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District Energy Savings
SMSD utility costs went down over $500,000 in six months.
Heralders for 2010-11 Announced
Seniors Drew Auer, Grace Boehm, Katie Cox and Molly Kurtz will be the Lead Heralders.
East to host election debate
By next Monday, it will be decided if East will host the sixth debate between Republican Kevin Yoder and Democrat Stephene Moore, who are running for a position in the House of Representatives from Kansas’s third Congressional district. The debate, to be held in late October, will be hosted by the East student council, Harbinger [...]
Prairie Village to build new community center?
Over the next five months, the city of Prairie Village, Johnson County Parks and Recreation, and SMSD will pay over $50,000 on a study to determine if Prairie Village needs a Community Center.
Mascot Costume Update
The new Lancer mascot costume has arrived and will be ready for action this year.
East makes Newsweek’s top high schools list
By: Andrew Simpson
Live Broadcast: Graduation Ceremony 2010
Click to watch a partial recording of a live broadcast of East’s 2010 Graduation Ceremony.
Students honored at awards ceremony
Over 500 students and parents turned out on Monday night for the annual Shawnee Mission East academic awards ceremony. The semi-formal event held in the East Auditorium featured a variety of honors for juniors and seniors who have excelled academically in their high school careers. The awards given ranged from divisional academic awards in the [...]
Club works on bringing acceptance to minorities at East
Only seven years removed from his days as a student at Shawnee Mission South, Social Studies teacher David Muhammad is no stranger to dealing with diversity issues in high school. Growing up, he faced the same problems that minority students at East do today: getting involved in activities outside of their core group and overcoming [...]
Library hosts second annual “Poetry Slam”
Students will showcase their poetry prowess in the library on April 16. Read about the origins of the slam, this year’s competition, and video from last year’s.
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 [...]
Private school visitors shadow East students
Students from area private schools toured East on March 29.
