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  • The Sounds of South Finale is at 7 p.m. May 22
  • Varsity baseball plays Linton at 6 p.m. May 20 in an away game
  • Seniors, if you didn't order a cap and gown, you can buy one in the main office
  • Sounds of South spring concert is May 15 in the auditorium
  • The boys volleyball sectional will be May 14 at Martinsville
  • Tennis vs. Center Grove will be at 5:30 p.m. May 13 at South
  • BHSS 2026 graduation is at 10 a.m. May 30 in the Purple Gym
  • Healthapaloza is April 23 at BHSS-families can receive free bike helmets and gun locks
  • Girls tennis plays THS at South April 23
  • Boys golf plays Martinsville April 22 at Martinsville
The student news site of Bloomington High School South

The Optimist

The student news site of Bloomington High School South

The Optimist

"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...

Theatre South welcomes a new director

Theatre South welcomes a new director

Lily Mikolaitis January 21, 2025

Theatre South officially welcomed social sciences teacher Britney Kouma as the new director on Thursday January 9, 2025 as rehearsals for Legally Blonde commenced. Kouma is taking over for Catharine...

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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