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  • September 19Phantom of the Opera starts Oct. 11 at South
  • September 19IHSAA adding girls flag football as an "emerging sport"
  • September 19Rosh Hashanah begins Sept. 22 at sundown
  • September 16IHSAA will meet about the possibility of high school lacrosse Sept. 17
  • September 10Cross Country is at Brown County Sept. 13.
  • September 10Volleyball is Sept. 11 at Franklin Comm.
  • September 9North-South tennis Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m.
  • September 96-week grading period ends Sept. 12
  • September 19Sept. 22 is the first day of autumn
  • September 19PSAT is in October
The student news site of Bloomington High School South

The Optimist
The student news site of Bloomington High School South

The Optimist

2025-2026 Staff

Siena Johnson
Editor

Siena Johnson

#1 pasta enthusiast.

Julyssa Guillen Mora
Staff Writer

Julyssa Guillen Mora

#1 ice cream enthusiast

Tracyn Eytcheson
Staff Writer

Tracyn Eytcheson

Bloomington Blades hockey player. Enjoys watching college football and the NHL. Favorite US state is Minnesota.

Audrey Beverton
Staff Writer

Audrey Beverton

Christopher Nunez
Staff Writer

Christopher Nunez

stuck in a state of perpetual singing

Senior Rebekah Arnold is a semi-finalist for the Lilly Endowment Scholarship.

Rebekah Arnold

Rebekah is a staff writer and photographer for the Optimist. She is interested in stories about culture, politics, and the environment.

LuLu Novak

Member of Theatre South, LuLu is also the leader of German club at BHSS. She enjoys filmmaking and wants to pursue that in her future.

Clare Grumbling
Social media editor

Clare Grumbling

#1 hotdog enthusiast.

Lily Mikolaitis

Lily Mikolaitis

Just a silly little kid if I'm being honest!

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