One of my most vivid memories of my eighth-grade year is going to the South activities fair.  Everything felt so new as I walked through South's unfamiliar halls, next to new exciting faces. When I...

At the end of this school year, 20 South teachers will enter a new chapter of re- tirement after a successful tenure at South, Principal Dr. Barbra Georges said. In order to retire, teachers...

When Stacy Flannery, Social Studies Teacher, was informed she had won the Distinguished Teacher Award, it was the last thing she expected. Having worked at South for 29 years, Flannery was honored, but...

All eyes were on Woodstock Willy, waiting in anticipation for the grand reveal: will Willy see his shadow or not? Seniors Jerry Tubikanec, Frank Tubikanec, James Tranas, Evan Borys, and Evan Martinez made...

‘Life isn’t fair’ is a phrase we all heard growing up, but life truly isn’t fair for female athletes. When I was younger, my dream was always to become a professional athlete, like many other...

“omg kys... ily ttyl” Break that down into real words. Oh my God, kill yourself! Okay, I love you. Talk to you later. Break it down even further. First, we can look at the way the speaker casually...

Imagine this: it is a random Tuesday in spring. You’re in fifth grade. You wake up, and your outfit is laid out perfectly on the floor. The usual foreboding dread of math class doesn’t sink in today....

6,530 days.  I have lived in the same house for 6,530 days. This is the steadiness in my life. I wake up, brush my teeth, walk down our 16 stairs, and step onto our bare wood floors where my feet...