February 14th’s fight has raised awareness of an ongoing issue in our South High community. Racial tensions are cited as one of the primary causes of the incident, and as we move on our new blog, Covering Cultural Tensions will provide continuous, up to date coverage of events related to the fight.
The first article about a student dinner discussing race can be found at
https://www.shsoutherner.net/news/2013/02/21/start-hosts-student-dinner-to-discuss-race-at-south/
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![A power outage on Friday May 12 before the start of the school day led many students to leave the building and miss parts of first, second and third hour. “[Staff at the front door] said the power might be on at 11, so [we should] come back to school at 11,” recalled freshman Riley Olson. “A lot of people went back home.” However, Principal Afolabi Runsewe claimed and maintains that students were told to stay in the commons and were never given the option to leave school.](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/power-outage.png)
