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SM South News

the student news source of shawnee mission south

SM South News

the student news source of shawnee mission south

SM South News

Varsity football players tear through the Raider Pride banner held by the cheerleading squad during the 2019 Homecoming football game. The 2020 football team and all fall sports teams had their seasons postponed due to coronavirus.

SMSD Board approves return to fall sports

Evan Shibel, Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2020

After questions concluded around 6 p.m. Wednesday, the SMSD board of education voted 5–2 in favor of resuming the fall sports seasons. Prior to the vote, SMSD was the last district in the state to still...

Senior Emily Lang is in the process of getting a bill passed in Kansas to require sex offender registry for breach of privacy.

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...

Update on the Democratic Primaries

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...

Newspaper Members Going to State

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...

The battle is over

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...

National News- Week in Review

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,...

We CAN

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...

National Testing Day

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...

Preview of October 14th Board Meeting

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...

African Government Officials Shadow French Students

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....

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