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SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

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My Mom’s Dip

Emma Wyckoff November 5, 2024

In Oct 2009, a group of women who were labor and delivery nurses at Overland Park Regional Medical Center made a cookbook, “Bon Appetit Baby,” for their friend Anita, who was fighting breast cancer....

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I Smell… Fall

Emma Wyckoff November 4, 2024

Gilmore Girls is an American comedy drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino that premiered in October of 2000 and is available on Netflix. It stars Lauren Graham, who plays Lorelai Gilmore, and Alexis...

Photo by Claire Reed

The New Summer Hangout Spot?

Bella Alvarado, Cain Kempf April 9, 2024

Wednesday, March 27, the Rush Funplex off of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Pflumm opened up after months of renovations, installations, and construction.    Bella Alvarado Review: Colored...

A WORTHY COWBOY?

A WORTHY COWBOY?

Bella Alvarado and Cain Kempf April 9, 2024

AMERICAN REQUIEM This album opens with amazing vocals, showing Beyoncé's strong and bold voice. The chorus echoes with a nice tone, and the multiple tone changes and instrumental is an interesting...

Artist in the Mirror

Grace Rau April 8, 2024

Can you separate the art from the artist? A few familiar names may come to mind when you read that increasingly familiar sentence, and you might assume that this article is all about Kanye West, J.K....

Design by Cain Kempf

Anything But This

Jesus Lara Rivera March 19, 2024

For those who don’t know, I don’t really like rom-coms, and after the last couple days, I got a reminder of why. If it wasn’t bad enough that I signed up to watch a rom-com for the newspaper, I ended...

Bowl of classic Tonkatsu Ramen Feb. 12th at Aoyama Ramen.
Photo by Finn Bedell

Forks Down: Aoyama Ramen

Cain Kempf March 18, 2024

Aoyama Ramen is a generally highly rated ramen shop/restaurant in Olathe, coming to an average of 4.6/5 stars based on platforms Facebook, GrubHub, Postmates, UberEats, DoorDash and Yelp. A new location...

Percy Jackson Review

Emma Wyckoff February 5, 2024

If I’m being honest, I don't think any show could actually live up to the book “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan.  This was one of my favorite books as a...

Swinging Into Greatness

Jesus Lara Rivera November 27, 2023

I know that many of you won’t read most of this, so in short, let me tell you this much. The game was amazing. The story was intriguing, the world felt alive and vibrant. Combat was engaging but it got...

FNAF Review

FNAF Review

Emma Wyckoff November 9, 2023

Five Nights at Freddy’s was a lame excuse for a horror film. This new movie was originally created as a game for elementary school kids in 2014 by Scott Cawthon, and it should’ve stayed that way. The...

Forks Down: Starbucks vs. Dutch Bros

Forks Down: Starbucks vs. Dutch Bros

Zia Carter October 9, 2023

Dutch Bros: Caramel Pumpkin Brulee Cold Brew An aesthetically pleasing and well-loved drink, I was excited to try Dutch Bros Caramel Pumpkin Brulee in a cold brew. At first, it was underwhelming....

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