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The Patriot

The Student News Source of Shawnee Mission South

The Patriot

The Student News Source of Shawnee Mission South

The Patriot

During Kickoff at the senior night game, Seniors Tyler Lawniczak and Kai Contreras get Loud to support the raiders football team in their game against Shawnee Mission NorthWest on October 25

Taking control

Carter Bucl, Staff Writer March 18, 2025

“Here we go, Raiders, here we go!” Those and other cheers are heard by the Shawnee Mission South football team as they prepare to run out onto the field each game. The chants come from the SMS student...

Junior Lucy Dreiling examines a bobcat skin during a lab station in Derek Berg's environmental education 1 class.

Life in the SMESL

Leo Klaasmeyer, Staff Writer March 17, 2025

From the animals to the ecosystems to the wildlife, the SMESL, or “Shawnee Mission Educational Science Laboratory”, has  served as a natural classroom, playing a vital role in connecting students...

Senior Pacesetter Miranda Zimmerman performs at halftime show

Dance all day

Jolie Weigel, Staff Writer March 14, 2025

While most high school students are just waking up at 6 a.m., sophomore Addie Edmunds and freshman Ella Klein are already at school, devoting their time and effort to the Shawnee Mission South Pacesetters...

Instructing his second hour, ELA teacher Will Griffin tells his freshman students how to correctly format their creative writing essays on October 20. "[Teaching at South] is definitely a very joyful and fun experience, we're right in the middle of teaching Romeo and Juliet," Griffin said. "I'm really getting the hang of it."

A love for stories

Clarice Mackey, Staff Writer March 12, 2025

New ELA teacher William Griffin became interested in teaching English because he likes stories – both telling them and learning from them. “I have been a big reader and writer, just someone who...

Asking his class a question, math teacher J Kim teaches his Integrated Alegbra/Geometry 2 class how to solve a problem.

Math > Business

Ryker Carr, Staff Writer March 12, 2025

J Kim is in his first year teaching math at South and his second year teaching overall. Although he is enjoying his new career, being an educator was not his first plan. He originally planned to study...

Beyond the Lessons

Beyond the Lessons

Jennipher Ngolwe, Reporter March 10, 2025

Laughter echoes through classrooms as students collaborate on their projects or assignments. Their happiness turns into a routine, making their school days go from ordinary to remarkable. In these rooms,...

French teachers Brianna Ovalles and Erin Schneider pose for a picture with Senior Ayanna Alatorre at the December 11 French club meeting.

Students love French club

Sawyer McNellis, Reporter March 8, 2025

On multiple sites, including Babel and Rosetta Stone, they say that about 320 million people can fluently speak French. The French club teaches many different subjects from foods and cuisines to cultural...

Exclusive look into the art contests that take place throughout the year

Exclusive look into the art contests that take place throughout the year

Carson Fox, Reporter March 6, 2025

Art contests are an opportunity for students to not only build confidence, but also have financial benefits. “We do one every year at the Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, which is nice because it's...

Explaining her photos, senior Manahil Fatima tells junior Emmalee Rich the backstory of her favorite photos at the showcase on Feb 3.

Showcased

Stella Stiles, Photographer February 14, 2025
Emmalee Rich, Stella Stiles
Band Director Steve Adams leads the rest of the SM South band in the October 4 Homecoming parade.

Coming home

Asra June, Design Editor December 19, 2024

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