Gymnastics Team Possibly Getting Cut
The district announced at a meeting on Sep. 26 that the girls’ gymnastics program will likely be cut from Shawnee Mission and surrounding districts next year. The meeting, held in the South auditorium,...
View ArticleWild & Scenic Film Festival Review
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival premiered last Wednesday at the Glenwood Arts Theater in Leawood. The festival was put on by senior Devon Dietrich and showcased a myriad of short films showing how...
View ArticleRestart the Music Concert Tonight
The second annual Restart the MusiKC charity concert will be taking place tonight at the Country Club Christian Church on Ward Parkway, featuring a variety of local high school singers and bands....
View ArticleCan Drive Competition Winners Announced
STUCO’s annual can drive competition has come to a close. The winners of the most recent can drive competitions are cheer and Harbinger, which were announced via the @SMEClassof2017 Twitter account on...
View ArticleBroadmoor Named to Top Ten Farm-to-Table Restaurants
Photo by Haley Bell Broadmoor Bistro, the restaurant of SMSD’s culinary school, was named by USA Today 10Best as one of the top farm-to-table restaurants in the nation that is “sustainable and...
View ArticleNews Briefs: Week of 2/6
School Cases of the influenza virus are on the rise not only at East, but throughout the nation according to the Center for Disease Control. East nurse Susan Varner has noticed more students coming...
View ArticleColor Run Registration Opens
Registration for Student Council’s third annual Color Run opened last Tuesday. The Color Run is a five kilometer fundraiser in which participants are doused in brightly colored powder along the...
View ArticleCheer Tryout Results
Cheer tryout results for next year’s squads were released at 3 p.m. today. The teams were posted after yesterday’s tryouts, which consisted of performing a routine, chant and jumps. “I was so happy to...
View ArticleBoa Buds: Jaye Fire & Her Snakes
Sophomore Jaye Fire sits cross-legged on the floor of her loft with two glass snake tanks behind her, each with a pool of water and a small dome. Dharma, Fire’s four-and-a-half-foot long boa...
View ArticleHomecoming Candidates Announced
Homecoming season has rolled around once again, as twenty candidates were woken up this morning by student council members with the banging of pots and pans and blaring music over a speaker. The...
View ArticleRevisiting Lancer Day
Hundreds of Shawnee Mission East students walk along a stretch of Mission Rd. from East to Prairie Village Shopping Center. Music from speakers and the drum line is blasting, along with the...
View ArticleTurning the Tide
Turning the Tide is here to raise awareness. That although Hurricanes Irma and Harvey have passed, the homelessness and devastation caused will be present for years to come. That 10 hurricanes have...
View ArticleHorror Movie Review: Annabelle Creation and It
ANNABELLE: CREATION Demonic creatures crawling out of wells, crucifixes turning upside down and the possession of small children — what else would you expect from the prequel to “Annabelle?” The movie,...
View ArticleLuger’s on Par
Then-8th grader Thomas Luger stood in the brisk winter air at Kansas City Country Club. Bundled in layers and a beanie, a golf club was frozen to his hands as he perfected his chipping. A week earlier,...
View ArticleBachelor Buds: S2 E1
The Bachelor Buds are back! On this season premiere episode, we discuss our thoughts on Arie’s batch of women, the villain of the season and who got the boot from the mansion. Will you accept this...
View ArticleWestboro Baptist Church to Protest at East on Friday
The Westboro Baptist Church, a Topeka-based church that’s known for their anti-LGBT+ views, plans to protest at East on Jan. 19 from 7:10 a.m. to 7:40 a.m.. In addition to their picket on the Northwest...
View ArticleSMSD Signature Programs Prepare Students for Futures
LIAM SULLIVAN Junior Liam Sullivan couldn’t get the top of the barrel to look quite right. He was spending hours on the 3D Animation and Modeling software Blender just trying to figure out how to make...
View ArticleNot Here
On Jan. 19, the Westboro Baptist Church protested East students for the third time in six years, this time, outside our own home. They held signs that read, “God Hates Fags,” and “Believe or Perish”...
View ArticleSMSD announces superintendent candidates
The Shawnee Mission Board of Education announced the three finalists this morning who are in the running for SMSD’s superintendent position: Dr. Michael Fulton, Mr. Michael Muñoz, and Dr. Blane McCann....
View ArticleWe Won’t be Next
When children act like leaders and leaders act like children, you know change is coming. In the aftermath of another tragedy where 17 lives were taken during a school shooting at a Parkland, Florida...
View ArticleThe Library’s New Chapter
The SMSD board approved a proposal for the remodel of the East library during their meeting March 26. The renovation will include a new conference room, classroom, more collaborative work spaces and...
View ArticleSpring Staff Picks Playlist
Need to refresh your seasonal Spotify playlists? If the on-again-off-again Kansas spring weather isn’t motivating you to do so, let the staff of the Harbinger help! Here are our curated song picks to...
View ArticleMorp Returning to East
StuCo will be hosting Morp, a school-wide informal mixer, this Friday from 7-9 p.m. in the cafeteria. The neon-themed dance will cost $5 for presale tickets or $10 at the door with proceeds benefiting...
View ArticleParlor KC Review
Photos by Megan Biles & Sarah Golder If the Oak Park Mall Food Court doesn’t satisfy you, head to Parlor in the Crossroads for the most trendy, photo-worthy, urban food experience east of State...
View ArticleGoing Rogue: Fashion Magazines aren’t the Place for Politics
Opinion | Photo by Grace Goldman | Graphic by Emily Fey At the end of a long day of constant commentary from the media, I turn to places like Vogue, Glamour or Cosmopolitan to escape. Whatever madness...
View ArticleEnrollment Fair and Senior Service Project to be held Jan. 7
When students return from winter break on Jan. 7, the first day back will not follow the traditional seven period schedule; from 8 to 11 a.m. freshmen through juniors will attend an enrollment fair...
View ArticleKansas City Getaways: Your Day Trip Guide
The four-week home stretch until Spring Break can be an agonizing calendar countdown. So why not take an “appetizer” vacation that can appease your hunger for exploring in the meantime? Fill your gas...
View ArticleDiving into Season: the New Girls Dive Coach
The girls dive team is trading their comfort zones for front doubles as they kick off the season with a new coach, 25-year-old Hannah Bortnick. With her young age and more strict practices, she is...
View ArticleAnnabelle Cook Final Senior Column: The Lunchtime Evolution
Meal times are sacred to me. The time I set aside to chow down on Noodles & Company mac and cheese accompanied by an episode of “Gossip Girl” is a time I would never sacrifice. Being voted...
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