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SM South News

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SM South News

March For Our Lives

March For Our Lives

Jenica Kolbeck, photographer April 10, 2018

On March 24th students lead marches across the country to call for an end to gun violence.  The march is in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14 in Parkland, Florida. ...

byby JeepersMedia CVS

Changing the Face of Beauty

Emma Harding, Reporter March 6, 2018

CVS will no longer be altering the makeup, size, shape and skin color of their makeup advertisements to change how women and young girls see their beauty products, as well as becoming more of a drug-free...

Amtrak Collision

Brynn Taylor, Reporter March 2, 2018

The sound of a train is less than unrecognizable as it approaches the station. Many people find that a train is a way of calming transportation, for all the scenery and the people you may meet. For Amtrak...

The new superintendents typically come to visit every school, so he will be walking the halls of South soon.

SMSD Board chooses next superintendent

Ali Harrison, Reporter March 1, 2018

After Jim Hinson’s resignation as SMSD superintendent was unanimously approved by board members in April, the board began the search for someone to fill his seat, currently taken by Interim Superintendent...

Sweetheart candidates Kailey Hance, Karoline Shelton, Madison Holloway,  Patrick Sturm, Nick Wissel and Mason Zeller

Sweetheart Court Announced

Pablo Jimenez, Reporter February 15, 2018

After the girls varsity basketball game Feb 10 the winners of the Sweetheart court were announced. Seniors Nick Wissel and Karoline Shelton were crowned King and Queen. Shelton plays for the girls varsity...

As part of KSMS activities, senior Kameron Ozburn officiates the Rock Paper Scissors match.

What Are KSMS Tryouts Like?

Daniella, Reporter February 13, 2018

KSMS is a  well known group around school which hosts tryouts for the next school year every fall and spring. This year there were 15 available spots open, which is pretty unusual. A good majority of...

Sweetheart Candidates

Sweetheart Candidates

Lily Wagner, News Editor February 7, 2018

Front row: Madison Holloway, Sophia Belshe, Kylie Hance, Francie Wilson, Bethany Ward, Karoline Shelton, Grace Reiman, Erin Viets, Ellie Vaughn, Abby Tennant. Back row: Bennett Vavak, Patrick Sturm, Kam...

Silhouettes Set Off

Silhouettes Set Off

Miah Clark, A&E Editor February 6, 2018

The list for the 2018 competitive Silhouette slam poetry team was put up this week. The team includes senior Tara Phillips and junior Miah Clark as captains, as well as sophomore Lily Widener, juniors...

Trump Pushes Unity in First State of the Union Address

Trump Pushes Unity in First State of the Union Address

Sophia Belshe, Editor-in-Chief, Opinion Editor February 1, 2018

Last night, Republican President Donald Trump gave his first State of the Union address last night, focusing on unity and emphasizing successes from his first year as president. “Tonight, I call upon...

Protesters gather at the Kansas Capitol in Topeka for the anniversary of the Womens March on Washington. About 400 people showed up and marched. Photo by Megan Smith

Power to the Polls: the 2018 Women’s March on Topeka

Megan Smith, Reporter January 25, 2018

With my poster in hand, reading  “All Bodies Are Good Bodies” on one side and “reSISTERS” on the other, I walked up to the steps of the Capitol Building in Topeka, Kansas. I watched the masses...

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