Netflix, But For High School Sports
Evan Shibel, Editor-in-Chief
September 22, 2020
At 12:56 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, John Johnson, athletic director at Shawnee Mission South, announced that all sporting events held in the main gym, auxiliary gym, or the stadium, would now be livestreamed starting October 2nd. This was a district wide decision as now all schools in the district...
New Vs. Old
Annalie Polen/Reese Woods, News Editor/Multimedia Editor
September 21, 2020
Friday night football games, homecoming, homecoming court. A year ago today, student life would have been normal for this year's seniors. Now, for their last year of high school, they’re stuck with online school. “I miss not only my friends, but making genuine connections with my teachers was something...
From The Other Side Of The Computer
Noel Mohammed, Reporter
September 21, 2020
This year has seen many changes from a national lockdown to ending in-person learning earlier this spring. Now we have heard an ample amount of opinions from students and parents, but not much from teachers. “Initially, I wanted online school because I want all students and staff at South to be healthy,...
It Is Finally Gameday, But Not As We Expected
Jake Foil, Reporter
September 10, 2020
Kansas City, MO - The Kansas City Chiefs kickoff their 2020 regular season with a rematch of their divisional round comeback victory against the Houston Texans. The last time these two teams met, the Chiefs were down 24-0 at the beginning of the 2nd quarter. Then Mahomes magic took place. Quart...
Never Been Kissed
Ansley Chambers, Opinion Editor & Copy Editor
February 10, 2020
“I didn’t really process it until afterward. Very quick. Just a quick little peck. I think [it was] the same as everyone else’s first kiss. Mine was just a little later,” a senior girl said. It was Homecoming senior year when she had her very first kiss. “It’s definitely embarrassi...
Sweetheart Court 2020
Alma Harrison, Editor-in-Chief
January 22, 2020
All nominees are named from left to right. Sweetheart King Nominees Will Cooper is a co-founder and co-president of Chat ‘n View, a jazz band section leader and a member of Arabic Honor Society. Will Kelley is a member of boys tennis, a member of KSMS, and a DECA board member. Ben Shaw is student...
Elias’ Grammy Picks
December 19, 2019
The 62nd GRAMMY Awards are Jan. 26 on CBS, but the nominations in 84 categories have recently been released. This year has seen an excellent class of new artists and a whole host of new albums to review. These new artists are also record setters as Billie Eilish and Lizzo are the first two artists to ...
