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The 2021-2022 Tecumseh FFA Board members use a giant gavel to call the annual FFA Banquet to order on May 12. They are, from left, Dusti Ozment, Rylee Williams, Marli Williams, Piper Goodson, Chloe Kelsey, Jocelyn Phelps, Maci Flowers and Katelyn Fleming. After qualifying for a second time, the board reorganized, and the same members will serve again for the 2022-23 school year. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

The 2021-2022 Tecumseh FFA Board members use a giant gavel to call the annual FFA Banquet to order on May 12. They are, from left, Dusti Ozment, Rylee Williams, Marli Williams, Piper Goodson, Chloe Kelsey, Jocelyn Phelps, Maci Flowers and Katelyn Fleming. After qualifying for a second time, the board reorganized, and the same members will serve again for the 2022-23 school year. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

For The Second Year In A Row Lady Officers Lead THS FFA

In the 2022-23 school year, the Tecumseh FFA Chapter Board will be composed of all girls for a second year.
Bethel FFA Advisor Brett Scott, far left, and the Bethel FFA Shooting Team members who qualified for the OKSSSP State Competition pose by their bus before leaving for El Reno on April 13. Photo provided.

Bethel FFA Advisor Brett Scott, far left, and the Bethel FFA Shooting Team members who qualified for the OKSSSP State Competition pose by their bus before leaving for El Reno on April 13. Photo provided.

Bethel FFA Shooting Team Competes At State

It was a rainy and windy day on April 13, not the best conditions for any outdoor sport. But that was what the Bethel FFA Shooting Team faced at the Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program State Competition in El Reno.
Gordon Richards Award Is A Fleming Family Tradition

Gordon Richards Award Is A Fleming Family Tradition

Gordon Richards Award Is A Fleming Family Tradition

Tecumseh junior Katelyn Fleming received the Gordon Richards, Sr., Achievement Award for her FFA Chapter this year. It is a familiar award for the Fleming family, which has had many family members receive it in its 77 years of existence. Fleming’s father, Shawn Fleming, received it in 1990.
Hobbs Spreads Grace Through Charity Projects

Hobbs Spreads Grace Through Charity Projects

Hobbs Spreads Grace Through Charity Projects

One North Rock Creek 4-H Club member spreads grace to those in her community through her charity projects. Grace Hobbs, 12, most recently led a project to make Valentine’s cards for all eight nursing homes and assisted living centers in Shawnee.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member Helen Spears and her heifer Fancy participate in livestock shows across the state. (Photo provided)

Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member Helen Spears and her heifer Fancy participate in livestock shows across the state. (Photo provided)

High Schooler Wins Four Titles At 2021 Oklahoma State Fair

Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member and National FFA Organization member Helen Spears showed two cattle at the 2021 Oklahoma State Fair. Throughout the weeklong competition, the Lamirand family descendant won four titles with two heifers.
Shawnee FFA Members Kensington Kerbs, Keegan Carrera, and Dassie May were three of nine from Pottawatomie County who received their American FFA Degrees in Oct. Photo provided.

Shawnee FFA Members Kensington Kerbs, Keegan Carrera, and Dassie May were three of nine from Pottawatomie County who received their American FFA Degrees in Oct. Photo provided.

Pottawatomie County FFA Members Awarded American FFA Degrees

It states in the American FFA Degree handbook that “the greatest percentage of members ever to receive the degree in one year was less than one half of one percent of the entire membership.
November 2020

November 2020

November 2020

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Tecumseh FFA members Jacob Nunley, Kylee Akehurst, and Caleb Blair pose during the National FFA Convention and Expo in Oct. They were three of nine members in Pottawatomie County who received their American FFA Degrees this year. Emily Loman, also of Tecumseh, is not shown. Photo provided.

Tecumseh FFA members Jacob Nunley, Kylee Akehurst, and Caleb Blair pose during the National FFA Convention and Expo in Oct. They were three of nine members in Pottawatomie County who received their American FFA Degrees this year. Emily Loman, also of Tecumseh, is not shown. Photo provided.

Nine County Chapter Members Are Recipients Of The American FFA Degree

It states in the American FFA Degree handbook that “the greatest percentage of members ever to receive the degree in one year was less than one-half of one percent of the entire membership.
Holland Takes First At National Junior Shorthorn Show

Holland Takes First At National Junior Shorthorn Show

Holland Takes First At National Junior Shorthorn Show

Junior Shorthorn enthusiasts gathering from 28 states competed in the 2021 National Junior Shorthorn Show & Youth Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, June 21 – June 26. Not only did the juniors compete with their animals, but had the opportunity to compete in fifteen individual, team, or state...