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Artist Alert

Artist Alert

Leah Dunne, co-editor-in-chief
May 26, 2017

Freshman Hannah Ku has been independently writing novels since she was in seventh grade. She has published her novels online and says that she gains much of her inspiration for writing from fantasy books...

Dazzling Directors:   Bowing after the end of their shows, senior directors (left to right), Sofie Schwartz, Anna Bundy, Micheal Kirby and Aidan Demsky, participate in the last theatre related event of the school year. The names of their plays, respectively, are, “Drugs are Bad”, “Not a Date”, “Buyer$ Market” and “The Secret Origin of Mojo Man”.

Seniors express passion for theatre through self directed one-act plays

Samantha Boas, staff reporter
May 26, 2017

Four years of hard work, all for what? Some seniors end the year with goals of conference or one last nap during class. Others round out their experience in the drama department by directing a short, one-act...

Ranging in height and shape, these buildings share a resemblance to building blocks, which is why senior Megan Sheqiladze, who took this photo, titled it Legos. According to Sheqiladze, she gets a lot of inspiration from urban scenes, specifically Chicago.

Sheqiladze inspires others with photography, impassioned by Chicago

Ava Mazzei, staff reporter
May 12, 2017

According to Photography Teacher Amie Elliott, a camera is essentially an eyeball. Similarly, senior Photographer Megan Sheqiladze says that photography is the art of capturing an exact moment. Sheqiladze...

LOUNES BY THE LAKE:  Bending forward with one leg in the air and his arms spread out, junior Lounes Landri executes a Penché. Landri started dancing when he was in seventh grade, and this summer, he will be attending a summer program at The Juilliard School.

Landri dances his way into Juilliard’s summer program, hopes to become professional dancer

Lauren Lashley and Alissa Donatello
April 21, 2017

Dance. A graceful yet complicated art that requires years of careful instruction and hours upon hours of practice each week, according to junior Lounes Landri. Landri is a dancer at South and has been...

Male students overcome fashion stigmas, promote self expression

Male students overcome fashion stigmas, promote self expression

Cassidy Jackson, co a&e editor
April 21, 2017

You are walking down the GBS hallway, and in a two minute span, you spot 12 people rocking bright colored khaki shorts. When it comes to fashion at GBS, senior Ryan Thompson sees the male population following...

Poetry week aims to provide artistic outlet for South

Aakash Bhojwani, assistant a&e editor
April 21, 2017

“Had we but world enough, and time, this coyness, lady, were no crime.” According to Dr. Tom Kucharski, English instructional supervisor, Andrew Marvell’s poem “To His Coy Mistress”, which is...

Friends   of   the   fiddler:  Cheering in a scene of Fiddler on the Roof, GBS and GBN students rehearse for the spring musical in the dance room. Fiddler on the Roof tells the story of Tevye, a milkman, whose spirit, pride and faith helps him get through the oppressive czarist Russia. Fiddler on the Roof will be showing in the Auditorium from April 26-29.

Fiddler on the Roof challenges traditions

Leah Dunne, co-a&e editor
April 21, 2017

Tradition: whether it is holding onto old family rituals or formulating practices for new generations to come, each are common threads holding many families together. This struggle of holding onto the...

AP Arts Anticipation:  Featured is one of senior Hana Mohammed Raffee’s works of art that will be displayed in the AP Art show. The piece is titled “Identified. This is one of many creations that will be shown in the AP Art show,  running the week of April 24 in the Student Activity Center.

AP Art show celebrates senior AP art students

Emma Morris, Staff Reporter
April 21, 2017

For an entire year, AP Art students have planned, sketched, drawn, painted, sculpted and perfected, waiting for the week of the AP Art show. This show will be running the week of April 24 in the Student...

Mindful music: Playing on stage, junior Megan Heublen, sophomore Jack Sundstrom (left) and junior Jack Quinones (right) perform at Jamnesty, April 13. The students contributed to the show and to peace week, raising awareness and playing music.

Jamnesty showcases student talent, raises awareness

Cassidy Jackson, co-a&e editor
April 21, 2017

On April 13, Amnesty International and STAND for Peace (STAND) hosted their annual Jamnesty event, capping off STAND’s Peace Week. According to STAND sponsor Matthew Whipple, Jamnesty puts live music,...

Artist Alert

Artist Alert

Aakash Bhojwani, asst. a&e editor
April 21, 2017

Ever since his freshman year, senior Justin Kalish has been a part of South’s stage crew. By being a part of stage crew, Kalish says he has learned how to build sets and work with lighting and sound....

Humanities class works to create mural, inspired by Inside Out

Josie Schneider, asst. a&e editor
April 21, 2017

Portraits of many different faces, ranging in size, from life size to even bigger, pasted on building walls all through the world. This is the Inside Out project. Created by French artist and activist...

Mid year art show showcases student creativity

Mid year art show showcases student creativity

Susie You, staff reporter
March 23, 2017

Every year, students who’ve taken an art class at South have the opportunity to showcase their artwork in the GBS mid-year art show, according to art teacher Natalie Ingaunis. Despite hosting the art...

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