The Shawnee Mission School District

The Shawnee Mission School District (Kansas Unified School District 512) is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Located in northeast Johnson County, Kansas, the school district enrolled 29,389 students in the 2003-2004 school year. As of 2004, the district comprises 5 high schools, 7 middle schools, 39 elementary schools, and 3 instructional centers. Image File history File links SMSD.jpg Logo of the Shawnee Mission School District in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. ... Image File history File links SMSD.jpg Logo of the Shawnee Mission School District in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. ... Official language(s) none Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers (Kaw Point) and straddling the state border between Missouri and Kansas. ... Johnson County (standard abbreviation: JO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...

Historical Significance

South Park Elementary school, in Merriam, Kansas played a significant role in school desegregation prior to the unification of the Shawnee Mission School District. South Park opened in 1948 for white students, leaving African-American students in the inadequate Walker Elementary using outdated curriculum. Corinthian Nutter, an African-American teacher, resigned in protest and taught the students from her home. 1949's Webb v. School District 90 case paved the way for Brown v. Topeka Board of Education five years later. Merriam is a city located in Johnson County, Kansas. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

McAuliffe Elementary School in Lenexa, Kansas was the first school in the nation to open named in honor of Christa McAuliffe. Lenexa is a city in Johnson County, Kansas and a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

High schools

Shawnee Mission North High School

Shawnee Mission North logo

Shawnee Mission Rural High School opened September 12, 1922, having cost $150,000 to build. It had 12 faculty members and a senior class of 20. There had been a vote on September 21, 1921, on a "proposal to organize a rural high school district." Image File history File links SMN_Logo. ... Image File history File links SMN_Logo. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ...

In 1922 the east building was completed and in 1936 the west building, housing a gym and auditorium, was connected to the east building by an arcade. In 1941 the shop wing was constructed to house agriculture and auto mechanics; it was connected to the west building by a concrete walk. In 1950 a large addition was made, including the south academic wing, the cross hall/offices, library, Field House and music rooms. After 30 years all the buildings were connected by hallways. Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

The swimming pool and science wing were built in 1969, the Developmental Center in 1978, the Little Theater in 1984 and the "lunch dock" remodeled in 1993. In the summer of 1997, the new library was added as well as air-conditioning. In 1998 the cafeteria and kitchen were remodeled. For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

As part of a recently-introduced district-wide bond, major improvements will be made to the SM North campus as well as all high schools, middle schools, and many elementary schools. A key project at SM North was the demolition of the original Stadium and reconstruction beginning in 2005. Followed, in the year 2007 by the addition of a new Auxiliary Gym, Fresh Tennis Courts, Pool, and Auditorium remodeling, the Additions of Two Biology Rooms, and a significant Enlargement of the band and Choir Deparment 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The school was named Shawnee Mission Rural until 1948, when senior Robert F. Bennett was sent to Topeka to petition the legislature for a name change to more accurately reflect the school's suburban status. It was thought that the job would take several weeks, if it could be accomplished at all, but Bob Bennett brought it home in three days. Later elected Governor of Kansas, Bennett was named North's first 'Distinguished Alumnus' by the class of 1975. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Robert Frederick Bennett (May 23, 1927–October 9, 2000) was the Republican governor of the U.S. state of Kansas from 1975 to 1979. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

It was thus named Shawnee Mission High School until 1958, when East opened and Shawnee Mission High School became SM North. The student body of Shawnee Mission High had petitioned the school board to name the new school anything other than "Shawnee Mission East" in an attempt to avoid a renaming of their school. This history is reflected in the fact that the North varsity letter remains an "S" to this day. SM West opened in 1962, South in 1966, and Northwest in 1969. Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

Alma Mater

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Shawnee Mission, Shawnee Mission,

Here's our toast to thee

We will cherish and respect thee

Pledge our loyalty

We will honor, we will love thee

Send our colors forth

Proud and brave our alma mater

Shawnee Mission North!

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Fight Song

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Onward Shawnee! Onward Shawnee!

Fight for victory!

Press 'em harder, ever harder!

Show them we can fight, fight fight!

Onward Shawnee! Onward Shawnee!

Fight for victory!

Fight, Indians, fight, fight, fight!

We'll win tonight.

