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Student surveys would improve class environment

May 26, 2017

Helpless. In the collaborative, experimental classroom, communication is crucial, but without it, a student is helpless. Whether it be because of fear or stress, there are some students who simply cannot...

Photo courtesy of Maeve Plunkett

Shoes uncover stories of adventure, style

Maeve Plunkett, senior editor
May 26, 2017

Do you ever walk around school looking at people’s shoes? For the past year, I have. If you look around, there isn’t always very much exciting about the collection of hoodies, South gear and yoga pants....

Letter from the Editors-in-Chief

Dear Readers, This year, we served as the Editors-in-Chief of the Oracle. This came with many accomplishments and challenges, including typical leadership bumps in the road as well as extra pressure,...

Abandoning beauty standards exposes real beauty

Abandoning beauty standards exposes real beauty

Cassidy Jackson, senior editor
May 26, 2017

Picture this: Hundreds of tweens racing through the middle school halls collecting yearbook messages. Remember when you were one of them? When you ran around compiling a stack of “H.A.G.S” from a mass...

Illustration by Al Solecki

Longterm friendships need prioritization

Gabby Zabat, columnist
May 26, 2017

My Freshman Class consisted of over 1,000 students, so there were definitely enough people for me to befriend when I entered South. I’m going to be a senior next year, and by now I’ve sort of classified...

Oracle reviews the world

May 26, 2017

New Gorillaz’s Album Nick Moran senior editor Humanz is the cumulative work of this century, if I may be so bold. Gorillaz packs such raw talent alone that with features from De La Soul, Danny Brown,...

Illustration by Sarah Warner

Fear affects everyone, must be faced to overcome

Chaerim Kim, columnist
May 26, 2017

Fear is an unexplainable idea that finds shelter in every person, and a generalization that has infinite amount of categories. Whenever someone asks, “What are you afraid of?” my initial response is...

Graduates should say “Hello,” not “Goodbye”

Graduates should say “Hello,” not “Goodbye”

Sasha Vassilyeva, senior editor
May 26, 2017

The people who really helped me grow deserve an ode to them after my four-year trek through high school. Here is to all the teachers who made me who I am today. Way back in freshman year when I hated...

Illustration by Maeve Plunkett

Music challenges artists to manipulate genre

Al Solecki, columnist
May 4, 2017

“Music is it’s own language,” my dad used to say, “and fluency means knowing the translations.” It makes sense; we can all relate to the idea that some things are just better said through music....

Irresponsible driving requires reflection, self awareness

John Park, columnist
April 24, 2017

The door to the taekwondo studio opens and a 9-year-old orange belt walks in. “Hello, sir!” “Hello, Michael!”* We run just another regular class, but afterwards, my co-worker comes up...

Spoon falls flat with new album

Nick Moran, co-editor-in-chief
April 21, 2017

Underwhelming (adjective): failing to make an impact or impress someone; can be synonymous with Spoon’s latest album, Hot Thoughts. Maybe it’s the fact that I was such a big fan of Spoon’s older...

Self Defense curriculum’s success opens doors for further improvement

Self Defense curriculum’s success opens doors for further improvement

April 21, 2017

Every 60 seconds, 20 people in America alone have been physically abused by a partner. According to ncadv.org, it only takes this short amount of time for someone to have a terrifying, life-altering experience. The...

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