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Anna Ivanov

Anna Ivanov, Sports Editor

Hi!! My name is Anna Ivanov and I am a co-sports editor for the Oracle! This is my second year on board and I am so excited! Outside of the school, I do track, dance, and am involved in clubs like Eastern European Club and Interact!

 

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On Par with purpose

Anna Ivanov, co-sports editor
November 22, 2024

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

Jude Palikunnel and Anna Ivanov
November 22, 2024

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...

ESL furthers knowledge

ESL furthers knowledge

Anna Ivanov, co-sports editor
October 4, 2024

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...

Flag football gains momentum

Anna Ivanov, co-sports editor
October 4, 2024

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...

Duffy's last dive

Duffy’s last dive

Anna Ivanov, asst. sports editor
May 23, 2024

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...

Athletic Dept. Shines

Betty Polyakov and Anna Ivanov
April 25, 2024

Souths Athletic department is the mastermind behind the coordination of South sports and the overseeing of all Physical Education (P.E.) and Health classes, Athletic Director, Tom Mietus said. South’s...

Boys' tennis serves up points

Boys’ tennis serves up points

Anna Ivanov, asst. sports editor
April 25, 2024

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...

Trainers create safe space

Anna Ivanov, asst. sports editor
March 22, 2024

From taped ankles to torn ACLs, South’s athletic trainers work daily to keep student-athletes safe and playing their sport, Tony Catsaros, Head Athletic Trainer, said. Although the three trainers’...

Standing Tall: Boys' varsity basketball stands for the pledge of Allegiance before a game as they get ready for their next opponent. Before this matchup, the team values hard work and communication in order to secure the victory.

Battle of the Titans

Anna Ivanov, asst. sports editor
February 16, 2024

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...

Photo courtesy of Amber Hwang

Mietus: A rising star

Anna Ivanov, asst. sports editor
February 16, 2024

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’...

Vibrance lights South

Vibrance lights South

Anna Ivanov, asst. sports editor
December 22, 2023

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...

Burns leaves the competition in flames

Burns leaves the competition in flames

Anna Ivanov and Kate Rogula
October 6, 2023

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...

Unclear future for boys’ gymnastics

Anna Ivanov, Kate Rogula, and Kate Shambo
May 19, 2023

Athletes take to the podium as South’s boys’ gymnastics has qualified for state again. However, this might be their last time because after decades of competition, boys’ gymnastics may no longer...

Girls’ soccer succeeds

Anna Ivanov and Kate Rogula
May 19, 2023

Despite injuries and other setbacks at the start of the season, girls’ varsity soccer is competing with intensity and confidence in their games, Mark Daniels, Varsity Girls’ Soccer Head Coach, said. A...

Exceptional Talent: Artwork made by South students was selected for a state-wide art competition, the Northern Illinois Regional Art Exhibition. The above is made by Oona Wade and is titled "House vs Home."

South artwork chosen for exhibition

Anna Ivanov and Mia Hermann
March 17, 2023

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,...

Helping hands

Helping hands

Anna Ivanov, staff writer
February 17, 2023

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...

Two-sport athletes juggle schedules

Anne Sullivan Beltran and Anna Ivanov
November 10, 2022

High school life is packed with responsibilities. Students who play not only one, but two sports, sometimes need a break, freshman Carlin Endre, South volleyball player and softball player for Titan’s...

Duffy holds up his designed flag for Cook County. Photo courtesy of The Daily Herald.

Drew Duffy Designs New Cook County Flag

Andrew Collaku, Mia Hermann, and Anna Ivanov
September 26, 2022

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...

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