Gallery: Fall Pep Assembly

Students gathered on Thursday during seminar for a quarterly pep assembly to introduce the fall sports. The assembly included a mock America’s Got Talent competition between football, boys soccer, tennis, volleyball, girls golf, and gymnastics. Performances were made by cheer and JV/Varsity Lancer Dancers.

Principal Dr. McKinney ended the assembly with a powerful, uplifting, and motivating speech getting us hyped for Lancer Day.

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Izzy Zanone

Izzy Zanone is a senior at Shawnee Mission East and is the photo mentor and SMEphotos.com editor. This is her second year on staff and she is excited to start the year. If you cannot find her in room 521, you may find her in the auditorium rehearsing for the musical or in the choir room. She is also involved in SHARE projects and is a Link Crew Leader. Izzy is very excited for this upcoming year and all that it has in store. »

Ellen Swanson

Ellen Swanson is a senior at Shawnee Mission East and this will be her second year as a staff photographer. In addition to Harbinger Ellen is involved in share and DECA. In her free time Ellen enjoys spending time with her friends, shopping, and binge-watching Netflix. »

Kate Nixon

Kate Nixon
Kate Nixon is a senior going into her third year on staff. This year, she is a co-head photo editor and involved in swim, Freelancer, Coalition, and Share. Outside of school, she enjoys working with animals, volunteering, and napping. »

Aislinn Menke

Aislinn Menke
Aislinn Menke is a junior at Shawnee Mission East and is on the staff for photography for the Harbinger. This will be her second year on staff. Aislinn also does track for SME, enjoys taking art classes, and exploring coffee shops downtown in her free time. »

Katherine Odell

Katherine Odell is a senior at Shawnee Mission East and this will be her second year on staff as a staff photographer. In addition to Harbinger, Katherine is involved in Share, and a member of Deca. She enjoys spending her free time hanging out with friends, eating spin pizza, or binge-watching netflix. Katherine can’t wait for the year ahead and to meet new staff members. »

Audrey Kesler

Audrey Kesler is a senior at Shawnee Mission East High School and is an assistant photo editor for print for the Harbinger. Audrey also does photography in her free time while hanging out with friends. This year will be her third year on staff and she is excited to meet new staff members and continue making new memories. »

Morgan Plunkett

Morgan Plunkett is a senior at Shawnee Mission East and she is a staff photographer. This will be her second year on the Harbinger staff. Outside of newspaper, she enjoys music and takes part in the Choraliers choir. She is very excited to take part in exciting stories and projects! »

Maddie Smiley

Maddie Smiley is a senior at Shawnee Mission East and is the assistant online photo editor. This is Maddie’s third year on staff and she has loved every second of it. In front of the camera, Maddie is involved with theatre, tennis, Link Crew, SHARE and choir. On the weekends, you can find her at any ice cream shop in KC. Maddie is pumped to meet the new staffers and can’t wait to create an awesome publication. »

Ty Browning

Ty Browning
Ty Browning is a junior at Shawnee Mission East and is a photographer. This will be his third year on staff. He enjoys rock climbing and loves disc golf as well as playing tennis for East. He's excited to continue his sister's legacy on the harbinger and can't wait to improve his photography skills. »

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