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Boys volleyball team looks to quarterfinals
—Sports, 05/18/10
The boys volleyball team begins its postseason run on Tuesday, May 25 when it faces Brookline at home in a South sectional quarterfinal matchup. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. …
Web Column: 10 Ways to Fail (a.k.a. get a 1) on your AP Exam
—Opinions, 05/10/10
Sign up for an exam in a random class you don’t even take, or one you’ve never heard existed before (AP Human Geography, anyone?). If you are in fact taking an AP test in the AP class you took this year, good for you! Hopefully you’ve spent every class period passed out snoring on your desk or count …
Boys Baseball remains undefeated
—Sports, 04/25/10
If one were to ask a member of South’s baseball team how their vacation was, the response would almost certainly be positive. …
Harambee rocks The House
—Arts, 04/05/10
On March 25, members of South’s Harambee Gospel Choir performed at Boston’s House of Blues as a part of “A Night for Haiti,” joining the ranks of Snoop Dogg and Martin Sexton. The event was held to benefit UNICEF’s relief work in Haiti and to thank the Boston Celtic’s Shamrock Foundation for raising …
O’Keefe named Globe All-Scholastic
—Sports, 03/28/10
On Mar. 28, junior Kathy O’Keefe was named a Boston Globe All-Scholastic. She won the 2010 Massachusetts Division 1 Indoor Track title for the mile. You can read a full-length article on O’Keefe here. Other DCL All-Stars from the fall season include: …
Senior Column: 10 Ways of Ruining Your Chances of Getting a Date (for Prom, Semi, life, etc.)
—Opinions, 03/28/10
Stuff four cloves of garlic into your mouth. Chew thoroughly. Rinse with a glass of milk from 1972 and repeat that first part. Go up to that guy or girl of your dreams and ask away. …
South sweeps Latin, Needham
—Sports, 03/27/10
The South boys’ volleyball team won back-to-back games this week against Latin Academy and Needham High School. …
Ligerbots place well, look toward future
—News, 03/23/10
Also see: Ligerbots compete in upcoming tournaments …
Lions win 70-53 against Lincoln-Sudbury
—Sports, 02/02/10
Off the court, junior Sophie Bikofsky might be close friends with Lincoln-Sudbury junior Lindsey Jones. But when South faced L-S for the second time this season today, it was a whole new story. Until Jones went down with an injury, the two played tight, intense defense, as if they didn’t know one a …
Two alarms in one day
—News, 01/23/10
The fire alarm was pulled twice on Jan. 22 during A and F Block, bringing the total pulled fire alarms this year to three. As a result of these alarms Principal Joel Stembridge decided to extend the school day by 20 minutes on Mon. Jan. 25 to make up for the “educational time” that was lost during b …
Graduation Speech: Living The Dream
—Features, 07/01/09
When I was little, I knew I was going to be a princess when I grew up. I would strut through my house in my best tutu and fanciest tiara, dreaming of living in my fully functioning, life size, Polly Pocket Mansion with my husband, the Prince. But now, after obtaining my public education at South, I …
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