Traditions

There are always two mascots. One is an Indian princess, and the other is an Indian warrior. The students acting as Indian princess and warrior are always a male and female senior. The outfits they wear while playing these parts were crafted by the Shawnee Indians of Oklahoma. The Indian warrior originated in 1975 with a student's Halloween costume, which proved so popular he joined the traditional Indian princess as mascot. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

During the alma mater, students stand and hold up their right index fingers while singing.

The Indian head time capsule (in front of the main office), which was gifted to the school by the class of 1965, is roped off and not to be stepped on. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

The day before homecoming, Shawnee Mission North stages a large parade. Different clubs, groups, and alumni create floats to parade down Johnson Drive.

SM North is located in northern Overland Park and serves much of northeastern Johnson County. The SM North area has a population of approximately 52,000 and includes the communities of Countryside, Merriam, Mission, northern Overland Park, Roeland Park, and Eastern Shawnee. Location within the state of Kansas Coordinates: County Johnson County Mayor Carl R. Gerlach Area    - City 147. ... Johnson County (standard abbreviation: JO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Countryside is a city located in Johnson County, Kansas. ... Merriam is a city located in Johnson County, Kansas. ... Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. ... Location within the state of Kansas Coordinates: County Johnson County Mayor Carl R. Gerlach Area    - City 147. ... Roeland Park is a city located in Johnson County, Kansas. ... Shawnee is a rapidly growing community located in northwest Johnson County, Kansas and is a western suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. ...

The 2006 population of SM North was 1,966. The mascot is an Indian, and the school colors are cardinal and black. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Every year around February a senior male is selected by his fellow classmates as "Northman". This title is much like "Homecoming King" at other schools. Originally called "Big Man on Campus", the winner was crowned at the annual "Women Pay All (WPA)" dance. In 1979 the title was considered outdated and changed to Northman. For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

North has won 4 state championships in football (1969, 1970, 1971, 1974) under the coaching of Larry Taylor. Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Larry The Mole Taylor (June 6th 1942 -) Larry Taylor is an American Bass Guitarist best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. ...

Famous Alumni

• Robert F. Bennett, Governor of Kansas
• General Richard B. Myers
• Dr. Phil McGraw (1968)
• Director Darren Lynn Bousman.

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Shawnee Mission East High School

Shawnee Mission East emblem

Opened in the school year beginning in 1957, SM East is located at Mission Road and 75th Street. SME is unique in the district for featuring the International Baccalaureate program, one of the few in the region. As of 2006, the enrollment at East is 2,012, making it the second-most populated school in the SMSD. The mascot is a Lancer, and the colors are Columbia blue, black, and white. It is located in the suburb of Prairie Village. Image File history File links East_Logo. ... Image File history File links East_Logo. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Volunteer Representative Squadron of the City of Poznań in the uniform of the 15th Uhlan Regiment of Poznań from 1939 A lancer (uhlan) was a cavalry soldier who fought with a lance. ... Prairie Village is a city in Johnson County, Kansas and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. ...

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The Shawnee Mission East sports program is very skilled and competitive. During the 2005-2006 season the SME basketball team took second at the State championship. Also during the 2005-2006 school year the Shawnee Mission East tennis team (boys and girls) won the State championship. The SME swim team won the State championship in 2005, 2006 and 2007, the only "three-peat" in the school's history. In 2007, at the Hummer Sports Park, in Topeka, Kansas, the Lancers, led by coach Wiley Wright and senior Luke Tanner, held off the Blue Valley North Mustangs to win the state title for the third consecutive year.

Another outstanding aspect of SME is its debate/forensics squad. The squad is the sixth-largest in the nation with regard to National Forensics League degrees. Brian Rubaie (2006) was the top student in the nation in points, as ranked by the National Forensics League, and was recently named the All-time National points leader. SME placed 5th at the NFL national tournament in policy debate in 1983. The National Forensic League is one of two U.S. national organizations which direct high school or prep competitive speech events. ...

