South Seniors attend Financial Aid Night in preparation for college
January 21, 2011 • Katie Jerome, Staff Writer
Filed under News
It’s getting to that time of year again, seniors got accepted into their dream colleges or maybe some are just happy that they got accepted into college at all. This prompts the question, “How are you going to pay for it all?” With the cost of college rising, including the cost of books and classes... Read more »
Family values: shaken, not stirred
January 20, 2011 • Aeon Bollig, Staff writer
Filed under Features
Popping the champagne is a globally recognized way of celebration, and of course nobody will let that expensively precious liquid go to waste. It may only be legal for the twenty-one-ups to consume such celebratory liquids, but that doesn’t stop the younger ones from joining in. Now, we’re... Read more »
How important is the Pledge of Allegiance to South students?
January 19, 2011 • Eddie Ortegon, Staff writer
Filed under Features
The Pledge of Allegiance was originally written and published in 1892 by an American Baptist minister Francis Bellamy in the September 8th edition of a Boston based children’s magazine called ‘Youth’s Companion’. It was first used in public schools during Columbus day celebrations,... Read more »
Students pick The Best of 2010
January 19, 2011
Filed under A & E
2010 is already two weeks gone. The Southerner surveyed hundreds of students to determine the best movies, TV shows and artists of last year. The top three vote-getters will be listed here. More detailed results will be published in the February 2nd newsmagazine issue of The Southerner. Best Live-Action... Read more »
The funding behind Project Success benefits
January 18, 2011 • Miiko Taylor, Staff writer
Filed under Features
Project Success does college preparation with workshops that teach what to look for in colleges, how to apply, and the benefits of going to college for children and teens in middle school and high school. Founder Adrienne Diercks said, “I started Project Success because I wanted to work with kids in... Read more »
Participation in sports should cover gym credits
January 18, 2011 • Elika Beck, Staff writer
Filed under Opinion
Many students at South spend hours every week at sports practices. This time and effort is wasted, however, when it comes to meeting school graduation requirements. There are only two ways to fulfill gym credits in Minneapolis Public High Schools: taking gym as an elective class for a year or spending... Read more »
South hosts church formed from hockey team
January 12, 2011 • Sam Graves, Staff writer
Filed under Features
People start to gather for the Living Stones Covenant Church mass. Masses are 10:30 am every Sunday. Hockey and church may not have much in common, but that didn’t matter to John Foley. In 1995, he formed a hockey ministry which has grown into a church. Three years ago, Living Stones Covenant Church... Read more »
New Years traditions change through time and space
January 12, 2011 • Maggie Horstman, Staff writer
Filed under Features
New Years is a holiday celebrated everywhere around the world and symbolizes new opportunities, friendships, and resolutions. Here at South, New Years is quite the popular holiday. It’s the day where some students make plans to meet up with friends and go have a good time, while others just like... Read more »
The plus-side to gaming
January 12, 2011 • Sam Graves, Staff writers
Filed under Opinion
It is widely believed that playing video games has harmful effects on people of all ages. What you never hear about is that playing video games also has a few benefits that non-supporters of video games fail to realize. One such example is that video games may improve a person’s hand-eye coordination.... Read more »
Bible study group at South lets students talk freely about their beliefs
January 12, 2011 • Eddie Ortegon, Staff writer
Filed under Features
The study begins with a reading from the Bible, and from there students discuss and share their thoughts on it. Students get into deep discussions about what they feel it all means to be Christian. The Bible study at South started the second week of September and there has been a group of about... Read more »
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