Junior High Wrestling
The junior high wrestlers had a very successful season and finished with a team record of 51-28.
Pioneer Conference Choir Clinic
High School Choir Students attended the Pioneer Conference Choir Clinic in Sterling on November 12th. This was the first time all Pioneer Conference schools came together at one location for this clinic! The students had a long day of rehearsals, followed by an amazing performance. Southern's own Brooklyn Mitchell auditioned and was chosen to perform a solo at the evening performance!
Job Seaker: Vocational Rehabilition
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FFA Growing Together
Southern Ag. class and FFA have been busy this quarter completing community service, Leadership Development Events, and Livestock Judging. Students have been learning and competing to show their skill and knowledge of what they have learned. All have stepped out of their comfort zones and took on new challenges to help them grow.
Hispanic Food Day
Spanish students were asked to research an authentic or traditional Hispanic food or drink and then submit the recipe they found. They were then tasked with either making the food and/or drink to bring and share with the class or writing a paper about the food/drink and its cultural significance. Most students chose to make the food/drink they researched and bring it to class, and we enjoyed a day of learning about and trying Hispanic foods and drinks in class. This is such a fun project for students to experience a little bit of . . .
JAG PBL (Problem Based Learning)
JAG students work together to solve puzzles. This simple tasks helps improve many work ethics, like team work, communication, following directions problem solving, and critical thinking.
Junior Fundraising Efforts
During second quarter the junior class completed their two fundraisers; wreath sales and The Waffle Man. They sold 76 wreaths this year and had 197 people enjoy waffles. These fundraisers not only help pay for prom but also follow them through their senior year. We would like to thank everyone who helped support their fundraising efforts; with a special thanks to parents who helped sell wreaths and donated their time to make The Waffle Man a success.
Psychology
Students in Psychology are finishing up their Psych disorders project where they get to choose a disorder and research it.
Snack Sculptures
The 8th grade students are learning about size, proportion, and style of things from their pop culture. They are utilizing their attention to these details by creating large snack sculptures inspired by Andy Warhol.
CPR Training
The Southern JH and Freshman were taught CPR by Mrs. Allington during Physical Education class. Having students that have been trained in life-saving care is important in case of an emergency. If CPR is needed, statistics show the majority of the time it is a person you know.
FBLA attends JA Spark Event at UNL
FBLA members attended the JA Spark entrepreneurship workshop held at UNL’s College of Business. Students listened to local entrepreneurs present on how to write a business plan, developed their own plan, and then pitched their plan/product to a panel of judges.
Job Skills Class
Job Skills Class has been working hard this semester creating items from recycled feed bags! They have been practicing following multi-step directions, assembling items, sewing, cleaning, and fine motor skills through this activity. Students are hoping to sell these reusable bags to help raise money for an end-of-the-year field trip of their choice!
Learning the Tech
Students have been actively exploring new technology, whether it’s creating projects with the GlowForge, mastering Premiere Pro, flying drones, or designing with Canva. They’re staying engaged and productive!
SCC Dual Credit Opportunities
Southern High School students met with Southeast Community College dual credit staff members to learn more about dual credit opportunities for Junior and Senior students to get a jump start on their post-secondary degree and explore career opportunities while still in high school.
2024 Student Council Homecoming
The Student Council had a memorable week of preparations for 2024 Homecoming Hollywood Boulevard. Our Homecoming King Cooper Warford and Queen Olive Sabey-Vogele were crowned and over 100 students joined us for a great red carpet dance. Thank you to everyone who was involved in helping the Student Council put on a successful evening to wrap up a great Spirit Week.
Fall eSports
Fall eSports season has started once again! Students this season have competed in both online chess as well as Super Smash Bros. Students have seen success so far this season against students from schools across Nebraska.
Hammer the Grammar
Freshmen and Sophomores have been working to prepare for the Pre-ACT with the Baylor Test preparation. Sophomores felt the strategies and tips helped them in taking the Pre-ACT. The program is provided for Southern students and can boost their scores for the standardized test.
JAG elects officers for 2024-2025
JAG elects officers for 2024-2025 ~ Congratulations to Secretary, Taiton Decker ~ President, Brandon Carmichael ~ Vice-President, Gwen Mendenhall
JR High PE
The 7th & 8th grade PE classes have been improving their volleyball skills by playing "King/Queen of the Court"
Junior High Football
The junior high football team finished the season with a 3-2 record. The boys showed a lot of improvement throughout the season and finished the season on a 2-game win streak.
