The Southerner staff would like to offer our congratulations to the graduating seniors of 2013. From its first class of 27 students in 1895 the school has come a long way, and so have you. We hope that wherever you find yourself in the years to come, you will never forget South and the community surrounding it. Your education has sent you on the path to success and whether you decide to further your schooling, get a job, or simply experience life we hope you will display your tiger stripes proudly and let the world hear your roar.
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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)
