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...
How long has your family been hosting foreign exchange students?
“For about four years. We’ve had five students stay with us.”
Why did your family begin volunteering as hosts?
“We all decided...
Sophomore Luke Thomas smiled as the embers popped, sizzled and crackled, slowly consuming triangular red, white and blue shapes.
Initially, burning a flag is deemed unpatriotic,...
Many transgender students struggle to come to school and be themselves without being punished for wearing clothes or using facilities consistent with who they are. Some are even denied opportunities to...
Senior Ki Nilges and 2019 graduate Amanda Augustine have worked together for nearly three years to push past relationship norms.
Nilges and Augustine met at a NW photojournalism...
How did you know you were transgender?
Marx: For me, it was a really slow burn. I’d known since elementary school that something was different, I just couldn’t put my finger on it. Around sixth...
In previous years, students seeking help with
“My job is to make sure that students feel encouraged and aware of their options when it comes to life after high school,”...
![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)
