High school graduations are coming up soon, and organizers of the chemical-free graduation party at Shawano Community High School are busy planning for the 38th annual event.

Matthew Raduechel, high school principal, recently sent a letter to area businesses asking for assistance.

UW-Whitewater

Kyle Bowman, a finance major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from Oconto, is one of 20 students recognized at the Pi Sigma Epsilon 2026 National Convention from March 25-27 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Bowman earned the following awards during the convention: finalist, Interview Competition; semifinalist, Pro-Am Sell-A-Thon National Competition; Top 10, Pro-Am Sell-A-Thon Year-Long Competition.

Matty Mathison, center, of Shawano, was presented with AARP Wisconsin’s top statewide volunteer award for 2025 in a ceremony March 31 at the Shawano Lake County Park pavilion. Mathison is a dedicated advocate for the creation, preservation and expansion of trail systems throughout Shawano County.

To the editor:

Trust and transparency are gone in Oconto County.

Will anglers head to the northern half of Wisconsin – including Shawano and Oconto counties – to fish for muskies almost a month before the previous season opener?

That remains to be seen, but anglers will be able to target muskies in the Northern Zone on May 2 instead of waiting until the last Saturday of May. The season will end Dec. 31.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Wisconsin Conservation Congress will be holding their spring hearings from 6-9 p.m. April 13.

Wednesday, April 1

UW-Oshkosh

Shawano’s 4x200-meter relay team of Sosaeh Tepiew, Bryce Lammers, Maverick Theis and Heriberto Rubio won with a time of 1:35.77 at the UW-Oshkosh boys track and field meet for teams in Divisions 2 and 3.

Joseph Doperalski finished in fourth place in the shot put.

Elijah Senft placed fifth in the 60-meter dash.

Tuesday, March 31

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 9, Wautoma 0

Five hits by the Chargers and five errors by the Hornets contributed to a 9-0 shutout win for Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s baseball team.

Milo Salvesen had a double for the Chargers.

Connor Meverden was one of three pitchers for the Chargers, and he earned the win with four strikeouts and two walk in three innings.