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the student news source of shawnee mission south

SM South News

the student news source of shawnee mission south

SM South News

Senior Taylor Burns interviewing students in parking lot.

Construction Chaos

Sarah Oldhe, Reporter August 30, 2019

  Construction over summer tore up the old parking lot and workers paved a new one. The new lot layout has brought major changes to the way traffic flows. There are separate circle drives for...

Classroom Review

Ansley Chambers, Copy Editor March 25, 2019

Top three rooms at South: Tucker Love- This is where all the magic happens. Maybe I have some bias, being a Patriot editor afterall, but that doesn’t change the lighting situation. The journalism...

Three South area schools on lockdown following car chase

Ali Harrison, Ads Editor, Asst. News Editor December 6, 2018

Three schools - Shawnee Mission South High School, Indian Woods Middle School and John Diemer Elementary School - in the 103rd and Nall area were put on lockdown following a car chase with the Kansas Highway...

Pumpkin Patch Poetry Festival

Pumpkin Patch Poetry Festival

Annalie Polen, Reporter October 28, 2018

The opportunity to see people of all kinds speak their mind can be held at the pumpkin patch poetry slam. Bring your soccer players, your actors, your writers and your football players and see them as...

Boys soccer takes down defending state champs

Boys soccer takes down defending state champs

Milad Jahani, Reporter September 26, 2018

South took their first win of the season versus against what were the 7-0 Olathe East Hawks. South, who was ranked at the bottom of the Sunflower League at 0-7, miraculously pulled out a win, scoring...

Photo by Milad Jahani

Boys soccer takes loss from Shawnee Mission North

Milad Jahani, Reporter September 4, 2018

Thursday’s game against Shawnee Mission North was close with North scoring the game winning goal with only 15 seconds left in the game on a miraculous 20 yard shot. This is South’s second close...

First football game this season

Nichole Thomas, Features Editor September 4, 2018

As students flood the stadium covered in American Pride, the football teams warm up on the field. Once the game begins the bands on either side play loud with pride for their teams. The action starts in...

Boys Varsity soccer falls to Shawnee Mission Northwest

Boys Varsity soccer falls to Shawnee Mission Northwest

Milad Jahani, Reporter August 29, 2018

Friday’s game was full of drama and suspense as the Shawnee Mission South men’s soccer team kicked off their season against Northwest and lost 1-2 in a last minute nail-biter. Northwest came out strong...

Alumni return for mens soccer game

Alumni return for men’s soccer game

Milad Jahani, Reporter August 22, 2018

The battle between age and beauty reached its peak at the South soccer alumni game. The current varsity soccer players and former South alums faced off in an intense match that led to a 4-4 draw on Friday....

SMS Recognizes 9/11

SMS Recognizes 9/11

Ali Harrison, Guest Writer September 13, 2017

September 11, 2001 was one of the most tragic days in United States history. Now, 16 years later, we, as a country, take the day to recognize its significance and remember all who were affected by it....

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