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Culture II delivers quality tracks, weakened by unnecessary length

Culture II delivers quality tracks, weakened by unnecessary length

Jack Davis and Aidan Graham
February 9, 2018

Migos. For most, the sheer name of the Atlanta rap trio brings a multitude of different emotions and opinions. One area that everyone can agree on, however, is their ability to stay relevant since their...

CREATIVE CONSTRUCTORS:   Balancing on top of a ladder, sophomore Hannah Dobos carefully paints the background set. All students are welcome to participate in set construction along with South’s Stage Crew.

V-show theme emphasizes identity, accents individuality

Caylie Jeruchimowitz, staff reporter
February 9, 2018

A blue curtain slowly rises, revealing the seemingly endless darkness of the stage. Suddenly, light illuminates the stage, exposing South students from every corner of the school. From dancing to magic...

SUPPORTIVE SNAPPING:  Listening to his peers’ poems, freshman Justin Manalang snaps, signifying agreement and relatability. Poets at South gather in preparation for Louder than a Bomb, a youth poetry festival, which takes place on March 18.

Louder than a Bomb showcases spoken word poetry, furthers communication

Yoon Kim, co-a&e editor
February 9, 2018

Senior Grace Rodriguez clears her throat. Then, she begins  to speak. Immediately, each word is followed by a ripple of snaps, following the ebb and flow of her spoken word poetry. For Rodriguez, co-captain...

Source: Stamford Arts Centre

The Greatest Showman exceeds expectations, showcases impressive soundtrack

Henry Schleizer, asst. sports editor
February 9, 2018

I didn’t even want to see The Greatest Showman. I thought the trailer looked cheesy, the story looked uninteresting and Hugh Jackman was making a big career mistake taking on the role of P.T. Barnum....

EMPHATIC EMINEM:  Hyping up his fans, Eminem performs at his 1999 tour in Munich, Germany. Eminem was a best-selling artist in the 2000s and recently released his newest album, Revival.

Eminem’s new Revival falls short, former icon disappoints once again

Ben Olson, staff reporter
February 9, 2018

Eminem has always been about changing the game. The first truly popular white rapper, the best-selling hip hop artist, and now, the furthest fall from a mountain he once crowned himself on. Not that anyone...

Personal style changes attitude, boosts confidence

Brigid Murphy, co-features editor
February 9, 2018

Individual style is not confined to awareness of fashion trends or personal taste in clothing. Style is not synonymous with fashion. It exists in many forms: attitude, expression, beliefs, values, even...

The Best Singles of 2017: Now that a full month (and the Grammys) have passed, we asked some 8th-grader guest-writers to break down their favorite songs of 2017. Check them out:

The Best Singles of 2017: Now that a full month (and the Grammys) have passed, we asked some 8th-grader guest-writers to break down their favorite songs of 2017. Check them out:

February 2, 2018

“Feels” by Calvin Harris review by Mackenzie Bill Is it possible for one song to have four artists, while still having a balance between singing? It may be hard to believe, but “Feels” by...

Creatively Collaborating: Critiquing a photo in class, juniors (from left to right) Mara Mazzuccheli, Lauren Zylke and Abby Kwit work together on a piece. Starting with Photography 1 and ending with Photography 8, these classes increase in both difficulty and freedom given to students with each additional level.

Advanced Photography electives provide students with freedom, opportunities for collaboration

Isabel Baik, staff reporter
January 10, 2018

Lights, Camera, Action!!! Walking down a hallway at South, any of Advanced photography's 11 members can be seen running around taking pictures for their independent project, which are similar to the portraits...

SKILLFUL SKETCHES:  Showing off garments in the process of being made by junior Katherine Feerick (left) and senior Bonnie Weller (right), these models and outfits were sketched by Leone Justice and Mina Kim, respectively. This is the first ever project at South that requires fashion and drawing classes to collaborate.

Fashion, drawing classes collaborate, design for fashion show

Caylie Jeruchimowitz, staff reporter
December 22, 2017

Designers across the world dream of seeing their clothing worn by models on the runway. Here at South, students in the Advanced Drawing and Advanced Fashion classes are getting the chance to live those...

Film Studies offers new perspectives, unique insight into films

Brendan Wolf, staff reporter
December 22, 2017

As the darkness of the room surrounded her, the film Get Out flashed across the screen, and Senior Riley Alexander found herself watching the movie as if she had never seen it before. In reality, she had...

Creative Writing provides time, space to craft skills

Creative Writing provides time, space to craft skills

Noah Walch, staff reporter
December 22, 2017

Room 160 is dim, lit only by a few glowing lamps and the afternoon sunlight streaming through the windows. English Teacher John Allen, who teaches Creative Writing, kicks off each class with the DayBook,...

FANTASTIC FOODS:   Scooping cookie dough, freshman Dani Stadler (left) and Megan Butler (right) participate in foods one. They are preparing chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. Stadler plans on advancing to Foods two in the future because she loves learning about different foods and how to make them.

Advanced electives equip students for the future

Sarah Keaton and Annabelle Northrup
December 22, 2017

Some students take electives because they have to. Some students take electives because they want to. In any case, throughout the process of taking electives such as fashion and foods, sometimes the beginner...

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