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Bethel Middle School Teacher Reda Marcussen helps with a bucket as two of her sixth-grade drama students practice their puppet show on April 11. Marcussen recently won the POE Excellence in Education Junior High Educator Merit Award and was named the Teacher of the Year. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Bethel Middle School Teacher Reda Marcussen helps with a bucket as two of her sixth-grade drama students practice their puppet show on April 11. Marcussen recently won the POE Excellence in Education Junior High Educator Merit Award and was named the Teacher of the Year. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Two Bethel Teachers Were Finalists For State Education Award

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
On Monday, April 11, Bethel Middle School teacher Reda Marcussen was having a “very good day.” The previous Friday, she had attended the Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation “Excellence in Education” Awards Banquet, where she was presented the Junior High Educator Merit Award.
Bethel’s Falon Bentley placed third for this still life charcoal drawing. Photo provided

Bethel’s Falon Bentley placed third for this still life charcoal drawing. Photo provided

Mabee-Gerrer Museum Of Art Juried Art Exhibition Winners

News Staff
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art High School Juried Art Exhibition Winners! Shawnee, OK – The MGMoA is excited to announce the winners of this year’s High School Juried Art Exhibition. The MGMoA brought in guest judge G. Patrick Riley, an Oklahoma artist and arts educator.
Bethel residents Steven Dodson, Karoline Dodson, Gary Goetz and Les Arnold have a conversation next to a 1935 Plymouth PJ in the Modified Pre-1970 Class at the Sixth Annual Bethel Band Boosters Car Show on April 9 at Bethel High School. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Bethel residents Steven Dodson, Karoline Dodson, Gary Goetz and Les Arnold have a conversation next to a 1935 Plymouth PJ in the Modified Pre-1970 Class at the Sixth Annual Bethel Band Boosters Car Show on April 9 at Bethel High School. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Over 100 Entries At The 6th Annual Bethel Band Boosters Car Show

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
The Bethel Band Boosters held their Sixth Annual Car Show fundraiser at Bethel High School on April 9. Organizer Carla Whitehurst said this is one of their largest fundraisers each year, and over 100 cars entered, according to their Facebook post. Here are the results from the show.
The Lola C. Durham Award was presented to Tammy Masoner, Barnard Elementary; David Axton, Tecumseh Middle School; Gayla Higgins, Tecumseh High School; and Murna Lack, Cross Timbers Elementary, during the Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce Teacher’s Luncheon on April 8 at the Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

The Lola C. Durham Award was presented to Tammy Masoner, Barnard Elementary; David Axton, Tecumseh Middle School; Gayla Higgins, Tecumseh High School; and Murna Lack, Cross Timbers Elementary, during the Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce Teacher’s Luncheon on April 8 at the Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh Chamber Teacher’s Award Luncheon Returns

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
After a three-year pause because of the pandemic, the Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce Teacher’s Luncheon was held on April 8 at the Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium. Superintendent Robert Kinsey opened by saying “the landscape of education has drastically changed the last three years.
BancFirst donates to 21 Schools

BancFirst donates to 21 Schools

BancFirst donates to 21 Schools

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
BancFirst, on Harrison in Shawnee, held a reception on March 31 for their bi-annual School Donation Ceremony. BancFirst Regional Sales and Marketing Coordinator Shannon Chandler said they had 47 applications from schools in Pottawatomie County, and 21 were chosen to receive donations of $250-$500.
Shawnee sixth-grader Lilly Hennen reads a paragraph in the Potawatomi language and its English translation during the Shawnee Board of Education meeting on April 4. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Shawnee sixth-grader Lilly Hennen reads a paragraph in the Potawatomi language and its English translation during the Shawnee Board of Education meeting on April 4. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Stucker Gym Improvements Announced April 4th

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The Stucker Wrestling Complex, at Shawnee High School, is on its way to getting a new and improved floor for its basketball court, after the Shawnee Board of Education approved the upgrade during its April 4 meeting. The current floor is made of concrete covered in an epoxy overlay, said Dr.
All-Oklahoma Academic Team honorees and Tuition Waiver recipients pose for a photo following the awards assembly on the chamber floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Provided photo.

All-Oklahoma Academic Team honorees and Tuition Waiver recipients pose for a photo following the awards assembly on the chamber floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Provided photo.

SSC Students Honored at Statewide Awards Ceremony

News Staff
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Two Seminole State College students and one area high school senior were recognized at the All-Oklahoma Academic Team and Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges Presidents’ Tuition Waiver Awards Ceremony on March 29 at the Oklahoma State Capitol.