Shawnee Mission East High School
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Shawnee Mission East High School is a public secondary school
in Prairie Village
, Kansas
, USA for grades 9
–12
. It is one of five schools operated by Unified School District
512.
Shawnee Mission East High School was established in 1958 in order to help educate an increasing number of students due to the emerging population of Prairie Village
. In January 1994, Shawnee Mission East, along with Shawnee Mission Northwest
began offering the International Baccalaureate program.
Shawnee Mission East is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association
and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the "Lancers". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
. In January 1994, Shawnee Mission East, along with Shawnee Mission Northwest
began offering the International Baccalaureate program.
fall conference in Nashville, The Harbinger was named Best in Show of all newspapers with 17+ pages.
In 2007, during the NSPA spring conference in Denver, Colorado
, the school yearbook won the prestigious Pacemaker Award. Also, in 2008, during the NSPA spring conference in Anaheim, the yearbook won the same award. The Harbinger has won "Best in Show" at the conference for the past two years.
The Eastonian is an underground newspaper known for its longevity and long lists of editors who all use the pseudonym John Galt
, the character in Ayn Rand
's Atlas Shrugged
. The paper traditionally features political and social commentary and also includes a page of quotations that are taken out of context from the conversations of unsuspecting students and teachers. The Eastonian is readily confiscated by faculty and staff, but the tradition continues and many teachers have been known to be avid readers. Punishment for participation in the publication of the Eastonian is usually a five day out-of-school suspension. In the late 70's an underground comic was published called "The Tuesday Afternoon Reader" which featured cartoons and commentary on school policies and student life.
. It has many different projects ranging from sock collection, to helping tutor kids at elementary schools.
. Throughout its history, Shawnee Mission East has won many state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics. Also, they have one of 8 rugby teams in the Kansas City Metro area.
in Lexington, KY. The 2007-08 season was one of record proportions for Shawnee Mission East. Seniors Michael Perbeck and Danny Mapes became the most successful team in Kansas history earning bids to the Tournament of Champions. The same season Brad Crist and Ross Ringer placed 8th at nationals, further than any East team since 1983, when Thomas Frank and David Godley placed 5th. Patrick Kennedy and Danielle Lipsman placed second in the State Tournament that year. Brian Rubaie (2006) was the all-time points leader in the National Forensics League from 2006-2008.
.
The Orchestra, under direction of Jonathan Lane, was invited to play at the 2006 American String Teachers Association at the Kansas City Downtown Marriott Hotel. They were the only local school orchestra invited to play at the event. Students of the orchestra consistently comprise a disproportionately large portion of all-state and regional honor orchestras.
The Blue Knights Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kim Harrison, was selected to play at the Essentially Ellington Competition in 2001 and 2006. Every year only 15 jazz bands are selected nationwide to play at Lincoln Center in New York City. The competition and festival is run by Wynton Marsalis
. They maintain a very high level of musicianship, playing standards by noted composers like Duke Ellington and Count Basie as well as some student compositions. They have received division one ratings and 1st places at almost every festival attended in the last decade.
The choral department at Shawnee Mission East consists of five ensembles, including the Shawnee Mission East Choraliers
. Between the SME Choraliers and the SME Chamber Singers, the choirs have paid for many trips including: a world premiere performance in NYC's Carnegie Hall
in the Winter of 2007, performing a solo concert at the Southwest ACDA
convention in St. Louis, Missouri
in the Spring of 2006, an extensive tour of Ireland
in the Spring of 2006, named Grand Champion Choir of the 2003 Winter Park Ski Music Festival, A European tour of England
, Belgium
and Germany
in the spring of 2004, and an extensive tour of Italy
in the spring of 2001, a tour of Nashville, Tennessee
in the spring of 2009, and an extensive tour of Salzburg
, Vienna
, and Prague
.
The Shawnee Mission East drumline is also famous around the school as being a "crowd-booster" during home football games. The drumline, who performs at halftime, puts on a great show every week for the students. The Drumline is headed by two senior captains each year, and is directed by Mr. Ray DeMarchi.
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Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Prairie Village
Prairie Village, Kansas
Prairie Village is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 21,447.- History :...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, USA for grades 9
Ninth grade
Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
–12
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
. It is one of five schools operated by Unified School District
Unified school district
A unified school district or unit school district is a school district which includes both primary school and high school under the same district control....
