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The Graduate Hotel Dinkytown where Hollywood Gala prom took place

The Hollywood Gala prom might be by far the best prom in recent years

Asisa Museid, Staff Writer
June 7, 2023
South senior Eddie Anderson getting hydrated at a first floor bubbler in the commons.

South Water Fountains: Ranked

Ezra Gearhart, Staff Writer
February 16, 2022
Parody accounts have impacted the environment at South in various ways. Two of the biggest accounts are “South High Protector,” which imitates Principal Simondet, and “Sneaky Flicks,” which takes pictures of students in the hallways of South. Credit: @south_high_protector

“Sneaky Flicks,” “South High Protector” connect students and staff

Pablo Resnik and Raza Diop
November 16, 2021
George Floyd was a 46 year old African American man who lived in St. Louis Park, MN. Monday, May 25th, Floyd was murdered by 4 Minneapolis police.

South community reacts to the murder of George Floyd

Kinsley Wilcox-McBride, Editor-in-Chief
May 28, 2020
The boys bathroom on the third floor was locked until October 30th. The reopening was the first time the bathroom was open since the start of the school year.

Third Floor Bathroom Closed for Majority of First Quarter. This is why.

Quentin Wolf, Staff Writer
November 6, 2019
South High Special Education teacher S.T. Jamison, pictured second from the left in the back, fought for his Uncles exoneration. Wrongfully incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit Grover Thompson spent the rest of his life in prison. Thompson was finally exonerated on January 14th through the work of his uncle, South teacher S.T. Jamison.

Wrongful incarcerations leave impacts far beyond bars

Henry Holcomb, Features Editor
May 24, 2019
There will be several new changes to this year’s Race 2 Justice day. Above are just some of the new additions that will be made. Race 2 Justices day tentative date is May 29th. “We want it to surround your identity, who you are as a person, your race, your culture, class, your preferences,” said South staff Alex Endeshaw on what Race 2 Justice day is striving for this year.

Race 2 Justice day planning team races to tie up loose ends before May deadline

Caleb Stipkovits, Staff Writer
March 13, 2019
The report YPE produced has found that “39% of students indicated they had 2 or less trusting adults at South.” The survey of over 1,100 students and 100 staff found particularly students of color did not have an adult in the building they felt they could trust. YPE suggests that the school hires more teachers of color and host in-school events include disadvantaged students. Photo Courtesy of the Youth Participatory Evaluation Team

The Youth Participatory Evaluation Team creates changes school-wide

Josaiah Rushing, Staff Writer
March 7, 2019
Coming to a neighborhood near you: the 2040 plan

Coming to a neighborhood near you: the 2040 plan

Elliott Askari-Rabe, Staff Writer
November 20, 2018
Esmeralda Duran-Silvan, South’s Spanish and English speaking parent liaison, helps a Spanish-speaking family at parent-teacher conferences. Because of the lack of allocated resources for interpreters and services for non-English speaking families, there usually isn’t enough interpreters for all of the families that need one. “You’re going to have a far longer conversation with an English speaking family than you are with a translator… You know that there’s other people waiting for them,” said Alex Endeshaw, chair of the Equity team at South.

Language barrier posed at conferences, Equity team proposes solutions

Erika Peterson, Staff Writer
October 25, 2018

South makes moves towards more diverse faculty

Siobhan Sullivan, Staff Writer
April 10, 2018
Southwest seniors Kat Lochen and Honi Yusuf led a culture workshop on Hookup Culture: How an Entire Generation Has Messed Each Other Up. Their workshop included a presentation of hookup culture, rape culture, and misconceptions about sex. This was just one of many workshops offered at South’s annual Race 2 Justice Day. Photo: Madeline Mahoney

Race 2 Justice Day recap

Oliver Hall, Cece Kaufmann, Madeline Mahoney, and Izzy Willette
February 25, 2018
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