While the school is full of numerous state champion athletes, natioanlly ranked teams and organizations and some of the top standarized test scores in the nation, one of the most notable and defining characteristic of Shawnee Mission East High School would be its phenomenal music and performing arts departments, particulartly the choral and orchestral departments. Under the direction of Tracy S. Resseguie, the choral program has expanded to five choirs comprising of more than 370 singers and have won many awards and destinctions. The Orchestra, under direction of Jonathan Lane, was invited to play at the 2006 ASTA (American String Teacher's Association) at the Kansas City Downtown Marriot Hotel. They were the only local school orchestra invited to play at the event.

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 of 2007, is called The Harbinger Online. The newspaper is currently advised by Dow Tate. During the 2004-2005 school year, Libby Nelson, editor of The Harbinger, was named National High School Journalist of the Year by the Journalism Education Association. During the 2006-2007 school year, The Harbinger editor Amanda Allison was bestowed the same honor, being named the National High School Journalist of the Year by the JEA. The Harbinger won both a Pacemaker and Gold Crown award for its work during the same year. In 2006, The Harbinger was awarded a second Pacemaker in Nashville. These awards are given to the top 20-30 high school newspapers each year by two separate groups. During the 2006 NSPA fall conference in Nashville, The Harbinger was named Best in Show of all newspapers with 17+ pages. For the past three years, the Kansas Journalist of the Year has been an East student (2005: Libby Nelson, 2006: Allison Quick, 2007: Amanda Allison). C. Dow Tate, 1997 Dow Jones Newspaper Fund National Journalism Teacher of the Year and Texas Max Haddick Teacher of the Year, is currently in his fifth year of advising Shawnee Mission East High Schools student publications. ...

The school yearbook has also won many awards. In 2006, yearbook staff member Allison Quick was named Kansas High School Journalist of the Year. In 2007, during the NSPA spring conference in Denver, the yearbook won the prestigious Pacemaker award.

Shawnee Mission East serves as the inspiration for the title school in Rick Gould's satirical book The Leaping Tuna of Kirshenbaum East.

School Song

Shawnee Mission, hail to thee.

Lancers we will always be.

We stand beside our colors bright,

Columbia blue, black and white.

High school days too soon are gone,

But fond memories linger on (stomp feet)

May our spirits be increased,

And God watch over SM East! (pump fists in air)

Traditions

The last school day before the Homecoming Dance, all 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.

Notable Alumni

W. Bruce Cameron: Author

John Carmack: Game programmer and ID Software co-founder

Donald Fehr: Major League Baseball players union representative

Thomas Frank: founder of The Baffler, Harper's columnist and author of What's the Matter with Kansas?

Soren Petro: Kansas City sports talk show host

Ramesh Ponnuru: National Review, senior editor

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Shawnee Mission South High School

Shawnee Mission South Raider

Shawnee Mission South is located on Lamar Avenue near 107th Street in southern Overland Park, Kansas. The school colors are green and gold and its mascot is the Raider. The school's mascot was chosen by the first graduating class of 1967. The Raider was chosen as a mascot because of the popular band The Raiders. Most of the students from South come from the middle school Indian Woods (which was then two separate Junior High Schools - Nallwood and Indian Creek). The school's population in 2006 was 1,805 students, down from a peak around 1973 of 2400. Image File history File links Shawnee_Mission_South_Raider_Logo. ... Image File history File links Shawnee_Mission_South_Raider_Logo. ...

 South has a newspaper called The Patriot. 

Notable alumni include former USC and NFL quarterback Rodney Peete. Additionally, The Who played a concert with the The Buckinghams at Shawnee Mission South on November 17, 1967. SMS is unique in the district for featuring the Engineering Program. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal),[4] located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... Rodney Peete (born March 16, 1966 in Mesa, Arizona) was an American Football quarterback from the University of Southern California. ... It has been suggested that Bob Pridden be merged into this article or section. ... First album cover, 1967 The Buckinghams were an American pop rock band which saw enormous radio popularity in 1967 (see 1967 in music), selling more records that year than any American artist except The Monkees. ...

Beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, the Shawnee Mission School District is adopting a new program, Project Lead the Way (PLTW), as the district engineering signature program, offered at Shawnee Mission South High School. SMS is notable because it hosts the Shawnee Mission School District's Center for International Studies, giving students who attend opportunities to study not only Spanish, French, German and Latin, but also Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Russian. A club at South is the Raider Revolution Robotics which has started in the 2006-2007 schol year, where the students build robots and compete with them at national competitions. SMS is notable for its achievements in scholastic competitions such as Academic Decathlon, Categories (a local quiz-bowl type competition) and forensics. South has won the Academic Decathlon title at the state level the last six years and has had strong finishes at the national level. The United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) is one of the premier academic competitions in the United States. ...

