Breaking News: STUCO Volleyball Tournament
After school today from 1-3 p.m. sophomore Student Council (StuCo) will be hosting a volleyball tournament in the main gym. It will consist of teams made up of seven to ten players with each...
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Truckin’ for Taste
Pip’s Burgers Every month, hipsters and art lovers gather downtown to gawk at the abstract paintings and pricey sculptures of First Fridays. However, the hordes of perfectly curated food trucks are...
View ArticleForensics Hosts Showcase to Pay for Nationals
On Friday, the forensics program will be hosting a showcase to perform their competitive speech pieces from throughout the year. The performance will be held in the Little Theater at 3 p.m. Competitive...
View ArticleCollege Map Interactive
31 States, 79 Schools, 406 Seniors. View an interactive map of where the Shawnee Mission East seniors are headed next year: Senior Map Interactive
View ArticleSenior Profile: Chloë Kerwin
Dressed in an oversized top hat, then 5-year-old and current senior Chloe Kerwin walked out onto the Mission Theater stage, making her acting debut as the ringmaster of the circus-themed show. As she...
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Hope Dunn returns to KC
Photo by Kaitlyn Stratman The Dunn family packed cardboard boxes stuffed with their belongings in the back of their Acura MDX then drove down the road as their home grew smaller and smaller in the...
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East Music Talent Among Alumni, Students, Staff
ALUMNUS | TY NANOS Under the warm amber lighting and gleaming wood accents of Harlowe Bar in Hollywood, guitarist Ty Nanos looked with satisfaction over the packed house. Given, most attendees are the...
View ArticleGymnastics 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...
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Broadmoor 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 Article40 Part Motet Review
As I made the familiar 15-minute drive from Prairie Village to 45th and Oak Street where the Nelson-Atkins Museum is, I worried that my lack of musical knowledge would dampen the experience of the...
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...
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Color 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...
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Boa 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 ArticleBreaking News: STUCO Volleyball Tournament
After school today from 1-3 p.m. sophomore Student Council (StuCo) will be hosting a volleyball tournament in the main gym. It will consist of teams made up of seven to ten players with each...
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Truckin’ for Taste
Pip’s Burgers Every month, hipsters and art lovers gather downtown to gawk at the abstract paintings and pricey sculptures of First Fridays. However, the hordes of perfectly curated food trucks are...
View ArticleForensics Hosts Showcase to Pay for Nationals
On Friday, the forensics program will be hosting a showcase to perform their competitive speech pieces from throughout the year. The performance will be held in the Little Theater at 3 p.m. Competitive...
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