Soline Van de Moortele, News and Web Editor
From slam poetry to women’s basketball, senior Soline Van de Moortele has seen it all. In her third year as a staff member she serves as the News and Web Editor and the admin behind The Southerner Facebook.
Her love for writing and reading combined with her desire to put her voice out in the world has resulted in her journalism career at South High School.
For a semester, Van de Moortele had an amazing time in Thailand living with a host family and doing volunteer work. She hopes to travel back one day, possibly finding a place to live there as well.
In her free time you can find Van de Moortele reading, watching ducks, going to punk shows, sitting in cafes with friends and scouring record stores for My Bloody Valentine, bossa nova and latin pop.
![This morning, congressmember Keith Ellison came to South to speak with a group of 73 students about gun control, in light of the recent school shooting in Florida. Sophomore Anas Abukr said he thought the panel, “went really good. We touched on a lot of hard things, and there were a lot of ideas I heard. [Gun control] is a big problem in schools and there should be a lot of steps taken higher up to ensure students are safe.” Photo: Soline Van de Moortele](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/keith2-900x600.jpg)
![Sarah Ogutu (left) celebrates the winner of SlamMN!’s slam on March 22nd, Donte Williams (center). Williams is now part of the 2016 national slam team, which competes on a national level in June and July. The competition aspect of slam poetry has helped artists shape their poetic voice, as explained by Williams: “Slams have very practical ways that helps your writing...having a time limit really allows me to not waste time with language [like] what word is going to fit here.”](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/spoken-word-group-1-900x600.jpg)
