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The South Mental Health Clinics office for therapist, Farah Hussein. Hussein said she wants for Students to just feel comfortable to come here and talk to us. Photo: Ellie Barnett Cashman

Mental health resources bring intersectionality to South

Ellie Barnett-Cashman, Staff Writer • October 22, 2018

South High's Clinic features mental health services. This has been accessible for students and families for years, though in recent years, different cultural representation has been increasing. It’s...

Newly hired office staffer Babs Gregg works at her computer, one of the things she does on a daily basis for her job. “It’s just like solving tiny problem after tiny problem after tiny problem. People call. We find the right party for them. They show up in the office. We figure out where they need to be [and] what form they need to take.”

Recent Office Specialist brings a whole new meaning to community involvement

Norah Austin, Staff Writer • October 22, 2018

During our high school years we are all bound to visit the main office, whether it be for attendance, passes, or meetings with administration, among many other things. Many feel the main office is...

An excerpt from the mural created by last year’s VOICES cohort. For queer individuals at South High School, we still lack the respect that we are entitled to have regardless of our sexual or gender orientations.

South isn’t woke; it’s queerphobic

B Fei, Staff Writer • October 16, 2018

Faggot. Trap. Bitch. Tranny. Freak. Dyke. Shemale. Twink. These are the words that continue to reverberate around the white brick walls of South High School. Somehow, they always find their way back...

Nikes ad released in early September shows support for Kaepernick acknowledging his perspective and sacrifices in protesting for social justice. Although this is a great step forward for progressive movements, it has shed a light on Nikes own discrimination issues.

Nike’s stand for social justice, although hypocritical, further advances progressive movements across the country

Eamonn Briem, Staff Writer • October 16, 2018

With a quarterly income of 3.4 billion US dollars and universal popularity across the majority of demographics, Nike holds a status every brand works for, appealing to everyone on the political spectrum....

Kids for the Boundary Waters, started by 17 year old Joseph Goldstein, fights to protect the BWCA and activate young voices. Goldstein has been traveling to the Boundary Waters since he was six and remembers that, “Paddling into the BWCA felt like coming home.”

Students fight for permanent protection of the Boundary Waters

Talula Cedar-James, Staff Writer • October 15, 2018

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) is in danger of toxic mining practices after the Trump administration cancelled a stay on mineral leasing in it’s watershed. The stay was put in place to stop mines...

Lillian Lamb, left, and Ashlyn Ziegler explain their writing project in the Writer’s Room. The Writer’s Room is a new support center at South in partnership with a local nonprofit dedicated to helping students improve their writing. “The emphasis is not on teaching people how to write, it’s on helping them be better writers in whatever way that means for them,” said Sam Oppenheimer the MOI staffer for the Writer’s Room. Photo: Erika Peterson

New Writer’s Room brings back support to the writers of South

Erika Peterson, Staff Writer • October 12, 2018

A new Writer’s Room opened in Room 150 at South on September 25th. This program was created through a partnership with the Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute, or MOI, a local nonprofit. Full time...

Above is many outcomes of the projects from Megan Knutson’s. Theyve worked on, this one with styrofoam cups.

Formation of a new class brings structure to students

Caleb Stipkovits, Staff Writer • October 12, 2018

From converting styrofoam cups into beautifully cut shapes to manipulating paper to be 3-dimensional, Megan Knutson’s sculpture and multimedia class is always creating art off of a modest budget.   Ms....

Ariah Dieffenbach celebrates with team after winning a point. Photo:Hazel McKinney

South volleyball almost wins conference champs

Hazel McKinney, Staff Writer • October 11, 2018

On Tuesday night, South volleyball team played their conference championship game. The varsity team has won all of their previous conference games which were against Washburn, Patrick Henry, Roosevelt,...

In mid-September allegations of inappropriate messages from South English teacher, Darin Doty, to a South ‘18 graduate surfaced at South after the graduate posted the alleged apology message from Doty on her spam Instagram account. These allegations have had a deep impact on the South community. Many students expressed their feelings of sadness and betrayal, as well as the trust they had placed in Doty. As junior Cor Barnhill said, “He was one of the only adults that I trusted. I don’t really trust adults that easily and he was there for me through a lot of things.

Allegations of sexual harassment dig deep into South community

Madeline Mahoney and Henry Holcomb • October 10, 2018

On Wednesday, September 19th allegations of inappropriate messages from South English teacher, Darin Doty, to a South ‘18 graduate surfaced. By the next day, the allegations had circulated around the...

Pictured above is Kary Kuenzli Assistant Educator (AE) for 10th graders at South High talking to a student in her office located on the third floor. “It’s basically doing security...just clearing the hallways and making sure kids are getting to class,’ said Kuenzli about her job Photo: Maya Edmonds

Lack of Tiger Pride room brings students into support staff’s offices

Maya Edmonds, Staff Writer • October 10, 2018

The old Tiger Pride room at South High School is gone as of last year. Due to budget cuts we no longer have a room designated for disciplining students. The Tiger Pride Room was a room where students...

Barnard Field is undergoing major redesigns, it now features South High’s tiger paw logo in its center and several changes are being made to improve the track and the field itself will now use turf. These are some of the things we can look forward to for when the field is open again later in the school year.

Barnard Field gets back on track

Oliver Hall, Staff Writer • October 10, 2018

While last year it was a host to student athletes and fans of high school sports, this year the most frequent visitors of Barnard Field have been construction workers and heavy machinery. It should be...

Graphic depicting a plane going to Southeast Asia with various landmarks listed by countries of origin. With the trip spanning three countries—Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam—there will be much to see, whether it’s the Việt Cộng tunnel networks used during the Vietnam War, the intricate temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, or the Buddhist temples of Thailand. Graphic Credit: B Fei

Southeast Asia trip puts the “World” in “World History”

B Fei, Staff Writer • October 10, 2018

By definition, “humanities” refers to the study of human culture and civilization, and South High’s curriculum is nothing short of rich deep-dives into the past, present, and future of our world....

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