The Student News Source of Shawnee Mission South

The Patriot
The Student News Source of Shawnee Mission South

The Patriot
The Student News Source of Shawnee Mission South

The Patriot
Messing around, junior Carmello Sanders jokes with his teammate after landing his vault. Sanders jumped around on the mat before making his way off.

Vaulted

Avery Tilley, Photo Editor • March 24, 2025

Pen in hand, Coach Zvosec handles check-ins and instructs students warming up for the first week of Track and Field on March 6.

The first week

Sierra Nelson, Assistant Photo Editor • March 12, 2025

Senior Calan Gregory stands to run down the handshake line during pregame.

South vs South

Owen Morris, Photographer • March 11, 2025

A mother captures a moment with her son and Rocky the Raider, at Come Look at South Night, as her son holds the future raider sign proudly representing the class of 2029.

What the future holds

Manahil Fatima, Emmalee Rich, Photographers • March 4, 2025

Focused on their cameras, seniors Charlie Jin and Jacob Kern take pictures and videos of the girl’s basketball game against Olathe South for KSMS on February 25. “[When I’m shooting a game], I really just think about quantity over quality. If you take a lot of pictures, you’re bound to get a good one,” Kern said.

Lady Raiders fall to Olathe South Falcons

Hayes McCracken, Photographer • February 27, 2025

The Shawnee Mission South student section reaction after our South varsity basketball team scores a point against Shawnee mission Northwest.

Boys basketball take on SMNW

Sebastian Aburto, Photographer • February 15, 2025

Explaining her photos, senior Manahil Fatima tells junior Emmalee Rich the backstory of her favorite photos at the showcase on Feb 3.

Showcased

Stella Stiles, Photographer • February 14, 2025
Emmalee Rich, Stella Stiles
Waiting for the referee to call a pin, sophomore Rachael Wilson wrestles her SMN opponent during districts on January 22. Wilson won the match 11-0 in the 130-pound weight class.

Girls wrestling wins districts

Shea McNellis, Assistant Photo Editor • January 28, 2025

South hosted the 2025 SMSD district wrestling tournament on January 22. The girls team took home the trophy.

Dressed as santa for the holiday themed basketball game, Junior tuba player Jakobe powell waves at the camera.

Holiday Hoops

Owen Morris, Photographer • December 19, 2024

Fanning out a stack of newspapers, senior and The Patriot editor Asra June, snaps a photo of the freshly printed issue 2 of The Patriot. June had perfectly placed each one and created a post for the instagram account used to communicate to followers and viewers of the arrival and distribution of the issue on November 20.

The Patriot Distribution

Madi Russell, Photo Editor • December 19, 2024

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