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Through distance learning, the School-Based Clinic still encourages students to “use us if you need us!”
Kinsley Wilcox-McBride, Features Editor • May 24, 2020

In these difficult times of social distancing, while administration tries to make plans to honor the seniors and teachers try to recreate their...

Leslie Stunkard works as the Drug and Substance Abuse Counselor for many schools in MPS. South’s Healthy Choices Group is a group led by Sherry Harris and Leslie Stunkard that tries to create discourse about drug use and its effects with students. Harris stated, “It’s less of a class than a check-in group. It’s really an educational, informational, and supportive group. It’s for students who are interested in taking a look at their chemical use and figure out what they need to do to make better choices for themselves.
A look into South’s substance abuse class
Graham Doyle, Staff Writer • March 9, 2020
South teachers representing their school at the CDD community info session: Courtney Antone, Caitlin Eide, Joshua Fisher.
Concerns spark about Comprehensive District Design's effects on high schools
Sammie Stever-Zeitlin, Staff Writer • March 2, 2020
Attendees of the march created red shirts, banners, etc. to bring light to the crisis and wore them to the march. Red is a symbol of the MMIW Movement.
MMIW Movement gets support from South community
Rayna Acha, Staff Writer • February 27, 2020
One of the most influential aspects of the student generation is the power they possess to make a difference in the future of our society. South’s student led action groups have recently come together to work against many urgent issues that have risen within today’s society. As sophomore Annabelle Niblett said regarding South’s recent walkouts, “these acts influence the student body hopefully by making our futures easier for us because most of us can’t vote yet or run for office so protests are the best way to have our voices heard within democracy.”
Students find their voices through participation in student-led organizations
Hayley Morgan, Staff Writer • February 24, 2020
The Student Marxist Association of South High is a new club that was created this year. Founding member Zach Moor said, “what we set out to do is to educate students, to empower students with that same stuff, equip them with this theory and with these connections specifically to agitate students into developing an actual movement here.” They hope to educate, empower, and unite the school.
The Student Marxist Association: bringing students together to take down capitalism
Khayaal Desai-Hunt, Staff Writer • February 13, 2020
MPS votes to terminate contract with Minneapolis Police Department
Erika Peterson, Features Editor • June 2, 2020

During the Board of Education meeting at 5pm on Tuesday, June 2nd, the Minneapolis school board voted unanimously to terminate their contract...

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Through distance learning, the School-Based Clinic still encourages students to “use us if you need us!”
Kinsley Wilcox-McBride, Features Editor • May 24, 2020

In these difficult times of social distancing, while administration tries to make plans to honor the seniors and teachers try to recreate their...

Students gather at the Enrichment Fair to talk with representatives from over fifteen organizations about opportunities for jobs, volunteer positions, internships, camps and more. The fair was hosted by the Career and College Center (CCC) to help students find jobs or volunteer positions over the summer. Tea Roepke, a junior who attended the fair said, “I have no idea what I want in the future, so this is really going to help me.”
South's first Enrichment Fair helps pave the way towards the future
Khayaal Desai-Hunt, Staff Writer • March 22, 2020

On Wednesday, March 11th, many students attended the first-ever Enrichment Fair at South to talk with representatives from over fifteen organizations...

We shouldn’t have any excuses to not want to be in school when we get back
We shouldn’t have any excuses to not want to be in school when we get back
Shanell Gordon, Staff Writer • May 27, 2020

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
Kindness and compassion have never been so valuable
Eamonn Briem, Multimedia Editor • May 27, 2020

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
School closure has helped grant me the freedom that I needed
Quentin Wolf, Staff Writer • May 27, 2020

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...

A safer alternative? A closer look into vaping
Eamonn Briem and Graham Doyle • March 11, 2020

There are 12 Zodiac signs and each sign has specific traits to them. By looking at your birth month and date, you are able to figure out what your sign is and furthermore explore what things your sign says about you. “Since the Earth has wobbled and changed in the last 2,000 years, whatever your sign is isn
While it may not be scientific, astrology still helps students navigate life
March 9, 2020
The 62nd Grammys took place on January 26th, 2020. The show featured an opening act performed by Lizzo, many tributes to the recently passed Kobe and Gianna Bryant, and Billie Eilish taking home many awards, including Record of the Year. While the show may have seemed complete and normal, something felt like it was missing, and that was international sensation BTS.
Despite immense global impact, BTS doesn’t receive the recognition they deserve
February 24, 2020
I spent hours over winter break scrolling meaninglessly through my For You page on TikTok when I noticed a new trend evolved on the app that was well needed. A trend calling out mostly high school and college age boys who duetted girls videos trolling them for doing normal things or just expressing themselves.
There’s a culture of hating teenage girls and no one’s talking about it
January 21, 2020
Bookmarks were passed out as one of the multiple ways of spreading the word about the competition. South’s most avid readers dedicated their time in the month of February to read as many pages as possible, and ended up beating Washburn with a 47-thousand page lead.
South defeats Washburn in reading competition
Sammie Stever-Zeitlin, Staff Writer • March 10, 2020

This February, South and Washburn dueled it out in the 2020 Student Reading Challenge to see which student body could read the most book pages...

Senior, Nick Carter has competed in countless races ranging from European races, World Championships to Nationals, farther than he had expected to go with his cycling career. "There’s no way I would’ve ever thought I would be in this place which also makes me optimistic for the future that I could go places that I’m not thinking about right now," said Carter.
Physical and academic growth: Nick Carter's journey to the Olympics
Ellie Barnett-Cashman, Sports Editor • March 12, 2020

Since last year, Carter has continued onto his journey to the Olympics and the world of professional cycling. He’s been travelling across the...

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Khayaal Desai-Hunt
Khayaal Desai-Hunt
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 Khayaal is a sophomore in her second year working...

Caleb Stipkovits
Caleb Stipkovits
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I spent hours over winter break scrolling meaninglessly through my For You page on TikTok when I noticed a new trend evolved on the app that was well needed. A trend calling out mostly high school and college age boys who duetted girls videos trolling them for doing normal things or just expressing themselves.

There’s a culture of hating teenage girls and no one’s talking about it

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“Toxic masculinity just limits male beauty standards, what a male can project out into the public and society.  And for many, they’re fine with it but for many others that's awful because self expression can’t just go through these boring clothing types that men are supposed to wear,” said senior Will Danaher.

Male beauty standards: a killer of creativity

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This graphic portrays a common feeling students might have in regards to standardized tests. Standardized tests disregard the different mental health, cultural and language backgrounds that could affect the outcome of a students test. Students that take standardized tests are all treated as the same and are all expected to have one standardized test measure their intelligence which in so many cases is not true.

No consideration for diversity in standardized testing

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Junior Griffin Tuthill shows his stick and poke tattoo on his arm. “ [Stick and pokes] cause a weird connection. Whenever you look at yourself and see something your friend did, they still are with you,” said Tuthill.

Both risks and rewards come with stick-and-poke tattoos

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Student athletes often learn to get their homework and schoolwork done during whatever free time they have. Misha Donnelly and Andrew Njogu have found a flow for how to manage their time. “Time management is a big thing you have to work on,” said Njogu.

Sports participation causes students to do better in school

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Caleb Stipkovits
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