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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

Lunch tutoring is every Monday and Wednesday in the counseling center. Not many students attend tutoring.

Lunch Tutoring Program Seeks to Assist Students with Classes

Avery Woods, Copy Editor October 19, 2016

Every Monday and Wednesday, a small group of National Honor Society students can be seen eating lunch in the back room of the counseling office, where college visits often take place. These students are...

The 2016 Debates: Blatant Lies and the Desire to Cry

The 2016 Debates: Blatant Lies and the Desire to Cry

Lily Wagner, Web Editor, Infographics Editor October 5, 2016

The First Debate– 9/26/16 Thought the debates consisting of childish name-calling and arguing about anything but the given topics were over? Well, as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump...

Banners from last season's shows decorate the stage of the theatre.

High Quality, High Price

Tara Phillips, A&E Editor October 3, 2016

The theatre department has raised its popularity in the community by performing popular shows and appealing to all audiences, but with great shows comes great cost. In order to keep up with costs, the...

2016 Overland Park Fall Festival

2016 Overland Park Fall Festival

Keeli Ward and Savannah Morgan September 29, 2016

The Overland Park Fall Festival Saturday, Sept. 24 included a parade, farmers market, merchants sales, food and free concerts on the multiple stages that were set up through the area. At the festival,...

Annual Bonfire & Car Smash 2016

Annual Bonfire & Car Smash 2016

Maxie Crimm, Photographer September 28, 2016

Juniors Peter Sears and Nicholas James cut dough into pieces and start rolling them into long strips in order to twist them into the iconic pretzel shape. Pretzel making was a tradition for South's orchestra in the days leading up to Oktoberfest. 
Photo by Cassandra Awad

Orchestra celebrates Oktoberfest Friday, Sept. 30

Sophia Belshe, Assistant Editor September 28, 2016

Before the Homecoming football game kicks off, the orchestra will host a German themed event in the gym to pay homage to the German festival Oktoberfest. “This idea of community is what I think is...

Latin Students View Rare Collection At The Nelson-Atkins Museum

Latin Students View Rare Collection At The Nelson-Atkins Museum

Lily Wagner September 21, 2016

Forty students from all levels of Latin will be visiting the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art  Sept. 22. They will be viewing the “Luxury: Treasures of the Roman Empire” exhibit, which features gold and...

Watermelon Scrimmage Unites Football Program

Watermelon Scrimmage Unites Football Program

September 13, 2016

For the past two weeks, the football team has been working diligently to improve. On August 25th, the team had a chance to show how their hard work has been paying off. The football team gathered for a...

Seniors on their way back to school from open lunch.
photo by Cassandra Awad

Seniority Rules: Open Lunch Remains for Seniors

Mark Holland and Hannah Underwood September 6, 2016

The bell rings, and students rush out of their classes, anxiously awaiting their lunch. For underclassmen and juniors, lunch normally comes on a tray or in a lunchbox. However, once a student is a senior,...

During fifth hour, security guard Greg Merchant monitors activity on campus. photo by Miah Clark

South Security System Up and Running

Miah Clark, Keeli Ward, and Jill Propst September 1, 2016

     After nearly a year of technological perfecting, Shawnee Mission South’s security system is finally complete.  As of the November of last year, the installation of technology...

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