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Max Beitzel

Max Beitzel, assistant features editor

Hi, I’m Max Beitzel! I am an assistant features editor for The Oracle! I’m also a co-leader of Album Club! In my free time, I love listening to music, spending time with friends and family, and playing tennis.

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Pass the torch: leaving a legacy

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
May 19, 2023

When we reflect on our high school experiences in the years that follow, what will we remember? When my children ask what high school was like, what will I say?  I might tell them about my favorite...

Outstanding Okilko

Outstanding Okilko

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
April 21, 2023

In 2021, sophomore Lidiia Okilko was uprooted from her native country, Ukraine, and traveled alone to Glenview, Illinois in search of safety away from the war-ravaged place that she once called home. Okilko...

Etruscan excellence

Etruscan excellence

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
April 21, 2023

Each year, students and parents look forward to having a yearbook that encompasses the entire school year in their hands. The yearbook staff ensures that the final copy held by South students is high quality,...

Did you know? Del Reys new album drops

Did you know? Del Rey’s new album drops

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
April 21, 2023

Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd is the newest album by singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, released on March 24. The album is a mixed bag of some amazing songs, confusing stylistic choices,...

Not your dads yacht rock: Yachty embraces rock in new album

Not your dad’s yacht rock: Yachty embraces rock in new album

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
March 17, 2023

On Jan 27, 2023, an artist known for his trap music, Lil Yachty, released a psychedelic rock album called Let’s Start Here. Before Let’s Start Here, Lil Yachty had not stepped out of his comfort zone...

Brewing up a fun environment

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
March 17, 2023

When South students desire a snack or a coffee before school or during passing periods, Sammy Tello, the barista for South’s Geek Grind Cafe, is always eager to serve students. Although Tello only began...

Celebrating Black History Month

Celebrating Black History Month

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
February 17, 2023

Although Black History Month takes place during the month of February every year, many Black Americans celebrate their culture everyday, Andrea Ball-Ryan, Black Student Union (BSU) Sponsor, explained. Ball-Ryan...

Hyperpop excellence

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
February 17, 2023

On her 2020 album, how i’m feeling now, Charli XCX pushed the boundaries of the pop genre through the incorporation of hyperpop and experimental electronic sounds unlike any other mainstream pop artist....

Students soar toward pilots licenses

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
December 16, 2022

Senior PJ Tamul spends three hours almost every Sunday thousands of feet in the air, flying an airplane high above the clouds. Along with other students at South, Tamul loves piloting airplanes in his...

Ants From Up There

Ants From Up There

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
December 16, 2022

Ants From Up There is the phenomenal second studio album from British post-rock band Black Country, New Road. It is a loose concept album that displays a heartbroken and melancholy protagonist throughout...

Time for South to BeReal.

Anna Marquardt and Max Beitzel
November 10, 2022

Once a day, the BeReal app sends out a notification to every user, offering a two minute window to post a picture of what users are doing at that exact moment. When the notification goes off during the...

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...

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,...

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Silk Sonic Immerses Funk & Soul Into Mainstream Music

Rachel Koopersmith and Max Beitzel
April 14, 2022

An Evening With Silk Sonic, released in late 2021 featuring artists Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, explores a variety of musical genres ranging from funk to soul while also curating a nostalgic ‘70s...

Boys golf tees up for new season

Max Beitzel and Danielle Joseph
November 12, 2021

Enjoyable. Productive. Successful. That is how varsity golf player Gannon Schram,  varsity golf player described this year's boys’ golf season.  The boys’ golf team set the expectations high for...

Creative writing club begins new chapter for student novelists

Creative writing club begins new chapter for student novelists

Max Beitzel and Justine Liu
October 1, 2021

Imagine a city encapsulated in a dome being the only place you know exists. A life filled with redemption, drama, and demi-humans. This is the world junior John Choi is creating in his novel, The End of...

New Automotives course allows for more personal experiences

A new course option in the automotives department called Small Engines 161 was approved by the school board at a Jan. 27 meeting and will soon be available to students at South, according to Dawn Hall,...

Concessions transformed into new coffee bar

Max Beitzel and Emily Pavlik
November 15, 2019

As South students walked through the hallways during the third week of the school year, they discovered that their old concession stand had been turned into a coffee bar. Next to the dome, four new tables...

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