Two community gardens are now ready for growing season. One is at the Cherokee Christian Church and the other one is by Harmon park, in between the sophomore parking lot and the tennis courts.
The SM East wrestling team took 1st at the regional tournament on Feb. 18., edging out Lawrence at home. Lawrence was ranked 2nd in Kansas 6A rankings as a team, while East recently dropped out of the top 10. After beating Lawrence for two consecutive weeks, the possibility of scoring higher than the Chesty Lions at the state tournament seemed more likely. All 13 East wrestlers at the tournament placed in the top 4, which qualified all of them for the 6A Kansas State tournament on Feb. 25.
The wrestling team won the Sunflower League meet last Saturday at SM Northwest. Junior Gavin Jorns and senior Blaine Hill earned first place finishes in their weight classes.
Ever wonder how wrestling is scored? Staffer Alex May tells you in a step by step video tutorial how to score your own wrestling match.
The Freelancer is an uncensored literary magazine that is run and produced by students.
Shawn Hair is the head basketball coach and a physical education teacher at Shawnee Mission East.
Shaban Scott is the industrial technology teacher and freshmen girls’ basketball coach.
International Baccalaureate classes offer students an international curriculum and perspective.
Middle school students shadow East juniors and seniors to get a sense of SM East.
Marketing 3 students run the Student Store located across from the auxiliary gym.
The SM East library is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from November 2 to November 8
Richard Pacheco used to serve as the School Resource Officer of East, staying on campus during school to keep it safe.
