A small group of four Shawnee Mission East students participated in the Poetry Slam last Sunday. None of them went on to the second round, and a lot of students were unable to participate because of conflicts with IB testing, finals or other events.
All schools in Kansas will be adopting the Common Core standards in their lesson plans. This policy that will “provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn” has been adopted by all 50 states except Nebraska, Texas, Virginia and Alaska.
The Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) will be raising the prices of food in the cafeteria. Breakfast prices will change from $1.35 to $1.40 and lunch prices will go from $2.40 to $2.50.
Department Head Tom DeFeo and theatre teacher Brian Cappello announced the upcoming theatrical productions at the Theatre Banquet. Every year, the department produces a fall play, winter musical and spring play.
SM East was placed under lockdown for what the administrators cited as “safety concerns”. Movement around the school stopped from about 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. as administrators tended to the issue.
The forensics squad placed second in sweepstakes out of 29 schools in the 6A division at the state tournament this weekend at Olathe Northwest. Each school is allowed 16 entries at state. Of East’s 16 entries, 11 advanced to semi-finals and seven advanced to finals.
The cast of this years musical Bye Bye Birdie has been nominated for three Blue Star Awards, a program sponsored by Starlight Theatre
Following the last choir concert of the year, Choir Director Ken Foley posted the results for the 2012-2013 school year. The group of 24 has 12 females and 12 males.
The Missouri Democratic Coordinated campaign is looking for interns for this summer to help them with their campaign for Senator Claire McCaskill.
In an effort to cut down on underage drinking and increase alcohol education and awareness, Principal Karl Krawitz is considering implementing a relatively new online program.
The first Forensics Showcase featured 15 acts from the season on Thursday. Pieces ranged from Humorous and Dramatic Interpretations to Informative and Original Oration Speeches. The show raised over $500 and was a new experience for all.
East’s Latin club attended a convention held by Blue Valley North on April 20th. While the club did not place overall, many individuals did very well in their specific categories.
