In January, after a six-year pause, the Shawnee Mission School District renewed its partnership with the non-profit Giving the Basics. The goal is to provide personal hygiene items, including shampoo, conditioner and soap, to students in need.  SM East Nurse Stephanie Ptacek sent an email to all students on Jan.13  notifying them about this service. The nurse’s office had some donated personal hygiene products available for students when the Giving the Basics service was not provided. However, the hygiene products weren’t publicized because there was no way to refill the cabinet, according to Ptacek.  Now, with SMSD’s Giving the Basics partnership, SMSD high schools will receive more products that can be ordered from the Giving the Basics website, according to Giving the Basics programs director Joanie Shelley. This allows the district to get the exact products students To read more, click the link in bio. #storybylucystephens #pagedesignbyemilyenger #photobycharlottewalton #soc...