Students rock out at the annual music tour in Washington D.C.
Zoe Chinander-McFaul, Staff Writer
April 23, 2018
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This year South’s annual music tour is going to Washington D.C. Just in time for the cherry blossom festival and a balmy high of 80 degrees, music students in Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra and Varsity Choir enjoyed a 5-day trip to and from the nation’s capital. With long 22 hour drives on...
Students statewide walkout, gather at Capitol to protest gun violence
Soline Van de Moortele, Web and News editor
April 20, 2018
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“I am here today because I am sick of the unprecedented trend of gun violence that’s happening across the nation,” said junior Ben Phi, who was one of the speakers at today’s protest. The protest, organized in part by freshman Isra Hirsi from South, was a gathering of schools statewi...
Budget cuts lead to 21.5 position losses
Madeline Mahoney and Kinsley Wilcox-McBride
March 22, 2018
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The Minneapolis Public School district has projected a $33,000,000 deficit for the 2018-19 school year. The district has made many changes to save money, and they plan on saving a little over ten million dollars by cutting staff at schools across the district. So what does this mean for South? T...
DNR ‘Trout In The Classroom’ workshop get students fishing for more
Oliver Hall, Staff Writer
March 14, 2018
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On March, 9th Mick Hamilton’s Earth Science class went on a field trip to a student summit organized by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), at the DNR's offices. "The field trip was for a program called ‘Trout In The Classroom,’” said Hamilton, who is raising Rainbow Trout in his Ea...
Keith Ellison discusses gun control at panel with South students
Soline Van de Moortele, News and Web Editor
March 1, 2018
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THURSDAY, MARCH 1ST, 10:35 AM -- applause could be heard throughout South High’s auditorium as congressman Keith Ellison walked in to begin the panel. After shaking hands with Principle Ray Aponte, Ellison went to stand in front of the stage, before a group of about 73 students. The pan...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sits down with students at breakfast meet and greet
Izzy Willette, Features editor
February 27, 2018
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Yesterday, newly-elected Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey came to South for a meet and greet breakfast with a select few of the senior class. He then gave a speech at the all-senior-school meeting. After all the students, the Mayor, and principal Ray Aponte helped themselves to food, the Mayor asked each s...
Race 2 Justice Day recap
Oliver Hall, Cece Kaufmann, Madeline Mahoney, and Izzy Willette
February 25, 2018
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Last Thursday was South’s Race 2 Justice Day. Formerly known as Racial Justice Day, the event marked South’s third year of having a day of workshops and presentations dedicated to social awareness, instead of a normal school day. The workshops were led by a variety of students, staff, or outside activis...
Minneapolis and St Paul teacher unions continue contract negotiations, demands with districts
Kinsley Wilcox-McBride, Staff Writer
February 18, 2018
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In 2017, both the Minneapolis Public School (MPS) and St. Paul Public School (SPPS) district teacher contracts have expired. The termination of this contract sent the teachers of both districts into negotiation with their district for the next contract’s terms. This year, negotiations between the Minneapo...
Protest against Super Bowl tackles police brutality, corporate interests
Livia Lund, Henry Holcomb, and Soline Van de Moortele
February 5, 2018
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Though some crowds gathered to watch famous football players on Super Bowl Sunday, other crowds made up of protesters gathered to march. On February 4th, with Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” playing in the background and signs with phrases such as “Human Need Not NFL Greed” proudly displayed, dem...
Spoken word and dance performance completes second year with Keno Evol
Oliver Casey, Staff Writer
December 18, 2017
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On Thursday, December 14th, the second annual spoken word/dance show graced the stage of South High. The spoken word portion was full of surprises, jumping from poetry to improv covering everything from gun control to the rise of greenhouse gases. The dance portion of the performance featured two all-dancer par...
‘Rock stars for a day’: South guitar students make relief album for natural disasters
Gabe Chang-Deutsch, Staff Writer
December 4, 2017
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“Between the earthquake in Mexico and the Hurricane in Florida and I felt like ‘God, there's so much going on,’” thought Sarah Minette, the guitar teacher at South, as she drove into school one day. “What responsibilities do musicians have to speak out and use our platform to raise awareness...
Struggle for common ground continues in teachers’ union negotiations
Livia Lund, Editor-in-Chief
November 22, 2017
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NOVEMBER 21st, 5:30 PM -- Teachers, community members, and staff crowded into the full room at the Minnesota Federation of Teachers (MFT) office near Saint Anthony Main. On one side of the long rectangle of tables sat the MPS district team members and on the other sat the 40 person MFT team. Bright ...
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