North News March 3, 2025

Office Hours 7AM - 3:30PM

913-993-6900

Attendance Hotline (24 hours)

913-993-6945

Website: https://smnorth.smsd.org/
Location: 7401 Johnson Drive, Overland Park, KS, USA
Phone: 913-993-6900
Twitter: @SM_NORTH_HS

Building Mission, Commitments, and Goals

Our building mission, commitments, and goals are at the forefront of all that we do in our building. As we get further into the school year, we will provide updates on our data on our goals.

March 14, 2025-Teacher Workday, No School PreK - 12

March 17-21, 2025-Spring Break / No School

April 21, 2025-Professional Learning, No School PreK - 12

April 22,23,24, 2025-R&D Forum Open House receptions from 4-7:00pm at CAA

North Community,

March is here and we are gearing up for a great finish to the third quarter! It was so nice having the students in the building for a full week! This week we will have another traditional schedule, with a 7-hour day on Monday, and block days on Tuesday-Friday.

We had a great week last week! We had several wrestlers compete at state, several students representing our school at State Music, and NJROTC dominated a thirteen-team event in Wichita! Additionally, boys’ and girls’ basketball had great weeks, and we qualified two bowlers for the state tournament.

It’s another full week at SMN. Spring sports start today, and boys’ and girls’ basketball are competing in the post-season on Tuesday and Wednesday. We also have band, choir, and theater performances throughout the week. Please get out and support our students!

Please let us know if you have any questions about the upcoming week. Let’s have a great one and Go Bison!

Be a yearbook angel and help donate a yearbook for a student in need. This year the yearbook company has a "donate" button -- so you don't have to donate a full book price ($50) but could donate another amount. Last year we had enough donations to help 25 students get a yearbook. If you would like to donate, head to [www.yearbookforever.com]www.yearbookforever.com and go to Shawnee Mission North. Click on donate – if you’re donating a yearbook, use the coupon code angel. Thanks to all who have done this in the past and to those who choose to donate this year.

College Rep Visits – 2nd Semester Visits

College admissions representatives have started to schedule 2nd semester visits with juniors and seniors interested in attending their schools. Students need to be in good standing and have permission from their teachers to attend these meetings. Open the link below to sign up. Also, check periodically for any rep visits added throughout the semester https://forms.gle/zqhkab4i42B2Hu9n7 .

Any question contact Pam Morris 993-6930

North Basics- English

North Basics- Spanish

Post Secondary Planning- English

Post Secondary Planning- Spanish

Our Staff Members of the week are Officer Douglass and Officer Piggie. These two individuals have done a great job of establishing great relationships with our students and staff and keeping our building safe!

Our Student of the Week is Yeimi Aguilar Guardardo. Yeimi is a wonderful, hardworking student who is so kind and considerate of her teachers and classmates. Congratulations Yeimi!

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Attendance Reminder
“As a reminder: Please remember to contact the attendance hotline, (913) 993-6945, whenever your student is absent. Without a call, absences will be marked as unexcused, and multiple unexcused absences may lead to additional steps being taken to support your student’s attendance.

Additionally, after 10 absences, any further absences will need to be accompanied by documentation that aligns with the following reasons:

• Personal illness. (Doctor/Dental/Medical appointments) The school may, with notice to the parent, require verification from a physician of absences due to reasons of health.
• Serious illness or death of a member of the family.
• Obligatory religious observances of the student’s own faith.
• Emergency situation requiring immediate action.
• Participation in a Kansas State High School Activities Association activity, a district-approved function, or a school-sponsored activity.

If documentation is not provided, the absence will be considered unexcused.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation!”

Please follow the RWL Upcoming Events Link for a list of opportunities. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Real World Learning Counselor, Britt Sherer at BrittSherer@smsd.org

The Kansas City Star’s annual High School Scholar-Athlete awards program, in partnership with the KC Royals, recognizes the achievements of outstanding young people across the metro. SM North students representatives are Jack Eaton, Jonathan Guild, and Jack McCarthy. Congratulations on your nomination.