In 2005, South's Science Olympiad team made district news by winning the state of Kansas competition and advancing to the national level.Located on the school grounds is the Shawnee Mission Environmental Science Laboratory (SMESL), a 22-acre plot of land consisting of grasslands, trees, a stream, and a pond for scientific research and study. The school houses a variety of animals, both indoor and outdoor, to be studied by students. The school also has some of the best science classrooms in the district, offering Biology 1, Biology 2, Biology Honors to freshmen and sophomores, Anatomy, Physics, Physics Honors and Chemistry. It also offers a class called Environmental Ed where they study a variety of animals and show elementary kids the animals. Science Olympiad is a primarily American elementary, middle school, or high school team competition that requires knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. ... Official language(s) none Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ...

Fight Song

(tune: Mr. Touchdown, USA)

We are the Shawnee Mission Raiders!

We have the team that fights to win.

Hail the Raiders, strong and true.

Give us a cheer and a loud "LET'S WIN!"

We wear our colors proudly: green, gold, and white.

Cheering our raiders to fight!

Go, fight, win!

The spirit from within.

Raiders, we're for you!

Shawnee Mission West High School

Shawnee Mission West's mascot is the Viking and the official school colors are black and gold. West opened its doors in 1962; since then, it has been remodeled several times. Additions have also been made to the school, the most famous of which is "the bridge," an actual bridge between halves of the school that later had classrooms added beneath it. As of 2006, its population is 2,042. It is located in Overland Park on Antioch road. Notable alumni include actor Paul Rudd, NFL linebacker Steve Towle, basketball player Matt Freije, comic book artist/writer Ande Parks, actor/writer John Lehr, actor/director Jason Wiles, baseball writer Rob Neyer, comedian Jason Sudeikis, and seminary teacher Cris Howell. Every 3 years the West Pride Marching Band, along with the Golden Girls Dance Team, travel overseas to march in the New Years Day parade in London, England. The Madrigal Singers, currently under direction of Laura VanLeeuwen, were selected to represent West at Carnegie Hall 2006-07 year. The former principal, Dr. Karl Krawitz was the NEA III District Educator of the Year for 2004-2005. SM West is home to both an award-winning school newspaper, the EPIC, and yearbook, SAGA. Jaymie Stokes, Miss Kansas Teen USA 2007, is a currently sophomore at West. The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne warriors and traders of Norsemen (literally, men from the north) who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of the British Isles and mainland Europe as far east as the Volga River in Russia from the late 8th–11th century. ... Location within the state of Kansas Coordinates: County Johnson County Mayor Carl R. Gerlach Area    - City 147. ... Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American film and stage actor. ... Matthew (Matt) Wayne Freije (born October 2, 1981, in Overland Park, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the NBAs Atlanta Hawks. ... Ande Parks (born 0ctober 1, 1964) is a professional American comic book artist, known for his work as an inker and writer in the industry. ... John Lehr is an actor who starred in the independent film Memron. ... Rob Neyer is a baseball author and, since 1996, a columnist for ESPN.com. ... Jason Sudeikis (born September 18, 1975) is an American actor and comedian. ... Jaymie Stokes (born April 27, 1991) is a beauty queen from Lenexa, Kansas who will compete in the Miss Teen USA pageant in 2007. ...

SM West has a student body population that is 8% African American, which is the highest African American population of any Shawnee Mission high school. Statistically, SM West is the most ethnically diverse high school in the district.

SM West draws its student population from both Overland Park and Lenexa. Location within the state of Kansas Coordinates: County Johnson County Mayor Carl R. Gerlach Area    - City 147. ... Lenexa is a city in Johnson County, Kansas and a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. ...

