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SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The decade in retrospect: 2007

The decade in retrospect: 2007

January 19, 2010
The most important events of 2007. Including the opening of the Sprint Center, the last season of The Sopranos, and the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
The decade in retrospect: 2009

The decade in retrospect: 2009

January 19, 2010
The most important events of the year 2009. Including the introduction of the "Cougar Coaster", Obama's inauguration, Flight 1549, and the H1N1 outbreak.
The decade in retrospect: 2006

The decade in retrospect: 2006

January 19, 2010
The most important events of the year 2006. Including the release of the Nintendo Wii, the execution of Saddam Hussein, and the reopening of the Liberty Memorial.

The decade in retrospect: 2008

January 19, 2010
The most important events of the year 2008. Including the XXIX Olympics, KSU beating KU in basketball, and Cyclone Nargis.
Associate princpal Tom Moss advises students to not participate in FOX 4 interviews about teacher Al Spungen’s arrest.

The decade in retrospect: 2005

January 19, 2010
The most important events of the year 2005. Including the release of Guitar Hero, the death of Pope John Paul II, and Hurricane Katrina.

The decade in retrospect: 2004

January 19, 2010
The most important events of the year 2004. Including the tsunami along the Indian Ocean, the series finale of Friends, and same-sex marriage.
The decade in retrospect: 2003

The decade in retrospect: 2003

January 15, 2010
The most important events of the year 2003. Including the Columbia Space Shuttle, the Northeastern U.S. power outage, and American forces reach Baghdad.
The decade in retrospect: 2002

The decade in retrospect: 2002

January 15, 2010
The most important events of the year 2002. Including the debut of American Idol, a massive ice storm in Kansas City, and the euro is released.
The decade in retrospect: 2001

The decade in retrospect: 2001

January 15, 2010
The most important events of the year 2001. Including September 11th, Apple launching the iPod, and American forces invading Afghanistan.
After spending a night out on the football field, seniors Jeremy Foster, Faith Ford and Tracy Thau awaken. The boxes served as the only shelter for the 90 students who participated.

The decade in retrospect: 2000

January 15, 2010
The most important events of the year 2000. Including the first Sleep-in-a-Box, George W. Bush election, and Sydney Olympics.

Last Decade filled with turmoil, uncertainty

January 15, 2010
It’s been 10 years, and I still remember it. The awkward tension in the room as the crystal ball fell behind the backdrop of fluorescent lights, illuminating the larger-than-life “2000” in Madison Square Garden.
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