Noor Abdulmassih, staff reporter
February 3, 2012
Music, lights, fireworks and parades are just a few ways the Chinese ring in the New Year - the Chinese New Year, that is. On midnight of Jan. 23, 2012 Chinese people around the world welcomed and celebrated the year of the dragon.
According...
Sally You, Staff Writer
January 17, 2012
Onward House is a non-profit organization that strives to provide education, childcare and family support services to those in need of it. South students mainly participate as tutors for the School Age Program, a service within Onwar...
Kelly Anderson, Staff Reporter
January 17, 2012
It's eighth period and study hall Room 191 is silent with focused students scribbling away at their homework, but in the corner sophomore Alan Xenos is typing away on the computer. Instead of typing a paper or surfing the Inte...
Rosie Nash, staff reporter
January 17, 2012
The student’s eyes trace down the long line of wooden shelves. As they walk into the narrow hallway surrounded by lists of titles and authors, their fingers cautiously glide down each binding, skimming until they reach their...
Hyeon Jin, Staff Reporter
January 16, 2012
As South students walk past the East Cafeteria Tuesdays after school they see some of their peers participate in a new club called Fencing Club.
The first Fencing Club meeting was scheduled for Oct. 18, but due to some confu...
Chris Callahan & Jerin Saji, Staff Reporters
January 2, 2012
Flipping hand over hand, being tossed into the air....not as easy as it may seem. But for varsity cheerleaders Kara and Kaylee Sherman, it’s all in a day’s work.
Both of them have their reasons for joining cheerleading.
“When...
Sophia Almeroth, Madison O’Brien, Shea Anthony & Grace Abiera, staff reporters
December 16, 2011
As December concludes, South students look forward to celebrating the holiday season with family and friends. The Oracle reports on Christmas and Hanukkah traditions, the history and customs of Kwanzaa and what the holiday...
Peter Montesantos, co-sports editor
December 16, 2011
As the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve 2009, a few brave men did not start the year off with January, but rather, the manliest month of them all: Manuary.
South alumni Dean Adams and Greg Manos, seniors at the...
Rachel Mann, asst. features editor
December 16, 2011
Students walk into
Room 192 and receive a personalized “wassup” from Steven Weissenstein, business education teacher. According to senior Vicki Powers, Weissenstein, commonly referred to as “Wise” by his students,...
Zoe Shancer, asst. features editor
December 16, 2011
She walked into the retail store and looked around, until a necklace caught her eye. She had the money to pay for it but wanted it for free. She slowly slipped the necklace around her wrist and let it fall into her jacket sleeve....
Maggie Kramer, asst. web editor
December 16, 2011
Mom’s freshly-baked cookies, or Dad’s “atta boy!” after scoring the winning goal are things many people may take for granted. Unfortunately, some students do not experience these types of parental input because they...