Sports

SM West has a long history of success in sports, especially in football. SM West won state championships in 1972 and 1985, in addition to runner-up finishes in 1977 and 2006. Of late, the SM West football team, and its "Viking Power" slogan have become a dominant force in class 6A football under head coach Tim Callaghan. In November 2006 the Vikings defeated Lawrence Free-State High school in the Sub-State playoffs, then lost to Hutchinson High School 21-14 in the state title game in Emporia on Nov 25th. They were the first Shawnee Mission school to reach the state championship game since West won in 1985.

West has competed in four state title games for basketball, the most recent being in 2005, led by coach Mike Brinsko, but has never been able to come away with the title. The SM West baseball team also has enjoyed their fair share of success, winning state championships in 1977, 1987, and 1988. In 1991, the West's soccer team won the 6A state title, defeating two USA Today nationally ranked teams in the process (Wichita South, SM South). Also, the SM West girl's soccer team was 2005 2006 Sunflower League Champions; 2005 and 2006 Northeast Kansas 6A Regional Champions; 2005 and 2006 Kansas 6A state quarter-finalist; 2005 and 2006 Kansas 6A State runners-up.

School Song

Alma Mater, hail to thee

Sing we now so joyfully

Honor, praise and loyalty

Ever shall our promise be

Onward, we are always striving

For thy colors brave, undying

Hail to thee, Shawnee Mission West

Hail to thee, Shawnee Mission West!

Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars

Shawnee Mission Northwest High School's mascot is the Cougar, and the school colors are black and orange. Its principal is Dr. Bill Harrington. As of the 2005-2006 school year, its population was 1,859. Summer school is held here for all of the Shawnee Mission Schools. It is located in Shawnee. Notable alumni include NFL player Ryan Lilja. Image File history File links Shawnee_Mission_NW_logo. ... Image File history File links Shawnee_Mission_NW_logo. ... Binomial name Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) Cougar range map Synonyms Felis concolor The cougar (Puma concolor), also known as the puma or mountain lion, is a New World mammal of the Felidae family. ... Shawnee is a rapidly growing community located in northwest Johnson County, Kansas and is a western suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. ... Ryan Lilja (born October 15, 1981 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American football player who currently plays guard for the Indianapolis Colts. ...

School song

Stand up we are the Northwest Cougars

Kings of mountain, plain, and shore

We are the Shawnee Mission Cougars

May our minds and hearts triumphant soar

United stand we arm in arm

We raise our banners to the fore!

Remember we are Northwest Cougars

Cougars now and evermore

School Specialties

The Shawnee Mission Northwest Drumline is consistently a top placer in drumline competitions throughout the marching season. It is under the direction of Britt Haney and Matt Ronan.

As of 2006, Northwest’s boys varsity cross-country team has won the state title for thirteen consecutive years. The softball team won state in 2003. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Minnesota State High school Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... Softball is an activity that came from baseball, in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Shawnee Mission Northwest Marching Cougar Pride is known for its annual lightshow that is displayed at their last home game of the football season. Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Shawnee Mission Northwest is known in the Kansas City Area for their exceptional music programs, especially their jazz band and choir, which hold many talented musicians. The band is under the direction of Penny Snead and Doug Talley. The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers (Kaw Point) and straddling the state border between Missouri and Kansas. ...

Susan Massy, "Cough"(pronounced co, like co-editor), leads the Journalism department at SMNW. Within the realm of room 151 they produce a bi-weekly newspaper (currently ran by co-editors-in-chief Ben Weiss and Rachel Compo), The Northwest Passage, which has claimed several prestigious national awards since its initial printing in 1969. Some articles can be seen at SMNW.com Most recently, The Northwest Passage received the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Silver Crown Award in New York, 2007 (second-highest possible award). The yearbook, The Lair (currently ran by editor-in-chief Liz Jackson), is consistently rated as one of the top yearbooks in the country. The most recent being: -At the 2005 Fall JSPA convention held in Chicago, Illinois, it received third place in Best of Show out of all yearbooks in the nation publishing over 375 pages. -In the 2006 Fall JEA/NSPA convention held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Lair received 5th in Best of Show in its category. -Most recently, the Lair yearbook received the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Gold Crown Award (highest possible award) in New York, 2007.

