Taylor Swift’s return to her well-known Pop music, The Life of a Showgirl proved me, and everyone else, right. She just keeps getting better.  The album, which Swift shared on fiancé Travis Kelce’s...

English Teacher Lisa Neu’s AP Language and Composition class was about to take their quiz on The Great Gatsby when a stream of faculty paraded through the door. In the audience of teachers and students...

Fine arts and sports are typically separate pursuits for a high school student, but for junior Parker Hammer, they coincide to form his identity. Hammer is not only a middle on South’s Varsity Boys’...

Through hard-working students, volunteer moms, and a shared commitment, South’s Figure Skating Club has been a strong community for athletes to skate competitively and get a taste of synchronized skating,...

Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, South’s Physical Education (P.E.) Department will offer a new junior and senior yoga P.E. class, Joshua Stanton, Instructional Supervisor of P.E., Health, and...

With a constant emphasis on synchronization, musicality, artistry, and team unity, the Junior Varsity (JV) Poms have a nearly undefeated season, placing in the top three at every competition, Katelyn Dundovich,...

When picking her first golf club up at 6-years-old, junior So nam Konanahalli did not know the impact the sport would have on her and the lives of many others. During her freshman year, Konanahalli started...

Girls Letter Club, an organization for any varsity girl athlete at South, focuses on leadership and service opportunities, Amanda Suppes, psychologist and club sponsor, explained. The club includes representation...

Due to an influx of multilingual students over the past three years, District 225 has implemented a Multilingual Learners Department, along with recommendations for World Language teachers to acquire a...

After being officially sanctioned by Illinois High School Association (IHSA) in Feb. 2024, flag football has taken off this year. With new recognition came new members, and South's flag football team has...

Leaving with 28 years of coaching, lasting relationships, and teaching and coaching skills, Laura Duffy, Diving Head Coach, is putting away her whistle and saying goodbye to South’s swim program at the...

Following last season’s sectional win and third place finish in conference, Boys’ Varsity Tennis is back in full swing. With a new assistant coach, a majorly underclassmen team, with two freshmen...

Walking into their showcase, Battle of the Titans, with a 17-5 record, varsity boys’ basketball came to impress, hosting a shootout with seven other top teams from Illinois and Wisconsin. On...

From clinics at three years old to com- peting in the all-around on South’s varsity gymnastics team, freshman Allie Mietus has been a gymnast for most of her life. The only freshman on the girls’...

A mix of traditional Indian music, rap, Spanish pop, hip-hop, and lyrical pieces filled South’s auditorium. With dancers from all grades and all backgrounds, South students came together for...

From the minute sophomore Kaitlyn Burns started on the girls’ cross country team last year, she was determined, supportive, and positive, Natalie Sells, Cross Country Head Coach, said. Burns has won...

Five Advanced Placement (AP) Art students from South, seniors Zander Brandt, Ari Doran, Hyun Park, Oona Wade, and Cameron Willis, had their works selected for the Northern Illinois Regional Art Exhibition,...

South sports teams participate in a variety of service events in order to help the community, Julie Smith, junior varsity (JV) and varsity poms Coach, said. She believes that it is important for sports...

People stand to face the American flag everyday, but rarely consider what it means. As well as cities and states, flags also symbolize cultures and communities. When the opportunity opened to design Cook...