The TSA
January 12, 2011
Changes in national security measures taken by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have given rise to a storm of discontent among airline travelers. Seemingly intrusive body scans and enhanced pat downs have caused many to question the lengths that must be taken to ensure safety in the skies. Last...
Cell Phones Policy
October 25, 2010
By Jimmy Langton 10,420 is the number of 2009-2010 tardies administration is hoping to lessen with a proposal to allow cell phones during the lunch period. So far associate principal Ryan Flurry is optimistic. “We’re looking pretty good,” he said. If students lower the number of tardies significantly,...
Newsweek
October 25, 2010
Newsweek named Shawnee Mission South on their list of America’s Best High Schools of its 2010. Newsweek stated it based the list on how each school’s staff worked to challenge students with college-level curriculum and advanced-placement exams. The list was based on three percentages, the ratio of...
Tiles to a memory
October 13, 2010
by Terriss Ford Memories are etched into the halls of Moody, embodied in the classrooms, encapsulated in a time capsule, and imaginatively crafted into the ceiling tiles. However, after 45 years of students passing through its vibrant halls, Dorothy Moody Elementary may soon be nothing more than an...