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Getting to know Speech Team

Sarah Al-Jawhar, asst. features editor
November 10, 2022

Whether it is sharing snacks or giving each other advice about their speeches, junior Gianna Barash knows her fellow Speech Team members are always there to support her and everyone else on the team. After...

Senior Pet Awareness Month

Ellory Moran and Maia Weissman
November 10, 2022

When it comes to adopting pets, the bitter truth of the matter is that older animals are usually the last to be chosen. Compared to the 60 percent adoption rate for younger dogs and puppies, senior dogs...

Automotives class fuels careers

Automotives class fuels careers

Veronica Kolesnikov, staff writer
November 10, 2022

Unlike many other classes provided at South, automotive classes offer a hands-on approach to learning, senior Joaquin Mendez, Advanced Automotives 263 student, said. The class work itself consists...

Engineering prowess at PACK EXPO

Engineering prowess at PACK EXPO

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
November 10, 2022

A common misconception many students hold for engineering classes is that it is all hammers and nails, senior Sam Kleiner, Engineering Club member, explained. On Oct 26, Engineering Club, using the Makerspace...

Club approval process made easier for students

Club approval process made easier for students

Sofia Cole and Sarah Al-Jawhar
September 30, 2022

Sitting amongst a panel of Student Council (StuCo) members, senior Drew Duffy, Student Body President, experiences the new student-driven process of approving clubs at South. Each time an idea for a club...

Embracing Hispanic heritage

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
September 30, 2022

Junior Veronica Razumov wakes up to the rousing tones of the Shofar–a Jewish instrument from ram’s horn–and the Jewish New Year comes to light. While these tones remind her of what her future holds,...

Chronic conditions: students share stories

Chronic conditions: students share stories

Anna Marquardt, co-features editor
September 30, 2022

The first time senior Kaylee Calito noticed a migraine symptom, she was sitting at her freshmen assembly in 2019. She began feeling dizzy, and the entire left side of her body went numb. The trip to the...

Celebrating Jewish New Year

Milutin Todorovic, staff writer
September 30, 2022

Junior Veronica Razumov wakes up to the rousing tones of the Shofar–a Jewish instrument from ram’s horn–and the Jewish New Year comes to light. While these tones remind her of what her future holds,...

Illustration by Scott Gonzales

Internship turns students into teachers

Anna Marquardt, co-a&e editor
May 20, 2022

As senior Emily Stern stood facing a class full of eager 5th grade students, she began teaching the lesson she had spent hours preparing for in her Teaching Internship 461 class. After taking five semesters...

Illustration by Sneha Augustine

Plante is no cow-ard when caring for animals

Sofia Oyarzún, co-images editor
May 20, 2022

For senior Maddie Plante, summer days are spent at Historic Wagner Farm washing Patch the cow, walking lambs Hudson and Theo, and taking a stroll alongside Sweet Potato the pig. Wagner Farm remains the...

Staff soaks in summer

Staff soaks in summer

Jessica An, staff writer
May 20, 2022

As the school year comes to a close, teachers feel excitement for the summer but also sadness as their students move on to continue the next chapters of their lives, many South teachers said. There is...

New Powerlifting Club raises the bar

Austin Hurst, staff writer
May 20, 2022

In the after school hours, sounds of cheering and excitement fill the weights room as South’s Powerlifting Club athletes put in the work to beat personal records or add another weight to their barbell,...

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