The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW
The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW
The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW
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False Code Red Alarm Triggered On Last Day of School
Sofia Ball, Greta Grist, and Bella Alvarado • May 23, 2025

Shortly after 7th hour on the last day of school, CENTEGIX alarm boxes in classrooms and hallways began flashing red and repeating emergency protocol. Lock the classroom...

Juniors Maggie Lamons and Claire Reed pot a plant March 28 in the Greenhouse. Lamons and Reed are preparing for the Environmental Education 1’s annual Plant Sale.
Good to Grow
Jesus Lara Rivera • April 18, 2025
Wait and See
Wait and See
Sofia Ball • April 18, 2025
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s New Exhibit Sheds Light on Future Renovations
Grace Rau • April 18, 2025
April 5 Anti-Trump rally sparks huge turnout in KCMO
Greta Grist • April 10, 2025
Trump Executive Order Timeline
Sophia Ragan, Sage McCarthy, and Sofia Ball • March 14, 2025
Features
Smiling, junior Charles Lin cuts a green onion April 4 in his house. Lin cuts many green onions and oranges daily for his culinary classes. Photo by Cooper Evans
DIfferent
Sofia Ball • May 12, 2025

Junior Charles Lin is no stranger to the inner workings of a kitchen. In second grade, every day he would walk home, alone, from the bus stop. And on those days he had...

Illustration by Greta Grist
Double Standard
Annabel Hall • April 18, 2025
Illustration by Greta Grist
“Estos Son Niños”
Sofia Ball and Jesus Lara Rivera • March 24, 2025
Illustration by Greta Grist
“These Are Children”
Sofia Ball and Jesus Lara Rivera • March 24, 2025
Freshman Tessa Brocker claps her hands together on Nov. 19, 2025 in Room 151
What It Takes To Heal
Harper Ward • March 15, 2025
Date Nights in KC
Date Nights in KC
Sophia Ragan, Staff Writer • March 15, 2025
Sports
Spring Sports Briefs
Sophia Ragan • April 18, 2025

In Full Swing Shawnee Mission Northwest’s varsity softball team has, as of Monday, April 14, started their season off with a 1-9 record Shawnee Mission Northwest’s...

Senior Brendan Lee poses for a photo in Room 151.
The Path to College Ball
Brynna Emler, Staff Writer • March 15, 2025
Design by Kennedy Woolf
“New Year, New Challenges”
Sophia Ragan • December 10, 2024
Calla Hardison poses for a photo in Room 151 Oct. 23.
There’s No Better Feeling
Sofia Ball • November 5, 2024
Entertainment
Like a Rolling Stone
Like a Rolling Stone
Greta Grist • January 21, 2025

From Baby Boomers to Gen Z, it seemed like every type of person you could think of filled the theater.  Three words I would use to describe this movie: Awe-inspiring. Infuriating. Beautiful. “A...

Are We Born Wicked?
Are We Born Wicked?
Sofia Ball • November 23, 2024
Forks Down: Late Start Edition
Sage McCarthy and Hope Hunt • November 5, 2024
My Mom’s Dip
Emma Wyckoff • November 5, 2024
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Opinion
Hope Hunt at six years old after open-heart surgery. Next to her is Mr. Monkey.
Always There
Hope Hunt • April 18, 2025

The day I turned six, I laid on a hospital bed on the fourth floor Children's Mercy, the cardiovascular floor, with my arms out. Machines were plugged and taped into what...

I Forgive You, Dad
I Forgive You, Dad
Sage McCarthy • April 18, 2025
Sophomore Sophia Ragan sits with her dad, Christian Ragan, on Jan. 22, 2025 at Jerry's Bait Shop, a local bar.
Sip A Beer, Sip A Shirley
Sophia Ragan • March 15, 2025
On Jan. 31, 2025 junior Annabel Hall poses from her hospital bed before going into surgery at Advent Health Hospital.
Thin Skin
Annabel Hall • March 15, 2025
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