The best way to find this cache is to go in and say "Show me your treasure, please." The Pioneer Point attendant will be glad to help you.
NOTE: Pioneer Point hours during summer school are 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Monday - Thursday. Regular session Fall and Spring hours are 9:00 am - 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Monday - Friday. Please note that if the school is not in session the cache will not be accessible.
This cache contains a log, tradable treasures and hopefully geocoins and travel bugs for your enjoyment.
Enjoy the many caches located locally around the Altus area as there are many.
Western Oklahoma State College, established as Altus Junior College in 1926, is the oldest original municipal two-year college still in existence in Oklahoma. Its operation since 1967 has been under the provision of State Bill No. 2 of the 1967 Oklahoma Legislature and the Community Junior College Act. The college assumed status as a state junior college on July 28, 1970, pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. 1003 and Senate Bill No. 104 of the 1969 Oklahoma Legislature and Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) Resolutions No. 624 and No. 657. These resolutions authorized and directed the State Regents "To establish a two-year college in Altus to serve Jackson, Tillman, Kiowa, Greer, and Harmon counties and surrounding areas, and it shall be known as Altus Junior College and shall be an integral part of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education." The conversion of Altus Junior College from a community to a state junior college included a redefinition of functions, education programs and standards, fiscal policies, and enrollment projections. Guidelines for development of a new campus, to be located on a 142-acre site donated by area citizens, were completed. The governor of Oklahoma appointed a board of regents for Altus Junior College on April 27, 1971. This board assumed the responsibility for institutional governance as provided by law.
On August 16, 1974, the college became Western Oklahoma State College by an act of the state legislature, signed by the Governor on April 3, 1974. Section 1 of Senate Bill No. 492, passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives, designated that the "state educational institution located at Altus shall continue at the same location and its official name shall be WESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE COLLEGE." The college has completed over 70 years of serving the greater Southwestern Oklahoma community and continues its pledge to provide a comprehensive two-year post-secondary educational program for its residents.
WOSC is involved in intercollegiate sports such as men's basketball, women's basketball, softball, baseball, rodeo and cheerleading.
Under its coach, Kurt Russell, WOSC has recently built a highly successful baseball program. The school is especially noted for its success in recruiting Latino players from northeastern cities such as New York City and Philadelphia, and from Latin American countries, to come to Altus. The team has made it to the national junior college Division II World Series in each of the last four seasons, and in 2011 WOSC defeated Mississippi's Jones County Junior College to win the national championship.