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The Oracle

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Students find support in grief counseling group

Hannah Buchband, staff reporter
March 11, 2016

The cycle of life is inevitable; it happens naturally, often it ends without warning or precaution taken beforehand. This is the case for many students at South who have suffered the loss of a close family...

CAKE, PLEASE: Celebrating Aubree’s first birthday in May of 2013, Kelly Schaeffer, mother and former South student, and her daughter eat cake with friends and family in a local Kentucky park. Since Aubree was born, Schaeffer has continued on to work towards a college degree but urges teens to abstain from sex because of the challenges derived from juggling high school and a child.

Teenage pregnancy faces judgment, proves challenging

Anne Marie Yurik, co-features editor
March 11, 2016

One week. It was one week ago that a period was late. To everyone else, this week had typical trials and tribulations, everyone except the girl who now has a potential pregnancy on her hands. Overwhelmed...

Q&A with Samuel Jaffe

Q&A with Samuel Jaffe

Alexandra Sharp, co-features editor
March 11, 2016

With over 30,000 students competing from 60 plus nations around the world, it’s nearly impossible for most people to make themselves stand out. However, for freshman Samuel Jaffe, he proved his intellect...

Curiosity: The Oracle highlights a few featured performances in the 2016 Variety Show, Curiosity

Curiosity: The Oracle highlights a few featured performances in the 2016 Variety Show, Curiosity

Mollie Cramer, Hannah Rauh, Nick Moran, Hwa Oh, co-a&e editors, asst. a&e editors
March 11, 2016

King Trey: Lit by the dull glow of the white words on a projector screen, a shadow slowly emerges in the darkness. Suddenly a beat drops and junior Trey Harris begins to confidently rap his act, “Wanna...

Graphic by Jacqueline DeWitt

French classes extend reach to Togo, broaden geographic outreach

Eliza Schloss, staff reporter
March 11, 2016

Halfway across the world in remote West Africa, Togolese students are receiving the work of South students. French classes, led by Matthew Bertke and Catherine Klahn, recently created projects and wrote...

MARCHING FOR THE MOVEMENT: Over 40,000 people gathered in New York City in September 2014 to rally and protest for climate justice, making it the largest action on climate in history. The march was successful in changing the notion that climate does not affect our lives personally, a misconception that many South students are attempting to eliminate through increased discussion and awareness.

Climate change sparks discussion among South students

Olivia Sotirchos and Maddy Ruos
March 11, 2016

In light of recent headlines involving environmental issues and reform, some South students have taken the initiative to learn more about climate change and take part in the world-wide discussion surrounding...

BRIGHT BUILDING: Piecing together the finishing touches for their vex robots, sophomore Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students (from left to right) Colb Uhlemann, Andrew Waldherr, Brian O’Connor, Savera Zulfqar, Jarrett Prchal and Abby Grant work together to finish their projects. The students utilized their team building skills, building technique, and coding to assemble the robots.

Applied arts offer viable experiences, career opportunities

Abby Grant, staff reporter
March 11, 2016

It’s 3A lunch when a silhouette appears at the end of the applied arts hallway, followed by the noise of rolling wheels. As the figure approaches the end of the hallway, a strong scent of spray paint...

South’s Chess Club fosters unique experiences, intellectual growth

Hannah Buchband and Savera Zulfiqar
March 1, 2016

For some South students, learning to play chess can be a new and challenging experience. South’s Chess Club is filled with those that are passionate about fostering this unique experience for all students...

South students explain dietary choices

Brigid Murphy, Staff Reporter
February 29, 2016

When one hears the word “diet,” weight loss regimens often come to mind.  However, around South many students practice diets, and they vary from the typical expectation.   According to senior...

Wysocki modernizes new Shakespeare Club

Joey Sewall, staff reporter
February 16, 2016

To be or not to be in Shakespeare Club? That is the question.  English teacher Robert Wysocki has decided to take the new position of sponsor of Shakespeare Club. Wysocki aims to reboot the club and...

World crises highlight inequality in news coverage

Zach Cepeda, staff reporter
February 5, 2016

Americans across the country watched in awe last November 27 as news media reports covered the terrorist attacks that occurred in Paris, France. Generating an outpour of support, many Facebook users altered...

Graphic by Ashley Clark

Crashing the Party: South students reflect on party culture’s reputation, debate truths and inaccuracies of the stigma

Lauren Frias, Hannah Mason & Dani Tuchman, co-editors-in-chief
February 5, 2016

Headphones in ear and snack bowl in hand, a student lies down in his bed to enjoy a night of solitude. His music stops momentarily, interrupted by a soft “ding”, signaling a new text message. The message...

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