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Courtesy photoEstella Kirk, middle, is the reigning Miss McAlester Outstanding Teen. She is pictured with Miss Oklahoma field director Lori Few, left, and Miss McAlester Coordinator Jeanie McCabe at the 2021 Miss Oklahoma pageant being held this week.
Courtesy photoSamantha Donato, the reigning Miss McAlester, is competing this week at the Miss Oklahoma pageant. featured
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Courtesy photoEstella Kirk, middle, is the reigning Miss McAlester Outstanding Teen. She is pictured with Miss Oklahoma field director Lori Few, left, and Miss McAlester Coordinator Jeanie McCabe at the 2021 Miss Oklahoma pageant being held this week.
Courtesy photoSamantha Donato, the reigning Miss McAlester, is competing this week at the Miss Oklahoma pageant.
By Adrian O Hanlon III Editor May 28, 2021
Primus Moore
A retired McAlester educator believes students can grow through learning more about the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Primus Moore said more should be done to educate students about what historians call the nation s worst race massacre, which merits just three sentences in a history text for juniors at McAlester High School. The school supplements instruction with videos and materials â but Moore said more should be done statewide.
âI really don t think it s enough, Moore said. I think it s a start; it s a beginning.
The Tulsa Race Massacre began May 31, 1921, and lasted less than 16 hours with an angry white mob destroying 1,200 Black homes and businesses in the previously flourishing Black community of Greenwood along what was known as Black Wall Street.
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Jaykelyn Inez âJaykeâ Hess
My name is Jaykelyn Hess. I was born on May 4th, 2006 in McAlester, OK. I am the daughter of Cindy and Lance Hess. I am the granddaughter of Mary Ellis. I have 2 half-sisters, Andi and Dondi. I have attended F-C since 5th grade. During my years at F-C, I have participated in honor choir, band, and the G/T program. I have also taken part in the 7th grade spring musical. I plan on attending McAlester or Savanna high school. I am very grateful for the memories I have made and the people I have met. This school has prepared me for the many challenges in the future.