May 7, 2010
Facing $10 million in budget cuts for the 2010-11 school year, the Shawnee Mission School District implemented a reduction in force (RIF) for the first time in the district’s 42-year history, which led to the elimination of three positions.
![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)
