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Azara delivers in IHSA speech competition

Azara delivers in IHSA speech competition

Kris Blumberg, web editor
March 9, 2023

Junior Anya Azara, co-captain of the Speech Team at South, finished 13th in the IHSA State Speech competition.  [Azara] had placed first at regionals allowing her to advance to sectionals and finals,...

Cafeteria staff cooks up positive community

Cafeteria staff cooks up positive community

Sofia Oyarzún, co-images editor
February 17, 2023

After dropping her son off at South one morning in 2021, Ahlam Hijazin inquired about openings in South’s cafeteria. After some encouragement to apply, Hijazin started a new chapter at Quest Food Management...

Illustration by Al Tantalidou

FEMINISM; Students, staff reflect on movement

Sofia Cole, co-features editor
February 17, 2023

It is July 19, 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, where women and men have gathered for the first time to fight for women’s suffrage, the right to vote. Abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and suffragettes...

Celebrating Black History Month

Celebrating Black History Month

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
February 17, 2023

Although Black History Month takes place during the month of February every year, many Black Americans celebrate their culture everyday, Andrea Ball-Ryan, Black Student Union (BSU) Sponsor, explained. Ball-Ryan...

Dealing with breakups

Gabe Blumenfeld, guest columnist
February 17, 2023

It’s not me, it’s you.  As all good things begin, so too must the bad ones end. The dreaded breakup is a confrontation that marks the formal end of a relationship. From being as straightforward as...

Cure club promotes cancer awareness

Veronica Kolesnikov and Maia Weissman
February 17, 2023

Deborah Stein, Cure Club Sponsor and Science Teacher, lost her mother to ovarian cancer 14 years ago, when a student working with the American Cancer Society reached out to start Cure Club to make a difference...

Vulnerability is okay

Emily Pavlik, co-editor in chief
February 17, 2023

I don’t understand. Are we together? Are we not? What is this? Is it too early to have this conversation? I don’t want to come off desperate.   As a teenage girl, I can tell you that almost every...

Don’t rush relationships

Gaby Yap, asst. opinions editor
February 17, 2023

My first relationship was far from magical. It was the wrong situation, the wrong person, and, most especially, the wrong time. At the moment, I hated not being in a relationship, and seeing others around...

Exploring history passions

Andrew Collaku and Sofia Cole
February 17, 2023

Every Thursday after school, History Club shares their unique interest in history through quirky presentations, senior Angelo Karadimas, Co-President of History Club, said. History Club offers an opportunity...

Opposites do attract

Callie Choi, guest columnist
February 17, 2023

We have all heard of the black cat and golden retriever trope, grumpy and cheerful; and the sun and moon cliché. Although these tropes may be a romanticized perception of opposing personalities, I believe...

Media isn’t everything

Maya Scahill, asst. a&e editor
February 17, 2023

Starting from a young age, many are exposed to the idea of perfect relationships, especially from movies like High School Musical to classics like 10 Things I Hate About You and Clueless. When I got to...

Illustration by Hyun Park

Winter holidays bring tradition, spontaneity

Sofia Cole, co-features editor
December 16, 2022

Whether it is a family meal with traditional food or a visit to a place of worship, holidays hold a special place in many people’s hearts. In cultures around the world, winter holidays such as Hannukah,...

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