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The South High School theater department is hosting their new musical, “Footloose.” However, this time the theater department will be offering an audition workshop on Thursday, November 30th, with sessions during 5th hour and 6th hour. Photo credit: South High Theater Dept.

South High’s upcoming musical Footloose hosting audition workshop for first-time auditioners

Diana (Chris) Mata-Vasquez, Staff Writer • November 29, 2023

The South High School theater department is hosting their new musical, “Footloose.” However, this time the theater department will be offering an Audition workshop. The point of this workshop is to...

Ona Knoxsah playing traditional Ojibwe games with freshman All Nations students. November 13th, Native American Family Involvement Week.

Meet South’s new Coordinator for the All Nations program: Ona Knoxsah

Dalaney Villebrun, Staff Writer • November 29, 2023

South High’s All Nations program has it’s first full-time program coordinator, Ona Knoxsah. She started in the position at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year but she also attended South as...

Third floor bathroom open after recent student complaints.

Lack of bathroom accessibility causes outrage from South female students

Dinko Kendrick and Lou Glatt • November 28, 2023

Frustration among female students at South High is increasing as the issue of the girls’ bathrooms’ inaccessibility has yet to be properly addressed. The administration is still frequently locking...

ChatGPT and other AI resources are easily accessible to students through multiple avenues. AI itself is a highly contested topic and is expected to have a large effect on peoples daily lives in the near future.

Controversial AI software has found its way into educational settings

Alice Conry, Features Editor • November 21, 2023

With the rise of artificial intelligence software like Chat GPT, education is on a path to become more technologically literate than ever before. However, there are also concerns about unfair use of AI,...

The ensemble cast of Inspired by Claudette and Rosa pictured here rehearsing for the upcoming show

South High’s theater program puts on fall production of “Inspired by Claudette and Rosa”

Ar Nordhougen, Staff Writer • November 21, 2023

This fall South High will be putting on a production of Inspired by Claudette and Rosa written by local playwright and South alumni Laura Mann Hill. The play's opening night will be Thursday, December...

South High is undergoing a conversion to a more uniform grading scale known as “the 80/20 system.” With this abrupt change, many people have been left with a lack of information about the transition in between grading systems. This change has caused lots of controversy among staff and students.

South High’s new grading system in transition leaving teachers and student conflicted

Zae Isensee, Staff Writer • November 21, 2023

In the next 2 years South High will see substantial changes made to its grading scale. A new plan introduced, referred to as “the 80/20 system”, will change the grading scale by increasing summative...

Infinite Campus has caused mixed opinions among both Staff and Students.

Was Infinite Campus the right choice?

Diana (Chris) Mata-Vasquez, Staff Writer • November 17, 2023

The Minneapolis Public Schools district has shifted its student grading system to Infinite Campus, causing many mixed opinions to arise among students and staff alike. Due to a hacking incident by an organization...

Hill Stone Arch Bridge, or otherwise known as The Stone Arch Bridge is known for being one of the most popular tourist attractions and the second oldest bridge in the Twin Cities.

Estimated 2 year Stone Arch Bridge renovation creates inconvenience

Jo Danielson, Staff Writer • November 14, 2023

Known for one of the most popular tourist attractions and the second oldest bridge in the Twin Cities, the famous Stone Arch bridge, the bridge that crosses over between downtown Minneapolis and downtown...

The Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 116-110 on Sunday, marking their 7th win of the season. (NBAE via Getty Images)

The Timberwolves are serious

Pablo Resnik, Editor-in-Chief • November 13, 2023

As the 2023-24 NBA season began, the aftertaste the season prior left within the Timberwolves fanbase was bittersweet, to say the least. The season ended on a relative high - a 4-1 series defeat to the...

The redistricting plan set forth by the district has disproportionately affected our communities that need support most.

The effects of the Comprehensive District Design on South High

Ella Tennant, Visuals Editor • November 13, 2023

After three years of the Comprehensive District Design (CDD) being in effect, the detriment it has caused Minneapolis Public School’s students has become abundantly clear. The CDD was introduced to redraw...

Why arent South students receiving information about the CCC? How can we bridge the communication divide between the CCC and students?

Students often overlook South High’s best resource: the CCC

Greta Meissner, Staff Writer • November 13, 2023

Students are constantly thinking about their futures, and for many students, that involves college. The College and Career Center (CCC), is open Monday-Thursday, and run by Kelsey Massey and Katie Hansen....

Minneapolis redistricting has caused South to lose tons of funding and students. The music program has lost half of its music classes and nearly as many students. For many students still in the program like Lennon Wendelberger, A lot of what I loved about jazz was the encouragement to get better from my peers, but now thats gone. Not only has this hurt student experiences, its also added lots of extra work for the teachers.

South’s music program is in danger, enrollment at the lowest in years

Max Niblett and Kaija Halvorson • November 1, 2023

Over the past 3 years, the music program at South has lost a teacher, nine classes, and nearly one-hundred of students. And there’s no sign that this downward trend for the program will reverse. Less...

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