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  • 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
Kathleen Mills

Kathleen Mills, Adviser

When Ms. Mills isn’t teaching AP Lang. and Comp., film, and journalism, she is open water swimming. She is the Optimist adviser and coach to the perennially winning Optimist softball team.

All content by Kathleen Mills
From left, sophomores Sydney Anderson and Ryan Evans practice their lines prior to Theatre South's Pride and Prejudice auditions. The show will be staged in mid-November.

More than 70 students audition for Theatre South’s Pride and Prejudice

Kathleen Mills, Adviser
August 28, 2025

Late paraeducator Eric Bodnar was a prolific Optimist writer

Kathleen Mills, Adviser
April 4, 2025
As part of a senior prank, the first floor boasted a pop-up slip 'n' slide Wednesday morning.

[Photo] Senior Pranksters slip and slide

May 18, 2022
Junior Phillip Emmert worked on his trike engine, which he built from scratch, during Pre-Engineering.

[Photo]

April 14, 2022
Remote Teaching

Panther Regiment finishes band camp week with a preview performance

Kathleen Mills, Adviser
August 4, 2017
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