Norah Austin, Photography Editor
If you’re fond of the extensive Twin Cities park system, you could probably find Norah Austin walking or biking along the many paths within and throughout Minneapolis. Austin is a junior at South High School and a passionate member of the newsroom; she believes that newspaper is a great way to combine her interests in creative writing and her desire to uncover and appreciate the community at South High School. To her, South High is rich in support and acceptance of different people; newspaper is a powerful way for her to explore the powerful connections and experiences forged by that culture. Not only does she write for the newspaper, but she also enjoys writing short stories about people in her own time. The interplay between her creative process and prolific prose is complemented and inspired by her interest in historical literature and scientific non-fiction; her favorite book is The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, but you can also find her reading the Harry Potter series. Not only does Norah enjoy reading and writing about people, but also drawing them too; her artistic style hovers around the divide between cartoony and realistic. Her plan for the rest of high school is to curate her existing interests in writing and drawing, but also learning and growing within and from what South High has to offer.
![An old oven that is still in the Home Ec room, which is now a primarily used for study halls. When this class was discontinued, the equipment was never taken out of the room, thus making it easier to reinstate the program. “A lot of us are complaining about how we don’t know how to cook or take care of ourselves, which is a big thing for when you go to college,” said junior Rachel Olivarez. “You have to know how to do things like that…[because of that] I think we should bring Home Ec back to South.”](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/HomeEcProcessed-900x599.jpg)
![The Trndsttrz [Trend Setters] perform their dance montage at the talent show on Friday, March 22. Majesty, Naz, Sylence and Isaiah perform intricate footwork throughout their dances, portraying their passion for dance. “[We enjoy participating] because it brings love and joy to everybody. Everybody wants to see the Trndsttrz dance and that’s our thing,” stated Mckinnie. “We’re setting the trend in dance, at the talent show. Everybody motivates us, we motivate ourselves and dancing is just a part of us.”](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/TalentShowProcessed-900x600.jpg)
![The wall in the band room that houses the pictures of all composers of color that the bands are playing music from this year. “One of the many purposes of playing music by composers of color was to help students of non-white background feel inspired to not only stay in a music ensemble here at South, but to also consider having a future in music at the college level,” said Sayre. “Another [purpose] is certainly to help our community understand that music of all genres is written and appreciated by all kinds of people.”](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ComposersOfColor-processed-900x600.jpg)
![Sophomore Misha Donnelly, passes the ball to freshman Delilah Mitchell, during a game against Coon Rapids on October 15, 2018. “Having to do extra work when you miss [school] for games can be hard, because then you have to do the work that you miss and the work that you’re doing in class the next day, when you’re making up the work, you might also miss tests and stuff like that. It’s just hard.” Photo: Nancy Yang](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_1371-1-900x600.jpg)
![Newly hired office staffer Babs Gregg works at her computer, one of the things she does on a daily basis for her job. “It’s just like solving tiny problem after tiny problem after tiny problem. People call. We find the right party for them. They show up in the office. We figure out where they need to be [and] what form they need to take.”](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BabsGregg-900x600.jpg)
