May 14, 2018
A heart for medicine
In a few seconds of silence, senior Rana Ekilah stands anxiously holding her mother’s hand. She scrolls through her phone looking to see if she made it into her dream college program....
May 14, 2018
Arfon Abdi
Involved in: Gold Medallion, Key Club, Medical internships, Muslim Student Association
By Jason Hopkins
In Kansas City alone, there are more than 30 well-equipped hospitals available for c...
May 4, 2018
Junior Katie Bullock was selected as one of 10 students to represent the state of Missouri on the 2018 All-State Journalism Team. The Team recognizes those students who have proven themselves to be indi...
February 8, 2018
After more than 50 sexual-assault allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein, after former Olympic gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to between 40 and 175 years in jail for molesting...
February 7, 2018
Kansas city and candlelight vigils
“I believe in you.” “You are important.” “Everyone matters.”
On the sidewalk outside of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, these are the messages on the signs held by ...
January 10, 2018
With 350 million people worldwide dealing with depression - including 16 million Americans - it has become a worldwide problem according to the World Health Organization.
Senior Anna Braman has struggled...
January 4, 2018
Foreign-born immigrants make up 13.5 percent of America’s population according to the 2016 Current Population Survey. These over 43.3 million people and their 41 million American born children come from around the world, bringing with them hundreds of different cultural trad...
December 17, 2017
In the 2016 presidential election, less than 46 percent of millennials turned out to vote. That number was even less for local elections. But in a society where youth are often disengaged from t...
December 15, 2017
Members of the LGBTQ+ community going to see the 2018 World Cup game in Russia were warned this month about governmental retaliation for showing affection toward each...
December 14, 2017
Government officials across the country are ripping down Confederate statues while protesters object, believing this action is destroying American history. NFL players kneel...
December 13, 2017
Religion is a major component of many students’ lives. It inspires them to attend church, to fast and to serve their communities. But around the country, religion has recently been use...
November 1, 2017
After school, freshman Matthew Dakon can be seen racing laps around the D Quad at speeds of up to six mph.
Dakon suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) which is a disease that limits his mobility and causes diffic...
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