The Student News Site of South Forsyth High School

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The Student News Site of South Forsyth High School

The Bird Feed

The Student News Site of South Forsyth High School

The Bird Feed

Across the world. Officers from all of the world language honor socities pose for a photo in the War Eagle Dining Hall. They were in charge of saying the oaths to induct the new members.

SOFO World Language Honor Societies Honor New Members in Induction Ceremony

Naisha Roy, Copy Editor March 24, 2022

On Thursday, March 17th, at 5:00 p.m, SFHS held its annual World Language Honor Society Induction Ceremony in the dining hall. The National German, Latin, French, and Spanish Honor Societies all banded...

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Easter is here. The West Hall tree is full of colorful eggs. The German students hand painted each egg and hung them up to celebrate the Easter season.

The German Club welcomes Easter with their Tree of Life

Kelsey Watson, Staff Writer May 4, 2020

South Forsyth prides itself on the ability to incorporate all kinds of culture into the community. One annual tradition is the creation of the Osterbaum or Tree of Life by the German Club. Before Easter...

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Top of the podium. The German students and teachers pose for their final group photo. They boarded the bus and drove away with their first place trophy in hand.

South’s German Club takes home 1st place at the State German Convention

Kelsey Watson, Staff Writer February 28, 2020

On January 31st, 2020, the South Forsyth High School German students traveled to Covington, Georgia to participate in the annual State German Convention. The students took part in multiple individual and...

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Fröhliche Weihnachten! The South Forsyth High School German club poses for a picture. They were joined by the other children who took part in the Christmas festivities.

The German Club brings Christmas cheer with their annual Christmas Market

Kelsey Watson, Staff Writer December 18, 2019

On December 7th, 2019, South Forsyth High School held its annual German Christmas Market, a community-wide event filled with traditional German cuisine and Christmas traditions. The German Club mimicked...

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The line up. Children and students enjoyed German delicacies at South Forsyths Oktoberfest celebration. The community wide event was an important and lucrative fundraiser for the German program and provided tasty German foods to the young children that attended.

The German Oktoberfest Comes to South

Kelsey Watson, Staff Writer October 21, 2019

Willkommen auf Oktoberfest! South Forsyth High School’s German Club hosted their annual Oktoberfest on October 18th in the plaza after school where they sold traditional German foods paired with other...

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Souths language learners. Ethan Barrilleaux, RJ Craig,
Haven Somerson, Katherine Yang, Christopher Efobi, Vanessa Garcia Urbana, Esther Kim, Jocelyn Somerson, Alex Van Alstyne, Grace Van Alstyne, and Dhriti Pentela compete in the Clemson poetry declamation competition. They embrace their learned languages by representing South Forsyth High School  in a contest amongst other southeastern schools.

A world full of languages

Maggie Craig, Editor-In-Chief October 21, 2019

On Saturday, October 19th, over 400 students from the southeastern United States, including 11 students from South Forsyth, competed against each other in a world language poetry declamation contest hosted...

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Freshmen students celebrated their Indian roots on cultural attire day during International Week.

South Forsyth celebrates cultural diversity during International Week

Anna Hicks, Online Editor March 30, 2018

During the week of March 26-30, students at South Forsyth were seen celebrating the wide variety of culture represented by the 3,800 students who attend South. Each day, the language department hosted...

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The German language interests me because I have strong German ancestry and that Germany is an intriguing place with wonderful people and a wonderful culture says Junior Alex Albrect.

South Forsyth High School German students compete in the National German Exam, earning recognition

Grace Drawdy, Editor-in-Chief January 20, 2018

  On January 18, South Forsyth German Students, along with 20,491 students in the US, participated in the 2018 National German Exam. South’s level two and three German students won 27 medals....

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Photo by Sophie Ralph. Herr Strecker helps student Davis Street during his fourth period.

South Forsyth Teacher of the Year

Daria Weber, Copy Editor November 10, 2017

Herr Strecker is a teacher who not only cares about the content of what he teaches, but also about his students. As one of SFHS’s German teachers, Herr Strecker has always enjoyed traveling and experiencing...

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