The Lancer softball team beat Shawnee Mission West and Olathe North on May 15, qualifying for the state championship. This is the first time that the team has ever been to the state championship in school history.
The 2012-2013 Junior Varsity Lancer Dancer team was announced Thursday, May 3 after a week of clinics and tryouts. The team includes 15 girls and will be coached by Alexis Bugler-Close.
The 2012-2013 Varsity Lancer Dancer team was announced Thursday, May 3 after a week of clinics and tryouts. The team includes 21 girls and will be coached by Alexis Bugler-Close.
At tryouts on Monday, April 30, 16 girls were selected to be a part of the JV cheerleading squad. The team was chosen by a panel of eight judges. The JV captains will be chosen at a meeting on Wednesday, May 2nd.
The 2012-2013 Varsity Lancer Cheerleaders were decided on Monday, April 30 by a panel of eight judges. The team includes 26 girls and will be coached by Lindsey Haymond. Varsity captains will be decided on Thursday, May 2.
Many East students applying to colleges are forced to make the decision between expensive, prestigious universities and schools where scholarships are more readily available. The difference in tuition costs between Kansas University and the Forbes list of the top 10 colleges in the U.S. is an average of $21,772. College recruiters, East seniors and alumni weigh in on how to approach this challenging decision.
East students react to details that have emerged regarding Joseph Kony, leader of the Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army. Controversy has surrounded a campaign started by the charity Invisible Children that was meant to bring attention to the rebel group.
Anna Sheridan grows closer to her family as they work side-by-side at Sheridan’s Frozen Custard.
Sophomore Sarah Fox was recognized as “Woman of the Week” by the Kansas Office of Securities for her cake pop business, Great Expecaketions.
The protests of Johnson County school workers have been heard across Kansas throughout the past month. On Feb. 8, over 6,400 employees signed and delivered a petition to the Kansas Statehouse against suggested changes to the state pension system.
On Jan. 26, Governor Sam Brownback proposed to the state Senate a bill that aims to completely rework the way state education is funded. When the recession hit in 2007, the state tightened its belt and started making cuts, and the amount of money allocated for Kansas education plummeted. Districts statewide have felt the effects of the decrease in funds, and the Shawnee Mission School District is no exception.
This year Indian Hills Middle School has started a renovation project that will last until fall of 2013. The new renovations will make the school larger and add newer features as well as new fields for East athletic teams to practice on.
