Elliott Austin, Arts and Entertainment Editor
Elliott Austin is a senior in his second year writing for the Southerner and his first year as Arts and Entertainment editor. He’s excited to mentor the next wave of team writers in their newspaper career. His staff position thoroughly reflects his outside interests as he enjoys playing guitar, reading, watching films, and listening to music. After graduating he plans to study film in an out of state college.
![By most metrics, standardized testing is an ineffective way to measure learning. “[Standardized testing] costs money and time to tell if students are learning. Administrators can come into our classrooms and see evidence of learning,” Teacher Mary Manor said.](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/final-elliott-test.jpg)