At the age of four, senior Jack Rahija picked up drumsticks for the first time, which has since led him to a life unimaginable without music. His passion for drums, guitar, piano, trombone, and singing...

TV HARD AT WORK: Senior Kendrick Lee and sophomore Luca Mariani (left to right), intently edit “How to Fry a Turkey”, with Lee assisting Mariani on the visual effects. Mariani started off as a Beginning...

I flick the light switch on in my brother’s room. The room is illuminated only a second later, as if trying to distract me from the realization that he is 857 miles away.  Outside the window, my...

UP TOP: Senior Alana Wasikowski high fives a Titan Tot while working on a project together. ECE students help out with the preschoolers and gain experience supervising young children.

Senior Dominik Grzeszczak sodders on a printed circuit board that he designed himself in South’s Makerspace, completing a prototype of his MakerFaire project. The SELC and Engineering classes Grzeszczak...

Despite an onslaught of technical issues last year, the U.S. Department of Education opened up the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for a trial period on Oct. 1, ensuring that...

Immediately assessing the students and watching as they do the same, Regina Pryor, a short-term Substitute Teacher at South, enters a classroom. Maintaining a positive and engaged mindset, she writes the...

A-CUTE CLUB: Freshmen Alina Noman (left), Natalie Choi (right) and Vince Pallikunnel (back) work dilligently on a Thursday afternoon. The freshman team were completing worksheets to sharpen their skills....

Flawless SAT and ACT scores. Meeting countless looming deadlines. Writing the perfect essay that encapsulates your entire personality in 500 words. Compiling the best extracurriculars. Creating a rigorous...

When the 2024 Paris Olympics were ongoing, many sat glued to the television waiting for the greatest athletes to spill their secrets on how to balance high athletic performance with their personal life,...