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South graduates offer insight into preparing for the college transition
Griffin Larson • December 8, 2025

As seniors are in the midst of college applications, now is a great time to fast-forward a couple of years and think about life after South....

Render of the new entrance and windows as seen from the outside.
Multi-million dollar renovation set to start spring 2026
Ian Power • January 7, 2026

The main entrance to South High is many things, but safe and welcoming it is not, at least according to the guidelines set by MPS. Foregoing...

A photo taken during the MPS school transformation community meeting hosted at South High School on December 5. Photo courtesy of: Hillary Oppmann
MPS hosting school transformation meetings across the city to collect community feedback
Griffin Larson • December 9, 2025

Throughout the months of December 2025 and January 2026, Minneapolis Public Schools is hosting community meetings at each of the district’s...

The current machining shop at South High before the move to Roosevelt.
Machine shop class is moving to Roosevelt next year
Holden Larson • November 24, 2025

The machine shop class at South is scheduled to move to Roosevelt for the start of the new school year next fall. It is a class that a lot of...

Come and dance with us at South High's upcoming Swing Night on Nov. 19 at the Hook and Ladder! Photo courtesy of: South High Music Department
Upcoming Swing Night is a true community event
Samuel Stottrup • November 10, 2025

South High's annual Swing Night is coming up! On November 19th, South’s jazz band will be performing at the Hook and Ladder, a local music venue on the corner...

South Junior Tobi Grumdahl Moskowitz is exploring the concept of touch in art, both visible and invisible. Photo courtesy of: Eleri Peterson
An artist’s touch is felt in all parts of her process—the work of South Junior Tobi Grumdahl Moskowitz
Oliver Stricherz • May 30, 2025

As AP season at South comes to a close, countless students are living in academic fatigue. Many wonder if their efforts exist in vain after they stumble through...

From April 2nd to the 13th, the 44th Annual Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival showcased diverse voices in cinema through 200 different films, enlightening panels, and accessible options that open the world of film to all.
In early April, film takes center stage—The Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival through the eyes of a teen
Oliver Stricherz • May 19, 2025

We all spent our spring breaks somewhere. Some roamed sun-swept beaches, while others toured the college campuses they might in time call home. But my spring break...

Former Minneapolis homeless encampment near Lake Street which has since been cleared.
Violence strikes Minneapolis homeless encampments on Lake Street
Ashley Ramirez • December 2, 2025

On the evening of September 15, 2025, thirteen people were wounded during two massive shootings at Minneapolis homeless encampments, with four...

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Coach Joe Hyser, a fixture of South’s basketball program and Machine Tech teacher here at South, stands proudly with his newest honor, a spot on South High’s Wall of Fame. Photo courtesy of Caroline Gladbach
Joe Hyser: South High’s newest inductee to the Wall of Honor
Annika Lara Walen • December 10, 2025

Joe Hyser, the newest inductee to the South High Wall of Honor, celebrated his induction on October 8. He received this award for his dedication...

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Aaron Bushnell: The Consequences of American Complacency
Andrew Godes • May 15, 2024

It’s been almost three months since Aaron Bushnell shocked the world in an unprecedented act of self-immolation outside the Israeli embassy...

Phones in schools: a hard cell
Eamonn Briem and Madeline Mahoney • April 17, 2019

Casper Rosbolt
Casper Rosbolt
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Entering his first year with the Southerner, senior...

Everly Comeaux
Everly Comeaux
Editor-in-Chief

Everly Comeaux is a senior entering her third and last...

Marius Steller-Spataro is a senior joining the newspaper team this year as a staff writer. Outside of...

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