Tara Phillips, 21st Century Reporter
• October 30, 2015
Sophomore Kaitlyn Fields earned the understudy for the lead role in the upcoming fall musical “Hairspray”. Fields is participating in the show and having the honor of being the backup for Tracy Turnblad....
A harpist playing at South is a rare sight. It is something we get to have playing in our symphonic orchestra.
TJ: How did you start master harp playing?
AF: I thought it sounded really pretty when...
Mara Baine, 21st Century Journalism Reporter
• October 10, 2015
Going from middle to high school is a very stressful leap for many ninth graders. Shawnee Mission South Freshman, Ashley Hays gave her intake on really how big of a deal it was to become one of the new...
15 Questions with Avery Dorsey
2015 Shawnee Mission South graduate, Avery Dorsey, answered a few questions to help students get a closer look at his life as a freshman in college at American...
Lydia Thorn, 21st Century Journalism Reporter
• October 5, 2015
The SMS fall musical “Hairspray” debuts in late October. The Shawnee Mission South Theatre has been a during and after school home to many famous names. The people in this theatre put their...
Avery Woods, 21st Century Journalism Reporter
• October 1, 2015
Faith Danaher was 13 when she lost her father. In spite of this tragic loss, she has kept up straight A’s and excels in sports.
AW: What part of your life, would you say, was affected the most by...
Megan Smith is a freshman with a flavor for foreign language, enrolled in French 3 alongside mostly upperclassmen. Like most incoming students at the high school, she shares her struggles and...
Milton Janssen, 21 Century Journalism Reporter
• March 13, 2015
After receiving his first point and shoot camera, freshman and photographer Max Ramsay was hooked on the idea of photography. Max Ramsay has been taking pictures for over 8 years and loves it. Max has...
Emma Elliott, a sophomore who stands on the sidelines all football and basketball season as a varsity cheerleader, does more than what most students see cheerleaders do at school. Instead of watching Netflix...
Mena Haas, 21st Century Journalism Reporter
• March 9, 2015
sophomore Evan Offutt
Sophomore Evan Offutt plays on the Shawnee Mission South JV basketball team. "I'm #44 on the court but #1 in your hearts ladies and gentlemen," Offutt said. Evan's had quite...
