Women’s swim team beats Southwest, reclaiming city title
October 29, 2010 • Jack Kotnik, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports, Swimming
On October 27, the women’s swim team redeemed themselves against Southwest and defeated them to win the city conference. South originally held the city title for twenty-three straight years before losing to Southwest for the past two years. Now, they have reclaimed the title. “[It] kind of came out... Read more »
South actors thrill Commons with Thriller dance
October 29, 2010
Filed under Theater, Video
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Generation Y is in no way ‘lazy’
October 27, 2010 • Sam Graves, Staff writer
Filed under Opinion
In a Wall Street Journal blog, New York lawyer Scott Greenfield says, “Generation Y is entitled, lazy, selfish, tech savvy, and incompetent.” This is a ridiculous statement. Generation Y is no different from past generations. Generation Y refers to people born roughly between 1980 and 2000. This... Read more »
We need school year-round
October 27, 2010 • Elika Beck, Staff writer
Filed under Opinion
President Obama recently announced that he would like to make the school much longer. While this is an announcement that many teenagers probably don’t appreciate, it is an incredibly reasonable and incredibly smart proposition. “The challenges of a new century demand more time in the classroom”... Read more »
Potential North High closings leaving students stranded
October 27, 2010 • Maggie Horstman, Staff Writer
Filed under News
Facing declining enrollment, North High is in serious jeopardy. On Tuesday, October 12th, Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson made the decision to vote on whether North High will continue to stay open, or be phased out over the next four years. North High School is a tight-knit community with a diverse... Read more »
Career/Tech Department unveils new virtual teaching system
October 27, 2010 • Stefan Lund, News Editor
Filed under News
Open house attendees listen as Principal Cecilia Saddler introduces the MiRTLE system On Tuesday October 12, South’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department held an open house, with speakers from Boston College and the University of Essex, to unveil its crowning achievement in a ten virtual... Read more »
Love at first bite: society’s undying love for the undead
October 26, 2010 • Aeon Bollig, Staff writer
Filed under A & E
On the night of Halloween, the cable television channel AMC premiered The Walking Dead, a show based on the Eisner-winning ongoing comic series of the same name. It follows the story of ex-police officer Rick Grimes and a group of survivors among a modern day zombie apocalypse – but it’s more than... Read more »
Hopes are high for women’s swimming as season comes to a close
October 26, 2010 • Jack Kotnik, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports, Swimming
On Wednesday, October 13, the South women’s swim team had what could be called a successful defeat. Although they lost to city rival Southwest by ten points, it was by a much smaller margin then the first meet. In their first meet against Southwest, South lost by thirty points. Also, many South... Read more »
The ultimate frisbee team travels to Canada
October 26, 2010 • Maddie Colbert, Staff Writer
Filed under Club Sports, Sports
On the weekend of October 15, the South High Ultimate Frisbee team participated in the seventeenth annual “Hold Back the Snow” Ultimate Frisbee tournament in Winnipeg, Canada. The national tournament was hosted by a Canadian school called St John’s Raven Court. This year, seventeen teams participated... Read more »
More females than males are college-bound
October 23, 2010 • Caroline Stevens, Staff writer
Filed under Features
Chances are, if you go to most colleges nowadays you might notice a slight imbalance. Women have surpassed men in populating college campuses, on average making up 57 percent of the students. Whether it is a question of motivation, peer pressure, or recent changes in the school system, South seems to... Read more »
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