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Journalism Department Awarded JEMKC Honors
On Wednesday April 28th, the Shawnee Mission East journalism department proudly took home over 40 awards and honors at the annual Journalism Educators of Metropolitan Kansas City or “JEMKC” Awards Ceremony held at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. The print publication, “The Harbinger” won 26 awards while the school’s yearbook; “The Hauberk” [...]
Journalism program among the best in the country
On April 17th the Shawnee Mission East journalism department ranked amongst the best in the country roping in a slew of awards for its three publications: The Harbinger, the highly esteemed newspaper, The Harbinger Online, the publication’s website, and The Hauberk, the yearbook. For the first time ever the Online staff got a taste of [...]
2009-2010 Broadcast Posters
The Harbinger Online Staff publicized this year’s live broadcasts by creating posters to put around the school. This gallery is a simple collection of this year’s posters. The year was marked by broadcasts of girls’ soccer and basketball games and boys’ basketball and baseball.
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 [...]
Senior reflects on the death of classmate
It’s easier to understand death when it doesn’t come as a surprise. My grandpa turned 90 last week and I can say with little sadness that his life is coming to an end. He’s confined to the steel bars of his walker with its set of decaying tennis balls on the bottom, and the plastic [...]
Publications, editors win awards
On March 19, the Harbinger staff gladly accepted a Gold Crown Award for the web version of the bi-weekly publication The Harbinger. The prestigious award, given to 11 publications nationwide is for an online or print publication that sets a standard of excellence in areas such as content, design, photography, and editing. The Crown Award [...]
A Day in the Choir Room
Soundslide by Lindsey Hartnett and Anna Marken.
Senior uses art as a way to cope with her emotions
It’s Oct. 18, and senior Alyssa Jolitz sits at her computer drawing her self-portrait. She’s recently started a project where she sketches a new one every day; she hopes it will help improve her art. This was one of the first, but she was already seeing progress; the facial structure was becoming more defined, the [...]
Shutter Island: Scorsese and DiCaprio team up once again for an engaging psychological thriller
Set aside the gangster stories and the New York character dramas of the Martin Scorsese you know, because “Shutter Island” showcases the master filmmaker in a fresh mind-bender mode he’s never been in before. He directs an elaborate, ever-deepening search for the truth through an atmospheric maze of deception and the unexpected, all leading up [...]
Sophomore Reflects on Living with Disabled Brother
Since I was two-years-old it was just part of my life. The feeding tubes, the wheelchairs, the wailing through the nights. I always had the dream that one day it would be over. That he would rise up off the ground and talk. But as I grew older, I knew it wouldn’t happen. He would [...]
Photo Bin
Assorted pictures taken by photographers from both the newspaper and yearbook staffs.
Photographer Rachel English 2008-2009
This is graduate Rachel English’s portfolio from her senior year.
