
McAlester 7th grade boys tour Bacone College and the Five Civilized Tribes Museum
Students from Puterbaugh Middle School recently toured Bacone College and the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee. First stop was Bacone College where Vice President of Student Affairs Kaila Harjo shared the history of the academic institution. Harjo said Bacone College was initially a private school founded 138 years ago and was the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of Oklahoma. Bacone is related to the American Baptist Association but participation in religious services was not mandatory. She stated Bacone offers all athletic programs except football and wrestling to the 300 students currently attending. Students are offered programs