Preview of October 14th Board Meeting
Evan Shibel, Asst. Editor-in-Chief, Sports Editor
October 14, 2019
With an extremely significant board meeting on the horizon this evening, October 14th, 2019, here is what you need to know. With teachers’ first pay period that is supposed to be under the new contract negations ending this past Friday at the end of quarter and contract negotiations still under scr...
New Non-Discrimination Policy Creates Unease Throughout District
Evan Shibel, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
September 18, 2019
On Monday, September 16th, the SMSD Board of Education revised their non discrimination policy to include the LGBTQ+ community. This is an incredibly controversial topic and brought out many protests to the stand. The board passed the new policy 7-0 despite many opponents using strong language to speak...
Proposed policy could restrict student journalists’ rights
June 24, 2019
The first reading of a new district policy was done at the Shawnee Mission School District board meeting on Monday, June 24. The proposal would give the school and district the opportunity to restrict student publication, including the printing of controversial subjects – an important aspect of jour...
Brian Brown enters Board of Education Race for South area representative
Ali Harrison, News Editor
March 22, 2019
The SMSD Board of Education election is coming up this November, and the race for South Area Representative has begun with Brian Brown announcing his candidacy on Twitter on Tuesday, March 19. He is running to replace Rep. Deb Zila who has held the seat for three consecutive terms since 2007. Brown, who graduated from Shawnee Mission West, has a son at Brookridge Elementary ...
Breaking: Superintendent Jim Hinson to Retire
Sophia Belshe, Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Opinion Editor
April 19, 2017
After 34 years in public education, superintendent Jim Hinson will retire at the end of the school year, he announced in a statement Wednesday. Hinson took over as Shawnee Mission's superintendent in 2013, after spending 11 years as superintendent of the Independence Public School District. In...
Signature Programs to Be Moved to Center for Academic Achievement
Avery Woods, Sports Editor
February 10, 2017
Some high school students already know what they’re going to do in life and what career they want to pursue. That’s why SMSD has Signature Programs – soon to be located at the Center for Academic Achievement – that lets students explore different, centralized subjects that revolve around th...