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SM South News

the student news source of shawnee mission south

SM South News

The ‘Legend’ Trilogy is Legendary

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

The "Legend" trilogy is basically a combination of the "Hunger Games," "Divergent" and awesome. Marie Lu is my new favorite author -- seriously. The series consists of three books, "Legend," "Prodigy"...

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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....

Hip-hop boy band Brockhampton performed at The Truman in downtown Kansas City, MO Feb. 21.

Review: Brockhampton Brings the ‘Gold’ to KC

Sophia Belshe, Editor-in-Chief, Opinion Editor February 28, 2018

Texas-born hip hop group Brockhampton proved that they really are "the best boyband since One Direction" at their Feb. 21 show at Kansas City's The Truman. While it may have been freezing outside, The...

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,...

John Greens Turtles All the Way Down is Profound and Relatable, Yet Unoriginal

John Green’s ‘Turtles All the Way Down’ is Profound and Relatable, Yet Unoriginal

Avery Woods, Assistant Editor in Chief, Sports Editor January 26, 2018

Following his 2012 hit novel The Fault in Our Stars can't be easy for John Green. Almost all of his YA novels are praised and worshipped by readers. Green is famous for his romances in amusing settings,...

Review~ Wind River

Review~ Wind River

Will Cooper, Guest Writer January 16, 2018

Wind River is written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, writer of Sicario, and stars Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, and mostly unknown actors. If you’ve read my review of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,...

REVIEW~Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

REVIEW~Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Will Cooper, Guest Writer January 12, 2018

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is written and directed by Martin McDonagh. He has also written and directed for the acclaimed In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths, but with “Three Billboards,”...

Justice League featuring DC Comics Superheroes is Mediocre at Best

Justice League featuring DC Comics Superheroes is Mediocre at Best

Avery Woods, Sports Editor December 20, 2017

The newest installment in the DC Comics movies is "Justice League," featuring Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Batman (Ben Affleck), Superman (Henry Cavill), the Flash (Ezra Miller), Aquaman (Jason Momoa) and...

Ansley Chambers

Reputation Review

Ansley Chambers, Ads Editor December 19, 2017

Taylor Swift’s new album, “Reputation,” has received a large mix of reviews. Everyone either loves it or hates it, especially one  controversial song, “Look What You Made Me Do.” The single...

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