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The Student News Source of Shawnee Mission South

The Patriot

The Student News Source of Shawnee Mission South

The Patriot

The Pacesetters compete at KSHSAA 6A state dance competition on November 22 in Topeka, Kansas.

Pacesetters 2025 Extravaganza

Mariam Mohamed, Reporter April 17, 2025

The Pacesetters annual spring show extravaganza is back again. This year it is in the auditorium on Friday, April 18. “The extravaganza is the main point in the season where I get to really express...

Les Paul Guitar

Blues: it’s in your DNA

Ren Park, Editor-in-Chief April 17, 2025

Elvis wasn’t the first rock ‘n’ roller. Little Richard wasn’t, either. I’d argue that Sister Rosetta Tharpe was. In the mid-1930s, the concept of female guitarists was practically unheard...

Virgin cocktails, pizza slices, and garlic knots that you've got to try

Virgin cocktails, pizza slices, and garlic knots that you’ve got to try

Alice Keeling, Reporter April 15, 2025

Non alcoholic cocktails Atomic Cowboy has a nice assortment of virgin cocktails so we started by ordering the Prickly Pear and the Strawberry Basil Spritzer. The Prickly Pear is an interesting purple...

Check your answers!

Check your answers!

April 14, 2025

Travis Gatewood and his biking journey

Travis Gatewood and his biking journey

Jennipher Ngolwe, Reporter April 14, 2025

Biking isn’t just a hobby for Mr. Gatewood, it’s a seasonal adventure that peaks when the weather gets warmer, giving him the opportunity to explore new or familiar parts of the city. “Well, biking...

Junior Mac Solis high fives his teammates after scoring during a game against Wyandotte

Raider Baseball gets a new turf home

Mariam Mohamed, Reporter April 9, 2025

When you drive past the sophomore lot you may notice the baseball field with shiny new turf. After weeks of massive machinery, mounds of dirt, and sounds of bulldozers. Shawnee Mission School District...

Better than Billie Eilish

Better than Billie Eilish

Samara Rowe, Opinions Editor April 9, 2025

If I had to predict Apple Music’s next upcoming artist, it would be Sienna Spiro. I am always looking for underground musicians, and when my boyfriend introduced me to Spiro, I immediately knew I would...

Raiders basketball and crowd control celebrate together after beating SM East and winning a share of the Sunflower League title.

Raider Basketball finishes 21-2; best season in a decade

Levi Robertson, Sports editor April 3, 2025

Chemistry. Friendship. Grit. Habits. Good teams regardless of sport often share these characteristics.  “I think all the guys on the team are best friends off the court. We always go to Chick-Fil-A,...

From the Heart

From the Heart

Alice Keeling, reporter March 13, 2025

Lego flowers Lego flowers are a good gift for both friends or significant others. They're fun to put together and leave you with a pretty flower that you don’t have to water or worry about wilting....

Junior Ben Allen gets amped up after  shooting and scoring an electrifying three pointer at the end of the third quarter.

Raiders cage the Falcons; 79-53

March 12, 2025

For the first time since 2019, South will be heading to Wichita for the Kansas Class 6A state tournament The Raiders topped Olathe South, 79-53, in its substate final on Friday night at South....

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