“Parting is such sweet sorrow” from classics

Classic literature withstands the test of time for a reason.  Traditionally, English classes at South centered on reading novels from European, typically British, authors such as William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, to name a few. Rich with universal themes and artful manipulation of language, classic literature was the cornerstone of the English curriculum […]

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COVID-19 pandemic, we bid thee farewell

All high school students remember the experience of “going to school” during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sleeping through morning classes on Zoom, completing asynchronous classwork and eventually making the transition to the hybrid model integrated into our routines.  It has been almost two years since schools reopened completely and we returned to our […]

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Address the big, orange elephant in the room

We treat national politics like dark magic — as if uttering a particular president’s name will break us all out in warts. Yet, we are bombarded with information, gossip and opinions regarding this particular president from seemingly every direction except school. Last week, this particular president was indicted, and then charged, with 34 counts of […]

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