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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

The stalls are not yours

The stalls are not yours

January 19, 2013

After waiting for what seems like forever to get into a stall in the girls’ bathroom, the last thing that I want to see is graffiti on the walls. To me, graffiti makes our school to seem dirty. The...

Marching Through Florida

Marching Through Florida

January 19, 2013

[vc_single_image image="12252" img_size="large" img_link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [vc_column_text width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The Marching Cougar Pride traveled...

6 Days of Christmas — Movie Marathon

6 Days of Christmas — Movie Marathon

December 19, 2012

Nothing gets you into the Christmas spirit like a Christmas movie marathon. I have come up with the best Christmas movies to watch to put you into the Christmas spirit. Watch one movie a day until Christmas,...

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...

A Shorter Break

A Shorter Break

December 14, 2012

When I was in elementary school and even middle school, winter break seemed like a nice, long vacation from school. Now, in high school, it feels like we barely get any time off; it seems so unfair. This...

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,...

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