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Carly Fisher Of Shawnee Receives Award

News Staff
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Carly Fisher of Shawnee Receives the Servant Leadership Award at Mississippi College Mississippi College recently hosted the Student Experience Gala and announced the seventeen students that were awarded the Servant Leadership Award.
American Red Cross volunteers unload supplies for the relief effort outside the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on the SSC campus on May 5. Photo provided by Seminole State College

American Red Cross volunteers unload supplies for the relief effort outside the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on the SSC campus on May 5. Photo provided by Seminole State College

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SSC Cancels Commencement, Helps With Recovery

News Staff
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Seminole State College has cancelled its annual Commencement Ceremony set to be held on May 6 due to the effects of Wednesday evening’s tornado in Seminole.

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GCTC American Spirit Team Conducts STEAM Workshop

News Staff
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Members of Gordon Cooper Technology Center’s SkillsUSA American Spirit team from the Pre-Engineering Academy put together engineering kits and conducted a STEAM Workshop for students at Meeker Middle School earlier this semester.
Seniors Madison Steele (from left), Macy Proffer and Lillian Davis received scholarships from the Shawnee Educational Foundation. Photo provided by Shawnee Public Schools

Seniors Madison Steele (from left), Macy Proffer and Lillian Davis received scholarships from the Shawnee Educational Foundation. Photo provided by Shawnee Public Schools

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SHS Seniors Awarded More Than 500,000 In Scholarships

News Staff
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Shawnee High School’s Class of 2022 received scholarships and other awards during the annual Senior awards ceremony Tuesday evening. According to Principal Matt Johnson, the seniors were awarded scholarships totaling more than half a million dollars.
Burks Named Assistant Superintendent Of The Year

Burks Named Assistant Superintendent Of The Year

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Burks Named Assistant Superintendent Of The Year

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, May 12, 2022
During the monthly Tecumseh Public Schools Board of Education meeting held Monday, May 9, Superintendent Robert Kinsey announced that Assistant Superintendent Brandi Burks has been chosen as the Oklahoma Association of School Administrators (OASA) District 9 Assistant Superintendent of the Year.
Fellow cancer survivors applaud after Rex Higgins spoke during the Relay for Life, held at the Heart of Oklahoma Conference Center on May 6. Committee Co-Chair Harriet Byers passed along the microphone and handed out carnations to the survivors. At far left, Linda Brown has dealt with six cancer diagnosis in the past 38 years and has been involved in the event since 1989.

Fellow cancer survivors applaud after Rex Higgins spoke during the Relay for Life, held at the Heart of Oklahoma Conference Center on May 6. Committee Co-Chair Harriet Byers passed along the microphone and handed out carnations to the survivors. At far left, Linda Brown has dealt with six cancer diagnosis in the past 38 years and has been involved in the event since 1989.

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Relay For Life Returns After Covid Causes Two-Year Hiatus

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, May 12, 2022
After a “two-year hiatus” due to the pandemic, the Relay for Life was back to raising money for the American Cancer Society in Shawnee. The event was held at the Heart of Oklahoma Conference Center on May 6, and its theme was superheroes.

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Bethel Asked To Look At Dress Code

Loren Knight
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Monday’s May 9 Bethel School Board meeting included several approvals, as well as a request to reevaluate the district’s dress code. Discussion and approval was made on revisions to the High School/ Middle School Student Handbook and the Elementary Student/Parent Handbook for 2022-2023.
The May 4 tornado in Maud cuts across a field near the District 3 County Barn in Maud. Photo by Jeremiah Fletcher

The May 4 tornado in Maud cuts across a field near the District 3 County Barn in Maud. Photo by Jeremiah Fletcher

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Four Tornadoes Tear Through County

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Pottawatomie County had four confirmed tornadoes on Wednesday, May 4. All four were in Commissioner Eddie Stackhouse’s district. Stackhouse said he saw one as it came very close to his home near Maud, but he was out checking the damage as soon as it passed.