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The Student News Source of Shawnee Mission South

The Patriot

The Student News Source of Shawnee Mission South

The Patriot

Lady Raiders Fall to Olathe Northwest

Lady Raiders Fall to Olathe Northwest

Landrea Van Mol, Photographer January 28, 2020

Turning the Page

Turning the Page

December 19, 2019

Last year's basketball team was 2 minutes away from competing in a state championship. They were the number 4 team in the state and had multiple players on All-State and Sunflower league teams. This was...

New aquatic center opens. First meets have already been held at new facility.

New Shawnee Mission Aquatic Center

Katie Hiebl, Sarah Ohlde, Features Editor, and Reporter December 17, 2019

The Shawnee Mission School District and Johnson County Parks and Recreation District teamed together to Create the new Shawnee Mission Aquatic Center. The new aquatic center features a 50 meter competition...

Homecoming Let Down

Homecoming Let Down

Miles McKenna, Writer October 7, 2019

The game that gets personal On October 4, 2019 there will be a football game played at the Shawnee Mission South High School Football Stadium. This isn't just any other football game, this is the...

Friday Night Let-Down

Friday Night Let-Down

Elias Henderson, Writer September 18, 2019

Friday night the 0-1 Shawnee Mission West Vikings played the 1-0 Shawnee Mission South Raiders at the SMSD Athletic Stadium at Shawnee Mission South. Our raiders were coming off a dominant win against...

First Football Game

First Football Game

Evan Shibel and Haley Carter September 10, 2019

The Shawnee Mission South Raiders opened up their season with a 35-7 victory over the Shawnee Mission North Indians on Friday, September 6th. The Raiders offense looked solid with a two quarterback...

Pickle-Up to the Court

Pickle-Up to the Court

Haley Carter, Photographer August 29, 2019

Tied game neck in neck. Paddle gripped tightly in his right fist junior Chase Horner drops the ball and smashes it to the other side of the court. Horner’s doubles teammate junior Hayden Spratlin waits...

When One Door Closes, Another Opens

When One Door Closes, Another Opens

Katie Hiebl, Reporter May 22, 2019

What made you start diving? So, I was a gymnast before, (diving) and I got hurt pretty bad when I was in my freshman year of high school. My best friend was on the swim team, and so the day I got...

It's Never Too Late

It’s Never Too Late

Katie Hiebl, Reporter May 17, 2019

How long have you been dancing? I have been dancing for 5 or 6 years. What made you start dancing? There is a church by our house and my cousins were doing this dance thing and they had...

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