Name: The Harbinger
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Web Site: http://smeharbinger.net
Bio: The Harbinger is the exclusive student-run newspaper of Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village. Staffed by approximately 60 dedicated super-students and overseen by adviser C. Dow Tate, the paper has won numerous national awards. The Harbinger is published in print every two weeks and its Web site edition is updated daily. The Web site edition includes blogs, live video, photo galleries and stories not published in the print edition of the paper. This year has also seen the launch of a Web site run by the student photographers of the newspaper and the yearbook staffs. Updated daily, www.smephotos.com allows visitors to purchase prints of high-quality photos at low rates of numerous East events. For more information, e-mail us at smeharbingeronline@gmail.com
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Spring Break with the Harbinger
March 11th, 2010
Take a buddy pic with a Harbinger at your Spring Break destination, send it to smeharbingeronline@gmail.com with “Spring Break” in the subject line and your name in the e-mail text with the photo attached, and become eligible to win a free pizza, delivered to the cafeteria during the winner’s lunch period. The winning photo – judged by a majority vote of the Harbinger Online Staff based on creativity, location, and position of the Harbinger – will be published on the Mixed page of Issue 14, coming out on April 12. A biography of the entrant will be published Online alongside the winning photo.
All entries will be published on smeharbinger.net on March 25. They will also be published within a Facebook album on the Harbinger’s fan page.
If you would like your photo judged but not published on smeharbinger.net, Facebook, or both, please clearly specify your request in your e-mail.
Entrants must be currently enrolled Shawnee Mission East students. All other entrant’s submissions will not be published or considered for the prize.
By submitting a photo, the entrant allows said photo to be republished on the Internet or in the print publication of the Harbinger. Entrants must submit photographs. Illustrations or Photoshopped images will not be published or considered for the prize. All submitted photographs must be an image of the entrant. Entrants are responsible in the event of privacy violations of other individuals in submitted photographs. All photos containing illegal substances (such as drugs or alcohol, as per American law) will not be published or considered for the prize.
Masterworks Concert
March 10th, 2010The Choir and orchestra performed on Friday, March 5 at a downtown church. The video is still being processed, however, we were able to pull off the audio from the concert and convert it to mp3. This sound file is available for download below. We hope to have the video published before Saturday.
Thanks to Mr. Mueller for filming and recording the concert.
To download, right click (Mac users Control+Click), and select “Download Linked File” or “Save Link As…”
Click to download the Masterworks mp3
Girls’ Basketball Broadcast: SM East vs. Dodge City at State
March 8th, 2010Watch a recording of a live stream of state girls’ basketball quarterfinal action as the Lady Lancers took on Dodge City in Emporia on March 10, brought to you by the Bank of Prairie Village.
First Part of Three (the sound will come on after a while):
Second Part of Three:
Third Part of Three:
Love146 Slideshow
March 8th, 2010
At the Coalition Benefit Concert on Feb. 18, senior band Menlo played a mellow, melodic tune behind a slideshow compiled by the Coalition organizers. The slideshow features band members from all bands that performed at the concert holding signs that support the organization love146.org, a non-profit that works to prevent child trafficking in Sudan. This slideshow is similar to the one displayed at the concert, with Menlo’s instrumental demo.
Weekly Sports Roundup (March 5, 2010)
March 5th, 2010A look at the last week in East athletics with Michael Stolle and Kevin Simpson. To see previous broadcasts click here
European Soccer Roundtable (March 5, 2010)
March 5th, 2010Seniors Sam Kovzan and Will Chertoff discuss round two of the UEFA Champions League
Junior class student council officer speeches
March 4th, 2010Girls’ Basketball Broadcast: SM East vs. SM North Sub-State
March 4th, 2010Watch a recording of a live broadcast of the Sub-State Championship. The Lady Lancers took on Shawnee Mission North on Friday, March 5. The Lady Lancers won and were named the Sub-State champion. They will advance to the State tournament on March 10-13.
This broadcast is brought to you by Bank of Prairie Village, just around the corner, it’s where the Lancers go to bank. Commentary for the game provided by Mac Tamblyn and Kevin Simpson.
iPhone and iTouch users watch the games here.
Please watch more of our live broadcasts by clicking the “on demand” option inside the player below. If you’re having trouble watching the game, you can try troubleshooting with the methods listed below the video player.
First Part (we apologize for the lack of sound):
Second Part (with sound):
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2b. Right-click (Mac users Control-Click) this link, and select open in a separate window.
2c. Right-click the address bar in your browser, then paste. Hit enter.
2d. Close this window and then watch the game from your new browser window.
