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

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The detailed painting above (center canvas) can be described as nothing but a masterpiece. With meticulous detail work, Mrs. Sunil puts hours of time into perfecting her paintings, and making sure each piece expresses strong emotions or themes.

Losing creativity: Art teachers speak out

Shreya Mishra, Senior Editor, Online Lead November 6, 2018

With each brush stroke and a mix of paint in the messy, yet beautiful palette, the image of an alluring rosebud falls together. She smiles in satisfaction as her imagination of the bespeckled beauty begins...

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Rho Kappa member makes a difference. Lucas Ramos Gimenez has been spreading the word about voting, trying to get his fellow students to get involved in local politics.

An interview with Lucas Ramos Gimenez

Alyssa Freyman and Kate Haas November 5, 2018

With midterm elections approaching, there is a constant debate of who is the best candidate. At this time of the year, there’s only one way to decide: voting. For the past few weeks, members of the Georgia...

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Las Vegas was so different from everywhere I have been to before. It was such an eye opening experience to visit a place completely different from where I live and where Ive been.

Seeing the Strip: my trip to Las Vegas

Grace Drawdy, Editor-in-Chief October 31, 2018

       The art of traveling is both exciting and exhilarating. Traveling to new places gives you perspective and a better insight into what it's like in different areas of the country, and...

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South creates safe environment for 3rd annual Trunk or Treat

South creates safe environment for 3rd annual Trunk or Treat

Alyssa Freyman, Editor-in-chief October 30, 2018

Children race from one display to the next, trying to gather as much candy as possible. Trunks are decorated with Halloween decorations, some with games that can be played. Everyone is wearing a costume,...

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Symbol of school spirit. Jordan-Hare Stadium overlooks the Auburn campus, hosting many home games for the Auburn TIgers. The stadium was built in 1939, nearly eighty-three years after the school was founded.

Making the most of college tours

Alyssa Freyman, Editor-in-chief October 25, 2018

High school students walk onto a college campus for the first time, taking in the feeling of life as a student there. College students walk from class to class, lounge around on chairs and lay on lawns,...

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Wearing the ribbon. South often brings in motivational speakers to inspire the students during important times. Red Ribbon Week began in 1988, when DEA Agent Enrique Camarena was murdered during his investigation of drug usage; angered parents and youth began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to stop the destruction caused by drugs in America. You can only fulfill goals and dreams with correct choices, said John.

Red ribbons; fighting against drug usage

Sierra Wamsley and Douglas Seely October 24, 2018

Students file into one of the many the South Forsyth High School gymnasiums. It is October 24th, halfway through the Red Ribbon Week. Students all over campus decide to wear red to support the cause; saying...

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Picture-perfect princesses. In the cafeteria of Haw Creek Elementary, DECA members volunteer and dress up as Disney characters. The purpose of the breakfast event was to raise money for Burts Big Adventure. DECA was able to raise a large sum of money for the charity organization.

South’s DECA hosts A Magical Morning

Alyssa Freyman, Editor-in-chief October 22, 2018

Children walk into the cafeteria of Haw Creek Elementary, adorned in princess gowns and superhero costumes. They sit at one of the tables in the back, eating pancakes and other breakfast foods. Some little...

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The Forsyth County library hosted lectures on the classic books pictured above. These lectures were hosted by the Great American Read tv show, which encourages people to revisit the classics and explore the hidden meanings in them.

Forsyth County Library celebrates classics

Alyssa Freyman, Editor-in-chief October 15, 2018

You’re sitting at a table in your house, engrossed in the novel in your hands. You don’t fully understand what’s happening, and the secret meanings behind the work go right past you, but you, for...

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Three of the four founders of the recently new school club, Power in Words.

Featured Club: Power in Words

Sierra Wamsley, Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2018

Boxes as far as the eye can see sit, brimming with books where the words pour from the sheets. Smiles cover the children’s faces as they scramble to pick one from a pile, each one more interesting...

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A Honda odyssey waits on the car lift for a tire alignment.

Understanding forks in the educational road; trade jobs on the rise

Douglas Seely, Staff Writer September 19, 2018

College often seems like a gate-way into adulthood. Towering high with an even higher cost to pass though, many overlook other options. Trade jobs, any profession requiring manual labor or mechanical...

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Taft Hilton, a varsity football player, runs the track at South Forsyth to warm up before practice.

Finding the common factor between Football and Marching Band

Sadie Rawlings, Co-associate Editor September 14, 2018

One breath, another, and another. The trumpeter blows his horn as he marches across the field. The football player breathes in and out before running to the tackle. The ballerina lets a breath out before...

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Taylor Swift performs Getaway Car at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

More Concerts, Less Money

Alyssa Freyman, Editor-in-chief September 14, 2018

Atlanta is one of the hottest spots for concerts, especially since the Mercedes-Benz Stadium opened last year. Artists like Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Jay-Z have or are planning to perform there,...

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