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Poetry Slam informational meeting prepares participants

Shawnee Mission Northwest’s most creative minds are aflutter as the season for Poetry Slam preparation arrives.  English teacher Lindsay Kincaid gushed wildly about the excitement for Poetry Slam at the informational meeting last Thursday morning. Kincaid, who has been head of Poetry Slam activities for seven years, explained how the poems are required to be [...]

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Jazz ensemble hosts annual jazz cabaret night

The annual Jazz Cabaret hosted by the Jazz Ensemble featured the performances of jazz bands from SM East, Trailridge, Indian Woods as well as two NW alumni bands in the cafeteria on March 2. The Jazz Cabaret has been running strong for 27 years, according to jazz band director Doug Talley. The first Jazz Cabaret [...]

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Robotics team defeated in semifinals

The robotics team swept their way into the semifinals in the FIRST Robotics Greater Kansas City Regional at Hale Arena on March 3.The team competed against 64 other teams from the south central states. According to team sponsor Charleen Mankameyer, their biggest competitor was Smithville High School’s Smithville Warriors Advancing Technology (SWAT) team. “We spent [...]

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Terry and McNeace win StuCo election

Juniors Johnny Terry and Marcus McNeace prevailed in a close race to become next year’s Student Council student body president and vice president. The March 1 elections provided both candidates with the chance they had been anticipating for a long time. “We [had] wanted to run together since freshman year,” McNeace said. Sporting a speech [...]

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It’s a dog’s world

When people think of dog shows a certain image comes to mind: prim pure-bred dogs prancing around a ring, led by stuffy old men and women. Senior Kelli Denton broke that mold when she took Best in Breed for her Keeshond, Journey, at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this year. Denton has been showing [...]

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Repertory Theatre class prepares for Noah and the Dream(s)

The Repertory Theatre class is producing Noah and the Dream(s) on Dec. 9 and 10 in the Greg Parker Auditorium. The seating is on stage and the tickets are $3. All proceeds will go back to the class to help pay for expenses.

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Homecoming candidates announced

The 2011 candidates for Homecoming Court have been announced. They are: Girl Candidates Savannah Bell Abby Hoelting Lani Finn Rachel Ferencz Taylor Garies Kate Kapeller Kylie Lambeth Jenny Nelson Bailey Sestak Isabel Zacharias   Boy Candidates Caleb Amundson Juan Castaneda Sunny Dharod Colton Dirks Blake Evans Jake Gipple Kenny Jackson Danny Manning Jared Shafer Anthony [...]

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Bonfire Skit, Senior Class

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