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South prepares students for college applications

Mia Carr, Lila Harrigan, and Erin Walker
November 16, 2022

With the college application process  beginning as early as December of Junior year, South provides  students and their families with various resources and aid to assist in preparation for submitting...

Bathroom passes create controversy

Sarah Park, asst. news editor
November 16, 2022

This school year, South established bathroom passes to ensure the safety and location of students while going to the bathroom, Principal Dr. Barbara Georges said.  Bathroom passes were implemented...

NAHS art show opens

Asma Ghomrawi, Lynn Lee, and Vera Vassilyeva
November 10, 2022

The National Art Honor Society (NAHS) opened their annual art exhibition with the theme “Dreams”, selected by the student leaders, in South’s Art Gallery on Nov. 1, and will be open through the month...

Chicago Explorers: Spanish Exchange students take on the windy city and learned about Chicago architecture on a boat tour. Photo courtesy of Annamarie Diaz- Lugo

Foreign exchange programs return to South

Sydney O'Hara, staff writer
October 19, 2022

In a race back to normal after many Covid-19 affected school years, German and Spanish foreign exchange programs have returned this year, Mark Bauman, Spanish Teacher and Exchange Supervisor, said. The...

New regulations introduced in AP and SAT tests

Betsy Jarsoick, staff writer
September 30, 2022

Starting in spring 2023, CollegeBoard, the organization that provides Advanced Placement (AP) and SAT testing, will offer in-school, digital AP testing, and will do the same for SAT tests in the spring...

Electives recover after the pandemic

Mia Carr, news editor
September 30, 2022

Despite lower elective enrollment in the past two years due to Covid-19 and South’s declining student population, popularity of most electives is back on the rise this year, administration officials...

Zapler named distinguished teacher

Sarah Park, Staff Writer
May 20, 2022

Since 1984, South students have nominated the teacher who has made the most impact on their high school lives for the Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award. This year, Danny Zapler, Social Studies Teacher...

Dazzling Dancers: Juniors Julie Antonoglu and Melissa Mellos perform Kalamatiano, a Greek dance traditionally performed in Greek social gatherings around the world, in the west cafeteria. Photo courtesy of Sofia Oyarzun

Cultural Night: Around the world in the Autos Courtyard

Seira Honda, staff writer
May 19, 2022

Cultural music filled the air while people ate, danced, and played traditional games in the Autos Courtyard during Cultural Night on May 17, Emily Ekstrand, Students Organized Against Racism (SOAR) Sponsor...

Photo courtesy of Robin Worrall/Unsplash

How do we React to Disaster?

Betsy Jarosick, staff writer
May 5, 2022

When I was about seven, I remember seeing a car crash by an ice cream stand. Lit in the dusk by neon-bright storefronts, the other children and I rushed toward the edge of the road to gather around two...

Graphic by Connor Fondrevay-Bedell

Travel policy adapts to evolving pandemic

Betsy Jarosick, staff writer
April 22, 2022

South’s Etruscan Editorial Board traveled to Los Angeles in early April, representing one of the first major tests of the district’s new overnight travel policy, Mark Maranto, Assistant Principal of...

Omicron on the rise, district implements post winter break testing

Hafsa Rahman, asst. news editor
December 17, 2021

To mitigate the spread of Covid-19 during the holidays, District 225 will continue to use SHIELD and BinaxNOW Covid-19 testing program for all students after winter break, Casey Wright, associate principal...

Population at South projected to decline

Population at South projected to decline

Connor Fondrevay-Bedell, asst. news editor
December 17, 2021

As South looks to the future and prepares for school years to come, a newly released report forecasts a drop in the student population of several hundred students in the next 10 years, Associate Superintendent...

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