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Gordon Richards Award Is A Fleming Family Tradition

Gordon Richards Award Is A Fleming Family Tradition

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Gordon Richards Award Is A Fleming Family Tradition

Natasha Dunagan
Friday, April 1, 2022
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

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, February 24, 2022
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)

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High Schooler Wins Four Titles At 2021 Oklahoma State Fair

News Staff
Friday, January 28, 2022
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.

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Pottawatomie County FFA Members Awarded American FFA Degrees

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
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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Friday, November 26, 2021
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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.

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Nine County Chapter Members Are Recipients Of The American FFA Degree

Natasha Dunagan
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
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.”