512.
Shawnee Mission East High School was established in 1958 in order to help educate an increasing number of students due to the emerging population of Prairie Village
Prairie Village, Kansas
Prairie Village is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 21,447.- History :...
. In January 1994, Shawnee Mission East, along with Shawnee Mission Northwest
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. The current principal is Dr. Bill Harrington. Shawnee Mission Northwest is one of many schools located within Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding...
began offering the International Baccalaureate program.
Shawnee Mission East is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association
Kansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the "Lancers". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
History
Shawnee Mission East High School was established in 1958 in order to help educate an increasing number of students due to the emerging population of Prairie VillagePrairie Village, Kansas
Prairie Village is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 21,447.- History :...
. In January 1994, Shawnee Mission East, along with Shawnee Mission Northwest
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. The current principal is Dr. Bill Harrington. Shawnee Mission Northwest is one of many schools located within Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding...
began offering the International Baccalaureate program.
School newspaper and yearbook
The Shawnee Mission East school newspaper, The Harbinger, has won numerous city-wide, state-wide and national awards. The online version of the publication, which began in January 2006, is called The Harbinger Online. The Harbinger has won two Pacemakers, four Pacemaker nominations and three Gold Crowns. These awards are given to the top 20-30 high school newspapers each year by two separate groups. During the 2006 NSPANational Scholastic Press Association
The National Scholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country...
fall conference in Nashville, The Harbinger was named Best in Show of all newspapers with 17+ pages.
In 2007, during the NSPA spring conference in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, the school yearbook won the prestigious Pacemaker Award. Also, in 2008, during the NSPA spring conference in Anaheim, the yearbook won the same award. The Harbinger has won "Best in Show" at the conference for the past two years.
The Eastonian is an underground newspaper known for its longevity and long lists of editors who all use the pseudonym John Galt
John Galt
John Galt was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commenter. Because he was the first novelist to deal with issues of the industrial revolution, he has been called the first political novelist in the English language.-Life:Born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, Galt was...
, the character in Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism....
's Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States. Rand's fourth and last novel, it was also her longest, and the one she considered to be her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing...
. The paper traditionally features political and social commentary and also includes a page of quotations that are taken out of context from the conversations of unsuspecting students and teachers. The Eastonian is readily confiscated by faculty and staff, but the tradition continues and many teachers have been known to be avid readers. Punishment for participation in the publication of the Eastonian is usually a five day out-of-school suspension. In the late 70's an underground comic was published called "The Tuesday Afternoon Reader" which featured cartoons and commentary on school policies and student life.
School clubs
Shawnee Mission East is home to a variety of clubs, ranging from Model U.N. to the Food Appreciation Society. The most notable club at Shawnee Mission East is the SHARE club, which is the largest student run volunteer club in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It has many different projects ranging from sock collection, to helping tutor kids at elementary schools.
Athletics
The Lancers compete in the Sunflower League and are classified as a 6A school, the largest classification in Kansas according to the KSHSAAKansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
. Throughout its history, Shawnee Mission East has won many state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics. Also, they have one of 8 rugby teams in the Kansas City Metro area.
State championships
| State Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Cross Country, Boys Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... |
2 | 1966, 1967 |
| Cross Country, Girls Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... |
6 | 1982, 1983, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999 | |
| Winter | Swimming and Diving, Boys Swimming (sport) Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native... |
11 | 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1990, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| Swimming and Diving, Girls Swimming (sport) Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native... |
11 | 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 2010 | |
| Basketball, Girls Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
1 | 1983 | |
| Spring | Golf, Boys Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
6 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2008 |
| Golf, Girls Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
3 | 1979, 1980, 1987 | |
| Tennis, Boys Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... |
29 | 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975,1978, 1980, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 (won both singles & doubles titles in some years) | |
| Tennis, Girls Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... |
14 | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2008, 2011 | |
| Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
2 | 1984, 1995 | |
| Rugby Rugby football Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:... |
4 | 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 | |
| Soccer, Girls | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2000 | |
| Total | 63 | ||
Debate and forensics
The debate and forensics teams are the sixth largest in the nation in regard to National Forensics League degrees. Debate teams have been Kansas state champions more than once. The Shawnee Mission East debate squad has qualified more teams in Kansas history than any other Kansas school to the Tournament of ChampionsTournament of Champions (debate)
The Tournament of Champions is a high school debate tournament held annually at the University of Kentucky on the first weekend of May. It is the most prestigious tournament on the "national circuit," representing some of the most competitively successful debaters from the nation's most prestigious...
