Science teacher inspires unique project

(Lawton-AP) -- Award-winning science teacher Jim Calaway came up with a 150-year-old mystery to keep his classes unforgettable for students. <br><br>Calaway helped procure a 50-thousand dollar grant

Monday, March 6th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Lawton-AP) -- Award-winning science teacher Jim Calaway came up with a 150-year-old mystery to keep his classes unforgettable for students.

Calaway helped procure a 50-thousand dollar grant by Duncan's McCasland Foundation for a joint research project concerning the Wichita Village battle site in Rush Springs.

The Rush Creek battlefield was the scene of a U-S Cavalry attack on a large Comanche encampment on October First, 1858. Fifty-six Comanche warriors and a handful of cavalrymen reportedly died during the violent charge.

About two-hundred students from Lawton, Duncan and Rush Springs are scheduled to collaborate on a project designed to produce several archaeological digs, a historical documentary, a Web page, a touring exhibit and a historical novel.

Calaway is a finalist this year for the Science Teacher Award by the Shell Oil Company.