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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...

Everybody needs to handle things in their own ways
Everybody needs to handle things in their own ways
Ellie Barnett-Cashman, Sports Editor • May 19, 2020

Although being quarantined in our houses is not something most of us are used to, it’s important that we all find ways to keep ourselves mentally stable in these...

Allow yourself to grieve and practice self care
Allow yourself to grieve and practice self care
Kinsley Wilcox-McBride, Features Editor • May 19, 2020

When I first sat down to write this letter weeks ago, all of my thoughts and emotions sounded dumb to me. It sounded so insignificant to complain about missing a...

George Floyd was a 46 year old African American man who lived in St. Louis Park, MN. Monday, May 25th, Floyd was murdered by 4 Minneapolis police.
South community reacts to the murder of George Floyd
Kinsley Wilcox-McBride, Editor-in-Chief • May 28, 2020

Monday night, around 8pm, police arrived at the 3700 block of Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis. They had been called in because a local business...

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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
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
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...

Minneapolis Public School Board Director and Clerk Josh Pauly announced that he wrote a resolution to terminate the district’s contract with the Minneapolis Police Department. The contract, signed in August 2017 for $1.15 million per year that employs 14 School Resource Officers, was up for negotiation this year.
MPS Board Member announces resolution to terminate contract with MPD
Erika Peterson, Features Editor • May 29, 2020

On Friday, Minneapolis Public School Board Director and Clerk Josh Pauly announced that he wrote a resolution to terminate the district’s 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...

Anti-asian racism is on the rise, the Asian Pacific Planning Council (A3PCON) reported over 2,400 cases of anti-Asian discrimination. While these attacks are disheartening, they aren’t shocking, and they aren’t new.
We are American- being Asian American during the pandemic
Caleb Stipkovits, Managing Editor • August 2, 2020

NOTE: This article was originally written in May.  in the wake of protests about systemic racism, it felt important to say that this article...

A safer alternative? A closer look into vaping
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
The character arc of Joe Maldonado-Passage (better known as Joe Exotic) takes you for a wild ride in Netflix’s new documentary miniseries “Tiger King.” We see many sides of the Tiger King, both the side of him that has a deep love for animals, and his other half that is vengeful and angry, ultimately leading to his downfall.
"Tiger King" proves to be a must-watch series
Yasemin Isaacs, Staff Writer • May 27, 2020

Spoiler Warning: The following review contains spoilers for the Netflix documentary "Tiger King." Trigger Warning: The following review and...

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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Eamonn Briem
Eamonn Briem
Multimedia Editor

Eamonn Briem is a senior at South and this is his second...

Tannen Holt
Tannen Holt
Staff Writer

Tannen Holt is a senior and is back for his third year...

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Seniors Iqlas Ibrahim (left), and (right) Anas Farah, the president of the Muslim Student Association (MSA) help along with other MSA students to create a poster for the African Culture night event held at South High. The African Culture night will be on Thursday, March 30th from 5-8 PM. There will be music, food and a sharing of culture at this event. MSA is the only group we currently have at South that is faith based. The opportunities provided by MSA for their members to work together on projects such as the poster provide further time to bond.

Religious communities bring people together

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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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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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What made Frozen 2 good was seeing the characters again and reminiscing the old movie within the new one.

Review: The latest hit ‘Frozen 2’

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Norah Austin
Norah Austin
Photography Editor

If you’re fond of the extensive Twin Cities park system, you could probably find Norah Austin walking...

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