Middle Schools

• Antioch (building was originally Milburn Junior High)
• Hocker Grove
• Indian Hills
• Indian Woods (building was originally Nallwood Junior High)
• Mission Valley (building was originally Meadowbrook Junior High)
• Trailridge
• Westridge (building was originally Hillcrest Junior High)

Previous Schools

• Broadmoor Junior High (building now Broadmoor Technical Center)
• Indian Creek Junior High (building now used for district offices as Indian Creek Technical Center)
• Old Mission Junior High (building now part of Bishop Miege Catholic High School)

Elementary Schools

• Apache
• Belinder (Frank Belinder)
• Benninghoven (Rhein Benninghoven)
• Bluejacket-Flint
• Bonjour (Don Bonjour)
• Briarwood
• Broken Arrow
• Brookridge
• Brookwood
• Carpenter (Katherine Carpenter)
• Comanche
• Corinth
• Crestview
• Diemer (John Diemer)
• East Antioch
• Highlands
• McAuliffe (Christa McAuliffe)
• Merriam (Soon to be Merriam Park)
• Mill Creek
• Moody (Dorothy Moody)
• Nieman
• Oak Park
• Overland Park
• Pawnee
• Prairie
• Ray Marsh
• Rising Star
• Rosehill
• Rushton
• Santa Fe Trail
• Shawanoe
• South Park (Soon to be Merriam Park)
• Sunflower
• Tomahawk
• Trailwood
• Westwood View

Previous Schools

• Arrowhead
• Bagby (Marsha Bagby)
• Bluejacket (merged into new Bluejacket-Flint school)
• Cherokee (closed 2001)
• Flint (merged into new Bluejacket-Flint school, building is now Wonderscope Children's Museum)
• Hickory Grove (building originally used for AEP program, replaced with new facility and renamed Horizons High School)
• Mohawk (building demolished; now a park at 67th & Lamar)
• Nall Hills (closed 2001)
• Porter (building demolished; site is now Porter Park)
• Ridgeview
• Roeland Park
• Roesland (under reconstruction)
• Skyline (building used for AEP program after closing in 1974, used as the Roeland Park Community Center since 1985)
• Somerset
• Valley View (building is now Holy Cross Catholic School)
• West Antioch (closed 2004)

District Centers

• Broadmoor Technical Center
• Center for International Studies
• Horizons High School (AEP)
• Indian Creek Technology Center

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, the district has a total population of 219,949 with 93,221 households (or occupied housing units) and 59,084 families. 69.0% of the occupied housing units are occupied by the owner. The racial makeup of the district is 91.0% White, 2.6% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.8% Asian, less than 0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.6% of some other race, and 1.6% of two or more races. 4.3% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... The household is the basic unit of analysis in many microeconomic and government models. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... Alaskan Natives are Aboriginal Americans who live in Alaska. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... In April of 1990, Daniel K. Akaka became the first native Hawaiian and Chinese American to serve in the United States Congress as a Senator from the State of Hawaii. ... Pacific Islander (or Pacific Person, pl: Pacific People, also called Oceanic[s]), is a geographic term used in several places, such as New Zealand and the United States, to describe the inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania[1][2]. In New Zealand, the term is... Actress Halle Berry was born to a white mother and a black father. ... The Hispanic world. ... // The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ...

There are 93,221 households out of which 29.9% are individuals living alone, 63.4% are families, and 6.7% are non-families with two or more people. 52.2% of households (or 82.4% of families) are married couples living together and 28.6% (or 45.1%) have their own children (that is persons under the age of 18) living with them. Out of the 11.2% of households that have a householder with no spouse present, 44.4% are women living with their own children. The average household size is 2.33, and the average family size is 2.93.

The 50,632 children residing in the district are 23.0% of the total population, and 13,283 (6.0%) are under the age of 5; 13,605 (6.2%) are from 5 to 9; 14,874 (6.8%) are from 10 to 14; and 8,870 (4.0%) are from 15 to 17. 48.8% of the children are female. For 95.1% of the children in the district the householder is the child's parent and 77.3% live in married-couple families, but 1.1% are not related to the householder. Also 21 householders or spouses are under the age of 18.

See also

• List of unified school districts in Kansas

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics. School district demographic data.

External links

• Official website
• Summary of the school district from the Kansas State Department of Education website
• Myers Reports on Military to Oldest Friends, a September 2005 article about the return of General Richard Myers to Shawnee Mission North
• Corinth Elementary School