“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
For many, picking a college major is one of the most crucial decisions one can make. For some, a major might fall under medical or business, but what happens when a major takes place in a plane as a pilot...
While there’s no better feeling as a student than a snow day, for teachers it may not be the same case. Lesson planning is one of the most crucial parts of teaching, but snow days can make consistent...
Katie Hiebl, 21st Century Journalism
• November 21, 2017
Today, most people drive their own car as their main way of transportation. So why in today’s world is drivers ed so expensive.
I think that drivers ed should be cheaper so that everyone can do it....
What if I said most Americans never use complex math during their job. You might say that is crazy and there is no way that is true, but for most Americans it is. According to Livescience.com about 86...
![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."](https://smsouthnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SS_newteachers_1022_00055-copy-1121x1200.jpg)
