When Ken and Colleen Braid’s son Kyle commited suicide during a fit of aggression due to steroid abuse at the age of 16, the Braids founded the J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation (JKB) in 1994, according...
This past November, Illinois became the 16th state to take action and legalize same-sex marriage. Illinois governor Pat Quinn described the legalization as “a big step forward”, in an article from abcnews.com....
To some students it may seem like a magic pill. It’s a drug, prescribed to those diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), that has the potential to increase focus while studying,...
Jordan Falcon was diagnosed with epilepsy at a young age. His brother Dan Falcon found that while working in the gym that Jordan improved both mentally and physically.
Jordan inspired Dan and his girlfriend...
While the cliché “evil stepmother” and “nasty stepsiblings” may hold true in movies, this is not the real case for certain South students.
Senior Maya Bassin’s parents divorced when she was...
In the Dean’s Office, South’s own simulated judicial system, the sentence of an out-of-school suspension no longer comes with an academic blow. Although it has not yet been officially approved by the...
From painting to pizza parties and bowling to barbecues, Circle of Friends is a club at South where students in the Special Education Department get to hang out with their peers and teachers outside of...
Guitar Hero was a source of influence for many young kids in middle school, according to senior Chris Neuhaus. Once the game came out, everyone wanted to play in a band. Now, in high school, students...
From Tahiti to Pakistan, South students and teachers alike have gone to many unusual places across the globe.
John Skorupa, Drivers-Ed and health teacher, shares his many vacations.
“I have been...
It’s that time of year again: flu season. While some South students are proactive about getting vaccinated, it is less of a priority for others.
At the beginning of freshman year, students at South...
For most people, the closest they will be to seeing what having a twin is like is by watching the 1998 classic, The Parent Trap. However, according to twinsrealm.com, there are 100 million people worldwide...
Julia Jacobs, co-editor in chief December 20, 2013
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when teenagers didn’t exist at all. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, there was no gaping space between childhood and adulthood like there is now. Children...
