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the student news source of shawnee mission south

SM South News

the student news source of shawnee mission south

SM South News

Cuts to Kansas Education Budget Bring Concerns About School Systems

Cuts to Kansas Education Budget Bring Concerns About School Systems

Lily Wagner, Staff Writer March 22, 2016

In the past year alone, Governor Sam Brownback has cut $61.5 million dollars from the state education budget. In 2015 a cut of $28 million from primary and secondary education and $16 million from higher...

March 21 Celebrates Teenagers

March 21 Celebrates Teenagers

Aubrianna Sammis, Heritage Writer March 21, 2016

Teenager Day is today, March 21 and celebrates teens and their struggles. Being a teen is hard; teens grow and they change. According to Stage Of Life.com one out of two teens have personal struggles...

After Eating at Buffalo Wild Wings, Seven Swimmers Come Down with Norovirus

After Eating at Buffalo Wild Wings, Seven Swimmers Come Down with Norovirus

Greta Carlson, 21st Century Journalism Reporter March 21, 2016

The norovirus causes an estimated 19 to 21 million persons to become ill each year (Johnson County Health and Environment). The virus causes acute gastroenteritis, or the inflammation of the stomach and...

A student is researching the Zika virus.

What to Know About the Zika Virus

Franka Lohmann, 21st Century Reporter March 20, 2016

During the winter some students caught a cold, others caught the norovirus, but a common disease in the world right now is the Zika virus. The Zika virus is a disease spread by mosquitos. It spread very...

States Raise Legal Age of Tobacco Customers From 18 to 21

States Raise Legal Age of Tobacco Customers From 18 to 21

Javen Pouncil, 21st Century Journalism Reporter March 20, 2016

Officers often catch students and young adults smoking. It's illegal to smoke on campus even with adults. Students secretly smoke in bathrooms parking lots, and or hidden spaces around the school. Shawnee...

Transfer Students Keeping Their Grades Up

Transfer Students Keeping Their Grades Up

Camryn Bates, Heritage Reporter March 9, 2016

  Keeping up grades can be hard for some students, but if transfer students don’t keep good grades, they will be asked to go back to their old school.   The things that the office administrators...

KC Smoking Age is on the Rise

KC Smoking Age is on the Rise

Leanna Farney, 21st Century Reporter March 9, 2016

SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy.  These are all warnings parents and teachers tell teens. Student nowadays know all of this....

Solo Saturday

Solo Saturday

Sophia Belshe, Ads Editor March 9, 2016

While Republicans caucused in the cafeteria, orchestra students were performing solos Saturday morning for the annual Solo Festival. Students performed solo pieces for one judge and four of their peers,...

Bernie Sanders Rally

Bernie Sanders Rally

Kate Anderson, A&E Editor March 8, 2016

On Feb. 24, presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders visited Kansas City for a rally. The self-described Democratic socialist, speaking to a rapturous crowd of several thousand at the Kansas City...

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