It’s happened to all of us. You have a minute to get to class and need to get all the way across the school, only to get stuck behind someone moving at one mile per hour. You duck around them, dodging...

I come back home at 9:30 p.m. to an untidy room and schoolwork piled up on my desk. My to-do list sat quietly, but was a loud reminder of how I was falling behind. Soon into my sophomore year, I struggled...

Seniors Nico Bobis, Shayna Fitzershtein, Joshua Ku, Daniel Mathew, Alice Schleicher, David Schleicher, Rajan Shah, and Megan Tan are the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, Principal Dr. Barbara...

As I opened Instagram on Aug. 25, the first thing I saw was a post from The New York Times announcing that Dolly Parton had died at the age of 80. This broke my heart because Parton was that one person...

    Things that I will never forget from the summer of 2026 are not seeing Pete Crow-Armstrong hitting for the Cycle, Lollapalooza, or even my amazing trip to California. Instead, I will...

Senior Junior Lopez added another accomplishment to his historic season after breaking the school’s 800-meter record at the CSL South Conference meet at South on May 15 with a time of 1:53.07, making...

Throughout my high school career, I faced many disappointments.  Failed tests. Embarrassing moments. Friend drama. My very first disappointment happened before my first day of freshman year. After...

What began with long days at layout sessions at South’s The Oracle has grown into award-winning work for Columbia Chicago College junior Sofía Oyarzún, whose photojournalism and writing earned her...

“If you could do anything, what would your dream job be?” I was given this question as an icebreaker at a club meeting. While taking the moment to think about my response, I realized there were...

All my life I had rigid expectations for what my future would be. I had mapped out every detail.  What grades I would get, the extracurriculars I would participate in, what college I would go to, what...

I am not much of a health nut. I do not really watch what I eat or count calories, and I will not choose a salad over a cheeseburger. But, there is one food that I will stand by till the end of time: the...

As students look forward to holiday festivities and long weekends throughout the school year, it is clear how school calendars shape which traditions are recognized and which ones are overlooked. While...