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The Optimist

The student news site of Bloomington High School South

The Optimist

Top holiday festivities to look out for in Indiana

Siena Johnson, Staff Writer November 21, 2024

As the holiday season rounds the corner, here are a few things to look out for to keep your spirits up and your schedule full of fun things to do in Bloomington and around Indiana. Paoli Peaks Located...

Theatre South actors perform a number from Lord of the Flies

Theatre South presents Lord of the Flies

Clare Grumbling, staff writer November 14, 2024

Theater South’s production of Lord of the Flies will have its first performance on Saturday, November 16th, in the auditorium. Why should students go see the play version of the book? The story is already...

Photo courtesy of Parker Parker

Are you ready for it?

Lily Mikolaitis, Staff writer November 7, 2024

This past weekend, Indianapolis was flooded with hundreds of people of all walks of life, and what drew them together was no other than Taylor Swift. Many South students were in attendance on Sunday as...

Photo courtesy of Lulu Novak

Autumn Catalog

Lily Mikolaitis, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

As the months get colder, it’s harder to find fun things to do. Here’s a list of seasonal activities to try to fill the time. Pumpkin picking/carving: You could do it for fun, or as a contest...

Be a guest at Sounds of South’s production of Beauty and the Beast

Siena Johnson, Staff Writer October 15, 2024

Bloomington South’s show choir, Sounds of South, will perform the musical Beauty and the Beast this October on the 12th, 19th, and 26th in Bloomington South’s Carmichael Hall auditorium. The last time...

Dancer Cluster, 2014, https://trockadero.org/about-us/history/#gallery-5

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: A tradition skewing masterclass in comedy and dance

Finn Nicholson-Crotty, Writer February 29, 2024

One method that I’ve begun using to determine how I felt about a show is to see how my hands feel afterwards. For example, if I loved a show my hands would hurt from applauding so much. After seeing...

Asian Culture Club’s Lunar New Year party

Zoe Gray, Writer; Photographer January 26, 2024

On February 8th, the Asian Culture Club will be throwing a Lunar New Year party from 3-5 p.m. after school. This party will be held in the Large Group Room and there will be food, games and more.  Lunar...

South Speaks: Golden Globes host stirs up controversy

Cricket Shelton, Staff Writer January 12, 2024

“Oppenheimer is based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project, and Barbie is [based] on a plastic doll with big boobies!” This is just one of the many remarks that...

Dance Marathon Color Wars

Sloane Barrett, Staff Writer December 6, 2023

Dance Marathon is hosting a free color wars event Friday, Dec 8 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Purple Gym.   There will be four different colors, each color assigned to two committees. The members...

1989 (Taylor’s Version) Review

Zoe Gray, Writer; Photographer November 10, 2023

As of Friday, Oct.27, Taylor Swift released her re-recorded version of her hit pop album: 1989. Previously released on Oct. 27, 2014, it instantly became a world-renowned success and my favorite album....

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