Recreational hunting given undeserved disapproval
February 25, 2011 • Mitch Hammer, Staff writer
Filed under Opinion
Recreational hunting is something humans have done for many thousands of years. The first so called “humans” hunted for survival before agriculture came along. Humans were also the first mammals to hunt with tools. It is our natural instinct to hunt. Many mammals hunt for food, but having empathy... Read more »
Comic books: surviving past childhood and flying into our classrooms
February 25, 2011 • Sadie Pelini, Staff Writer
Filed under A & E
Some high school students dislike reading, saying that books are boring, uneventful, or dry. They are desperately searching for adventure, romance, and action set into a fast-paced, explosive story. They want super heroes, evil villains, and hopeless damsels in distress. They need comic books. For... Read more »
Three South skiers finish off successful season by competing at state
February 24, 2011 • Elika Beck, Staff writer
Filed under Skiing, Sports
This year three students from South qualified for the state tournament in Nordic skiing: senior Chace Russel, senior Aly Fassett-Carman, and junior Katherine Eckstrom. Before the race, Eckstrom said, “Going to state is more of a celebration than anything else.” Like Eckstrom, Fassett-Carman went... Read more »
Dashing around a dining problem
February 23, 2011 • Eddie Ortegon, Staff writer
Filed under Features
Some do it for the excitement, some do it to be bad and others are simply broke and hungry. It might seem like no harm to do it, but the waiter or waitress then has to pay for the stolen meal. Kids who have ‘dined and dashed’ seem to have done it for the same reason, because they are... Read more »
South students and teachers know pros and cons of the web
February 22, 2011 • Sam Graves, Staff writer
Filed under Features
For centuries, face-to-face interaction had been the most common form of communication among people. With the creation of the Internet, however, alternatives have become available. The Internet has allowed people to communicate with each other and to conduct much of their business through their... Read more »
Hallway sweeps “keep kids honest”
February 22, 2011 • Maggie Horstman, Staff Writer
Filed under News
“We do them to keep kids honest,” said Hall Monitor Paul Lundin about hallway sweeps, “otherwise people would take advantage.” Although the hall moniters do them for the good of the school, students don’t seem to agree. “They are cracking down too much,” said sophomore Haley Richter “I... Read more »
Adapted sports present social opportunity for many South students
February 17, 2011 • Nadia Spock, Staff writer
Filed under Adapted Sports, Sports
These days it seems that high school sports are primarily geared towards physical rigor and creating a fierce sense of competition. But at South, the adapted sports teams have taken a different approach when it comes to physical activity. “I work with kids who just want to have fun,” shared South... Read more »
Science teachers weigh in on new curriculum
February 17, 2011 • Katie Jerome, Staff writer
Filed under News
A new district-wide science curriculum is on the rise for next year and will effect next year’s freshmen. After the change, freshmen and juniors will both take a semester of biology and a semester of physics, and sophomores will take a year of chemistry. Right now, freshmen take a year of Biology,... Read more »
Youth Convention draws students downtown
February 16, 2011 • Haley DeParde, Staff Writer
Filed under News
Everyone has opinions and some South students are getting an opportunity to share those opinions. On February 14 a few opinionated tigers headed downtown to the Minneapolis Youth Convention. This event was hosted by the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board (YCB). On their website, www.ycb.org, YCB says... Read more »
Men’s swim team has high goals for upcoming section and state meets
February 16, 2011 • Selim Ayhan, Staff writer
Filed under Sports, Swimming
The men’s swim team is preparing to compete at the section and state tournaments and expectations are high. With the state meet being in the first week of March, South swimmers take time to practice daily. Senior captain Carlo Balleria has been swimming at South for three years. “I think there are... Read more »
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