3. If none of these work, you can e-mail our tech support, there will be immediate reply and support, at smeharbingeronline@gmail.com. Write “Troubleshooting” in the subject.
Thank you,
The Harbinger Online Staff
Girls’ Basketball Broadcast: SM East vs. SM Northwest Sub-State
March 2nd, 2010The live broadcast of the game on Wednesday, March 3 will begin at 6:50 p.m. with a pre-game show from commentators Logan Heley and Scott Watson.
Live Broadcast: Robotics Competition
March 2nd, 2010For the Shawnee Mission East Robotics team, household appliances are key, doing much more than just toasting a piece of bread or blending an assortment of berries.
Well into their third year of competition, the East robotics team, better known as Sargon Robotics is off to a hot start.
After only a few years, Team Sargon is on to its third robot. The first two machines, no longer in competition, have already won numerous awards.
Their first ‘bot, made in 2008, “The Brave Little Toaster” had the simple task of picking up exercise balls while last year’s robot, “The Brave Little Blender” had the task of picking up “moonrocks” and shooting them out of its top. While the tasks may sound easy, the team spent a countless amount of hours working on these robots. With only six weeks allowed to build the machine, Sargon often faced stressful days and long nights.
“You take a bunch of kids who have little experience, and you tell them to build a robot in six weeks. You lose your patience, fight off the drowsiness, put on a band aid, and keep going,” said John Opsahl, the teams mechanical captain, “Nothing stops you from reaching sweet success, and that is why I love robotics.”
According to Opsahl, in the earlier stages of the robot, he spent 15 hours a week on it. In the last three weeks, he claimed to have put 25 hours into the teams only robot.
Recently, it was announced that the Robotics team would take a trip to the regional competition to Hale Arena inside the American Royal, right here in Kansas City.
While it’s not a very publicized event, the “Robotics Greater Kansas City Regional” is quite the competition for the young team. The only robotics competition of the year is put on by a group called FIRST, For inspiration and recognition of Science and Technology. The competition will feature teams from all over the plains region, ranging from Illinois to Arkansas.
Constructed in 2007, the team has been to the Regional competition twice before and has experienced plenty of success, making it to the quarter finals in their first year, semifinals in the second and are hoping for a championship in their third.
“We have been quite ambitious on the technical side,” senior Qi Chen said. “We’re working with a computer system that is put into missiles.”
Chen, a leader of Sargon Robotics, has been with the team since the beginning, joining in 2007 as a sophomore. Starting with a group of eight members, the team has grown to a massive 20 plus.
“I’m really proud of the team this year,” Chen said. “There’s quite a few members who really came forward and stepped up to the challenge.”
Most of the work is done behind the scenes or in the “depths of the first floor”. With team meetings happening every week, it’s no wonder that the team has found so much success.
“Meetings were Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and then people started coming in on Tuesday and during seminar and even after school,” Chen said.
But other members of Team Sargon like Tyler Cecil have learned a lot more than just robots while being with the team.
“The robotics team has really given me a purpose. Its somewhere where I can learn, teach, and be part of something thats bigger than me. It has totally shaped my veiw of what my future is going to be,” Cecil said. ”It has also given me confidence, and speaking skills, and even managment skills. Just by being on this team, I feel like, right now, I could go off and run a company. All because of the skills I have gained.”
According to Cecil, even though team Sargon is internationally known, people in the immediate community don’t seem to know much about the program. To help with that, team Sargon even has it’s own public relations department that hopes to continue to get the word out about the school’s first and only robotics team.
The team will compete Thursday, March 4 2010 at Hale Arena located inside the American Royal.
Financial Package 2009-2010
March 1st, 2010Anna Petrow
February 28th, 2010This year’s Hauberk photo editor, senior Anna Petrow is a jack-of-all-trades. She’s currently enrolled in Photo 4, is co-Chair of the Coalition Club, and was nominated as the First Attendant at the WPA dance last week. She’s been taking photos for five years, and has recently entered her best in a scholarship contest that allows family, friends and other supporters to vote for the winner of the scholarship.
Boys’ Basketball Broadcast: SM East at SM South
February 24th, 2010Can’t make it to the game? Check out the SM East at SM South boys’ basketball game live right here with commentary provided by the Harbinger Online’s own Kevin Simpson. The broadcast will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26.
Comfort Thursdays: Episode 2
February 23rd, 2010
Comfort Thursdays: Episode 2 from Dairdevil Boards on Vimeo.
Exchange Sisters Soundslide
February 23rd, 2010Junior Betsy Blessen is a host sister to Polish exchange student Nika. Soundslide by Eden Schoofs and Samantha Bartow.
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