in Lexington, KY. The 2007-08 season was one of record proportions for Shawnee Mission East. Seniors Michael Perbeck and Danny Mapes became the most successful team in Kansas history earning bids to the Tournament of Champions. The same season Brad Crist and Ross Ringer placed 8th at nationals, further than any East team since 1983, when Thomas Frank and David Godley placed 5th. Patrick Kennedy and Danielle Lipsman placed second in the State Tournament that year. Brian Rubaie (2006) was the all-time points leader in the National Forensics League from 2006-2008.
Performing arts
The theater department, led by Tom DeFeo and Brian Cappello, has won numerous Blue Star awards for their musicals, including the 2002-2003 award for Best Overall Production for their production of Little Shop of HorrorsLittle Shop of Horrors (musical)
Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman...
.
The Orchestra, under direction of Jonathan Lane, was invited to play at the 2006 American String Teachers Association at the Kansas City Downtown Marriott Hotel. They were the only local school orchestra invited to play at the event. Students of the orchestra consistently comprise a disproportionately large portion of all-state and regional honor orchestras.
The Blue Knights Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kim Harrison, was selected to play at the Essentially Ellington Competition in 2001 and 2006. Every year only 15 jazz bands are selected nationwide to play at Lincoln Center in New York City. The competition and festival is run by Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Learson Marsalis is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Marsalis has promoted the appreciation of classical and jazz music often to young audiences...
. They maintain a very high level of musicianship, playing standards by noted composers like Duke Ellington and Count Basie as well as some student compositions. They have received division one ratings and 1st places at almost every festival attended in the last decade.
The choral department at Shawnee Mission East consists of five ensembles, including the Shawnee Mission East Choraliers
Shawnee Mission East Choraliers
The Shawnee Mission East Choraliers are a mixed chorus of more than 130 student singers, grades 10-12, at Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas. The choir has performed in churches, cathedrals, schools and recital and concert halls throughout Europe, singing from Galway to...
. Between the SME Choraliers and the SME Chamber Singers, the choirs have paid for many trips including: a world premiere performance in NYC's Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
in the Winter of 2007, performing a solo concert at the Southwest ACDA
American Choral Directors Association
The American Choral Directors Association , headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a non-profit organization with the stated purpose of promoting excellence in the field of choral music...
convention in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
in the Spring of 2006, an extensive tour of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in the Spring of 2006, named Grand Champion Choir of the 2003 Winter Park Ski Music Festival, A European tour of England
England
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, Belgium
Belgium
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and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in the spring of 2004, and an extensive tour of Italy
Italy
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in the spring of 2001, a tour of Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in the spring of 2009, and an extensive tour of Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, and Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
.
Traditions
The last school day before the Homecoming Dance, students are released early from school to celebrate in the Lancer Day Parade. Different clubs and classes organize floats for this special event. The parade starts at the intersection of 75th Street and Mission Road and proceeds down Mission to Prairie Village Shopping Center. Traditionally, the mayor of Prairie Village gives a speech praising SME and changing the name of his/her city for one day from Prairie Village to "Lancer" Village.The Shawnee Mission East drumline is also famous around the school as being a "crowd-booster" during home football games. The drumline, who performs at halftime, puts on a great show every week for the students. The Drumline is headed by two senior captains each year, and is directed by Mr. Ray DeMarchi.
Notable alumni
- Sandahl Bergman, actress, co-star Conan the BarbarianConan the BarbarianConan the Barbarian is a fictional sword and sorcery hero that originated in pulp fiction magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several films , television programs, video games, roleplaying games and other media...
- W. Bruce CameronW. Bruce CameronWilliam Bruce Cameron is an internationally known humor columnist. Cameron attended Westminster College. He is the author of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, a best selling self-improvement book adapted to the short-lived ABC sitcom which aired from 2002 to 2005...
