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The student news site of Bloomington High School South

The Optimist
The student news site of Bloomington High School South

The Optimist
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Your Bi-Weekly Rant: How to be a good peer reviewer

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: How to be a good peer reviewer

Allison Neal, Co-editor
May 17, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Genius

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Genius

Allison Neal, Co-Editor
May 11, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: You will mess up, and that’s okay.

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: You will mess up, and that’s okay.

Allison Neal, Co-Editor
April 29, 2016
2016 Political Profiles: Ted Cruz

2016 Political Profiles: Ted Cruz

Allison Neal, Co-Editor
April 27, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: 5 lies AP students tell themselves

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: 5 lies AP students tell themselves

Allison Neal, Co-editor
April 26, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: The perils of competition

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: The perils of competition

Allison Neal, Co-editor
April 22, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Reading

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Reading

Allison Neal, Co-editor
April 21, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Hooray for today

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Hooray for today

Allison Neal, Co-editor
April 15, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: An open letter to potential graduation speakers

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: An open letter to potential graduation speakers

Allison Neal, Co-editor
April 12, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: The mundane app

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: The mundane app

Allison Neal, Co-editor
April 7, 2016
Senior Ashley Keller passes out cake after the ceremony.

NHS induction ceremony

Allison Neal, Co-editor
April 6, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Why all the judgment?

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Why all the judgment?

Allison Neal, Co-editor
April 5, 2016
Your Bi-weekly rant: Analysis of the senior quote

Your Bi-weekly rant: Analysis of the senior quote

Allison Neal, Co-editor
March 31, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Cinderella dressed in (sparkly) yellow

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Cinderella dressed in (sparkly) yellow

Allison Neal, Co-editor
March 29, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Practice not perfect

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: Practice not perfect

Allison Neal, Co-editor
March 24, 2016
Freshman Simon Mullins (center) died today. Mullins played Johnny in "The Outsiders" at South.

Simon Mullins

Allison Neal, Co-editor
March 23, 2016
Your Bi-Weekly Rant: How to adult

Your Bi-Weekly Rant: How to adult

Allison Neal, Co-editor
March 22, 2016

Optimist How To: Knitting basics

Allison Neal, Co-editor
March 18, 2016
Teens waiting longer to start driving

Teens waiting longer to start driving

Allison Neal, Co-editor
March 10, 2016
Congressional art contest

Congressional art contest

Allison Neal, Co-editor
March 2, 2016
Oscars recap

Oscars recap

Allison Neal, Co-editor
February 29, 2016

Five scholarships to apply for

Allison Neal, Co-editor
February 23, 2016

Women’s History Month essay contest

Allison Neal, Co-editor
February 17, 2016
President's Day history

President’s Day history

Allison Neal, Co-editor
February 16, 2016
Freshman Simon Mullins (center) died today. Mullins played Johnny in "The Outsiders" at South.

The inside on The Outsiders

Allison Neal, Co-editor
February 9, 2016
MLK Day service ideas

MLK Day service ideas

Allison Neal, Editor
January 16, 2016
MCCSC adds more start time scenarios

MCCSC adds more start time scenarios

Allison Neal, Co-editor
December 14, 2015
School board discusses school day change

School board discusses school day change

Allison Neal, Co-Editor
December 9, 2015

Allison Neal, Co-editor
December 3, 2015

Mathers Museum hosts Latino community celebration

Allison Neal, Co-editor
December 3, 2015

Bus driver shortage leads to longer routes

Allison Neal, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 13, 2015

PAC food drive offers two breakfast prizes this year

Allison Neal, Co-Editor-in-chief
November 10, 2015

Optimist’s mayoral forum

Allison Neal, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 29, 2015

10 things to know for this week

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
October 21, 2015
Abbey Gibbons' locker, decorated by her friends in her honor.

Celebration of life service for Abbey Gibbons

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
October 13, 2015
Optimist co-hosts mayoral forum

Optimist co-hosts mayoral forum

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
October 13, 2015

APUSH teachers use both new and old textbook

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
September 25, 2015

MCCSC parents, community members call for longer summer

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
September 24, 2015
Auditions for "The Outsiders"

Auditions for “The Outsiders”

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
September 22, 2015
Earlier school start hurts Parks and Recreation

Earlier school start hurts Parks and Recreation

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
September 11, 2015
Prism panel members and Glenda Ritz take audience questions.

Glenda Ritz speaks at community LGBTQ+ event

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
September 9, 2015
Panel members listen to questions from community members in the audience.

Prism leader Laura Ingram moderates the Tuesday night discussion.

South Speaks: Announcements

South Speaks: Announcements

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
September 4, 2015

[Video] PROUD celebrates Summerfest

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
August 31, 2015
"Deez Nuts" for president?

“Deez Nuts” for president?

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
August 25, 2015
MCCSC required to increase early intervention funding

MCCSC required to increase early intervention funding

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
August 21, 2015

CRAM class open for business

Allison Neal and
August 18, 2015

June 6 SAT score error resolved

Allison Neal, Co-editor-in-chief
August 13, 2015
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