**This article first appeared in the Great Neck Record and is republished with permission of Anton Media Group. By Amanda Madenberg Great Neck South High School’s Key Club coordinated yet another fundraiser for the Thirst Project recently, working hard to achieve its $12,000 goal to
By Celina Sun Months of studying and building. Hours spent staying after school. A historic fourth place finish at the state competition. South’s Science Olympiad A Team placed higher than 50 other teams at this past March’s New York State Tournament— ranking fourth out of
By Vera Lin Achieving academic success in high school means more than just maintaining a high GPA. As both valedictorian Emily Bae and salutatorian Annie Yang can concur, strong work ethics and determination contribute largely to success. While the two seniors received their respective titles
By Amanda Madenberg Freshman Dylan Kareff’s favorite joke is saying to his sister, “When I was your age,” and then describing something that happened to him just two minutes earlier. He may tell Hannah that the best two minutes of his life were before she
Photos taken by Emma Lu and Annie Park Captions written by Annie Yang On Feb. 26, 2016, the Music Department hosted its second Music Night of the year, featuring musicians from saxophonists to electric violinists and genres of musics from pop rock to romantic. It
By Annie Yang On the night of Dec. 4, two major events occurred. One, Cultural Heritage Night happened. Two, seniors Lance Kim, Abraham Rosloff, and I discovered a kitten in front of the school! At approximately 5:30 p.m., Abe and I made our way to
By Vera Lin On Dec. 10 2015, South’s ESL department held its second annual ESL Family Night. A night of games and activities, the event was open to all ESL students and their families; however, one important aspect of ESL Family Night distinguished it from
By Jacqueline Liao On any given school day, math teacher Ms. Danielle Dorkings can be found writing geometry problems or statistics questions on a board. On some days, however, you will also find another Ms. Dorkings in the math hallway; Mrs. Susan Dorkings, who typically
Photos taken by Annie Park Captions written by Annie Yang The night of Dec. 4, 2015 was chilly, but South was a warm, bustling hub, brimming with excitement for Cultural Heritage Night. Cultural Heritage Night, which is overseen by the International Council, was filled with
By Rachel Schneider According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 667 cases of the measles and 1,151 cases of the mumps reported in 2014. While these statistics may seem insignificant to many, all it takes is one unvaccinated person to reintroduce