Shawnee graduate Chiara Carpenter celebrates her acceptance into the University of Oklahoma with support from her dog. Carpenter was in the Shawnee High School Class of 2023 that started high school during the COVID-19 pandemic and ended it with tornado damage to SHS. Photo provided.
Shawnee Senior Class President Ella Kate King says "hi" to her classmates during her address during graduation on May 18. Also shown standing is National Honor Society President Scottland Meier, who was waiting to speak. Ceremonies were held at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman due to tornado damage at Shawnee High School. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Shawnee graduate Anneca Anderson shakes hands with then-Superintendent Dr. April Grace at graduation on May 18. Ceremonies were held at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman due to tornado damage at Shawnee High School. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
The Shawnee High School Class of 2023 graduated on May 18 - after completing an obstacle course of everything life could throw at them.
Their obstacle course actually began before high school. In 2018, during their eighthgrade year, there was a state-wide teacher strike, supporting higher pay in education. Halfway through their freshman year, in the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandem...
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