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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

Prom In A Pandemic

Ally Pruente and Stella Grist April 1, 2021

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....

Dance is a Universal Language

Kelsey Volk May 11, 2018

Nritya ae j maru jivan chhe “I live for dance” Sari flowing and hips moving, sophomore Shreya Patel danced to the Sanskrit song that had become the background music for her intense bharatanatyam...

A Million Reasons

A Million Reasons

Samantha Joslin and Annalissa Houser May 10, 2017

The auditorium lights faded into darkness and the crowd’s muffled rustling became magnified as the clock hit 7 p.m. Red lights flashed on stage and a group of girls began dancing to the popular tune...

7 Prom Preparation Tips for Girls

7 Prom Preparation Tips for Girls

April 17, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="true" align="left" margin_bottom="0"]Getting ready for any dance, specifically prom, can be quite intimidating. Girls have to think about hair, makeup,...

Interesting, Challenging and Loving

Interesting, Challenging and Loving

April 10, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text disable_pattern="true" align="left" margin_bottom="0"] Senior Marlee Bell discusses her Northwest theatre experience and what she will miss the most...

Women Pay All assembly and dance next weekend

Women Pay All assembly and dance next weekend

February 15, 2013

Story by Kylee Hartl Student Council (StuCo) will host the annual Women Pay All (WPA) assembly and dance on Feb. 22 and 23. “The most fun part is when girls find creative ways to ask the boy out,”...

28/7

28/7

January 20, 2013

[vc_column_text width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Every day after school sophomore Kylee Winters stretches out her legs on the cool vinyl floor at the PowerHouse Dance Studio. She gazes at her reflection...

Gallery: MS/FD Dance

Gallery: MS/FD Dance

November 12, 2012

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Ads editor Paige Waltman's Allons-y! playlist

Ads editor Paige Waltman’s Allons-y! playlist

September 30, 2012

[vc_column_text width="1/3" el_position="first"] This playlist is for dancing. There are old and new songs, and everything is upbeat. Do the "Time Warp" like no one is watching, or stand in the corner...

WPA candidates announced [Slideshow]

January 25, 2010
Following tradition, the WPA queen will be announced at the basketball game on Friday, Feb. 12. The WPA king will be announced at the dance on Saturday, Feb. 13.
2009 Homecoming Candidates

Homecoming candidates announced

October 12, 2009
Following tradition, the homecoming queen will be announced at the football game on Friday, Oct. 30. The homecoming king will be announced at the dance on Saturday, Oct. 31.
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