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BETTER TOGETHER: On April 8, Peer Mentors (left to right), senior Sofia Silva, junior Jocelyn Dunn, senior Adriana Stevens, and junior Lailah Bardic ate lunch with junior Andrew Lee, junior Charis LeVan, and sophomore Robert Youssef (left to right). Following their meal, the group departed to North for a basketball game against them.

Peer mentoring shapes future careers

Willow Tharp, staff writer
April 17, 2026

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...

Resilience in hardship

Erin Walker, a&e editor
May 23, 2025

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...

Finding happiness

Jessie Norwood, co-editor-in-chief
May 19, 2023

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...

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El poder de aprender las lenguas

Sofia Oyarzún, co-images editor
May 19, 2023

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...

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The beauty of giving up what is familiar

Liv Perkins, opinions editor
May 19, 2023

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...

Letting go of academic validation

Caroline Ohlandt, Co-editor-in-chief
May 19, 2023

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....

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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...

Graduation returns to pre-pandemic normalcy

Layla Mohamed, staff writer
May 20, 2022

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...

Saying goodbye

Saying goodbye

Tara Wirtschoreck and Emily Pavlik
May 20, 2022

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...

A senior’s last hurrah

Ella Vick, staff writer
November 12, 2021

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...

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