Corinthian Nutter, an African-American teacher, resigned in protest and taught the students from her home.

In 1949, the Webb vs. School District 90 case paved the way for Brown v. Topeka Board of Education five years later.

[4] Shawnee Mission Rural High School opened on September 12, 1922, having cost $950,000 to build.

There had been a vote on September 21, 1921, on a "proposal to organize a rural high school district."

Later elected Governor of Kansas, Bennett was named North's first Distinguished Alumnus by the class of 1975.

[6] Shawnee Mission South's school colors are green and gold and its mascot is the Raider.

[7] Shawnee Mission West's mascot is the Viking and the official school colors are black and gold.

West is home to both an award-winning school newspaper, the Epic, and a yearbook, SAGA.

The Epic was ranked the fifth-best news magazine in the country by the Scholastic Press Association in 2010.

[8] West is the most ethnically diverse high school in the district with 46.1% of students coming from Hispanic, Asian, or Black backgrounds.

[8] West draws its student population from Overland Park, Lenexa, and small parts of Shawnee.