The Student News Site of South Forsyth High School

The Bird Feed

The Student News Site of South Forsyth High School

The Bird Feed

The Student News Site of South Forsyth High School

The Bird Feed

50 percent off. Oftentimes, stores such as Macys hype up their Black Friday sales in order to gain maximum profits. However, sometimes getting half off a product means losing all of a customers integrity and kindness. Image used via Flickr under Creative Commons.

The Dark Side of Black Friday

Naisha Roy, Copy Editor December 4, 2019

The line stretches around the block, groups of people elongating it with every passing second. Shoppers anxiously wait, bundled up in heavy coats and scarves, frosty air making a cloud with every breath....

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All aboard. Every day, hundreds of students board school buses with an expectation to reach school safe and sound. However, drivers such as those under the influence can endanger this safety. Parents trust buses to get their kids to school safely, and the fact that someone took that job lightly and almost got kids killed [makes me angry], Madsen asserted.

Wreck on Buford Highway leaves two girls injured, arrested driver under influence of drugs

Naisha Roy, Copy Editor November 22, 2019

On Friday, November 15th, a car swerved around a school bus and continued on the sidewalk, injuring two young girls that were waiting on the curb as well as an adult. The driver was a 19-year-old Forsyth...

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Ionic demonstration. Mr. Steele, a chemistry teacher, uses his ClearTouch board to teach. Throughout the school, a variety of styles lives within the teachers.

Pedagogy is more than a Membean word

Naisha Roy, Copy Editor October 29, 2019

Visual, Tactile, Auditory. Every student has taken one of those learning style quizzes that tells them which way they learn best. But what about teachers? According to Anthony F. Grasha’s book Teaching...

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Superhero Costumes

Naisha Roy, Copy Editor October 29, 2019

No matter which side people fall on within the spectrum between Marvel and DC, there's a superhero out there for everyone. The following guide shows some easy superhero costumes: [/infographic]

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Disney Costumes

Naisha Roy, Copy Editor October 27, 2019

No one's ever too old to be a Disney character. We've all grown up with our favorites and can still pay homage to them without looking like a 5-year-old every Halloween. The infographic below shows some...

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Colors in remembrance. Students at SFHS dress up in honor for 9/11. The Spanish National Honors Society encouraged their members to wear red, white, and blue in memory. I am dressing in support for both the society and 9/11, freshman Angelica Conde says.

Dressing for the memory of 9/11

Naisha Roy and Carmel Yonas September 13, 2019

South’s very own Spanish National Honors Society dressed in patriotic colors to commemorate the September 11th attacks on the Twin Towers. As part of the Spanish National Honors Society [SNHS], students...

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How to work with your teacher

How to work with your teacher

Naisha Roy, Copy Editor August 25, 2019

Everyone knows that the key to good grades is communicating with teachers. It isn't "sucking up," it's building a positive relationship that will last throughout the year. If there is a discrepancy or...

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Pencils, markers, notebooks, and more! As students get back into their daily routine in the year, they begin to organize all their supplies. Throghout the year, students organizational skills are a major key to unlocking the door to success.

Settling into South – A guide for students, by students

Naisha Roy and Shree Delwadia August 25, 2019

High school is officially in full swing, and freshmen are learning that it is nothing like their previous experiences. Freedom is tenfold; we have more time in between our classes, more study time, and...

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Backpack Organization

Backpack Organization

Naisha Roy, Copy Editor August 25, 2019

We've all been there--frantically searching through our backpacks for a scrap piece of paper, only to pull out thousands of ancient objects we don’t even remember putting in there. High schoolers need...

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Home Environment and Organization

Home Environment and Organization

August 24, 2019

For many, taking 5 or 6 heavy binders is not an ideal situation to be in. Instead, many students carry folders or use one binder to minimize the heavy load. However, in order to carry the minimum,...

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Note-taking

Note-taking

Shree Delwadia, Editor-In-Chief August 24, 2019

Students learn many different educational lessons in high school, but an important practical lesson that needs to be learned properly is note-taking. This simple, yet hard, subject will be the doorway...

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Binder Organization

Binder Organization

Naisha Roy, Copy Editor August 22, 2019

Most high schoolers use three-ring binders with dividers for their classes. These are great if used correctly; just clipping papers inside them won't work. Buying reusable dividers and organizing papers...

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