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The Patriot

The Student News Source of Shawnee Mission South

The Patriot

The Student News Source of Shawnee Mission South

The Patriot

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Blues: it’s in your DNA

Ren Park, Editor-in-Chief April 17, 2025

Elvis wasn’t the first rock ‘n’ roller. Little Richard wasn’t, either. I’d argue that Sister Rosetta Tharpe was. In the mid-1930s, the concept of female guitarists was practically unheard...

Virgin cocktails, pizza slices, and garlic knots that you've got to try

Virgin cocktails, pizza slices, and garlic knots that you’ve got to try

Alice Keeling, Reporter April 15, 2025

Non alcoholic cocktails Atomic Cowboy has a nice assortment of virgin cocktails so we started by ordering the Prickly Pear and the Strawberry Basil Spritzer. The Prickly Pear is an interesting purple...

Better than Billie Eilish

Better than Billie Eilish

Samara Rowe, Opinions Editor April 9, 2025

If I had to predict Apple Music’s next upcoming artist, it would be Sienna Spiro. I am always looking for underground musicians, and when my boyfriend introduced me to Spiro, I immediately knew I would...

December 9 should be a wake-up call for our student body

December 9 should be a wake-up call for our student body

Mariam Mohamed, Reporter March 11, 2025

December 9, 2024. Sydney was huddled against the wall. She was hiding from something that she didn’t understand. Some people laughed when the teacher turned off the lights. While her face glowed from...

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Whats the best QuikTrip item? I ranked the top 4 to find out.

Asra June, Design Editor March 7, 2025

                                Elote Taquito - $2.29 The elote taquito...

Clean & Clear: An inside scoop into student's skincare routine

Clean & Clear: An inside scoop into student’s skincare routine

Samara Rowe, Opinions Editor March 5, 2025

Skincare products have different effects on different skin types. It feels like an endless cycle of trial and error when trying to find what product works for you and your needs. Every day I struggle with...

Supporting trans people is more important than ever

Supporting trans people is more important than ever

Asra June, Design Editor January 27, 2025

Growing up not knowing I was a girl, I never really knew people felt the way I did. Something about me always felt wrong. When I would look at myself in the mirror, I would see a stranger staring back...

Revisiting Inside Out, 10 years later

Revisiting Inside Out, 10 years later

Mariam Mohamed, Reporter December 2, 2024

I was five years old when “Inside Out” came out on June 19, 2015. This was one of the movies I grew up with. I don’t remember watching it the first time when I was five. I didn’t go to the movies...

The DVD cover of "Coraline" featuring the main character, Coraline.

Comparing Coraline

Alice Keeling, Reporter November 4, 2024

“Coraline” is a movie that most people remember from the nightmares it gave them as a kid. The film follows a rebellious, blue-haired girl named Coraline who’s looking for means of entertainment...

Review of the Green Day Concert In August

Review of the Green Day Concert In August

Samara Rowe, Opinion Editor October 30, 2024

My first-ever concert was Green Day, opened by Rancid and The Linda Lindas at the Azura Amphitheater on August 20. That concert was the best night of my life. It was surreal to me because I had never even...

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