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
Lisa Holiday

Lisa Holiday, Staff Writer

Lisa Holiday is a senior at South Forsyth High School participating in journalism for her second year. Her passions include photography, writing, and helping others. She has done volunteer work through The National Honors Society and Key Club for Meals By Grace and other organizations. You can find her taking and editing photos of nature or enjoying a cup of coffee with her friends.  She joined The Bird Feed in hopes of making an impact on other people’s lives by investigating the world of psychology in her journalism as well as being more involved in school events.  You can contact her at [email protected] or her Twitter, @Lisa91845159.

Vintage vehicles! Juniors Shruthi Kapoor and Alex Van Alstyne sit in the vintage bicycle the school rented for the aesthetic. There were many places around the venue for perfect photo-ops to create lasting memories.

Dancing through Vintage Hollywood: Prom 2021

Chris Bunker, Maggie Craig, and Lisa Holiday • April 30, 2021

      Long, shimmering dresses and matching ties, boxes of corsages and endless rounds of photos: Prom is an annual tradition that marks a monumental moment in the lives of high school students. The...

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An unforeseen situation. Recently, there was a crime scene at a common hangout spot in Forsyth County. Many students who were at the site of the stabbing were shocked and scared by the horrific events.

Road rage incident at local shopping outlet

Shree Delwadia, Lisa Holiday, and Sayna Kaushik • March 23, 2021

A road rage altercation between two drivers at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19th at the Collection at Forsyth led to the brutal stabbing of a man. Public crowds surrounded the yellow tape around...

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A quiet image of North Point Mall in Alpharetta. Alpharetta city officials have confirmed development plans for North Point Mall and more facilities in Alpharetta. City planners generated these new and eco-friendly plans once the project fell under new management. South Forsyth senior, Harper Mason says, "I believe it was a good decision to have a more environmentally sustainable approach to this project."

[Photo] Development of North Point Mall and surrounding areas in Alpharetta to come

Lisa Holiday, Staff Writer • March 11, 2021

A quiet image of North Point Mall in Alpharetta. Alpharetta city officials have confirmed development plans for North Point Mall and more facilities in Alpharetta. City planners generated these new and...

SFHS graduation coach Ms. McKee. She enjoys being able to help students develop their interests and prepare for their futures. In the past she has been an AP and IB science teacher and AP coordinator which eventually led her to pursue the path of a graduation coach. "As a teacher your role is with those students that you teach. In this role it’s a further reach," (Ms. McKee).

Forsyth County Schools achieves highest graduation rate: An interview with South’s graduation coach, Jill McKee

Lisa Holiday and Brooke Eldridge • December 17, 2020

The 2020 Forsyth County Schools’ graduation rate saw its highest percentage of 96.14%. Taking the lead in the county with a graduation rate of 98.91% is South Forsyth High School. Right below SFHS is...

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A South Forsyth volleyball player spikes the ball over the net. South's Varsity Volleyball team played against Denmark at a home game on September 10th, 2020. They won this game with a score of 3 to 0. Even with new protocols in place, the SFHS Varsity volleyball team was able to tackle all of their obstacles and take the lead. "It's pretty normal, except we'd usually switch sides of the court after each set but due to COVID-19 we stay on one side of the court for the whole game," said Gabriella Conde Borrés.

COVID-19 brings changes for the SFHS varsity volleyball team

Lisa Holiday, Staff Writer • November 2, 2020

The South Forsyth Varsity Volleyball team worked hard this year with new protocols in place. With COVID-19 as a serious alternating factor, the girls played to the best of their abilities while practicing...

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Students struggle to stay positive and enaged in online schooling. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a great deal of stress, loss of motivation, and other mental health issues for students. "The other piece of that is the depression state of mind, not that most kids are gonna fall into actual clinical depression, but that mindset is if I’m sitting around doing nothing all day, I’m gonna be less motivated to do something tomorrow. It’s the saying that laziness breeds more laziness. It’s a lot harder to mentally engage and that’s just a psychological pattern we fall into," (Mr. Schmidt).

Wrap Your Mind Around It: The Impacts of Social Isolation on Mental Health

Lisa Holiday, Staff Writer • October 23, 2020

This past year, online school has been a struggle for many people across the globe. Even now with the reopening of schools nationwide, there are still students and parents who have chosen to stay...

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Recruting all around. FBLA members and members from the American Red Cross organization were in the main hall atrium recruiting many blood donors. Students also had the opportunity to learn more information about donating blood.

SFHS students and FBLA members host blood drive

Shree Delwadia and Lisa Holiday • February 1, 2020

Currently, the American Red Cross is suffering from a major blood crisis. With less than a five day supply of blood on hand, the organization is looking for those who would like to donate blood. Red Cross...

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The entire Conspiracy Collection. This is an image posted on Instagram by Jeffree Star of the Shane X Jeffree Conspiracy Collection. A lot of hard work was put into this collection and everyone on the production team was very pleased with the final product and the support they received from Dawson and Star's fans. "The Conspiracy Collection has broken the internet and I'm in a state of shock and gratefulness right now."

Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star Release Conspiracy Collection

Lisa Holiday, Staff Writer • December 13, 2019

  On November 1st at 10 a.m. Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star’s Conspiracy palette and other related merchandise were released to the public on Jeffree Star’s website to help support Shane’s dream...

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The Amazon Rainforest has been burning down since August, causing serious deforestation. Government officials have been hard at work, attempting to find an effective solution to bringing an end to these fires. "Wildfires occur every year and are quite severe each time- some natural some not. This year the fires are particularly bad because of the extreme drought plaguing the region," Mrs. Cooper says.

Amazon Rainforest In Jeopardy

Lisa Holiday, Staff Writer • September 17, 2019

The Amazon Rainforest was set ablaze August 22nd due to irresponsible farmers using slash and burn techniques. Organizations and the Brazilian government have been investing millions into attempting...

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