amazing Invertebrates to explore the spineless wonders of the world, including sponges, barnacles, starfish, and sea urchins. Students were

Spiro Middle School GEAR UP students tour the Oklahoma Aquarium

January 7, 2019

Sixty-four GEAR UP students from Spiro Middle School recently traveled to Jenks to tour the Oklahoma Aquarium. Upon arrival, the eighth graders explored the aquarium and eight exhibits which includes the Amazing Invertebrates exhibit, which explores the spineless wonders of the world featuring sponges, barnacles, starfish, and sea urchins. Other exhibits included Extreme fishes, Marvels and Mysteries, and Aquatic Oklahoma. The Aquatic Oklahoma exhibit features a 120-year-old alligator snapping turtle, a seven-foot-long alligator gar, and

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