Junior Laura Martasin has heard "Jew" jokes since she was in the second grade. She’s been asked if a gold necklace she used to wear was a pot of gold because she was Jewish. She’s heard Holocaust jokes on the bus, and she’s still attempting to ignore a "Heil Hitler"...
Celia Hack
Celia Hack is currently the online editor of her high school newspaper, the Shawnee Mission East Harbinger. She will be a senior at Shawnee Mission East, where she participates in the International Baccalaureate program, runs cross country and spends a lot of time writing.
Unsung Heroes: Social workers bring a unique background to high school
Social workers Emily McNaughton and Elizabeth Kennedy have never seen themselves as heroes, unsung or otherwise. From their experiences, their jobs are never about themselves, but about the individual who comes to them for help. “We don’t have a magic wand,” Kennedy...
A city divided
There is a certain beauty in the symmetry of suburbia. I personally saw it as a child growing up in Fairway, Kan., maybe around 9 years old. I would ride my bike under the crystal green leaves of the oak trees that lined my street precisely, two in each lawn. I...
Seniors continue friendship through bowling
Reporting from Prairie Village, Kan. Shawnee Mission East seniors Brena Levy and Sydney Stancer started off their bowling career as freshman a bit clumsily. Levy bowled her first two weeks on the team with the wrong fingers – instead of her ring and middle finger in...
My message: Strengthen the Freedom of Information Act
Dear Future President, As a student journalist, I would like to ensure that the strength of the Freedom of Information Act – which allows for the release of federal documents – and the attempt President Obama has made at a “transparent administration” be continued. In...
Female comedian autobiographies
Staffer Celia Hack reviews the newest trend: autobiographies by female comedians.
A city’s struggle: Graham Murphy and the rise of the ‘Struggle Party’
Eight Shawnee Mission East High School students ventured behind the Family Dollar store at 75th Street and Metcalf Ave. Only one of them, maybe two, had seen what had been built up behind that seemingly innocent, easily ignored strip mall before. Though the area is...