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SM South News

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SM South News

Getting Technical

Getting Technical

February 13, 2012

When most high school students look for a job, they go to fast-food restaurants, clothing outlets or grocery stores.  Seniors Eric Groves and Jay Michels, however, weren’t content with flipping burgers...

Q&A Shilpi Ganguly

Q&A Shilpi Ganguly

January 6, 2012

What is the “I am beautiful” campaign? It’s just a campaign that I started to get girls to think about themselves as beautiful. Not like beautiful because I have a boyfriend or because I’m super...

We Keep Marching on

We Keep Marching on

October 26, 2011

The loud music echoes through the stadium. The green and gold uniforms fill the field in various shapes and figures, spelling out the bold SMS. For every chant and every cheer, the songs played by the...

Lesser Known, Largely Active

Lesser Known, Largely Active

October 26, 2011

Supporting a cause you believe in is hard, especially if there are few others who believe in it too. Members of clubs such as Robotics, Show-me-South and Club 121, wish that more students were active...

The Road to Kansas

The Road to Kansas

October 26, 2011

Bustling, locker-lined hallways, the excited roar of pep assemblies, te broad, brass sound of the school fight song and cheerleaders brimming with school spirit are images in American high school often...

The Day That Changed America

The Day That Changed America

September 27, 2011

  Shock. Disorientation. Anguish. Heartache. These words are only a few to describe the flood of emotions that America felt 10 years ago September 11. The sun was shining on the clear autumn day...

A Past to Remember

A Past to Remember

September 27, 2011

  It’s been almost 10 months since the controversial game played on Shawnee Mission South’s soccer field has took place; the game where Coach Travis Gatewood and key players junior David Leichty,...

Teen Jobs

Teen Jobs

September 26, 2011

  The way the economy has been going the last couple of years, teenagers aren’t often finding work as easily as they have in the past.  Obtaining employment at McDonald’s, Dairy Queen, and similar...

One New Message

One New Message

September 26, 2011

  There is a new cell phone policy at Shawnee Mission South, and everyone seems to be happy about it. “I really like the new policy because you can check up on texts without getting in trouble,”...

A Waltz to Remember

February 17, 2011

For the past few weeks, the Interpersonal Skills classroom has been full of song and dance as they prepare to host a dance on Feb. 23. The dance will include Interpersonal Skills students from everywhere...

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