TPUSA 'Club America' chapters surge in Oklahoma high schools
Turning Point USA's high‑school program, branded 'Club America,' has seen a rapid expansion in Oklahoma and parts of the South after former Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters publicly pledged a TPUSA presence in every high school. TPUSA and regional director Mason Cottrell say Oklahoma grew from roughly 15 chapters at the end of a typical school year to at least 60 since Walters’ Sept. 23 announcement, and the national group reports thousands of recent inquiries to form new chapters.
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📌 Key Facts
- Ryan Walters announced on Sept. 23, 2025 that every Oklahoma high school will have a TPUSA chapter; Walters later framed it as student‑led rather than a formal mandate.
- Oklahoma’s high‑school TPUSA presence rose from about 15 to at least 60 chapters within weeks; organizers say the state has started 3–7 chapters per day at peak.
- TPUSA reports roughly 900 college chapters and about 1,200 high‑school chapters nationally and said it has received more than 120,000 inquiries to start new campus chapters after Charlie Kirk’s Sept. 13 memorial.