The Bird Feed

South Shines Neon-Bright for Homecoming ’23

The Bird Feed Staff • September 12, 2023

New Principal Pam Bibik is ‘Back in Blue’

Rathna Malapati, Assistant Clubs Editor • August 2, 2023

A singer at heart, a Georgia native and a member of FBLA and Future Homemakers of Atlanta (now known as FCCLA), Pamela “Pam” Bibik, the new principal of South Forsyth High School (SFHS), chose education...

South’s Dawn Martin Gives ‘100%’ to Culinary Program and Staff

Rathna Malapati, Assistant Clubs Editor • May 8, 2023

Everyday, from sunup to sundown, an instructor works tirelessly to enhance and refine the South Forsyth High School Culinary Department, known throughout Forsyth County for its exceptional food. Typically...

A ‘Good Wind Behind Your Back’: Head Custodian Sam Tartic Shares His Story of Resilience, Focus

Saanvi Tatipalli, Features Editor • March 28, 2023

South Forsyth High School’s 16 year-olds are typically concerned with standard teenage problems: classwork, social circles, driver’s licenses, relationships and so on. When South's Head Custodian...

Dawn ’til Dusk: Cafe Manager Dawn Garrett-Martin Gives South her all

Avani Prabhu, News Editor • March 18, 2023

From sunup to sundown, a cafeteria manager works tirelessly to feed the staff and students of South Forsyth High School. That manager's name is Dawn Garrett-Martin. She leads a group of 10 staff members...

HOSA MRC: South Students Help the Community Through Service Learning

Charley Sarmiento and Diya Maheshwari • February 28, 2023

Every year, members of South Forsyth High School’s HOSA chapter have the opportunity to partner with the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) to spread public-health awareness. This year, juniors Aadi Dodda,...

SAD is Real: It’s Always the Right Season to Get Help

Dhriti Pippiri, Staff Writer • February 15, 2023

The month of January: it's the time of year to put Christmas carols behind us and begin a new semester. For most students, including myself, this time of year it's especially a hassle to find the motivation...

Senior Spotlight: Swapnika Gullapalli Shines in Her Community

Mahanya Nimmagadda, Contributing Staff Writer • February 8, 2023

Swapnika Gullapalli is the 2022-2023 President of the South Forsyth chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and of the Southside Dance Company. She is a determined and passionate young leader,...

FBLA Presents: A Conversation With EverBowl CEO Jeff Fenster

Pravallika Nayak , Guest Contributor • February 6, 2023

To learn more about South Forsyth's award-winning FBLA Chapter, click here. To learn more about EverBowl, click here. Listen to the full interview below: Transcript Speaker 1 - 0:02 Hi,...

‘A Lasting Impact’: Willing Williams can Craft her way out of any Problem

Rathna Malapati, Assistant Clubs Editor • January 11, 2023

From dawn to dusk, Colleen Williams spends the majority of her time teaching, grading and planning for her next class, but many of her students don’t realize she leads an interesting and unique life...

From Paperwork to the Polls: The Immigrant Experience Shows Voting is a Privilege

Diya Maheshwari, Lead Copy Editor • December 14, 2022

I am an immigrant. I was not born here, nor were my parents. As I grew up, I watched my parents as they worked through legal documents, took passport pictures and took yearly trips to VISA stamping centers....

‘I Want People to see me for who I am’: South Alumna Ruwa Romman Secures Historic Election to Georgia State House

Maggie Craig, Simra Waheed, and Rathna Malapati • December 12, 2022

South Forsyth alum Ruwa Romman didn’t think she’d ever become an elected official - but on Nov. 8, 2022, she became the first Muslim woman legislator in the Georgia State House of Representatives. Despite...