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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

The Power of a Good Chapstick

Catherine Gunnigle, Reporter March 22, 2019

Nothing is worse than dry, cracked lips in the wintertime. The crusty, dried out, bleeding smile is just not cute, sis. Though I often get mocked by my friends for the five or more chapsticks I always...

America the Ignorant

Megan Smith, Sports Editor March 22, 2019

The United States, since its origin, has inserted itself into almost every major world conflict and discussion about international affairs; its citizens, however, know incredibly little about the realities...

Stop Separating the Art from the Abusers

Megan Smith, Sports Editor October 18, 2018

In the immediate wake of the #MeToo movement, celebrities accused of sexual harassment or assault finally faced backlash for their actions. However, people forgot soon after and continued to support those...

Deaf Awareness Week

Ansley Chambers, Copy Editor October 1, 2018

Last week was Deaf Awareness Week, also known as International Week of the Deaf (IWD). The last week of September is always IWD, starting on Monday and ending on the last Sunday of the month, which is...

In the middle of the walkout, sophomore Emma Horton sits alone with her substitute teacher in her third hour classroom.

Inside the Walk Out

Ali Harrison, Reporter May 2, 2018

On April 20, the 19th anniversary of the shooting at Columbine High School in Columbine, CO, schools across the nation held walkouts to protest gun violence. Here at South, Republican and Democrats alike...

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The ‘Twilight’ Series is the Worst Series Ever

Avery Woods, Assistant Editor in Chief, Sports Editor March 4, 2018

The Twilight series is quite possibly the worst YA series I've read in my entire life. Yes, I said it, and I'll probably get some hate for this, because people either love Twilight or hate it. And yes,...

'Between the World and Me' Review

‘Between the World and Me’ Review

Megan Smith, Reporter February 28, 2018

Ta-Nehisi Coates is a correspondent for The Atlantic and an author of several novels, including "The Beautiful Struggle" and "We Were Eight Years in Power," both books about being a Black man in America....

Fred spends some downtime on the couch after playing with her favorite rope

Girl’s best friend

Gini Horton, Reporter February 6, 2018

The light of my life, my shining star, my one and only, my sweet puppy. My dog has been in my life for nine amazing years, she brings me joy, cuddles and kisses. My family got Fred when I was in first...

By Avery Woods - Let It Snow

‘Let It Snow’ Is a Cute Collaboration of Romance Authors to Create an Enjoyable Read

Avery Woods, Assistant Editor in Chief, Sports Editor February 6, 2018

What's better than a Hallmark-esque Christmas romance? Three Hallmark-esque Christmas romances. That's the gist of "Let It Snow," a three-part holiday romance, with each story written by a different author,...

Getting High off Music

Getting High off Music

Pablo Jimenez, Reporter February 5, 2018

For a while now there has been a thing going called I-Dosing. If not familiar with I-Dosing it is an auditory binaural beats, involving the forced sensation of an altered state of mind. It takes two...

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