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- Shawnee police find videos of vandalism online
- 04:34 p.m., July 23, 2008 Updated 11:32 a.m.
- Shawnee police are using video they found online to track down suspects who spray-painted graffiti at the Shawnee skate park, fired off an illegal firework and broke into a Lawrence skate park electrical box.
- Shawnee police calls, July 23, 2008
- July 23, 2008
- Police reports made in Shawnee from July 16 to 22.
- Higher education affordability important to regents leader
- July 23, 2008
- Donna Shank wants higher education to be available for all Kansans.
- Safe routes to schools goal of program
- July 23, 2008
- A program under way in Kansas strives to make sure children get to school safely and help their physical fitness along the way.
- Success continues at state’s first virtual school
- Basehor-Linwood blazed trail that’s now followed by more than 30 Kansas school districts
- July 23, 2008
- As far as virtual schools go, the Basehor-Linwood school district has been ahead of the curve since its beginning in 1998.
- New name reflects services of continuing-ed program
- Johnson County Adult Education one of many programs in area
- July 23, 2008
- For people preparing to take the General Educational Development test, Project Finish has been more than just a resource.
- Technology offers classroom flexibility
- July 23, 2008
- Keeping in mind that no two students learn in the same way, at least one area school district uses technology throughout its classrooms to vary instructional options for its teachers.
- Curriculum employs team-based active learning
- July 23, 2008
- A model program that stresses active learning methods and the incorporation of character development in curriculum is poised to begin its second year in four Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Schools.
- Programs battle childhood obesity
- July 23, 2008
- In schools across the nation, there has always been a lot of attention given to increasing test scores. But until recently, not a lot of attention has been given to children’s increasing pants sizes.
- Push toward all-day kindergarten takes root
- July 23, 2008
- Offering all-day kindergarten is a trend that has proved successful is districts across the state.
- Not your mother’s home-ec class
- July 23, 2008
- Family and consumer sciences, or FACS, as the course is now called, is a lot different from the courses taught 30 years ago, said Marie Nave, a newly retired FACS teacher from the De Soto USD 232.
- Continuing education sites throughout area
- July 23, 2008
- Here’s a list of continuing-education sites throughout Douglas, Wyandotte, Johnson and Leavenworth counties
- Leaders change on SM School Board
- July 23, 2008
- Outgoing Shawnee Mission USD 512 board president Craig Denny has handed over the reins for the 2008-2009 school year to Donna Bysfield.
- SMSD summer program turns 20
- July 23, 2008
- While some of Shawnee Mission USD 512’s summer enrichment programs have came and gone in its 20 years, the nature program has been available every year.
- New flooring store promises quality, experience
- July 23, 2008
- A Kansas City-area store with a 30-year history has become a chain by opening a second location in Shawnee.
- Advance voting under way
- July 23, 2008
- The Johnson County Election Office is reminding voters there are several ways to vote in advance in the Aug. 5 primary election and save time and gasoline.
- Library programs help residents go green
- July 23, 2008
- Johnson County Library is offering the following free programs this summer to help community members learn more about sustainable living and the environment:
- Season winds down for beaches, marinas
- July 23, 2008
- The summer season for two beaches and three marinas operated by the Johnson County Park and Recreation District is quickly winding down.
- Sailing Society, class to teach techniques
- July 23, 2008
- Sailors and sailing enthusiasts can join the Johnson County Sailing Society for a special event Saturday, July 26, at Shawnee Mission Park Lake, 7900 Renner Road.
- District’s Web site undergoes redesign
- July 23, 2008
- Shawnee Mission USD 512’s Web site got a makeover.
- Nights at the Aztec fondly recalled
- Longtime resident, wife participate in Family Stories
- July 23, 2008
- Charlie Lichtenauer remembers Shawnee when it was still a truck-farming community and the sign showing the city’s limits was east of Quivira.
- Information sessions set for eSchool
- July 23, 2008
- Information sessions on Shawnee Mission USD 512’s eSchool program will be at 7 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 7 at Belinder Elementary School, 7230 Belinder Ave., Prairie Village.
- Officer, sheriff battle for GOP votes
- July 23, 2008
- Ken Smith said he feels a tinge of pity for his opponent for the Republican nomination for Johnson County Sheriff.
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Point of View
Do you think it is important for Shawnee to be bicycle-friendly?
I think it’s important. I do love and use the paths, but it would be nice to have lanes so we could use bikes to run errands - saving gas!
