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South seniors celebrating college, gap year, and life commitments on May 1st, the deadline for many school’s enrollment.
South seniors balance politics, academics, and financial changes amidst postsecondary planning
Adyra Fine, Staff Writer • May 13, 2025

As the school year begins to come to an end, seniors throughout the world, the nation, the state, and most importantly here at South High are...

A thrift store in Greece, thrifting has found its way all over the world
What’s up with the trend of thrifting?
Adyra Fine, Staff Writer • February 24, 2025
Founders Meilla Corkill-Bomgaars and Ramaas Said kicking off their brand new SpongeBob club which meets every Tuesday after school in Room 206 B.
SpongeBob finds his place at South High through new club
Annika Lara Walen, Staff Writer • May 6, 2025

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea, and now also in room 206B on Tuesdays after school? The new South High SpongeBob Club, which started...

Mr Hamilton's AP Biology classes prepare for the upcoming test.
AP season has arrived at South High
Alex Karlen, Staff Writer • May 5, 2025

AP season has arrived, so the Southerner decided to ask South students how they are feeling about their AP tests. This year, South offered 12...

Chinese teacher Dingman Yu in his classroom.
South High cuts its Chinese program after 53 years
Alex Karlen, Staff Writer • April 8, 2025

Due to budget cuts and low enrollment, Chinese is being added to the growing list of languages that are no longer available to take at South...

We shouldn’t have any excuses to not want to be in school when we get back
We shouldn’t have any excuses to not want to be in school when we get back
Shanell Gordon, Staff Writer • May 27, 2020

This Stay at Home Order has been very frustrating because I had to stay in the house for the most part. Plus I had a lot of plans that I had to cancel because of...

Kindness and compassion have never been so valuable
Kindness and compassion have never been so valuable
Eamonn Briem, Multimedia Editor • May 27, 2020

Kindness is key.  The willingness to supersede frustration, impatience and negativity in the pursuit of kindness is something that everyone especially people our...

School closure has helped grant me the freedom that I needed
School closure has helped grant me the freedom that I needed
Quentin Wolf, Staff Writer • May 27, 2020

This "vacation" that we have received from this virus has had pros and cons. While it is very unfortunate that many are dying, and will continue to die, school closure...

A group of curious kids cling to a fence as staff from the non-governmental organization Center for Victims of Torture tour their healing center in Kakuma Refugee Camp, located in the northwestern region of Kenya. Photo courtesy of: Fawn Bernhardt-Norvell
USAID what now?
Lola Norvell, News & Multimedia Editor • April 19, 2025

Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has taken no time at all to instate his Project 2025, which aims to “return the government to...

Lucy Dacus performing her song Night Shift on stage at the Palace Theatre in Saint Paul. Her newest album Forever Is A Feeling is a meditation on her changing life and relationships, and gives listeners a more candid look into her life.
Lucy Dacus doesn’t have all the answers, but she seeks them out in Forever Is A Feeling
Alice Conry, Editor-In-Chief • May 12, 2025

Lucy Dacus’s fourth studio album Forever Is A Feeling was released in late March. A lot has changed for the singer-songwriter since her last...

Eli Stottrup (third from left) and Matthew O’hara Jr (fourth from left) pictured with teammates and coaches after advancing to the state tournament. Photo courtesy of: Jennifer Fukuda
Athletes of the Month February 2025: Eli Stottrup and Matthew O’hara Jr.
Alex Karlen, Staff Writer • March 10, 2025

The Southerner’s picks for the February 2025 Athlete(s) of the Month are Matthew O’hara and Eli Stottrup, two wrestlers who, despite facing...

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Aaron Bushnell: The Consequences of American Complacency
Andrew Godes, Opinions Editor • May 15, 2024

It’s been almost three months since Aaron Bushnell shocked the world in an unprecedented act of self-immolation outside the Israeli embassy...

Phones in schools: a hard cell
Eamonn Briem and Madeline Mahoney April 17, 2019

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