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SM South News

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SM South News

College to the Pros

College to the Pros

Evan Howell, Staff Writer December 15, 2016

Kansas colleges continuously streamline athletes through their programs to play at the professional level. University of Kansas has had the majority of their recent success on the court. A team that is...

STUCO Helping Our Neighbors

Madison Holloway, Ads Editor December 14, 2016

StuCo volunteered with the Johnson County Christmas Bureau on Sunday, Dec. 4. Students worked in a variety of areas, ranging from assisting families with their shopping to moving boxes, to restocking...

Juniors Peter Sears and Nicholas James cut dough into pieces and start rolling them into long strips in order to twist them into the iconic pretzel shape. Pretzel making was a tradition for Souths orchestra in the days leading up to Oktoberfest. 
Photo by Cassandra Awad

Orchestra celebrates Oktoberfest Friday, Sept. 30

Sophia Belshe, Assistant Editor September 28, 2016

Before the Homecoming football game kicks off, the orchestra will host a German themed event in the gym to pay homage to the German festival Oktoberfest. “This idea of community is what I think is...

Royals Pushing for a Wild-Card Spot

Royal’s Pushing for a Wild-Card Spot

Evan Howell September 20, 2016

The 2016 MLB season has been nothing less than a wild ride for the Kansas  City Royals. There has been some classic Royal's magic throughout the season but still the young team continues to be the underdog....

Seniors on their way back to school from open lunch.
photo by Cassandra Awad

Seniority Rules: Open Lunch Remains for Seniors

Mark Holland and Hannah Underwood September 6, 2016

The bell rings, and students rush out of their classes, anxiously awaiting their lunch. For underclassmen and juniors, lunch normally comes on a tray or in a lunchbox. However, once a student is a senior,...

Prom Week Reminders

Prom Week Reminders

Kate Anderson, A&E Editor April 26, 2016

The most telling sign of a fast-approaching end of the year is Prom. This Saturday is South's junior/senior prom. It will be held at Union Station from  8 p.m. to 11 p.m. All this week, you can buy tickets...

The Brothers Bear

The Brothers Bear

Max Holmes, Staff Writer April 19, 2016

Jordan and Drew Baranowski (better known as Little Bear and Big Bear) discuss what having a sibling in the same workplace is like and what drew them to teaching English. BLACK: Jordan BLUE: Drew What’s...

Class Officers for 2016-2017

Class Officers for 2016-2017

April 18, 2016

Here is a list of the class officers for the 2016-2017 school year.   Sophomore Class President: Hannah Carter Sophomore Class Vice President: Drew Wollard Sophomore Class Secretary:...

After months of waiting, South has been assigned a new police officer, Mike Brown. Brown has been a police officer in Las Vegas.

There is a new officer in town, and his name is Mike Brown

Trevor Tolar, Heritage Reporter April 8, 2016

Months after Officer Fred Lynch retired, a new badge has appeared. Officer Mike Brown greets everyone with a smile on his face. Brown has set up in the front office next to Officer Richard Spandel, emitting...

DECA Students Compete At State

DECA Students Compete At State

Lucas Evans, Heritage reporter April 8, 2016

Five students from the South DECA team placed in the top 10 in the State contest.  Junior Evan Offutt and senior Ali Ballester placed seventh in the Marketing Communication Team Decision Event; senior...

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