A New Kind Of Farmer
David and Peaches Cunningham scan through Facebook. Bid Day. Roomates. Dorm move-ins. It’s September, and by now most parents with high school grads have sent their kids away to college and can’t wait...
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Heritage Vs. Hate
Senior Drake Yost flew down 75th street in the passenger seat of his friend’s 2008 green Honda Civic. The boys received a number of dirty looks, including a two minute stare down from a silver minivan...
View ArticleRenaming the Redskins?
Dear Dan Snyder, I’ve loved your team since before I could sing “Hail to the Redskins.” Born in D.C. to a lifetime season ticket holder, how could I not? I wore my first Art Monk jersey when I was two...
View ArticleState Sectional Versus Olathe North Recap
The kick turned end-over-end as the crowd held their breath. The Olathe North student section was quiet for the first time that night, their momentum taken by a huge East touchdown. But when the crowd...
View ArticleMoney Games
At this time last year, the eyes of three gamblers were fixed on the final two minutes of the Phoenix Suns vs. the Atlanta Hawks regular season game. At any given moment, the anxious viewers could cut...
View ArticleVideo: Gun Rights Debate
Last Thursday in seminar, a debate over gun rights was held in the auditorium. Due to technical difficulties, the last ten minutes were cut from the footage, our apoligies. Watch our coverage of the...
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Summoning a Samurai
Then-sophomore Chloe Neighbor peered through her black-framed glasses at the end-of-the-year project list posted at the front of her EHAP class. Scanning for her name, a slow smirk creeps onto her...
View ArticleMeet the Spring Coaches
Click this link to learn more about all the Spring coaches! Spring Sports Interactive
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What’s Up In Westside
Photos by Hailey Hughes FüD By Meg Thoma The second my fingertips were scalded by picking up my first tortilla chip, I knew I would be satisfied with my meal. Fresh off the fryer. FüD originated...
View ArticleBrighter than Ever
Photo Courtesy of Becky Bliss It’s Sunday morning, and lifetime Village Presbyterian member Stormy Shank is celebrating her 97th birthday – but she’s dancing like a 20 year old groupie. “For the Beauty...
View ArticleBarnaby Bright Returns to Village Church
Story by: Robbie Veglahn It’s Sunday morning, and lifetime Village Presbyterian member Stormy Shank is celebrating her 97th birthday – but she’s dancing like a 20 year old groupie. “For the Beauty...
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Fantasy Football Guide: Week One
If you’re like me, Fantasy Football is more than a game. It’s an amazing, excruciating, endless obsession that takes over your life. Over the years, I have spent countless hours scouring the waiver...
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Kainesas City: Tim Kaine’s KC Roots
photo courtesy of MCT Campus Just a few weeks after Shawnee Mission East football took on Rockhurst for the first time in decades, another group of men will be visiting the school for the first time in...
View ArticleA Spreading Movement
Before reading, please read our letter from the editors here *names changed to protect identity Laura Pederson* was empty. Empty and twelve pounds lighter, after a week of not sleeping or eating. She...
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Story Telling
Dust flew behind Prairie Elementary school, as two boys clawed and slugged at each other. The year was 1981, and Stephen Bergman’s white boot-cut jeans turned a scarlet red. David Story looked down at...
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Students React to Trump Inauguration
Photo by Haley Bell After one of the most divisive elections in recent years, on the morning of Jan. 20 Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the U.S. Despite initial controversy, the...
View ArticleJane Elliott Visits East
World-famous diversity speaker Jane Elliott, known for her controversial “brown-eye, blue-eye” experiment, will be visiting Shawnee Mission East to start a conversation about racism and prejudice on...
View ArticleHidden Juul
By Grace Chisholm and Robbie Veglahn *Names Changed to Protect Identity Senior Jack Bernard* looks around his third hour class and sees seven boys charging Juuls in the USB ports of their Macbooks. To...
View ArticleOn Thin ICE
After his mom was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a boy from Briarwood elementary was allegedly taken into protective custody by police officers without any of his emergency...
View ArticleStudents attend Camp Cardiac
Juniors Aakriti Chaturvedi and Alina Ward were herded along with the other students into a small room, covered wall to wall with medical diagrams and posters. Inside, their gazes immediately fell to...
View ArticlePressure to Perform
The pressures of athletics push students to take dietary supplements whose health effects remain uncertain Senior Milton Braasch has always been big. He threw kids to the ground during fourth-grade...
View ArticleFriends’ Bond Remains Unbreakable Despite Opposite Political Views
“Oh Bob, it took you long enough.” After Robbie arrived late (typical) we’re sitting sprawled on top of each other on the blue couch, no one batting an eye. After all, our J-room “bromance” is already...
View ArticleCoping with Grief
BY ROBBIE VEGLAHN AND CAROLINE CHISHOLM Sophomore Phillip Clemente is slammed against the glass. He’s just been rocked by a player wearing a Rockhurst hockey jersey, and can’t help but smile. He...
View ArticleFace-off S2: Episode 1 | Preseason
A disappointing end. A new beginning. Follow the Shawnee Mission East boys lacrosse team as they look for redemption and start their journey to the LAKC championship.
View ArticleFace-Off S2: Episode 3 | Road to St. Louis
This has been one of the busiest weeks for the lancers playing five games in two weeks, all while preparing to play two of their best opponents Saint Louis University High School and Desmet High school.
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A Lasting Note
“When I was your age, I sang in the shower, but I never thought of myself as a singer. Now, choir’s my favorite class every day, and it could be for you too.” Oof. This “joke” seemed to get a few...
View ArticleFace-Off S2: Episode 4 | St. Louis
Smeharbinger Video Staff followed the SME boys lacrosse to their annual showdown against St. Louis High School and DeSmet Jesuit High School.
View ArticleFaceOff 2018: Looking back, and ahead
As the Lancer lacrosse team reaches the home stretch of the regular season, catch up with their story so far and look ahead as they gear up for the LAKC Playoffs. faceoff interactive Faceoff...
View ArticleFace-Off Season 2 Episode 5: Road To Playoffs
The lancers have had a busy few weeks leading up to playoffs. With a trip to Millwauke and big games against Rockhurst and Pembroke.
View ArticleFace-Off S2: Episode 6 | LAKC Championship
The Lancers have finished the season strong by winning the LAKC Championship against Pembroke Hill.
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