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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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We Heard You

Sophie Delaney May 18, 2023

“Do things for yourself. Do what YOU want to do, not what anyone else wants you to, or what you think is the coolest / most socially appealing thing to do. This is the time in your life where you can...

We Heard You: TikTok Ban

NW Passage Staff April 20, 2023

Personally, I understand the intentions behind wanting to ban TikTok. Even if no teenager will admit it, it’s not hard to see that it is detrimental to our mental health. Society might view this...

We Heard You: The Pledge of Allegiance

Kara Simpson March 20, 2023

I’m half Native American on my mom’s side, and I feel as if it’s a big cover-up or lie. A flag cannot erase the genocides, rapes and kidnappings of my people. How can we be what the flag stands...

We Heard You: Tardy Kiosks

Zadie Tenpenny January 18, 2023

"I don’t like the line because it takes longer to wait in the line than it does to walk to class, and the bell rings early so you are on time but still have to wait." – sophomore Delaney Claycamp “There...

We Heard You: Free Lunch

Veronica Meiss November 22, 2022

“I did like it more when it was free so I could get more food. School shouldn’t be a place to worry about basic needs such as food.”  – sophomore Henry Fields “I always bring a lunch...

We Heard You: Freshman vs. Senior Reality

Zadie Tenpenny November 18, 2022

POPULARITY EXPECTATION: “I think that popularity will be like people looking up to you as a person, having a lot of friends and being involved in school activities and clubs. I am not too worried about...

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