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![Students running the coffee shop pose for a group picture with new technology to accept credit and debit card payments.](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-17-at-1.24.00-PM-1200x1006.png)
This year the South high coffee shop is under new management. Mr. Ziehm, a fairly new teacher to South, took over teaching the Coffee Shop Career...
![How can South students access exercise?](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-12-at-1.26.02-PM-1200x1072.png)
![Displays from the November 2022 exhibition, “Identity.”](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1073-1200x900.jpeg)
![Ona Knoxsah playing traditional Ojibwe games with freshman All Nations students. November 13th, Native American Family Involvement Week.](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_0045-1200x1046.jpeg)
![Third floor bathroom open after recent student complaints.](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screen-Shot-2023-11-28-at-1.31.02-PM-896x1200.png)
![ChatGPT and other AI resources are easily accessible to students through multiple avenues. AI itself is a highly contested topic and is expected to have a large effect on peoples daily lives in the near future.](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screen-Shot-2023-11-20-at-10.38.25-PM.png)
![Hill Stone Arch Bridge, or otherwise known as The Stone Arch Bridge is known for being one of the most popular tourist attractions and the second oldest bridge in the Twin Cities.](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_5485-e1699903572903-772x1200.png)
Known for one of the most popular tourist attractions and the second oldest bridge in the Twin Cities, the famous Stone Arch bridge, the bridge...
![A weekend full of tiger spirit, this year’s homecoming game and dance headlined the fall school experience. “We felt like after Covid there’s been kind of a lack of school spirit and so we wanted to bring it back,” said Student Council co-president Neela Hammer. “‘All out’ is like going above and beyond and making things as fun as possible.”](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC08659-1200x800.jpg)
On Saturday, October 7th South High hosted its homecoming game against Patrick Henry highschool on the school’s very own Les Barnard field....
![A power outage on Friday May 12 before the start of the school day led many students to leave the building and miss parts of first, second and third hour. “[Staff at the front door] said the power might be on at 11, so [we should] come back to school at 11,” recalled freshman Riley Olson. “A lot of people went back home.” However, Principal Afolabi Runsewe claimed and maintains that students were told to stay in the commons and were never given the option to leave school.](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/power-outage.png)
On Friday May 12, South High School and parts of the surrounding neighborhood experienced a power outage that only lasted for around half an...
![We shouldn’t have any excuses to not want to be in school when we get back](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VOICES-e1586308325474-900x495.jpg)
This Stay at Home Order has been very frustrating because I had to stay in the house for the most part. Plus I had a lot of plans that I had to cancel because of...
![Kindness and compassion have never been so valuable](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VOICES-e1586308325474-900x495.jpg)
Kindness is key. The willingness to supersede frustration, impatience and negativity in the pursuit of kindness is something that everyone especially people our...
![School closure has helped grant me the freedom that I needed](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VOICES-e1586308325474-900x495.jpg)
This "vacation" that we have received from this virus has had pros and cons. While it is very unfortunate that many are dying, and will continue to die, school closure...
![Students standing in lunch lines longer than ever before](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image_123650291-1200x662.jpg)
This year South consolidated the number of lunches from three to two, creating unforeseen complications for students. The new schedule eliminated...
![Many high grossing and hugely successful concert films were released in theaters in 2023. Image courtesy of: The Riverview Theater](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/eras-tour.png)
The rise of the concert film is making arena concerts more accessible to larger audiences, is this a good thing? For the most part, yes! In 2023...
![South’s conjoined swim team takes a close victory over their rival team, Southwest, putting them in the lead of the conference.](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/unnamed-1200x900.jpg)
Expectations were high for South’s team, TMT and Southwest going into the meet at Phillips community center, home pool for TMT. TMT and Southwest...
![The last performance of the night was done by seniors Liam McQuade, Jacqueline Roueche, junior Sten Bulander, and sophomore Julia Schrag.](https://www.shsoutherner.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sounds-of-South-900x600.jpg)
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