SM North Student-Athlete Leadership Team and SM North Varsity Coaching staff have initiated the Bison Male and Female Athlete of the Month for the 2024-2025 school year.

The Student/Athlete of the Month Award encompasses many aspects of an individual’s character. This award is not intended to be a trivial recognition of who is the “best athlete.” After all, the “best athlete” isn’t necessarily the best teammate, hardest worker, etc. This award represents the student athlete who represents him/herself academically, behaviorally, and as a member of a team. It could be a player that goes out of their way to help their teammates improve, maintains their composure when things aren’t going their way, stays positive in the face of adversity, and continues to encourage others regardless of the obstacles. Maybe it is a player that has shown the most growth and improvement through determination, commitment, and being coachable. The point is, we have some amazing student-athletes that value and emulate the “right way” to do things during and after school.The recipients for the month of January are Josephine Rathsam and Jonathan Guild. Congratulations!

Boys Basketball

SMN Boys basketball play at Shawnee Mission South tomorrow at 7:00.

Girls Basketball

SMN Girls basketball play at Olathe South Wednesday at 7:00.

Bowling

The Bison bowling teams were in action at the regional championships on Tuesday at Olathe Lane East. The Lady Bison had a strong showing, led by senior Brooklyn , who posted a 419 series. Seniors Sarah Nielsen and Nina Middleton were also consistent, each finishing with solid series of 387 and 386, respectively. As a team, they finished in 10th place overall. On the boys' side, the Bison competed with intensity and determination. Senior Marcus Becerra had an outstanding performance, rolling a personal best 215 game and setting a new personal high series of 565. Senior Phoenix Chanyaem also hit a personal milestone, recording a best game of 168. Junior Klaus Schernberg earned a medal for seventh place with an impressive 638 series. The boys finished strong, posting a season-high total of 3,144 pins, which earned them fourth place—just shy of qualifying as a team for State. Individually, Klaus Schernberg qualified for the State championships for the first time, while senior Aaron Salvino earned his third consecutive trip to State.

The Bison bowling teams were in action at the regional championships on Tuesday at Olathe Lane East. The Lady Bison had a strong showing, led by senior Brooklyn Bonewits, who posted a 419 series. Seniors Sarah Nielsen and Nina Middleton were also consistent, each finishing with solid series of 387 and 386, respectively. As a team, they finished in 10th place overall.

On the boys' side, the Bison competed with intensity and determination. Senior Marcus Becerra had an outstanding performance, rolling a personal best 215 game and setting a new personal high series of 565. Senior Phoenix Chanyaem also hit a personal milestone, recording a best game of 168. Junior Klaus Schernberg earned a medal for seventh place with an impressive 638 series. The boys finished strong, posting a season-high total of 3,144 pins, which earned them fourth place—just shy of qualifying as a team for State.

Individually, Klaus Schernberg qualified for the State championships for the first time, while senior Aaron Salvino earned his third consecutive trip to State.

Spring Coaching Staff

Varsity Baseball Coach

Varsity Girls Softball Coach

Varsity Tennis Coach

Varsity Golf Coach

Varsity Track and Field Coach

Varsity Girls Swim and Dive Coach

Varsity Girls Soccer Coach

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National Letter of Intent (NLI) now known as Athletic Aid agreements. We will host a spring NLI signing for ALL our student-athletes on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 in the FH. However, if a family wants to celebrate their student-athlete individually that is an option. In either situation families are responsible for hosting this event but we will help with set-up, student announcements, etc. It is imperative families provide the school at least two weeks advance notice if you host an individual signing.

We will provide the student-athlete with a placard with their picture and attending college. Families and student-athletes will provide decorations and any desserts or treats for friends and families.

Coaches have been provided questionnaires so we can communicate directly with our student-athletes who are signing a NLI | Athletic Aid agreement. If you have questions please feel free to call me at 993-6921.

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