Scout Rice

Scout Rice is currently a copy editor and page designer for the Shawnee Mission East high school newspaper, the Harbinger. She spends most of her time dancing on the drill team, running cross country, and writing for the publication.

Review: Three new Hallmark must-see Christmas movies

by Scout Rice | Dec 18, 2018 | Arts and Entertainment

It’s that time of year when it’s acceptable to put on my candy cane fuzzy socks, make myself a steamy cup of hot chocolate and watch a Christmas movie. If the jokes from “Elf” are finally getting old and “Love Actually” just isn’t going to cut it, Hallmark has you...

Home away from home: Ecuador

by Scout Rice | May 13, 2018 | Featured, Features, Opinion

When I first saw the dirt house, I was horrified. And the no shower situation? I had a terrible cold for a week after taking a bucket bath in freezing, mountain weather. Not to mention my hair didn’t dry afterward for a full 24 hours. I suffered a superiority complex...

Unsung Hero: Librarian Bill Hiles

by Scout Rice | May 15, 2017 | Featured, Features

It’s 6:45 a.m. and the sun hasn’t risen yet over Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kan., but Bill Hiles is already hard at work in the library-- one of the greatest resources for students, and students are very appreciative of his commitment. One by...