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SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

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HERE TO STAY

Sophia Ragan November 18, 2025

While some teachers are doing their best to prevent their students from using Artificial Intelligence (AI) on assignments, some are using it themselves.  “I think students can see through it and...

ALMOST HUMAN

Kayla Chege November 18, 2025

Disclaimer: As a part of this story, I texted with ChatGPT to see how it responded to vulnerable conversations  The message appeared slowly.  “I’ll always be kind to you here. You don’t ever...

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

Sofia Ball and Greta Grist October 20, 2025

Dear readers,   As you can see we’ve changed a few things about this issue. There are color schemes, show stoppers, packages, and the most noticeable factor, it’s glossy, finally. See, as...

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OFFLINE

Sarah Wellman and Genevieve Kidder October 14, 2025

At 9:05 a.m. on Sept. 16, senior Valentina Maslovoric sent out a message to the senior class GroupMe, reminding everyone to vote for the Homecoming court nominations by the end of the school day.  “I...

Illustration by Greta Grist

DOUBLE STANDARD

Annabel Hall April 18, 2025

Freshman world regional studies teacher Stacey Delay struggles to retain the attention of her class. A group of boys sit clustered in the middle, and no matter how loud she speaks, what she says or what...

Illustration by Greta Grist

“ESTOS SON NIÑOS”

Sofia Ball and Jesus Lara Rivera March 24, 2025

*Los nombres de los estudiantes fueron cambiados para proteger sus identidades   Ellos habían llegado. Mirando a través de la mirilla en su puerta, la estudiante de segundo año Rosa Hernández...

Illustration by Greta Grist

“THESE ARE CHILDREN”

Sofia Ball and Jesus Lara Rivera March 24, 2025

*Names of students were changed to protect their identities   They had come. Looking through the peephole on her front door, sophomore Rosa Hernandez was mortified. She went to the porch...

Teachers Todd Boren and Deborah Lopez-Boren pose for a photo.

FIREWORKS

Grace Rau, Staff Writer March 15, 2025

In 1998, when they first met, he was Todd Boren and she was Deborah Lopez. They were both brand new teachers at Shawnee Mission Northwest. He taught freshman world geography, she taught freshman English....

Seniors Emily Little and Jonty Harris-Webster pose for a photo in room 151.

FOUR YEARS

Grace Rau, Staff Writer March 15, 2025

Most high school couples don’t span all four years — but most high school couples aren’t seniors Emily Little and Jonty Harris-Webster.  With him being a football player and her being a cheerleader,...

No Question

No Question

Sofia Ball and Grace Rau November 5, 2024

The bus ride to Shawnee Mission North Stadium is nearly silent. On Oct. 4, the varsity football team, dressed in black, barely says a word. With hoods up, and headphones on, they listen to music, stare...

United In Grief

United In Grief

Grace Rau and Sofia Ball November 5, 2024

August 26, 2024 The day of his best friend’s  funeral, sophomore Issac Gregory had a lab in chemistry, but he barely participated. He had a lesson in honors algebra two, but didn’t take notes...

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