Senior Sofia Silva turned to greet a friendly face rushing toward her, seeing her partner from the Peer Mentors program light up with joy. Since becoming a Peer Mentor her junior year, the program has...
As I look back on my time with The Oracle, I wish I could say it was filled only with joy and pride—but the reality is more complex. While there are friendships and memories I’ll always cherish like...
When I entered South as a freshman, I was terrified I would hate high school, only have two friends (my mom, a teacher at South, and my sister, who was a senior), and never find a community.
It took me...
Yo solía rechazar el concepto de aprender otra lengua; pensé que estaba fuera de mi capacidad. No fue hasta que tomé el tiempo de perseverar a través de los desafíos de aprenderla, que me di cuenta...
6,530 days.
I have lived in the same house for 6,530 days. This is the steadiness in my life.
I wake up, brush my teeth, walk down our 16 stairs, and step onto our bare wood floors where my feet...
I have always believed that no one thing defined who I am entirely.
While I have consistently been someone who works hard in school, I never consciously believed that my grades defined my self-worth....
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...
South’s graduation ceremony for the class of 2022 is set to be fully back to its pre-pandemic standards for the first time after two years, Interim Principal Dr. Rosanne Willamson said.
A traditional...
Graduating high school can be a major life transition, and for some seniors, graduating from their athletic careers can be just as difficult, senior Grace Hastings, varsity distance runner for track and...
For many seniors, the second semester of senior year represents everything they have been working for since freshman year. Despite being a momentous year, senioritis has caused many students to end their...
Well this feels weird! A year removed from writing an article, let alone one for The Oracle, and all I can say is what a year it’s been. I, along with the rest of South’s class of 2020, had an unconventional...
