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SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

IB Testing Update

IB Testing Update

Stella Grist, Assistant Copy Editor April 4, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, International Baccalaureate (IB) exams have been forced to accommodate. This year's exams have been cancelled worldwide.  Previous exams had been administered during the...

All in Your Head

All in Your Head

April 3, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="true" align="left" margin_bottom="0"]+Cadie Elder  Glore Psychiatric Museum was previously an asylum, located in St. Joseph, Mo., where mentally...

The IB Way: Cramming IB Style

The IB Way: Cramming IB Style

December 16, 2012

Finals coming quicker than you think, cramming techniques to help IB students and non- IB students. Not to promote cramming for finals, but let’s face it: everybody crams for finals. We all make plans...

The IB Way: Safe

The IB Way: Safe

November 21, 2012

Every junior IB diploma candidate is safe now — they survived October. I understand now why October was a make-it-or-break-it month: the work was piled on and on. There were nights where I needed to...

The IB Way: October is Here

The IB Way: October is Here

October 19, 2012

October is suppose to be the month where juniors are tested to see if they are able to handle the IB program or if they will break under pressure. Every IB senior has told me the same thing: “wait until...

The IB way to study

September 19, 2012

[vc_column_text width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Studying is a foreign concept to some, but to IB students, it’s all you do. Six classes that will determine the rest of your high school life,...

Why, why, why

August 29, 2012

Even though IB and AP classes may seem challenging, and the workload, daunting, but pushing yourself in high school will be highly rewarding. by Nina Gramajo I get asked all the time why I am an IB...

Different approach

Different approach

January 25, 2010
On May 11, seniors will graduate with IB diplomas. The class of 2010 is the first class that had the opportunity to participate in the International Baccalaureate program at Northwest. “It’s challenging, a different environment, the teachers and students want to be there,” senior Tony Broll said...
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