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News Staff
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Avedis Foundation presents a check to Tecumseh Schools for the strength and conditioning gym. Pictured above, Student-Athletes and Educators from Tecumseh Public Schools and representatives from Avedis Foundation including: Rodney Buss, Tecumseh High School Asst.
Shawnee High School Assistant Principal Megan Bloom (left) presents 11th Grader Evelyn Miner with a pin and certificate recognizing Miner as part of Shawnee Advanced Gifted Education (S.A.G.E.) in a recent ceremony. Photo provided

Shawnee High School Assistant Principal Megan Bloom (left) presents 11th Grader Evelyn Miner with a pin and certificate recognizing Miner as part of Shawnee Advanced Gifted Education (S.A.G.E.) in a recent ceremony. Photo provided

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Students Honored At Pinning Ceremony

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Thursday, May 2, 2024
Shawnee – More than 70 Shawnee High School students were honored during a recent Shawnee Advanced Gifted Education (S.A.G.E.) pinning ceremony.S.A.G.E. is designed to ignite the minds of exceptional learners, said Megan Bloom, SHS assistant principal.“We aim to provide a dynamic educational...
Tecumseh art teacher Jennifer Cox poses after receiving the Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation High School Educator Merit Award on April 19. Shown with her are, left, Bill Bentley, Chairman of the POE Foundation Board, and right, Tony Hutchinson, President of the POE Board of Directors. Photo provided.

Tecumseh art teacher Jennifer Cox poses after receiving the Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation High School Educator Merit Award on April 19. Shown with her are, left, Bill Bentley, Chairman of the POE Foundation Board, and right, Tony Hutchinson, President of the POE Board of Directors. Photo provided.

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Cox Receives POE High School Educator Merit Award

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, May 2, 2024
For 30 years, Jennifer Cox has been teaching art at Tecumseh High School - and more importantly, building confidence in her students.So, it should come as no surprise that she was honored by the Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation on April 19.
McLoud ECC grant winners pictured from L: Dawn Moore, Mindy Smith, Felicia Hayes, Amanda Gugino, Principal, Kami Baker, Dorthee Wilson, Sabrina Fowler and Austin Carroll, MSF President. Not pictured -Amy Young and Leslie Norwood. Photo provided

McLoud ECC grant winners pictured from L: Dawn Moore, Mindy Smith, Felicia Hayes, Amanda Gugino, Principal, Kami Baker, Dorthee Wilson, Sabrina Fowler and Austin Carroll, MSF President. Not pictured -Amy Young and Leslie Norwood. Photo provided

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McLoud School Foundation Selects 25 Teachers As Grant Recipients

News Staff
Thursday, April 4, 2024
The McLoud School Foundation recently selected 25 teacher grants totaling $19,990.02 submitted by teachers in McLoud Public Schools. The grant recipients will now be able to purchase a variety of educational supplies.
Noah "Sonny" Hines was born on Feb. 1, 1924 and celebrated his 100th birthday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1317 on Feb. 5. Here, Hines poses with a "Back in 1924" banner and Post Commander Patrick Koch. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Noah "Sonny" Hines was born on Feb. 1, 1924 and celebrated his 100th birthday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1317 on Feb. 5. Here, Hines poses with a "Back in 1924" banner and Post Commander Patrick Koch. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

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Shawnee VFW Celebrates 100th Birthday with Noah “Sonny” Hines

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Over the past 100 years, the life of Noah “Sonny” Hines has been an adventure - filled with planes, trains, travel, and friends. A birthday party was held for Hines at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1317 in Shawnee on Feb. 5.
Clemmie Lucas of Tecumseh will turn 100 on Christmas Day, and Project H.E.A.R.T, in conjunction with the Tecumseh Senior Center, threw her an early birthday party on Dec. 15. Lucas still drives to the center every day for lunch and twice a month for bingo. Countywide & Sun/ Natasha Dunagan

Clemmie Lucas of Tecumseh will turn 100 on Christmas Day, and Project H.E.A.R.T, in conjunction with the Tecumseh Senior Center, threw her an early birthday party on Dec. 15. Lucas still drives to the center every day for lunch and twice a month for bingo. Countywide & Sun/ Natasha Dunagan

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Tecumseh Woman to Celebrate 100 Years on Christmas Day

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, December 21, 2023
For Clemmie Lucas of Tecumseh, life has not been easy. But, Project H.E.A.R.T. and the Tecumseh Senior Citizen Center made sure there was at least one happy moment in her 100 years, with an early birthday party on Dec. 15.
Visitors of the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art’s ‘Mummy Day’ learn about Tutu. The 2023 ‘Mummy Day’ will be held Nov. 4. The Museum will offer free admission all day for visitors to explore the galleries and exhibits and enjoy mummy-themed art activitie. Photo provided

Visitors of the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art’s ‘Mummy Day’ learn about Tutu. The 2023 ‘Mummy Day’ will be held Nov. 4. The Museum will offer free admission all day for visitors to explore the galleries and exhibits and enjoy mummy-themed art activitie. Photo provided

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Experience Mummy Day At the Mabee-Gerrer Museum

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is hosting its annual Mummy Day on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 11 am to 3 pm. The free, family- friendly event celebrates Oklahoma’s only mummies, including Tutu, which is on permanent display at the Museum.
Twenty-seven contestants in the Tot, Little, Junior and Miss Frontier Days Pageant perform the musical number dressed in period costumes for the “Remember When” theme. The pageant was held on Sept. 24 at the W.P. Wood Alumni Center at Tecumseh High School, but the Junior and Miss contestants will be crowned before the Frontier Days Parade on Sept. 30. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Twenty-seven contestants in the Tot, Little, Junior and Miss Frontier Days Pageant perform the musical number dressed in period costumes for the “Remember When” theme. The pageant was held on Sept. 24 at the W.P. Wood Alumni Center at Tecumseh High School, but the Junior and Miss contestants will be crowned before the Frontier Days Parade on Sept. 30. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

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Forty Girls Compete In Frontier Days Pageant

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Forty Frontier Days Pageant contestants took to the stage at the W.P. Wood THS Alumni Center on Sunday, Sept. 24. With the Frontier Days theme being “Remember When,” about 27 girls dressed in clothes from past decades started the pageant off with a musical number.