You’ve been intensely preparing for State. The stakes are high, so you’re planning on bringing your A game to the table. But before you can put your skills to the test, you have to make sure everything...
On the week of March 31, I gave up my yoga pants and comfy T-shirts to conduct an experiment to observe how the South community would respond if I started dressing as “promiscuously” as my gut would...
Let me give you a general overview of my face: my eyes happen to be on the smaller side, my jawline more sharp, and while my nose bridge isn’t incredibly low, it’s definitely not high. I admit that...
“I really don’t like clowns because when I was about 5, we went to the circus, and they asked for a volunteer to come down and help, and they picked me. When I got down there they let out this midget...
Around this time, South is scattered with teen parents. They haul their babies around –flour sack babies that is– traveling from class to class. This is one of the projects for the South elective Child...
When I tell people that I’m an introvert, they usually nod their heads and say something like, “Oh, that’s why you’re so quiet.” As I found out that many people immediately associate introverts...
In one of South’s computer labs sits current senior Lizzie Baetz, along with the rest of the Computer Science students, instructed by David Rogers. Her and her classmates are all working on their respective...
Even though I’m Christian, growing up, I didn’t pay attention to my Sunday School teacher when she told stories about Noah and the Ark or David and Goliath because they were boring and seemed unrealistic....
The percentage of U.S middle and high school students who use electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, more than doubled from 2011 to 2012, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
When I was 4 years old, I was sent off to preschool with a typical Asian bob cut, a really hard-to-pronounce Korean name and the stereotypical habit of holding up the peace sign whenever someone took a...
Imagine a part-time job where being outside and sharing the joy of nature are part of your daily routine.
For senior Austin Bream, working at the Grove is just that.
Located in Glenview, the Grove...
One in 20 teens in the United States suffer from clinical depression, which impairs one’s ability to carry on without mood disorders and changes in behavior and physical health, according to notmykid.org.
Unfortunately,...
The feeling kicks in. First, it’s the sense of dread. The idea of helplessness fills the mind, and a sensation of fear surfaces. What follows is a realization. The spider is crawling quickly, and it’s...
Michelle Tanner returned to her cozy San Franciscan home with a new friend: a fish named Martin. She won him at a carnival and now had the responsibility of taking care of him. Joey Gladstone mentioned...
The Horticulture team is one of South’s most successful and accomplished teams, as can be demonstrated by the numerous championship banners decorating the walls of the New Pit. The team competes annually...
A 16 year old girl is skimming through her news feed. The top item is a photo of a girl in her math class, Jenny, at a party that past weekend. Next she sees a relationship status that shows that Logan...
The holiday season is filled with charities, from acting as a child’s “Secret Santa” to donating money and food for people in need. Each year, drives are held, donations are collected and people...
Surfing the web has become an everyday routine for the majority of teens today. Depending on a teen’s interests, the websites they visit and things they do online may vary.
Typically, the average...
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Trash was everywhere. Small children walked barefoot on dirty streets. People on bikes rode past on the bumpy ground. Although it’s only about a two-and-a-half...
While Photography, Child Development, Foods and Nutrition and Autos are among the highly populated electives South students take, Architecture is one applied art class not many students seem to know about.
The...
At the end of World War II, Slovenia was taken over by communist forces. Fleeing from the communist take-over, many Slovenians became refugees and left Slovenia to find better shelter. According to dictionary.com,...
Among the exceedingly talented groups of students at South, there is a small population of students that look to pursue careers in the modeling industry.
Sophomore Gaby Biczek’s dream of becoming...
Onward House is a non-profit organization that strives to provide education, childcare and family support services to those in need of it. South students mainly participate as tutors for the School Age...
Math teacher Natalie Jakucyn received the T.E. Rhine Award Oct. 21. According to Jakucyn, it is presented to an outstanding math teacher in honor of T.E. Rhine, who was an Arkansas country doctor. Jakucyn...
As a new year unfolds, students begin to notice new faces throughout the school. One new face, in particular, can be seen standing in front of the Dean’s Office during passing periods. This is Dean...
