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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

Foundation of Everything

Foundation of Everything

Kayla Chege, Writer May 17, 2026

Every odd block day, senior Mallory O’Neal is greeted by a chorus of excited voices the moment she walks into Ms. Zimmerman's classroom at Benninghoven Elementary. “Mallorys here!” they shout. Not...

Teleporting Marks

Teleporting Marks

Claire Rogers, Writer May 17, 2026

Anyone who knows senior Sang Son — Homecoming King, co-founder of Asian Student Union, major contributor in robotics club, NHS and Math NHS member, cross country runner and tennis player — would never...

Constant Motion

Constant Motion

Olivia Perocho, Writer May 17, 2026

In third or fourth grade, Sara Tewelde, seven years old, comes home from school to tons of people crammed into her tiny home in Ethiopia, partying and celebrating. They’d finally gotten their papers,...

Arrived Home

Arrived Home

Gus Stirling, Writer May 17, 2026

Senior Jacob Stirling lies on a bed in room 11 of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Children’s Mercy, blankly. Machines lay all around, continuously beeping, keeping his vitals on their screens. ...

Telling A Story

Telling A Story

Hope Hunt, Writer May 17, 2026

On a long walk, then 13 year old, senior Gabriel Larkin, grabs his mom’s Canon T13 out. He takes pictures of the flowers. The trees. The bugs crawling on the pavement beneath him. This nature walk was...

Posing for a photo, seniors Cecilia Chen, Reese Irwin and Sahira Bhakta hug Oct. 4 at the SM North District Stadium. Chen and Bhakta celebrated after Irwin was crowned the 2024 Homecoming Queen. “I think I [was] going into shock,” Irwin said. “I’m really grateful and really happy.”

Enjoy Every Moment

Grace Rau November 5, 2024

Since her freshman year, senior Alondra Haack has wanted to see herself on court. Since then, she’s become involved with so much — dance team, theatre, French National Honors Society, NHS, Link Crew...

No Question

No Question

Sofia Ball and Grace Rau November 5, 2024

The bus ride to Shawnee Mission North Stadium is nearly silent. On Oct. 4, the varsity football team, dressed in black, barely says a word. With hoods up, and headphones on, they listen to music, stare...

Enjoy The Moment

Izak Zeller, Writer July 4, 2021

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...

Columbus Day is under attack

Cadence Elder and Sam Rice October 10, 2017

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. This phrase has been repeated many times in elementary school as students learned about the voyage Christopher Columbus made to reach America, but across the...

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...

Relay for Hope

Relay for Hope

April 5, 2013

Junior Grace Gregory will be participating in the Relay for life, a 12-hour event to raise money for cancer Lindsay Bruns stood at the front of the Gregg Parker auditorium and waved at the right-hand...

Club Call

Club Call

February 7, 2013

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