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Senior tries to break into the writing industry
It’s the week before Valentine’s Day and the restaurant is crowded. While senior Nathan Goldman waits with his girlfriend to be seated, they start up a conversation with a six-year-old boy.
“Sometime, I should take you in our car. And I should take you to my school. And we should find my room. And I can [...]
SMSD to cut jobs in effort to save money
At a board meeting Monday night, district officials announced that 130 employees from around the district, including teachers, would lose their jobs next year in order to save the district $10 million. The move comes after an already increasing amount of budget cuts in the last year.
In addition to the job cuts, the district will [...]
Parents and students informed at College Connection
Fifty nine parents and students shuffled into the Auditorium on Thursday for the annual PTA sponsored “College Connection” seminar. Lecturers from all over the country appeared in front of the group and gave advice to parents and students about the next step after graduating high school.
Laura Linn, the Director of Admissions at Drake University, spoke [...]
KCTV5 shoots ‘More in the Morning’ at East after ‘Cool School’ nomination
On any given school day, East’s gym would be empty at five in the morning. No varsity point guards would rush to dribble the basketball up the court. The only movement would come from the dust-bunnies floating across the hardwood, spurred on by the drafts of the air conditioning system.
But this Friday, the gym will [...]
Live Broadcast: Robotics Competition
The Robotics team competes at the FIRST Robotics Greater Kansas City Regional.
Next years IB classes will be larger than ever before
Next year, East’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Program will host the largest junior class it’s ever had.
Since IB started at East 15 years ago, class sizes have ranged from 11 and 35. However, at the close of the sophomore enrollment process, a total of 44 sophomores had signed up for IB.
“This will be the first year [...]
SMSD Budget Cuts
Recently announced budget cuts for SMSD stem from state financial discrepancies and worsening economy
Proposed district policy would help homeless students
On Feb. 22, the Shawnee Mission School Board read a proposed district policy regarding homeless students in the district.
Boys’ swim wins state for fifth time in six years
Coming off a disappointing third place finish last season at state, the Lancers beat rival Blue Valley North by an 8.5 point margin.
SMSD Board of Education Budget Meeting
Members of the SMSD Board of Education met Feb. 16 in the East auditorium to discuss budget concerns with members of the community. The district plans to cut approximately $10 million from next year’s budget due to lack of substantial funds.
We apologize for the unsteady camera during the first minute of the footage below. The [...]
After recent Supreme Court ruling, corporations receive First Amendment rights
The Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 21 that it is unconstitutional for the government to set limits on the amount of money corporations can give to political campaigns. This retracts part of the 2002 McCain-Feingold Bill, which was one of the first pieces of legislation to regulate political election campaigns by putting a limit on [...]
Proposed health reform bill includes tanning tax
In the midst of pre-WPA tanning season, Senators in Washington are voting on a Health Care reform bill that includes a proposed 10 percent tax on the use of tanning beds. The tax will take effect in July if the bill passes.
The Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation projects that the tax would raise 2.7 billion [...]
Upcoming banquet has Chinese classes excited
In Room 514, 17 students wait. Some are groggy, it’s the start of the day after all. Some are talking, their conversations peppered with short Chinese phrases. “Ni Hao!” Hello. “Zao-an.” Good morning.
All 17 faces of the 2nd hour Chinese class look to the front of the room as a small, spritely woman clears her [...]
Sweetheart candidates announced after rude awakening
Candidates chow down at McDonald’s after candidacy is announced.
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