By Ryker Pruett There are multiple activities to participate in when it comes to school or clubs. It is easy to get involved when it comes […]
Category: Feature
Yearbook Takes on Challenge
Throughout this largely digital school year, the South yearbook staff threw themselves into making a book that would capture this unprecedented moment. Targeting a fall distribution […]
How the Return to Classrooms Affected Mental Health
As schools reopened their classrooms, there was little doubt that it would have an impact on students’ mental health. The transition from online to in-person is […]
A Conversation with Principal Tiffin
No one is more involved here at South than the principal, Lara Tiffin. A 1986 South alumna herself, she knows the school well and has answers […]
South Thespians Debut Original Zoom Production, Retelling of Icarus
During quarantine, members of South Salem High School’s Thespian Troupe #577 collaborated to write and produce an original play. Titled Icarus: A Story Retold, it’s a […]
Seniors Prepare For A Return To Classrooms
The Salem-Keizer School District has been working hard to make plans for the return to in-person schooling. All elementary school students returned to classrooms for hybrid […]
Scandals, Special Interests and Dysfunction Plague School Board
In recent years, the Salem-Keizer School Board, which oversees the second largest school district in Oregon and serves over 40,000 students, has been plagued with accusations […]
South’s Grad Party At Bullwinkle’s; Fundraisers Launched to Help Cover Costs
South’s Associated Student Body [ASB] Leadership and the Class of ‘21 Graduation Party Planning Committee are collaborating on a variety of fun, socially-distanced fundraisers to raise […]
2020 Wildfires, Six Months Later: Fire Officials Look Back & To The Future
This past September, Oregon experienced record-breaking and devastating wildfires across the state. The effects have been lasting, with many communities affected months after the fires have […]
