The Academic Decathlon team brought home a state title this year, their 12th in a row. The team is made up of all grades, and the students are organized into three teams, Honors, Scholastic, and Varsity,...
The fear of public speaking tops many lists of phobia surveys, but don’t expect to find any glossophobics in Room 362. Instead, over 50 students who participate in the forensics program can be found...
The audience enjoys the opening number of a pageant show while the girls wait backstage, anticipating the nerve racking moment when they’ll sit in a room with four judges, each one able to ask any question...
The theater department has been hard at work these pas few months with the preparations for their winter production, The Drowsy Chaperone. Students are looking forward to performing this musical within...
“Level 1 of Japanese, Chinese, and Russian will no longer be offered at Shawnee Mission South to allow for the additional levels to be offered at the satellite locations.” That one sentence, printed...
Essentially the backbone of the student body, STUCO is dedicated to making sure each student’s opinion is voiced. At their monthly meetings, STUCO discusses upcoming events as well as brainstorms ideas...
Watch out for an evening filled with fun and frights, Oct. 29, the night of the senior Haunted House and Pumpkin Patch. The festivities will include booths for games with prizes and pumpkins for the younger...
By Sarah Rose
Late one night, while stopped at a red light, sophomore Tucker Swiastyn received a text message. He responded and didn’t think to put his cell phone away before continuing to drive on....
Changes in national security measures taken by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have given rise to a storm of discontent among airline travelers. Seemingly intrusive body scans and enhanced...
