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Freshman Izzy Rapp attempts to pass the ball to a teammate before her Shawnee Mission West defender takes possession. Photo by Haley Bell

Posted April 8, 2016

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The Varsity baseball game starts at 6:00 p.m. at K

The Varsity baseball game starts at 6:00 p.m. at KU Hoglund Stadium against Lee Summit West High School.

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Girls and boys track and field will compete at 3:3

Girls and boys track and field will compete at 3:30 p.m. at the SM North Stadium.

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Girls varsity soccer will kick off against Lawrenc

Girls varsity soccer will kick off against Lawrence free-state at 7 p.m. at Shawnee Mission Athletic Complex.

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The girls C soccer team tied the Olathe West Owls

The girls C soccer team tied the Olathe West Owls 1-1 on Monday, April 21. 20 minutes into the first half, freshman Sadie Jolicoeur scored the first and only goal for the Lancers, assisted by freshman Campbell McKee. In the second half, freshman Sadie Algren took a shot on goal, but an Owls defender blocked it with a handball, earning a yellow card. Overall, the Lancers attempted 13 shots, with only one resulting in a goal.

The girls C team has five games in the next week. Their next match is against Lee’s Summit West on April 23 at 5 p.m. at the Shawnee Mission Soccer Complex.

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The girls JV soccer team defeated SM South 3-0 on

The girls JV soccer team defeated SM South 3-0 on Tuesday, April 15. Five minutes into the first half, freshman Violet Casey scored a goal with an assist from sophomore Anastasia Flower. Freshman Audrey Rose scored the second goal and was assisted with a pass by freshman Violet Casey. The third and final goal of the game was scored by junior Grace Thibault and assisted by sophomore Maya Monyakula. Goalkeepers freshman Landry Duchene and junior Stella Beaver kept a clean sheet and contributed to their team’s second shutout of the season.

The girls JV soccer team has their next game on Thursday, April 17 at 5 p.m. against Olathe Northwest at the Shawnee Mission Athletic Complex.

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Girls soccer will play at SMAC tonight at 7 p.m. a

Girls soccer will play at SMAC tonight at 7 p.m. against Olathe West.

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Zero Reasons Why — a teen-led campaign that aims

Zero Reasons Why — a teen-led campaign that aims to prevent teen suicide and destigmatize mental health in Johnson County — will be hosting a community mental health forum in the SM East commons from 5:30-7 p.m. on April 22.

The night will start out with small group discussions led by Zero Reasons Why Teen Council members from local high schools. Then, six panelists will answer teen-submitted questions about the night’s topic — combating loneliness through community engagement.

“If you are facing loneliness, or know someone who is facing loneliness… I recommend that you go,” Teen Council member Shubra Durgavathi said. “It’ll be an interesting conversation, and you’ll be able to hear a wide range of views, ideas and experiences.”

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Loosely based on the real “Unicorn Tapestries” — famous textile Dutch depictions of unicorns from the late 13th century — “Death of a Unicorn” shows the mythical creatures as eloquently violent and vengeful. But not without a cause.

The plot kicks off with Elliot, played by Paul Rudd, and his daughter Ridley, played by Jenna Ortega, running over a unicorn on their way to a mansion owned by Elliot’s rich boss — Odell Leopold played by Richard E. Grant. After Leopold refuses to give the unicorn back because of the profitable healing properties in the creature’s blood and horn, the unicorns come for the corpse of their lost one-horned kin — and they don’t hold back.

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Every day during lunch, Hau-In Lau sits in her roo

Every day during lunch, Hau-In Lau sits in her room, working on her laptop while snacking on fruits.

For Lau, the 25 minutes of lunch time are both a planning period and a second seminar to help her English Language Learner students. Teaching seven different courses across SM East and Indian Hills Middle School, it’s critical for Lau to be in her classroom during lunch, working while helping students.

Lau’s planning class and eating a banana when ELL 3 student and junior Hanifa Gul Mohammad walks in.

“I have crepes. It’s from France,” Gul Mohammad said.

“From what class?”

“International foods class.”

“See, that’s my lunch, you know, so I don’t worry,” Lau said. “Sometimes I get lunch from my students. So I say, ‘Go sign up for food’s class’ [laughs].”

Lau is the only Chinese and ELL teacher — having founded both programs in her 16 years at East. After two decades of providing critical opportunities to students in SMSD, she’ll retire in the spring.

“I love teaching,” Lau said. “My ELL students and Chinese students have been wonderful, but I’m only one small person. I feel my health is failing, my vision is getting worse… I just feel like maybe I don’t want to wait until I’m blind or get any health problems.”

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