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Jones Academy is a Native American boarding school and dormitory for students in grades 1–12 in unincorporated Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, [1] along Oklahoma State Highway 270, near Hartsthorne. [2] It is operated by the Choctaw Nation and is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).
Hartshorne Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Hartshorne, Oklahoma. It includes an elementary school and a middle-high school. It serves Hartsthorne, Adamson, and a portion of Haileyville. [1] Boarders in grades 7–12 at Jones Academy, a Native American boarding school, are educated by Hartsthorne school district. [2]
Wheelock Academy was the model academy for the Five Civilized Tribes' academies. It was started as a missionary school for Choctaw girls, [ a ] and is still owned by the Choctaw nation. The school closed in 1955 and the only remaining Choctaw school, Jones Academy, became coeducational . [ 4 ]
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The Archdiocese of OKC and Diocese of Tulsa are exploring the history and legacy of Catholic boarding schools for Native Americans in Oklahoma.
St. Mary's Boarding School, Quapaw Agency Indian Territory/Oklahoma open 1893–1927 [73] St. Patrick's Mission and Boarding School, Anadarko, Indian Territory open 1892 [74] –1909 by the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions. It was rebuilt and called the Anadarko Boarding School. [5] San Juan Boarding School, New Mexico [18]
The scholarship students of St Gilberts are back for the second season of Boarders, the hit comedy drama that sees five black teenagers swap their inner-city education for an elite boarding school.
The Hartshorne Public Schools system operates an elementary school, a junior high, and a high school. The city also has four head-start centers. The city also has four head-start centers. 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Hartshorne is Jones Academy , a public boarding school for Native Americans with proof of their tribal heritage.