To a visitor, the garland of orange paper loops hanging in the mall may seem like a decoration, an art project or simply a show of school spirit. But what they don’t know is that each of the...
Walking into Room 131 with his hair pulled back, wearing a reddish dinosaur button up shirt and sporting an Alice in Wonderland watch, student teacher Ryan Burroughs, is in a word, unconventional.
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He runs cross country, he’s co-president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and he’s the Spirit King of Northwest. Have someone in mind? What if that list had started with, “Shawnee...
“CANS, CANS, CANS…,” Student Council (StuCo) members chant as they collect all the cans and boxes from each fifth hour class. Students and teachers alike smile with pride as they see their...
People know the feeling. You have an upcoming deadline on an essay or a homework assignment but life has been stretching you so thin you haven’t had the time to work on it. It’s terrible, and...
It’s a big change, having to say goodbye to your siblings. The entire family dynamic switches when the youngest child becomes the oldest in the house. For some, it’s a change for the better, with the...
Where is your money going when you pay for a parking pass?
Last year, the Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) collected roughly $117,000 from student parking permits in the five high schools.
The...
What is your favorite memory?
“My grandma had this super long wooden door that she would put slanted up on a couch. She would get us little sheets of wax paper and we would slide down it in the living...
The varsity volleyball team relies heavily on the skills of a younger group of players this season.
With three freshmen, three sophomores, three juniors and two seniors,...
“Up next is the Shawnee Mission Cougar Marching Pride!”
The band walks out in their formation, to the sound of a stacatto drum beat. They get into their positions as the dance team intertwines...
After qualifying for the state tournament, senior Naeley Torline is preparing for her final matches representing Northwest. Torline set goals for her senior year and worked to improve on her...
“Stories of Mad People Doing Bad Things,” the fall lab play written by senior Zachary Dulny and directed by junior Claire Laws and senior Parker Baughman opened on Oct. 17 in the Little Theatre.
The...
![Juniors Tad Lambert and Lily Reiff watch swim footage Jan. 19 in Room 153. Lambert and Reiff were editing their swim recap for Cougar Roundup. “[KUGR] is such a great environment for creativity but also to form amazing friends,” Lambert said. “KUGR has become like a home for me and I feel like I’ve gotten super close with so many other members.”](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ejohnson_KUGR_7-900x600.jpg)
