Sleep deprivation brings out creativity via 24 hour plays
February 16, 2012 • Haley DeParde and Caroline Stevens, Photo Editor and A&E Editor
Filed under A & E, Theater
Preparing for a long night We arrived at junior Emmet Kowler’s house at around 7 p.m. to witness the beginning of the 24 hour play process. Kowler was a member of a writing group along with juniors Kinzie Wiklander, Kloie Rush-Spratt, and Marissa Heim, and together they wrote a 12 minute one-act... Read more »
South High Teacher Quotes avoids hateful teacher-bashing
February 16, 2012 • Caroline Stevens, A&E Editor
Filed under A & E
Nestled among the many groups of Facebook is South High Teacher Quotes, a group started in 2009 by senior Collin Knopp-Schwyn. The group is composed of over 1330 students and teachers alike, and although it is lighthearted for the most part, there’s more to the page than just ridiculous things... Read more »
A South High tradition: Pop Singers sing carols in the hallways
December 23, 2011 • Erika Roedl, News & Web Editor
Filed under A & E, Music
Donned in holiday “ugly sweaters” the South High Pop Singers went to different areas of the school bringing holiday cheer just in time for break. Share this: Read More →
Talent Show proved an overall success with original, creative acts
December 21, 2011 • Elise Sommers, Staff writer
Filed under A & E
An adoring audience, singing along to your songs is a dream that may only be reached by the lucky few aspiring musicians who achieve success in the music business. For the participants in the 2011 South High talent show last Wednesday, however, this dream was an invigorating reality. First place champion,... Read more »
Junior Jamal Dyar emerges in local rap community
December 2, 2011 • Amin Amin, Staff writer
Filed under A & E, Music
Ran$om, known by most as junior Jamal Dyar, has recently released his second debut single “Drive Slow.” Dyar’s rap style is unique. He raps about his daily lifestyle and how life is for teenagers in today’s society. Dyar refers to himself as a “lyrical politician rapper”... Read more »
Production of ‘Merchant of Venice’ aims to spark controversy
December 2, 2011 • Caroline Stevens, A&E editor
Filed under A & E, Theater
When it comes to theater, South is no stranger to controversy. This is especially true in South High Theater’s presentation of Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice,” which makes its debut on the mainstage this December. Louise Bormann, English teacher and accomplished director of South... Read more »
Film industry thrives on adaptations of originality
December 2, 2011 • Aeon Bollig, Graphics editor
Filed under A & E
It’s 1963, and La Planète des Singes is published in France. Five years later, its 1968, and “Planet of the Apes” debuts on the big screen, triggering a series of five films. Decades later, it will have been rebooted twice. Its 2005, Män Som Hatar Kvinnor is printed in Sweden. Four... Read more »
Teenage dancers endure pressure from all angles
December 1, 2011 • Etta Harkness Bartholdi, Staff writer
Filed under A & E
Dancing is not something that most people would think of as competitive, but as teen dancers get older and more engrossed in the dance community, the more competitive and stressful dance can be. Dealing with pressures from parents, school work, and dance instructors are bad enough, but dealing with... Read more »
Concert for a cause: Performing artist shares cultural history, interests students
November 18, 2011 • Erika Roedl, News & Web editor
Filed under A & E, Music, Theater
The audience cheered as the woman on stage put on a flat brim fitted hat and a beat started to play through some speakers. They clapped and yelled and nodded their heads to the rhythm, but the crowd quickly grew quiet. They were listening to the lyrics, a story of a woman who had to adjust and readjust... Read more »
South High Theatre gets professional instruction for lighting system
November 13, 2011 • Gabe Bethke, Staff writer
Filed under News, Theater
On Tuesday, resident lighting designer Mike Kittle from the Parkway Theater ran a student-oriented lighting workshop here at South for the Theater Techs. Kittle lead the workshop, helping instruct techies on the proper way to use the lighting system as a part of future theater productions. Philip Mestenhauser,... Read more »
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