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Shawnee Student Council member, senior Michale Young, speaks to the Shawnee Public Schools Board of Education about plans for one homecoming for the school year, which will include a dance and a parade, during the Aug. 10 meeting, as fellow senior and Stuco member, Kadence Jenkins, and Stuco Sponsor Ryan Boren look on. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Shawnee Student Council member, senior Michale Young, speaks to the Shawnee Public Schools Board of Education about plans for one homecoming for the school year, which will include a dance and a parade, during the Aug. 10 meeting, as fellow senior and Stuco member, Kadence Jenkins, and Stuco Sponsor Ryan Boren look on. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

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Shawnee Stuco plans one homecoming, dance, parade

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
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Daniel Bowlan has performed at the Oklahoma Opry about every three months for the last year. Photo by Stefani Stuemky of the Oklahoma Opry

Daniel Bowlan has performed at the Oklahoma Opry about every three months for the last year. Photo by Stefani Stuemky of the Oklahoma Opry

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Local youth making sound waves

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Daniel Bowlan might not be a household name just yet, but here’s hoping it be- one.Bowlan will turn 16 in Sept. 2026. He will be starting his sophomore year at Shawnee High School where his parents, Kim and Mark Bowlan also attended. He has two younger siblings who currently attend school at Grove.

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Morgan and Gage Bullard, of Edmond, swing and toss two of their three children, ages 1, 3 and 4, as Oklahoma Line performs "Before I Met You" on Friday night, Aug. 7, during the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival. Kaleb Austin and Austin Snell also performed at the festival on Aug. 8 at the CPN Festival Grounds in Shawnee. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Morgan and Gage Bullard, of Edmond, swing and toss two of their three children, ages 1, 3 and 4, as Oklahoma Line performs "Before I Met You" on Friday night, Aug. 7, during the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival. Kaleb Austin and Austin Snell also performed at the festival on Aug. 8 at the CPN Festival Grounds in Shawnee. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

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Ninth Annual FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival offers free concerts, admission

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
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NRC senior Lily Dyer celebrates after a kill in the three-way volleyball scrimmage with Tecumseh and Shawnee on Aug. 3. Photos Courtesy of Gowin Photography

NRC senior Lily Dyer celebrates after a kill in the three-way volleyball scrimmage with Tecumseh and Shawnee on Aug. 3. Photos Courtesy of Gowin Photography

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North Rock Creek hosts volleyball

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
Bethel junior Hailey Hanmer makes contact at bat during the scrimmage with Harrah on Aug. 6. The Lady Wildcats began their season at home against Newcastle on Mon., Aug. 10. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Bethel junior Hailey Hanmer makes contact at bat during the scrimmage with Harrah on Aug. 6. The Lady Wildcats began their season at home against Newcastle on Mon., Aug. 10. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

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Bethel Softball Scrimmage

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
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