The math department is using a new curriculum this year that's collaborative, meaning, students no longer work alone, but now work together in groups of two to four. The new curriculum called CPM educational...
Shawnee Mission North West has implemented a new hall pass system. In previous years, students were required to request a restroom pass from their teacher, then would take a piece of paper to signify that...
Former president Donald Trump was the subject of another assassination attempt on Sept. 15.
Secret Service agents spotted a rifle barrel pointed at Trump Sunday afternoon at the Trump International...
The Shawnee Mission Northwest parking lot was nearly full.
It was a Saturday afternoon.
Instead of backpacks, students brought balloons in orange, black, white and green.
Instead of entering...
Principal Dr. Lisa Gruman informed the school near the end of third hour Friday that sophomore Ovet Gomez Regalado passed away. Teachers were instructed over the intercom at around 10:40 a.m. to share...
Beginning this school year, sophomores and juniors will have seminar teachers whose expertise aligns with student career interests.
They are gathered through the college and career readiness website...
This year the state of Kansas is implementing a new set of graduation requirements for all incoming freshmen. Several new changes have been made by Shawnee Mission Northwest:
Students will complete...
A recent study, “Tampons as a source of exposure to metal(loid)s,” has gone viral for finding several toxic materials in tampons.
Here’s what you need to know:
What did they find?
The...
Former President Donald Trump was shot during his rally in Butler, Pa., according to multiple news outlets and live TV footage. The shooting left one rally attendee and the suspected shooter dead, as well...
Cuando la maestra de ELL Nancy Blackburn conoció a Alejandro Camacho en 2021, cuando él estaba en su primer año, ella no sabía que él y ella iban a formar un vínculo no por el tiempo o la amistad,...
When ELL teacher Nancy Blackburn first met freshman Alex Camacho in 2021, she didn’t know they would bond over a disease she survived and he was still struggling with.
She didn’t know they would...
Sophomore Jillian Thimesch’s alarm blares on her bedside table.
She hits snooze once, then again and again until she realizes it’s an hour to noon and school started at 7:40 a.m.
But at this...
![Juniors Tad Lambert and Lily Reiff watch swim footage Jan. 19 in Room 153. Lambert and Reiff were editing their swim recap for Cougar Roundup. “[KUGR] is such a great environment for creativity but also to form amazing friends,” Lambert said. “KUGR has become like a home for me and I feel like I’ve gotten super close with so many other members.”](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ejohnson_KUGR_7-900x600.jpg)
