When Ken and Colleen Braid’s son Kyle commited suicide during a fit of aggression due to steroid abuse at the age of 16, the Braids founded the J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation (JKB) in 1994, according...
Jordan Falcon was diagnosed with epilepsy at a young age. His brother Dan Falcon found that while working in the gym that Jordan improved both mentally and physically.
Jordan inspired Dan and his girlfriend...
Feet tapping and finger snapping kept the beat as jazz music played through the hallways of South. From sweet blues to swanky swing music, middle and high school students from over 70 different jazz bands...
The choir group Voices Rising is a part of the organization Midwest Young Artists, led by teachers who strive to teach their students to appreciate and improve their voices. According to Stevi Marks, South...
From painting to pizza parties and bowling to barbecues, Circle of Friends is a club at South where students in the Special Education Department get to hang out with their peers and teachers outside of...
Students pass multiple football players, debaters and swimmers in the hallways of South. They have also passed at one time or another the newly-named two-time Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA)...
Guitar Hero was a source of influence for many young kids in middle school, according to senior Chris Neuhaus. Once the game came out, everyone wanted to play in a band. Now, in high school, students...
“This isn’t clay, this isn’t just pencil and paper, there’s fabric involved- texture, something three dimensional,” Jean Simmons, Fashion and Apparel teacher, said, explaining the qualities...
From Tahiti to Pakistan, South students and teachers alike have gone to many unusual places across the globe.
John Skorupa, Drivers-Ed and health teacher, shares his many vacations.
“I have been...
On the day of the Homecoming dance, while most girls are scrambling to paint their nails, finish their makeup and fix their hair, senior Hillary Lai is doing other girls’ makeup for them.
According...
South’s Muslim Student Association held their annual panels during freshman History of Worlds Civilizations classes on Oct. 24.
The panels took place when the freshmen were studying the Islamic culture....
From a sizzling frying pan to a polished plate, everyone has enjoyed the luxury of food. For some students, their love of food developed into an interest in making it, and even a career in the culinary arts.
South’s...