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Bloomington South’s Girls Basketball team play a near perfect season

Bloomington South’s Girls Basketball team play a near perfect season

February 4, 2025

Hoosiers Ready to Shock the World: Indiana Makes the College Football Playoff

December 18, 2024

All about the eSports team

All about the eSports team

December 4, 2024

Bloomington South defeats Castle 28-21, moves on to Semi State

Bloomington South defeats Castle 28-21, moves on to Semi State

November 19, 2024

South football takes on Castle Knights Friday in Regionals

November 14, 2024

Nationally ranked Panthers (#4) take on #1 Trojans in regional semi-final matchup Thursday

Nationally ranked Panthers (#4) take on #1 Trojans in regional semi-final matchup Thursday

October 16, 2024

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What you need to know about 504 plan lawsuit
Storm Shield: New Athlete Audio Armor

Storm Shield: New Athlete Audio Armor

March 28, 2025

South’s Samsung Solve for Tomorrow club is taking strides in innovation by submitting their invention; the “Storm Shield”...

South remembers para Eric Bodnar who passed away

South remembers para Eric Bodnar who passed away

March 14, 2025

Eric Bodnar passed away the weekend of March 8th. Bodnar was a longtime special education paraeducator at South. His assistance...

MCCSC superintendent develops plan to address student shortages

March 13, 2025

MCCSC superintendent Markay Winston and the Board of School Trustees have recently established a comprehensive strategy to...

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How well do South students treat south bathrooms?

March 28, 2025

It’s FAFSA season, here’s some helpful things to know

March 10, 2025

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The benefits are clear: High school should start later
Emma Kehr, Staff Writer • March 10, 2025

The miserable sound of your alarm goes off. Most high schoolers can probably agree it's like awakening to a nightmare. All you want to do is snooze it just for five more minutes...

No more holidays
No more holidays
February 13, 2025
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