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SM South News

Officer Greg Merchant checks all the computer screens in front of his desk. Just behind him is the entrance from the security area into the school.

South Under New Surveillance

Michaela Regaldo-McClain & Trevor Tolar, Heritage Reporter February 2, 2016

If you're ever running late to school, there's a new way of getting in. When you get to school after 8 a.m., or you leave and return to school, you now have to have your school ID on you at all times to...

And the Nominees Are...

And the Nominees Are…

Sophia Belshe, Ads Editor January 27, 2016

Candidates for Sweetheart court were announced Friday. Seniors voted to choose the candidates, but the winners will be chosen by all students. Several of the candidates were not in school the day the...

New network analyst Fabian Solis helps sophomore Rose Loback with a computer problem.

New Computer Analyst Here To Help

Trevor Tolar, Heritage Reporter January 24, 2016

South's previous network analyst Brent Michaels is no longer taking the case. "He worked here for six months before he took a job for a private company. He left near the end of october," Librarian Debi...

Schedule for Finals week

Finals, Scarier than Krampus

Aubrianna Sammis, Heritage Reporter December 14, 2015

The movie "Krampus" was nothing compared to the finals that had worried some students including  freshman Cheyenne Town. "I am not really scared of next week, although I don't think at this point that...

The symphonic band practices on the auditorium stage for the upcoming concert.

Winter Band Concert Dec. 9

Max Holmes, Writer December 8, 2015

With the decorations all set on the auditorium stage, the Winter Band Concert will soon be here. On Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m.,  the concert, symphonic and freshman bands will take the stage to perform...

Pep Assembly on Friday

Pep Assembly on Friday

Kate Anderson, A&E Editor December 3, 2015

  This Friday, students and staff of South will be coming together for a pep assembly.  After third hour, students should report to the gym and sit with their corresponding grade.  The assembly...

Beyond the Selfie

‘Beyond the Selfie’

Emily Wilkinson, Editor In Chief & Opinions Editor December 2, 2015

The Photography Scholars Program is beginning at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for 2016. Titled this year as Beyond the Selfie: Reclaiming the Art of Self-Portraiture, the five-week program is led by...

Group Photos Scheduled for Thursday

Group Photos Scheduled for Thursday

November 16, 2015

Group photos are Thursday, Nov. 19 in the auditorium. Please leave your class five minutes early to get to the auditorium in time for your group's photo. "It is important that you show up to the group...

National anthem being sung by Sara Evans during game 2 of the World Series against the Mets at Kauffman Stadium.

KC is the Royal place to be

Maddy Westcott & Sylvia Shapiro, Heritage Reporter November 9, 2015

If you live in the Kansas City area, you already know maybe from the sound of fireworks or the sea of blue that took over on the week of Nov. 1- The Kansas City Royals won the 2015 World Series against...

A group of South students made T-shirts and walked 3 laps to support the out of the darkness suicide prevention walk in honor of Sara Prideaux. Photo by Claire Johnson

Saving a Life one Step at a Time

Trevor Tolar, Heritage Reporter November 5, 2015

Ignite officer junior Karina Siegrist participated and helped organize the event ‘Out of the Darkness Walk’  Oct. 3, a walk dedicated to suicide awareness. “It took place at Berkley Riverfront...

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