Richardson County Fair
The High School and Junior High bands combined to march in the Richardson County Fair on Thursday, September 12th. The band, dressed in our school band uniforms, put on our best performance of "Smoke on the Water" for the fairgoers. The students had fun riding the carnival rides and partaking in the other fair events before returning home.
Choir
High School Choir has been busy preparing for our upcoming performances! Both Jr. and Sr. High Choirs will be performing their first concert on October 21st, followed by the Veterans' Day Program on November 11th, and the Sr. High Choir will travel to Sterling on November 12th, where they will prepare for a concert that evening with other schools from the Pioneer Conference.
FBLA FLC
FBLA officers and select members attended the state Fall Leadership Conference held at Midland University in Fremont. While there, they listened to the keynote speak on honing in on their own leadership potential. Then, they attended workshops for their respective officer positions. After that, they were able to attend several breakout sessions to learn about how to get more involved in FBLA as well as about current business and career topics of interest.
Planning Has Begun
Planning for prom has begun! Juniors are making the basic decisions about theme, DJ, and meal. They will then be working on all of the in death decisions to make prom a night students will enjoy, try to top next year, and remember. Juniors will be fundraising the first semester to earn money for prom. In October they ran concessions at the homecoming football game, they will be selling holiday wreaths towards the end of the month, and December 13th they will have The Waffle Man at the Tri County home basketball game. We hope that the . . .
Puerto Rico 2026
outhern will be hosting a trip to Puerto Rico in June of 2026. The recruitment meeting will be October 10, 2024 @ 6:30pm at the High School in Room 209. Any staff and current 6-11th grade students are welcome to join us! On this trip, students will be experiencing a variety of fun activities: - Walking tour of San Juan - Tour of El Yunque Rainforest - Visit to El Morro - Puerto Rican dance lesson - Cooking Class - Cabo Rojo salt flats and wildlife refuge - Bioluminescent bay boat tour - Snorkeling excursion . . .
Southern Jr. High VB
The Jr. High VB team took 2nd place the their home tournament, Oct. 5. They had a hard battle, missing two of the regular starters, but survived a close match with Wilber-Clatonia to put the Raiders in the Championship game. They took Tri-Couty to a 3rd set, but fell short in the end. The players worked hard and played as a team.
Tecumseh Prison Tour
Mrs. Baumgartner's Sociology and Psychology classes toured the Tecumseh Prison. They were able to Tour the Prison grounds and learn about jobs within the prison. During their tour they spoke with an inmate for an hour and were able to ask questions.
Big Give Artists
Art 3 & 4 students were allowed to paint the BigGive signs posted around our community. The Cohorsts provided the wooden planks for the students to get full creative liberty to spread the BigGive message throughout our community: Give Where You Live!
Career Days
SCC’s Career Days provide students with hands-on experience and an opportunity to get a firsthand look at career opportunities in each industry. Careers in Construction Day was held at the Milford campus; Careers in Ag Day was held at the Beatrice campus.
Job Skills Class
Students in Job Skills are expanding their Southern Swigs and Sweets business and creating merchandise. Thank you to the patrons for contributing the feed bags.
Moving Along Quickly
WOW!! It seems like school has just started and we are already seven weeks into the first quarter. Everything is in full swing and our students and staff have been very busy in the classroom and with activities. I have been extremely pleased with our students and how they have come into the year ready to learn and how responsible they have been when it comes to showing up to class prepared and getting work completed. Also, the respect they have shown towards fellow students, and staff members and the respect they have shown towards . . .
SDO Thunder Softball
The Southern Diller Odell Softball Team has had a successful season so far. The girls have been working hard and are 9-10 on the season. The Thunder were Champions of the Auburn Invite, placed 5th at the Falls City Invite, and won the Wilber Triangular. Keep up the great work, Thunder!
Southern FFA
Southern FFA has been up to a lot this first quarter. We attended Husker Harvest Days, turned around, and competed at Range Judging in Belwood Nebraska the next day. We have land judging in October along with some community service activities. We stay busy learning and growing, enjoying every minute of it.
Drug Abuse
The Freshmen Health Class had a guest speaker to discuss the dangers and trends of drug abuse in Gage County. SRO Mike Hager discussed many different topics that influence drug abuse. He also discussed the primary drugs of choice in our area, and why certain drug use is prevalent. He was able to answer questions the students had about drug laws and the use of synthetic "legal" drugs.
FFA In Full Swing
FFA has had a busy last quarter of school. From competing and attending state FFA Convention to the FFA banquet. The students have been learning and gaining valuable skills that will help them in their future career goals.
