Browse past news stories for Shawnee Middle School in Shawnee, OK.

• Jury rules against ex-principal (The Morning Call)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 09:04:54 am
  William Houston claimed Easton Area discriminated in deciding his retirement package A federal jury has ruled against former Shawnee Middle School Principal William Houston, who claimed the Easton Area School District discriminated against him when determining his retirement package.
• EASD Prevails In Discrimination Suit (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 01:03:59 am
  EASTON, Pa. -- Strike two for a former administrator in the Easton Area School District who says he was the victim of racial discrimination. A jury has ruled against former Shawnee Middle School Principal William Houston.
• Jury: No racial discrimination in Easton Area School District suit (The Morning Call)
  posted on March 10, 2010 at 07:46:34 pm
  A federal jury has ruled against former Shawnee Middle School Principal William Houston, who claimed the Easton Area School District discriminated against him when determining his retirement package.
• Third-quarter drought ends PM East's season (Pocono Record)
  posted on March 7, 2010 at 05:14:22 am
  EASTON — The third quarter had been a strong part of Pocono Mountain East's game for most of the season. Not in the district semifinals and not with a berth in the PIAA playoffs on the line.
• Cards must forget loss or season ends (Pocono Record)
  posted on March 6, 2010 at 05:15:35 am
  BETHLEHEM — There was no hiding his disappointment, but Pocono Mountain East boys basketball coach Patrick Heaton also knew there was still plenty left to play for.
• Heritage student wins poetry jam (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
  posted on March 4, 2010 at 02:28:51 pm
  The 2010 Youth Speaks Poetry Jam finalists were announced Saturday after an event at the Allen County Public Library.
• Shawnee League scheduled (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on February 21, 2010 at 05:22:16 am
  Shawnee’s City Wrestling League is scheduled from Feb. 22 through March 13 at the Stucker Wrestling Complex.
• Matthew LaHue is named 2010 Teacher of the Year (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on February 19, 2010 at 04:26:33 am
  Surprise was the first feeling. Pride was next.
• Groller's Corner: Nazareth rips Parkland, grabs LVC tournament berth (The Morning Call)
  posted on February 15, 2010 at 02:44:58 am
  Groller's Corner is hosted by Keith Groller, Local Sports Editor for The Morning Call. Groller has been covering the Lehigh Valley sports scene for the past 25 years and has had a front-row seat for lots of big moments on the field and court.
• Central Catholic boys clinch District 11 playoff berth (The Morning Call)
  posted on February 13, 2010 at 11:31:12 am
  A 22-point third quarter allowed Central Catholic to open a 50-28 lead and the Vikings coasted the rest of the way to an easy Lehigh Valley Conference boys basketball win at Emmaus that clinched a District 11 3A playoff berth.
• FWCS endorses Wayne, Northrop upgrades (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
  posted on February 12, 2010 at 04:38:46 pm
  The Fort Wayne Community Schools board approved two construction contracts Monday night and both came in under budget.
• Arts update (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
  posted on February 12, 2010 at 08:19:03 am
  AT THE LIBRARY: •The Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, will have "Time 2 Chime" hand chime choir practice at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Children's Services. •The Aboite branch, 5630 Coventry Lane, will teach the fundamentals of art during "Art for Homeschoolers" at 2 p.m. every Thursday.
• Fair eases school-choice angst (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
  posted on February 3, 2010 at 05:50:01 pm
  About 1,500 people milled around the hallways at Northrop High School on Saturday afternoon, trying to make a decision.
• Students tackle project to build futuristic cities (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
  posted on January 17, 2010 at 08:02:29 am
  “We want everything to be, like, green; no emissions and that kind of stuff,” said Sarah Renahan, 11, the mayor of Greenville.
• Easton defeats Pleasant Valley at Easton Invitational; Warren Hills 3-0 - UPDATE (The Express-Times)
  posted on January 9, 2010 at 09:16:17 pm
  Anthony Minotti, Zack Bambary, Jalal Paige lead the Red Rovers.
