Earlier this year, The Southerner covered the lack of diversity in South’s theater program. Involvement of minority students increased greatly during the winter production of the musical Hairspray. Sophomore...

Students from South’s student group Silver Ribbon Campaign (SRC) headed to the capitol on March 6th to participate in Mental Health Rally & Day events. The purpose of the day was to show support...

“It’s the inner strength inside of me that said ‘you can do this,’” Said South’s interim principal Dr. Willarene Beasley as she stood in front of  twenty or so parents and students this past...

“One of the main concerns is… lack of financial literacy,” said South High economics teacher Richard Nohel. It’s clear that students in his class have made huge strides in this regard through...

On South Senior William Ibele’s third time taking the ACT, he accomplished something that only .01% of ACT test takers achieve.  Ibele, a prospective drama major, earned the highest possible score on...

On January 18th, South High's Debate Team won the 113th MN State High School League State Debate Tournament, which was held at the University of Minnesota. The winning team, composed of juniors Trace...

A revised behavior policy for the Minneapolis Public School District (MPS) will attempt to address racial disparity in suspension and expulsion rates. These changes were announced at a board meeting on...