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The Optimist

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Bloomington South gymnastics team headed to State Tournament for the first time in seven years

Bloomington South gymnastics team headed to State Tournament for the first time in seven years

March 8, 2024

Iowa at Indiana women’s basketball game preview

February 21, 2024

Leading by example: girls basketball celebrates senior night

January 19, 2024

Injury sidelines Panther starter

December 7, 2023

The rise of Panther Hoops

December 6, 2023

Annalise Coyne Wins Soccer Mental Attitude Award

November 15, 2023

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No more back to school shopping! referendum covers school supplies for MCCSC

Hold the phone! BHSS teachers call for phones to stay out of classrooms.

September 6, 2024

As of this school year, students are required by state law to keep phones away during lectures. Some teachers have been taking...

How to Register to Vote

August 23, 2024

The 2024 presidential election is right around the corner, so don’t forget to use your vote this November. To be eligible...

Elizabeth von Buchler passed away at the age of 48

May 16, 2024

Elizabeth von Buchler, an English teacher and club leader at South, died on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 at the age of 48. She...

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Clampitt sings her way onto the big screen

New Panthers on the block: South welcomes nine new teachers

August 30, 2024

Are you cooked? Senioritis can be treated like a great steak

August 30, 2024

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The Future of Teaching: How To Handle AI in the Classroom 
Dianna E. Ochoa Lynch, Staff Writer • March 19, 2024

Nobody knows what Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become. Twenty years from now, will we be unemployed, replaced by Chat GPT 10, or will we relax on the beach in an AI...

MCCSC student survey update
November 28, 2023
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