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The Southerner
The South High School student news site

The Southerner
The South High School student news site

The Southerner
Spencer Kimball

Spencer Kimball , Photography Editor

Spencer Kimball is ready to take on his second year on newspaper. He joined as a junior unintentionally, but couldn’t be more excited to spend his senior year as photography editor for the Southerner. With a passion for photography and a background with a camera, it’s no surprise that Kimball is looking forward to this position. This year in newspaper, he hopes to grow his own journalistic photography skills, but mainly wants to focus on sharing his skills with others and helping them grow. Like last year, Kimball also hopes to keep improving his newswriting.

Outside of newspaper, Kimball has a packed schedule full of tough courses and varsity wrestling. He is also an AVID tutor and an assistant coach for the Sibley baseball team and Longfellow youth wrestling. Although this takes up a lot of his time, Kimball also enjoys collecting baseball hats. His current collection is sitting at around 50, but keep an eye out for new ones. He wears one nearly every day.

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Early this month was the Minnesota State wrestling tournament, held at the Excel Energy Center. This year two South wrestlers, brothers Brian and Daniel Avre, both qualified. Wrestling is a family tradition for them, and they have both been wrestling since around five. “It’s been a lifelong run for both of them. They’ve both been wrestling their whole lives and they just really put in the time,” said their coach Joe Morgan.

[Photo] For the Avres, wrestling is a family affair

Kinsley Wilcox-McBride, Staff Writer
March 27, 2019
A smokestack releases smoke from a building. According to the non-profit CDP and the Climate Accountability Institute, 71% of global carbon emissions come from just 100 corporations. “(blaming average people for global warming) a really good way for people in power to not take responsibility.” Said Guille Bastian.

[Photo] We need to hold corporations accountable for the climate crisis

Charlie Chinander-McFaul, Staff Writer
February 17, 2019
South senior Deisy Castro in an AVID class. “I noticed her advocacy and leadership from the very beginning,” said Erika Hernandez, mentor to Castro and leader of Jóvenes Latinas al Poder, a group that Castro is involved in. Photo: Spencer Kimball

[Photo] South senior Deisy Castro making change on the Young Women’s Cabinet of Minnesota

Erika Peterson, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
Captain Sam Kendrick in a game against Southwest on Super Soccer Saturday. Head Coach Derric Johnson finds Kendrick’s cosmopolitan travels as a unique strength he has on the team. Johnson said “I think that [his traveling and experiences] do play into it.” Photo: Spencer Kimball

[Photo] Soccer Captain has quiet personality, but a lot to show

Patrick Bruch, Staff Writer
October 9, 2018
The former writing center is in room 247D. Currently it is not known where the new writers room will be located. The writers room is being sponsored by the Mid-continent Oceanographic Institute (MOI). South was provided the funding for the writers room from the Grave’s Foundation.

Writing center returns with a new name and a new staff

Spencer Kimball, Staff Writer
June 6, 2018
Pictured above, senior Michael Warner (57) playing defense at South's homecoming game. Werner plays offensive and defensive line for the South varsity football team and just won the Stacy Robinson award. Photo: Spencer Kimball

[Photo] A leader in the field: Michael Werner’s football excellence

Oliver Hall, Staff Writer
June 4, 2018
Minnesota’s current sectional division for baseball, Division AAA. South is a part of Section Three. As shown above the distance between some schools can be long, often causing extended trips for section games. Graphic: Eli Shimanski

Division among community on how sections should be decided

Spencer Kimball, Staff Writer
May 14, 2018
Staff Sergent Clevon Clarke and Private First Class Griffin Ruthford, talk to junior Abdifitah Farah about the opportunity that the Marine Corps provides. The Marine Corps are one of the six branches that possible enlistees can choose to go into.

Enlistment provides new opportunities for students

Spencer Kimball, Staff Writer
May 4, 2018
This drawing shows me as a child holding up the weight of patriarchy. As I’ve grown up, the limitations I faced as my grandfather taught me to be a “man” made me feel weighed me down all the time. The pressures of patriarchy are harmful to both men and women in many ways.

Learning (and unlearning) to be a man

Spencer Kimball, Staff Writer
February 2, 2018
Assault weapons make up 20 percent of all mass shootings, while 42 percent of all mass shootings are done with high capacity magazines. The harm that assault rifles can cause is extreme and needs to be stopped, and there is no other reason that assault rifles are necessary.

Assault Rifles are unnecessary and need to be banned

Spencer Kimball, Staff Writer
December 14, 2017
Elycia Willis, number 14 pictured above, is the second female varsity player in South history. She plays safety for the team and is fighting the misconception that only males can play football. “It actually feels pretty cool because bringing it to light that some girls that wanna play football. Showing them that they can, it’s pretty cool,” said Willis. Photo: Spencer Kimball

[Photo] Tackling stereotypes, female joins football varsity team

November 15, 2017
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