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NAHS students spread compassion through art gallery

Clare Lanscioni and Sophie Pederson
December 18, 2020

The National Art Honor Society (NAHS) art gallery, with over 50 pieces crafted by students, lacks the fascinated viewers who frequented it last year. The only people left to see the artwork in person are...

Illustration by Margo Kazak

Students’ small businesses lend a hand to the community

Shosh Green, staff writer
October 2, 2020

During the pandemic, many businesses have suffered and struggled to keep their doors open with fewer in-person customers and insufficient technology services. For South students, however, the pandemic...

Russell pursues musical education passion at South

Esther Lim, co-a&e editor
October 2, 2020

Long tones—always play those long tones! These are the words of wisdom Markeises Russell, new Fine Arts Department instructional supervisor and co-band director, tells his students every band rehearsal....

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Hands up in the air: SEVENTEEN celebrates their fans

Raina Sayson, staff writer
October 2, 2020

hth mini-album Heng:garae this past June. Henggarae is a Korean word that translates to “tossing someone up in the air in celebration.” SEVENTEEN described this as an album given to their fans as a...

Folklore offers fans a fresh new change

Folklore offers fans a fresh new change

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
October 2, 2020

If you were to tell me earlier this year that Taylor Swift released an album in 2020, I would have thought you were crazy. In the past, all of Swift’s albums have been released two to three years apart,...

Collaboration proves there is no ME in ILMEA

Collaboration proves there is no ME in ILMEA

Lorelei Streb, staff reporter
February 14, 2020

The Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) is a well-known organization that holds a competition for talented band, orchestra and choir members. Throughout the three-day-long competition, students...

Cordial competition: Keeping the tradition alive, the Singer Dancers and Comedy Troupe faced off against each other on the basketball court before Opening Night. As the game usually ends, the Singer Dancers beat their rivals, who are actually their friends, and both teams posed for an end of the game photo.

Comedy Troupe and Singer Dancers go head to head

Caroline Ohlandt and Dominique Geli
February 14, 2020

The annual Variety Show is very well known at South, but what people aren’t familiar with is the secret basketball game between two groups a week before their performances: the Singer Dancers and the...

Cowlin’s film insight translates to directing

Cowlin’s film insight translates to directing

Betsy Jarosick and Drew Whitford
December 20, 2019

John Cowlin, South’s film studies teacher, has watched over 4000 movies in his lifetime: Jaws, Heathers, Memento, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Casablanca, Conan the Barbarian; the list goes on and on. Whether...

Lively latinos: Getting together for practice, members of Latino Heat walk into a place that feels like a second home to them. They have a special bond with one another, as they have the opportunity to express their ethnicity through dance together.

Cultural dancing represents South student’s ethnic identity

Malyka Abbas and Dominique Geli
December 20, 2019

They see it, they want it, they work for it, they got it. While others try and learn trendy Tik Tok dances to share with the media, the cultural dancers at South take a different approach. Dance has truly...

stunning supermodels: Posing for the Stitched photoshoot, junior Grace Nourbash (bottom right circle) show off their outfits for the magazine.

Stitched emphasizes self-expression through fashion

Mary Jane McNary, co-editor-in-chief
December 20, 2019

South students carried small magazines filled with photos of fellow students posing for the camera, displaying their sense of style. The magazine included photos highlighting fashion trends with bold makeup...

capturing the art: Showcasing her one-of-a-kind designs, Lorenzini (center) uses South students as models (left and right). She also enjoys wearing some of her own unique outfits in and out of school.

Abby Lorenzini discovers her passion for fashion

Fiona Clements, Caroline Lo, and Zoe Delis
November 15, 2019

Upon first impression, one might not be able to guess that senior Abby Lorenzini, whose love of fashion is constantly reflected through her unique outfits, has traveled across the world. From Milan, Italy...

Teaching the youngsters: Helping middle schoolers learn a capella, seniors Ben Kalish (standing left) and Brian Destefano (standing right)    share their knowledge to make the transition into high school choir easier. The kids have an opportunity to prepare for South’s choir.

JTAC brings in middle school voices for future recruitment

Olivia Perkins and Drew Whitford
November 15, 2019

In unison, sounds of many middle schooler’s voices fill the GBS choir room where Junior Titan A Capella (JTAC) is held every Thursday. The program is bringing in new faces from the feeder schools to...

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