Shawnee Mission High School - Indian Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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Casting a shadow on the campus, the Statue of Liberty replica inspires every S-M student who passes by. ARE SHAWNEE-MISSI As the shadows begin to lengthen and the day draws to a close, students stroll along the circle walk. UN CAMPUS VIEWS As COLORFUL as Crandmothefs patchwork quilt is the history of Shawnee-Mission. Standing on the orig- inal site of the Old Friends, Mission, our school is in the center of a territory rich in historical lore. The Santa Fe Trail, which passes through Johnson County, brought many settlers to our community, however, it was not until 1921 that the need for a high school was realized. Opening in 1922 with a total enrollment of 220, eighteen seniors were graduated in 1923, whereas a scant thirty years later 3115 seniors re- ceived their diplomas. Mr. M. E. Alleman, the only remaining teacher from the original twelve, has had a box seat to watch the swift development of S-M. Adding to the first building, a gymnasium and audi- torium were built in 1936, this was followed in 1942 by the construction of the manual arts building. After the 1950 building program, Shawnee-Mission with its huge new fieldhouse, its modern well-equipped library, and its convenient bus loading dock is as different from that first school as the crew cuts and bobby sox of today are from the middies and raccoon coats of yesteryear. However, they are alike in one respect: the school spirit which makes S-M what it is.

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f wiv. Q ' A Framed by two campus trees is the east building whose memories are dear to all who have entered its doors PRUUDLY PICTURED ,..Al,. s s Ln The circle, now deserted, affords outdoor strolling space for students on pleasant school days.

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ki1:3352g2,1-5' '-gstgcw s vii' 'sv W . yr,--, eww we f, -1 a 1 1 agffftifgzt-,br - Gif wil YN Seen from the entrance, the shady campus looks restful-unaware of the classroom activity bustling within. Sedate and stately graduation processions, along with wildly cheering crowds at football games and track meets have been seen in this stadium, with its background picture of the academic wing and boys, gym. Waiting for their owners to claim them after the school day is over are various kinds of cars which are parked in the S-M student lot.