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South's Opinion On The TikTok Ban

South’s Opinion On The TikTok Ban

Gabrielle Washington January 22, 2025

In the first couple weeks of 2025, the internet has broken over the government's threat to ban one of the most popular apps in the United States, TikTok. The flourishing app, released in September of 2016...

Truesdell Comes To South For Upcoming Concert

Truesdell Comes To South For Upcoming Concert

Gabrielle Washington December 4, 2024

The South Orchestra has an upcoming Christmas concert on December 5th and like many times prior, Truesdell Middle School is joining them. This is a time where middle school students can get a feel of...

Top 10 Best Christmas Songs of All Time

Top 10 Best Christmas Songs of All Time

Gabrielle Washington December 2, 2024

Two main things keep Christmas afloat. That would include movies and music. Movies set the scene and are a sign to get cozy while music chooses the vibe for that scene. Christmas music is one of the best...

'Chromakopia' Is Tyler's Most Personal Album Yet

‘Chromakopia’ Is Tyler’s Most Personal Album Yet

Gabrielle Washington November 21, 2024

Tyler Okoma, better known as Tyler, the Creator has dropped the first album in 3 years. It was released the 28th of October and is titled 'Chromakopia'. We all know that Tyler primarily talks about things...

South's Spectacular Orchestra

South’s Spectacular Orchestra

Gabrielle Washington November 4, 2024

On Tuesday the 15th, South High's orchestra killed it on stage. The showcase of the different kinds of music shows the hard work performed by the 3 different orchestras. They have come a long way in just...

Stardew Valley Guide For Dummies

Stardew Valley Guide For Dummies

Gabrielle Washington October 24, 2024

Stardew Valley is an untimed country life esque video game, created by Eric Barone, formally known as ‘ConcernedApe’ in 2016. When players are first launched into the game, they find that they have...

The New York Subway Shooting: Is It Justified?

The New York Subway Shooting: Is It Justified?

Gabrielle Washington October 14, 2024

On September 15, 2024 police open fire on Derrell Mickles in a subway station after uncooperation. The confrontation started after Derrell is seen jumping over the subway turnstile without paying. Police...

What Is QSA and It's Purpose?

What Is QSA and It’s Purpose?

Gabrielle Washington October 7, 2024

QSA, or queer straight alliance, is classified as a student-led group or organization where students who fall under the queer umbrella or who are allies can go to find a safe environment to be themselves...

Interviewing South High's Crazytown Cast

Interviewing South High’s Crazytown Cast

Gabrielle Washington October 7, 2024

South High school Theatre put on a show about the most chaotic town in American history: Jonathan Rands, Crazytown. Crazytown features comedic scenes starting from a mauling beast incident to a fan competition....

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