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SM South News

the student news source of shawnee mission south

SM South News

the student news source of shawnee mission south

SM South News

New Vs. Old

New Vs. Old

Annalie Polen/Reese Woods, News Editor/Multimedia Editor September 21, 2020

Friday night football games, homecoming, homecoming court. A year ago today, student life would have been normal for this year's seniors. Now, for their last year of high school, they’re stuck with online...

From The Other Side Of The Computer

From The Other Side Of The Computer

Noel Mohammed, Reporter September 21, 2020

This year has seen many changes from a national lockdown to ending in-person learning earlier this spring. Now we have heard an ample amount of opinions from students and parents, but not much from teachers....

Finishing Off Week One

Finishing Off Week One

Nathan Judd, Sports Editor September 19, 2020

On Tuesday the Raiders played SM East at SMS Stadium and fell short in their first game. Missing two starters, Ravi Bilgen and Gabe Cisneros, because they didn’t meet the required number of practices...

Hand up high going for the ball, sophomore Mary Donovan serves the ball back over the net to her opponent. Donovan won the match against Shawnee Mission North with the help of her teammate.

Getting In The Swing Of Things

Sarah Ohlde, Copy Editor September 18, 2020

With the delayed start of fall sports last week, golf and tennis hit the ground running. Tennis matches took place almost every day this week and the first varsity golf tournament was on Wednesday. The...

South West Showdown

South West Showdown

Jake Foil, Reporter September 15, 2020

Overland Park, KS - The Raiders are set to face district opponent, the SM West Vikings Saturday, September 19. This will be the first game of the season for both teams as South seeks their first victory...

It Is Finally Gameday, But Not As We Expected

It Is Finally Gameday, But Not As We Expected

Jake Foil, Reporter September 10, 2020

Kansas City, MO - The Kansas City Chiefs kickoff their 2020 regular season with a rematch of their divisional round comeback victory against the Houston Texans.  The last time these two teams met,...

Varsity football players tear through the Raider Pride banner held by the cheerleading squad during the 2019 Homecoming football game. The 2020 football team and all fall sports teams had their seasons postponed due to coronavirus.

SMSD Board approves return to fall sports

Evan Shibel, Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2020

After questions concluded around 6 p.m. Wednesday, the SMSD board of education voted 5–2 in favor of resuming the fall sports seasons. Prior to the vote, SMSD was the last district in the state to still...

New Boys Soccer Head Coach at South

New Boy’s Soccer Head Coach at South

Evan Shibel, Assistant Editor-In-Chief & Sports Editor May 13, 2020

As the Shawnee Mission South boys soccer team looks to usher in a new era of the program after former coach Matt Gordon stepped down near the end of last season, the squad will be led by new head coach...

Senior Emily Lang is in the process of getting a bill passed in Kansas to require sex offender registry for breach of privacy.

From South To Senate: Making Kansas Safer

Ansley Chambers, Opinion Editor & Copy Editor April 17, 2020

The fourth and final woman to testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee Feb. 24, senior Emily Lang shared her story to the Old Supreme Court room filled with Kansas legislators. Senators stood in support...

Living in Italy during the Coronavirus outbreak

Living in Italy during the Coronavirus outbreak

Annalie Polen, News editor April 13, 2020

As many know, coronavirus has been a problem for people all around the world. According to Worldometer, the United States just passed Italy in number of casualties. As each day passes in quarantine, people...

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