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  • October 14Football plays Center Grove in last game of the regular season, Oct. 17
  • October 14Red Cross Blood Drive is Wednesday, Oct. 15 at school
  • 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
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The Optimist

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The Optimist

The leaves are turning- time for the Halloween festivities to begin.

Want to get into the Halloween spirit? Here are our top choices

Lydia Arnold and Rebekah Arnold October 15, 2025

The leaves are turning and the weather is getting colder, making now the perfect time to take advantage of Halloween and fall activities in Bloomington.   Bloomington South Events Phantom of...

Sounds of South stages Phantom of the Opera

Sounds of South stages Phantom of the Opera

LuLu Novak, Staff Writer October 10, 2025

A spectacle of musical theater and live performance is coming to South. Sounds of South, featuring advanced choir students, is putting on The Phantom of the Opera.  Gwen Witten-Upchurch, the choral...

Wednesday's show is full of woe

Wednesday’s show is full of woe

Christopher Nunez, Staff Writer September 10, 2025

After waiting for three years, as of August 6th, season two of Netflix's Wednesday is finally here! The first half of the season has been released a full four weeks before the second half. As someone who...

Actor Florence Pugh speaks about Marvel films at Comic-Con 2019 in San Diego.

Thunderbolts* movie sparks a lot of attention for Marvel fans

Emma Kehr May 16, 2025

“Thunderbolts*.” The 2 hour and 6 minute adventure, action, crime and drama movie. What more could you want? It’s a movie about friendship in tough situations, trust, criminals, and amazing stunts. The...

Summer activities in Bloomington

Siddhu McLeod and Evelyn Ford April 30, 2025

As the 2024/25 academic year concludes and summer approaches, some students might be searching for activities to do when they’re not on vacation or working. To ease the process, Optimist has compiled...

"Minecraft - Steve" by Vincent Yanez is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

“A Minecraft Movie” Review

Christopher Nunez, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

Imagine waking up early on a Saturday morning, hopping out of bed, and rushing to the TV in your living room to boot up Minecraft. You dive into a world of pure imagination, where anything is possible...

Theater South Presents Legally Blonde

Siena Johnson, Editor April 1, 2025

Theater South is putting on Legally Blonde as the spring musical this year. The production follows Elle Woods (Elise Erwin/Norah Stauffer), a fashion forward, bubbly woman, on her journey to Harvard Law...

Top holiday festivities to look out for in Indiana

Siena Johnson, Staff Writer November 21, 2024

As the holiday season rounds the corner, here are a few things to look out for to keep your spirits up and your schedule full of fun things to do in Bloomington and around Indiana. Paoli Peaks Located...

Theatre South actors perform a number from Lord of the Flies

Theatre South presents Lord of the Flies

Clare Grumbling, staff writer November 14, 2024

Theater South’s production of Lord of the Flies will have its first performance on Saturday, November 16th, in the auditorium. Why should students go see the play version of the book? The story is already...

Photo courtesy of Parker Parker

Are you ready for it?

Lily Mikolaitis, Staff writer November 7, 2024

This past weekend, Indianapolis was flooded with hundreds of people of all walks of life, and what drew them together was no other than Taylor Swift. Many South students were in attendance on Sunday as...

Photo courtesy of Lulu Novak

Autumn Catalog

Lily Mikolaitis, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

As the months get colder, it’s harder to find fun things to do. Here’s a list of seasonal activities to try to fill the time. Pumpkin picking/carving: You could do it for fun, or as a contest...

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