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

SFHS alum Ruwa Romman (11) becomes Georgias first ever Palestinian-American elected official and the first Muslim woman in the State House. Romman was a first-time candidate elected as the representative for District 97, which includes parts of Johns Creek, Suwanee and Duluth.

‘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...

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Expressing their voice without voting. Non-citizens with a foreign passport scratch their heads when election time comes near. They put their full trust into citizens to exercise their power to vote and choose leaders that will benefit the country. I try not to stress and hope that the people of America know the power their leader has and choose one that will not abuse that power, says Surabhi Mishra. Photo used via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons. Edited by Naisha Roy.

Looking at the election through the eyes of a non-citizen

Naisha Roy, Copy Editor November 9, 2018

Streets are filled with red, white and blue as the elections draw near. Protests for and against candidates fill the roads. All the news stations can talk about is the competitors. People set up ballots...

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Enthusiastic Educator. Mrs. Parrella, known by her students as Señora Parrella, has been working at South for seven years, two years with Special Needs and in the media center. Unforeseen by SFHS, Sra. Parrella obtained a degree specializing in working with students with disabilities.”To me, it’s very upsetting because it’s easy for people for to say that we’re going to do this or do that, but how would he [Matt Bevin, Kentucky governor] feel if his child was thrown in a room without a proper teacher to student ratio.”

Standing up: The Teacher Pension Crisis

Minakshi Shivananda, News Editor November 5, 2018

Imagine for a moment that you’re a teacher; a teacher that always puts in their best efforts to help their students succeed. Working late hours, grading never-ending papers, meeting with students; you...

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