The student news site of Bloomington High School South

The Optimist
The student news site of Bloomington High School South

The Optimist
The student news site of Bloomington High School South

The Optimist
a black and white photo of christina ricci as wednesday addams

Laynie Rearick, Co-Editor/Writer

Thought too long about what to write here and got overwhelmed

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Senior Abigail Pickens holds owl at zoology's animal presentation

Senior Abigail Pickens holds owl at zoology’s animal presentation. Photo courtesy of Abigail Pickens

Laynie Rearick, Co-Editor/Staff Writer
April 26, 2023
Members of the community gather to break fast. Photo courtesy of Amira Abdullahi

Members of the community gather to break fast. Photo courtesy of Amira Abdullahi

Laynie Rearick, Co-Editor/Staff Writer
April 5, 2023

BHSS’s Muslim students celebrate Ramadan

Laynie Rearick, Co-Editor/Staff Writer
April 5, 2023

College Board backpedals with revised AP African-American Studies course after criticism from Gov. Ron DeSantis

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
February 13, 2023

Furries: the biggest problem in Indiana schools according to lawmakers

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
February 1, 2023

What the bell: what happened and when they’ll be fixed

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
January 27, 2023
Why I hated Netflix's "Wednesday"

Why I hated Netflix’s “Wednesday”

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
January 20, 2023

Top 5 electives at South

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
January 13, 2023

A less than jolly review of Elf the Musical

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
January 4, 2023

Quizlet’s paywall hurts the students it claims to help

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
December 12, 2022

Buskirk-Chumley putting on production of Elf the Musical

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
December 8, 2022

The midterms and what comes next

Laynie Rearick
November 29, 2022

South’s Swim and Dive team prepare to make a splash

Laynie Rearick and Aidan Martin
November 9, 2022

GoFundMe created for BHSS senior Joey Henderson

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
October 11, 2022

SAT: Dates and a step-by-step guide to signing up

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
October 4, 2022

Cindy Whitehead, head of South’s bookstore, retires

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
September 15, 2022

Dentist program School Smiles coming to South

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
August 30, 2022

Rainbow flags fly at this year’s Pridefest

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
August 26, 2022

Bus issues after MCCSC changes routes

Laynie Rearick, Staff Writer
August 22, 2022
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