Eastern Staff Delivers Graphing
Calculators To Area Schools
(Press Release 01-28-08)
Hank Mooney, Office of Public Information
Submitted story and photos
Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP for
a Brighter Tomorrow recently delivered calculators to six area schools.
GEAR UP delivered over 200 calculators as part of its partnership grant.
“Each student participating in GEAR UP who proves to be ‘Algebra
Ready’ will receive a graphing calculator as an academic reward,” explained
Linda Morgan, GEAR UP Project Director. “Several of the 8th grade students
in the partner schools will receive the calculators to keep and use throughout
high school and college. This is a great savings to the families of these students.”
Eastern Oklahoma State College received a $6.7 million federal GEAR
UP grant and is in its second year of implementation. Eastern has partnered
with area schools to provide students with additional educational opportunities
 GEAR
UP Project Director Linda Morgan, right, visits with students
Trevor Cox, Hanna Mooney, Kaley Menasco and Greg Yang from Wilburton’s
John G. Shero Junior High School. |
 GEAR UP Web/Computer Tech Specialist
George Larson, visits with Haileyville High School math teacher
Cecil Hallmark. |
 Hartshorne’s
Buzidragis Junior High School students Marla Ichord, Shelby
Moseley and middle school mathematics teacher Shelly Wansick
look at new graphing calculators delivered as part of the GEAR
UP for a Brighter Tomorrow partnership grant. |
 GEAR UP Web/Computer Tech Specialist George Larson visits with
Puterbaugh Middle School math teacher Peggy MacBeath. Larson
delivered 37 calculators to the school as part of the GEAR UP
for a Brighter Tomorrow partnership grant. |
 Quinton Middle School mathematics teacher, Laura Gragg, visits
with GEAR UP Web/Computer Tech Specialist George Larson, GEAR
UP Project Director Linda Morgan and Quinton counselor Greata
Reasnor. Larson and Morgan delivered 78 calculators to the school
as part of the GEAR UP for a Brighter Tomorrow partnership grant. |
 GEAR UP Education Coordinator Dara Ward visits with Stigler Pubic
Schools Superintendent Bill Self and Junior High School Principal
Tom Kettles. Ward delivered 154 calculators to the school as
part of the GEAR UP for a Brighter Tomorrow partnership grant.
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