Staff Report South’s theater department has received nominations for its productions throughout the 2022-23 school year. The cast and crew of ‘Mamma Mia!’ earned seven Blue Star Award nominations. Blue Star is hosted by Starlight Theatre. Fifty-four area high schools compete in various categories....

By Olivia Svoboda Editor-in-Chief She’s a leader and a friend to her peers and students: Dannelle Barnett is South’s Teacher of the Year.  “My goal is to be – this is going to sound super cheesy – but to be the guide on the side. So, I don’t want to be the main culprit of learning....

By Olivia Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Pushing, shoving, standstills – these are some of the things a student can expect to experience in a crowded hallway.  Blue Springs South has its fair share of crowded hallways due to the school’s structure and the student population, according to principal...

By Connor Latlip The Jag There is a new club at South, and it is the bowling club. The student who came up with the idea of starting the bowling club is sophomore Kaeden White. White has always loved bowling and that’s why he wanted to start this club. “Since I’ve always loved bowling...

By Olivia Svoboda Editor-in-Chief “Clue: On Stage,” the upcoming production of South’s theater department, has become a larger project than theater teacher Timothy Haynes expected.  “I thought it was going to be really easy, so that’s why I chose it. Then as we were going through...

By Olivia Svoboda Editor-in-Chief On a small stage in the black box, senior Kendall Morris told the story of a lesbian couple facing discrimination. Her voice echoed through the dim room. A small audience, hot chocolate and cookies in their hands, watched from rows of chairs.  This was only...