Girls Swim Team And Wrestling State Champ Recognized

  • The Shawnee High School Girls Swim Team was recognized during the Shawnee Public Schools Board of Education March 4 meeting for winning at the State Championship Swim Meet for the third year in a row, even without the YMCA pool for practice this year.
    The Shawnee High School Girls Swim Team was recognized during the Shawnee Public Schools Board of Education March 4 meeting for winning at the State Championship Swim Meet for the third year in a row, even without the YMCA pool for practice this year.
  • Shawnee Athletic Director Dax Leone speaks about Shawnee Middle School student Claudia Thomason who is the first female wrestler in the district to win the State Championship. Also shown is SMS Wrestling Coach Stephen Smith. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Shawnee Athletic Director Dax Leone speaks about Shawnee Middle School student Claudia Thomason who is the first female wrestler in the district to win the State Championship. Also shown is SMS Wrestling Coach Stephen Smith. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • The Shawnee Public Schools Teachers of the Year were recognized during the March 4 Board of Education meeting, after being honored at the Excellence in Education event recently. They are, from left, District Teacher of the Year Melisa King of Jim Thorpe Academy; Jessica Armstrong of Shawnee High School; Robyn Butler of Will Rogers Elementary; Kathy Carrington of Sequoyah Elementary; Tina Ticer of Jefferson Elementary; Christina Heck of Horace Mann Elementary; and Carrie McCoy of SECC.
    The Shawnee Public Schools Teachers of the Year were recognized during the March 4 Board of Education meeting, after being honored at the Excellence in Education event recently. They are, from left, District Teacher of the Year Melisa King of Jim Thorpe Academy; Jessica Armstrong of Shawnee High School; Robyn Butler of Will Rogers Elementary; Kathy Carrington of Sequoyah Elementary; Tina Ticer of Jefferson Elementary; Christina Heck of Horace Mann Elementary; and Carrie McCoy of SECC.
  • Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt, far right, presents a $100 gift card, umbrella and tumbler to Shawnee Star of the Month Jefferson Elementary Teacher Paul Marshall, as Principal Jennifer Epperley looks on, during the March 4 Board of Education meeting. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt, far right, presents a $100 gift card, umbrella and tumbler to Shawnee Star of the Month Jefferson Elementary Teacher Paul Marshall, as Principal Jennifer Epperley looks on, during the March 4 Board of Education meeting. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Horace Mann Elementary student Bella Manley presents her artwork to Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt and gets a handshake during the March 4 SPS Board of Education meeting. Artwork was also given to the board members and other administrators. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Horace Mann Elementary student Bella Manley presents her artwork to Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt and gets a handshake during the March 4 SPS Board of Education meeting. Artwork was also given to the board members and other administrators. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
The nay-sayers said it couldn’t be done. This season, the Shawnee Girls Swim Team was without their record-breaking swimmer, Piper McNeil, who graduated last year. After the April 2023 tornado, they also lost their pool, when the Shawnee YMCA was struck.And yet, they won the State Championship for the third year in a row on Feb.16.Last summer, they trained at the Shawnee Splash Water Park and the…

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