"In the summer of 1969, I lived in a house on the hill behind Bokoshe High School. That summer I watched the first man walk on the moon on our old fuzzy black and white TV set. I was to be a senior at Bokoshe the following year. Not knowing that I…"
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- Hometown: (where you grew up)
- 74941
- Current home: (where you live now)
- 74941
- About Me:
- I work at Bokoshe Public School. I work in the technology department. I also work with the 21st century program . I love helping our students learn to use technology and stretch the scope of their experiences.
- School / Organization I'm Affiliated with:
- Bokoshe High School
- Website: (school / organization website)
- http://www.bokoshe.k12.ok.us
- Select all that apply:
- I'm a technology director, I'm a lifetime learner
- Main interests in the Celebrate Oklahoma Voices Project:
- To help students capture our history before it disappears.
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- At 12:12pm on September 1, 2009,
Gary Vincent said… - In the summer of 1969, I lived in a house on the hill behind Bokoshe High School. That summer I watched the first man walk on the moon on our old fuzzy black and white TV set. I was to be a senior at Bokoshe the following year. Not knowing that I would spend most of my working life here at Kennedy Space Center working in the space program. I got my first taste of engineering during my drafting classes with Mr. Statham there in that old rock building. And I actually did a rough civil drawing of the location for the new building that was to be built. (I believe that is the current facility)... You just never know... Once a Tiger always a Tiger. Sometimes I really miss Leflore County.
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