• Wolves shoot down Jets (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on January 6, 2010 at 06:39:51 am
  The old and new led to a prosperous night for the Shawnee High School wrestling squad on Tuesday. Seniors Gabrion Frazier, at 215 pounds, and Aaron Kirby, at 285, worked over their opponents in quick, usual fashion while the freshmen set the tone early as the Class 5A fifth-ranked Wolves scored a dominating 49-12 dual victory over ninth-ranked Western Heights at the SHS Performing Arts and ...
• Paxinosa principal claims discrimination by Easton Area district (The Morning Call)
  posted on December 11, 2009 at 08:47:50 am
  David Hightower says racial comments, retaliation were rife in his 20 years at the school district The principal of Paxinosa Elementary School claims in a federal lawsuit that he has been subjected to repeated racial harassment and retaliation by the Easton Area School District, including use of the ''n'' word in the workplace.
• Shawnee educators attend Oklahoma Fall Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on December 9, 2009 at 08:18:36 pm
  Four Shawnee educators journeyed to Quartz Mountain for an arts immersion workshop.
• Federal aid tied to test scores (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
  posted on December 7, 2009 at 01:27:25 pm
  Teacher evaluations will have to be based largely on student performance if Indiana school districts want to share in up to $250 million in federal stimulus money, state officials said.
• Students Receiving H1N1 Vaccines This Month - 12/3/2009 (WLIO NBC Lima)
  posted on December 3, 2009 at 04:07:22 pm
  LIMA – The Allen County Health Department has scheduled H1N1 vaccine clinics in Allen County’s school districts over the next two weeks. These walk-in clinics are for children in grades K-12 and appointments are not needed. Clinics will be held in each district.
• Principal puckers up (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 01:57:07 am
  The stakes were high and the result was anything but pleasant for a local principal.  
• Mom, daughter to perform Sunday at Lamington church (The Bernardsville News)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 11:04:57 am
  BEDMINSTER TWP . ‑ Concert pianist and teacher Carol Comune will offer a free performance at the Lamington Presbyterian Church in Bedminster at 3 p.m. this Sunday, Nov. 22.
• ACE motivates student success (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:42:06 pm
  Success is what every teacher strives for, and sometimes it’s not achieved right away. At Shawnee Middle School, that success may have bumps in the road. Just ask Tim McDaniel, who works with the Achieving Classroom Excellence program at the middle school.
• Shawnee girl raises money for pet masks (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 12:45:39 am
  A Shawnee girl with a love and concern for animals has worked hard this past month to raise money to purchase 12 sets of pet oxygen masks made for dogs, cats and other animals for donation to Shawnee area fire departments. “I feel better our pets are going to be safe. If there’s a fire, they have a better chance of living,” said Alyssa Johnson, 12, a sixth-grader at Shawnee Middle School. She ...
• Flag ceremonies teach students patriotism, history (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 01:41:42 am
  Children of various ages have been learning about the American flag through a mixture of folding demonstrations, retirement ceremonies and flag raising events held at their schools.
• Shawnee girl collecting money for pet oxygen masks (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on September 26, 2009 at 02:10:28 am
  A Shawnee girl with a love and concern for animals is spearheading a fundraiser effort to purchase oxygen masks designed specifically for dogs, cats and other animals, and then donate them to Shawnee area fire departments.
• Volunteers sought for mentorship program (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 02:55:27 pm
  Local members of START — Stop Truancy and Reduce Tardiness — have formed a subcommittee to search for a volunteer liaison who can help kick off efforts for a new mentorship program aimed at keeping students in school. Chris Thomas, administrator of support services at the Shawnee Police Department and member of START, is chairing the group.
• Lined up (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 05:59:38 am
  Loading multimedia... Shawnee Middle School's defense, right, squares off against the Deer Creek Middle School defense Thursday night in Edmond. Shawnee won the contest, 22-6, to remain undefeated through three games.
• Annual event slated for October 6 (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 02:19:15 pm
   St. Gregory’s University will host its annual Theodore Owl Reed presentation October 6 at 3:30 p.m. in the Rockwood Center’s Shawnee Community Room. The event is free and open to the public. Featured at this year’s program is Jerry C. Bread, Ph.D.
• SHS girls place third at River Run (The Shawnee News-Star)
  posted on September 5, 2009 at 09:17:49 am
  Shawnee’s varsity girls finished third and the SHS boys came in sixth Thursday at the Canadian River Run.