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SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

Sophomore Justin Flickner after one of his six weekly training session.

Rep It Out

November 21, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" align="left" margin_bottom="0"]Sophomore Justin Flickner aspires to achieve elite status in weightlifting Two hours a day, six days a week,...

Ron Poplau Returns

Ron Poplau Returns

November 10, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="http://vimeo.com/111489314"][vc_column_text]After having surgery performed on his bladder last Tuesday to remove a stage one cancerous tumor, Cougar Community Commitment...

Photo courtesy of 2014 Fall National High School Journalism Convention

NW Media Honored at NSPA Fall Convention

November 8, 2014

Winners in several contests were announced at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention hosted jointly by the Journalism Education Association and National Scholastic Press Association. The...

Lazy Day Attire

Lazy Day Attire

October 14, 2014

We all have those days, when putting on a nice outfit seems completely out of the question. You got two hours of sleep. You woke up at 5 a.m. to finish up that math review and on top of all of that, you...

New to Northwest: Laura Ramsey

New to Northwest: Laura Ramsey

September 1, 2012

“Working here feels right,” resource teacher Laura Ramsey said.This year, Ramsey has returned to Northwest after being let go because student enrollment was down last year. Ramsey was once a graphic...

First string

March 9, 2012

The 130+ musicians onstage are rushing to the their chairs, checking the intonation of their instruments for the last time and shuffling their music into order. Then silence falls. The conductor...

It’s a dog’s world

February 23, 2012

When people think of dog shows a certain image comes to mind: prim pure-bred dogs prancing around a ring, led by stuffy old men and women. Senior Kelli Denton broke that mold when she took Best in Breed...

WPA Candidates

WPA Candidates

February 13, 2012

The WPA king and queen candidates were announced Feb. 1 on the morning announcements. The voting will take place after the assembly on Feb. 17. The queen will be announced during halftime at the boys'...

Class of 2016 discovers NW journalism

Class of 2016 discovers NW journalism

January 12, 2012

Trailridge and other NW-area eighth graders, along with their parents, will have a first chance to take a look at NW academics and activities before they turn in their enrollment cards. After a 20-minute...

The case of the missing phone

December 14, 2011

I came to an ugly realization as I walked into the boys’ locker room after basketball conditioning. Something was wrong; something had changed. My backpack was completely unzipped, my cellphone —...

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