, author - John D. Carmack, video game programmer, id SoftwareId SoftwareId Software is an American video game development company with its headquarters in Richardson, Texas. The company was founded in 1991 by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack...
co-founder, lead programmer of the classic video game Doom. - Eric DarnellEric DarnellEric Darnell is an American director, writer, voice actor, songwriter and animator. He is best known for co-directing Antz with Tim Johnson, as well as co-directing Madagascar and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa with Tom McGrath....
, filmmaker and creator of Madagascar (2005 film)Madagascar (2005 film)Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked...
and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - Donald FehrDonald FehrDonald M. Fehr is the executive director of the National Hockey League Players Association. He previously served as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association from 1986-2009....
, Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
players union representative - Thomas FrankThomas FrankThomas Frank is an American author, journalist and columnist for Harper's Magazine. He is a former columnist for the Wall Street Journal, authoring "The Tilting Yard" from 2008 to 2010....
, founder of The Baffler, Harper's columnist and author of What's the Matter with Kansas?What's the Matter with Kansas?What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America is a book by American journalist and historian Thomas Frank, which explores the rise of populist anti-elitist Conservatism in the United States, centering on the experience of Kansas, Frank's native state... - Nancy OpelNancy OpelNancy Carol Opel is an American singer, actress, and teacher. She grew up in the communities of Prairie Village and Leawood, Kansas. She graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School and later trained at Juilliard....
, Tony AwardTony AwardThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
-nominated singer/actress. - Ramesh PonnuruRamesh PonnuruRamesh Ponnuru is a Washington, D.C.-based Indian American columnist and a senior editor for National Review magazine. He is also a contributor to TIME magazine and WashingtonPost.com...
, National Review, senior editor - Jim RothJim RothJim Roth is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. A Democrat, Roth was appointed by Republican Governor Mary Fallin to serve on the Oklahoma State Election Board as the panel's lone Democrat. As of September 2011, the Governor's appointment of Roth was awaiting confirmation by the...
, member of Oklahoma Corporation CommissionOklahoma Corporation CommissionThe Oklahoma Corporation Commission is the public utilities commission of the state of Oklahoma run by three state-wide elected Commissioners, assisted by over 400 employees...
, first openly gayGayGay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
statewide official in OklahomaOklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state... - Grant WahlGrant WahlGrant Wahl is an American sports journalist who is best known for being a writer for Sports Illustrated. He is also the author of the controversial book, The Beckham Experiment.-Career:...
, writer for Sports Illustrated
Notable faculty
- Dow TateDow TateChester Dow Tate, 1997 Dow Jones Newspaper Fund National Journalism Teacher of the Year and Texas' Max Haddick Teacher of the Year, has advised Shawnee Mission East High School's student publications since August 2002. Shawnee Mission East, located in the Shawnee Mission School District, is in...
, 1997 Dow Jones Newswire Fund National Journalism Teacher of the Year and Texas' Max Haddick Teacher of the Year - Principal Karl R. Krawitz scolded a student at Shawnee Mission East High School for criticizing Governor Sam BrownbackSam BrownbackSamuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...
on Twitter and demanded that she write the Governor and his staff and apology letter.
See also
- Shawnee Mission North High SchoolShawnee Mission North High SchoolShawnee Mission North High School is a public secondary school in Overland Park, Kansas, USA for grades 9–12. It is one of five schools operated by Unified School District 512.The school colors are Red, Black and White and the school mascot is the Indian...
- Shawnee Mission Northwest High SchoolShawnee Mission Northwest High SchoolShawnee Mission Northwest High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. The current principal is Dr. Bill Harrington. Shawnee Mission Northwest is one of many schools located within Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding...
- Shawnee Mission South High SchoolShawnee Mission South High SchoolShawnee Mission South High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of several public high schools located within Shawnee Mission, KS. Additionally, Shawnee Mission South is a two-time Blue Ribbon...
- Shawnee Mission West High SchoolShawnee Mission West High SchoolShawnee Mission West High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. Shawnee Mission West is one of several public high schools located within Shawnee Mission, KS. The official school colors are black and gold and the...
External links
- Official school website
- The Harbinger Online, school newspaper
- Kansas State Department Of Education, KSDE
- Kansas State High School Activities Association, KSHSAA
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