Hi!! My name is Anna Ivanov and I am a co-sports editor for the Oracle! This is my second year on board and I am so excited! Outside of the school, I do track, dance, and am involved in clubs like Eastern European Club and Interact!
Due to an influx of multilingual students over the past three years, District 225 has implemented a Multilingual Learners Department, along with recommendations for World Language teachers to acquire a...
After being officially sanctioned by Illinois High School Association (IHSA) in Feb. 2024, flag football has taken off this year. With new recognition came new members, and South's flag football team has...
Leaving with 28 years of coaching, lasting relationships, and teaching and coaching skills, Laura Duffy, Diving Head Coach, is putting away her whistle and saying goodbye to South’s swim program at the...
Souths Athletic department is the mastermind behind the coordination of South sports and the overseeing of all Physical Education (P.E.) and Health classes, Athletic Director, Tom Mietus said.
South’s...
Following last season’s sectional win and third place finish in conference, Boys’ Varsity Tennis is back in full swing. With a new assistant coach, a majorly underclassmen team, with two freshmen...
From taped ankles to torn ACLs, South’s athletic trainers work daily to keep student-athletes safe and playing their sport, Tony Catsaros, Head Athletic Trainer, said. Although the three trainers’...
Anna Ivanov, asst. sports editor February 16, 2024
Walking into their showcase, Battle of the Titans, with a 17-5 record, varsity boys’ basketball came to impress, hosting a shootout with seven other top teams from Illinois and Wisconsin.
On...
Anna Ivanov, asst. sports editor February 16, 2024
From clinics at three years old to com- peting in the all-around on South’s varsity gymnastics team, freshman Allie Mietus has been a gymnast for most of her life. The only freshman on the girls’...
Anna Ivanov, asst. sports editor December 22, 2023
A mix of traditional Indian music, rap, Spanish pop, hip-hop, and lyrical pieces filled South’s auditorium. With dancers from all grades and all backgrounds, South students came together for...
From the minute sophomore Kaitlyn Burns started on the girls’ cross country team last year, she was determined, supportive, and positive, Natalie Sells, Cross Country Head Coach, said. Burns has won...
Athletes take to the podium as South’s boys’ gymnastics has qualified for state again. However, this might be their last time because after decades of competition, boys’ gymnastics may no longer...
Despite injuries and other setbacks at the start of the season, girls’ varsity soccer is competing with intensity and confidence in their games, Mark Daniels, Varsity Girls’ Soccer Head Coach, said.
A...
Five Advanced Placement (AP) Art students from South, seniors Zander Brandt, Ari Doran, Hyun Park, Oona Wade, and Cameron Willis, had their works selected for the Northern Illinois Regional Art Exhibition,...
South sports teams participate in a variety of service events in order to help the community, Julie Smith, junior varsity (JV) and varsity poms Coach, said. She believes that it is important for sports...
High school life is packed with responsibilities. Students who play not only one, but two sports, sometimes need a break, freshman Carlin Endre, South volleyball player and softball player for Titan’s...
People stand to face the American flag everyday, but rarely consider what it means. As well as cities and states, flags also symbolize cultures and communities. When the opportunity opened to design Cook...
