It was a gruesome scene in Boston on  April 15. Three people were killed and hundreds injured when two bombs exploded near the crowded finish line of the Boston Marathon, one of the oldest and largest...

Everyone wants that easy A. Including, if not especially, me. It’s gotten to the point that while juggling sports, clubs, volunteering, work, family, and school, students tend to let school drop. But...

There are those who are very bitter about the frequent education trend of grade inflation, believing that it diminishes the value of their own hard work.  While it is true that the A is not the elusive...

The Southerner would like to thank the state of Minnesota for their recent legalization of gay marriage. This step in the direction of equality will change the lives of many Minnesotans for the better,...

Each year as spring rolls around, seniors make their final decisions about college, while juniors begin planning and solidifying their application list. Seniors are set in their plans, but many juniors...

Unless something remarkable happens in the next two years, the actual year 2015 will look nothing like that predicted by "Back to the Future Part II." Indeed, we’ve traded expectations of flying cars...

Walking through the halls at South High, you may see students wandering aimlessly, filming Telenovelas or testing a physics lab. Another common sight within these halls is the dedicated employees that...

In the early 20th century, teacher tenure was created to protect teachers and professors from politically-based disciplinary action. At this time, a majority of teachers were female. Oftentimes, these...

While social networking sites are places where people can post photos of trips, dances, and friends, they are also places where people can post explicit photos of one another. Many teens don’t give a...

In January, Rachel’s Challenge called our entire school to assembly. During assembly, we were told about how great a girl living in the suburbs of Colorado was, and how kindness and self affirmation...

In 2008, Barack Obama charmed the nation with powerful and emotional speeches promising "Hope" and "Change." At that time, George W. Bush and his policies, specifically his fiscal and foreign policy, were...

Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH)  was a struggle for me. I found the work hard to keep up with, I found the tests near impossible, and I found the workload and expectations my teachers...