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 of the bill requiring sexually motivated breach of privacy to be listed on the sex offender regi...
Update on the Democratic Primaries
Elias Henderson, Reporter
March 11, 2020
The race has thinned for the 2020 democratic candidate. In our last issue, we outlined that both Pete Buttigieg and Michael Bloomberg were front-runners. However, after poor showings by both on Super Tuesday both have dropped out. This leaves us with Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, and Tulsi Gabbard as the...
Newspaper Members Going to State
Alma Harrison, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2020
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association holds its annual regional contest in which schools all across the state compete in varying categories related to journalism. The top three winners, as well as three honorable mentions, earn a spot at the state competition. Several members of The Patriot competed...
The battle is over
Nichole Thomas, Editor-in-Chief
February 7, 2020
After 7 months of court battles, President Donald Trump has been acquitted of all charges made against him in the impeachment trial. The two charges included the following: abuse of power and obstructing Congress. There was one Republican Senator who voted against Trump, Senator Mitt Romney. This ...
National News- Week in Review
Nichole Thomas, Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2019
Russia is Banned Again The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has officially band Russia from participating in international sports competitions After Russia being banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics, it is not shocking to hear that they are once again banned from this upcoming Summer Olympics. Grigory ...
We CAN
Ansley Chambers, Opinion Editor & Copy Editor
November 15, 2019
Beginning in October, you’ve probably been told numerous times to bring cans to school, but why? As students in Johnson County, we often forget that others – within our own community – are not always as fortunate as we are. The holidays can be especially hard for those who live below the povert...
National Testing Day
Nathan Judd, Reporter
October 18, 2019
National testing day is on Wednesday October 16th. Freshmen are taking the pre ACT, Sophomores are taking the PSAT, and juniors are either taking the practice ACT or the PSAT to qualify for National Merit Scholarship. “I would recommend that they get a good night's sleep and that they eat breakfast...
Preview of October 14th Board Meeting
Evan Shibel, Asst. Editor-in-Chief, Sports Editor
October 14, 2019
With an extremely significant board meeting on the horizon this evening, October 14th, 2019, here is what you need to know. With teachers’ first pay period that is supposed to be under the new contract negations ending this past Friday at the end of quarter and contract negotiations still under scr...
African Government Officials Shadow French Students
Gini Horton and Elias Henderson
September 25, 2019
Walking at a quick pace, students led African government officials through the school. The government officials were anybody from lawyers to law enforcement.There were 25 in all, including four interpreters. Students led four groups on tours of the school, to sit in and watch a government class, a...
New Non-Discrimination Policy Creates Unease Throughout District
Evan Shibel, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
September 18, 2019
On Monday, September 16th, the SMSD Board of Education revised their non discrimination policy to include the LGBTQ+ community. This is an incredibly controversial topic and brought out many protests to the stand. The board passed the new policy 7-0 despite many opponents using strong language to speak...