Ally Pruente, Co Editor In Chief
• January 3, 2022
The SM Board of Education members will meet tonight at the Center for Academic Achievement (CAA) at 5 p.m. Their agenda consists of opening announcements followed by a full discussion of the current COVID-19...
Junior Elena Thompson and her family enjoy a festival, lay their comfy blankets on the grass, happily eat their snacks and wait for the dazzling fireworks to come. As the sounds start to boom, the sky...
Since the COVID-19 vaccine became available to Kansas residents over the age of 16, getting a shot for myself has been a main priority of mine. At first, I was skeptical. Whether that worry came from my...
Information up to date as of April 1, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
After weeks of planning, Prom Committee’s most recent prom proposal just gained approval from the Johnson County Health Department....
Governor Laura Kelly announced that starting on Mar. 29, individuals 16 years old and above will now have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. This means that Kansas is in the final phase of the vaccine distribution...
This year was hard. We’re one year into a pandemic and it’s not going anywhere. NW students reacted to the one year anniversary of quarantine and had a lot to say.
What's one major lesson...
For the majority of the COVID-19 pandemic, people all over the country have been struggling financially. Americans have been calling on politicians to provide stimulus checks to sustain their income as...
The SMSD announcement that discussed plans of moving into hybrid for the third quarter were met with anxiety and dread on my part. I have finally developed a schedule and become comfortable with online...
In a board meeting on Feb. 22, the Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) announced its plan to reopen schools fully on March 22.
Masks will still be required, and at least 3 feet of social distancing...
The world is changing, and with it comes a shift in the way we learn. These changes forced many students into new study spaces, at home and at school. Since March of last year, everything seems out...
Just over a year after the first case of the virus was discovered in Wuhan, China, COVID-19 has forever changed life around the world. For many, the disease has taken everything—family, friends, money,...
Supporting local restaurants during a pandemic is just one thing we can do to bring us closer together and keep these businesses up and running.
Some restaurants are still offering services such as...
