Isaiah Jackson and Sierra Pollard were named South’s students of the year at senior awards night. Each year two seniors, a boy and a girl, are honored as the Jags of the Year. The students are chosen by a committee of teachers and administrators. Students who are strong leaders in the community,...

Another end of the school year means some hard goodbyes for some of the staff members. The staff members who will be retiring this year are business teacher Darla Phillips, counselor Mary Kenady, in school suspension teacher and assistant football coach Kelly Groom, and receptionist Karen Sturges. Darla...

The South Air Force JROTC Drill Team had a highly decorated season full of accomplishments. The Drill team is a group of about 25 ROTC students, including freshmen through senior students, who work every day from 6-7 a.m. to prepare for competitive military marching competitions. There are seven different categ...

Donna Stotts, Microbiology and CSI teacher, has officially been named the Blue Springs South Teacher of the Year for the 2016-2017 school year. This is Stotts’ 11th year at South, but she has been teaching for a total of 28 years, five of which were spent as a school principal in New Mexico. This is...

Some around South may have noticed that a lounge area has been added recently just outside the PAC that features many comfortable seating options. This is phase one of a four-step plan to eventually turn the area into a fully functional coffeehouse and flexible learning space for the students and staf...

Note: Photo identified as Ethan James has been changed to correctly identify Ethan Davis Blue Springs South’s vocal and instrumental music departments are taking on the challenge of the musical “My Fair Lady.” South students involved in the play have been preparing for this show since early November...

South has been building a legacy since it was established in 1992. In fact, many teachers who roam the halls today used to walk the halls as students before current students had graduated elementary school. Teachers Danny Mathis, Ashleigh Bertrand, Katie Rucinski, David Ceule, Jakob Estep, Nathan Moon...

After dominating the cross country circuit in her junior season, Tori Findley recently named Gatorade Missouri Runner of the Year. Findley, who lettered in cross country, basketball, soccer and track her sophomore year, is focusing on running her junior year and believes it will help her. “It was ha...

Touch of Silver Dance Team worked hard this past weekend and it paid off. The team competed at Liberty High School. The team is lead by Coach Shelli Ray and made up of 18 girls. They performed three dances in three different categories: Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Mix. They placed first in Mix, second in Hip-...