Junior high girls basketball team poses for a team photo in the gym, wearing Southern uniforms in red, black, and white. Players are arranged in rows in front of a red wall that reads “Home of the Raiders,” smiling toward the camera on the gym floor
A group of high school students and staff pose outdoors in front of a stone sign reading “Tecumseh State Correctional Institution.” The group stands on grass and landscaping rocks, with the facility buildings and tall light poles visible in the background.
Two photos show middle school students working together in a science classroom during a hands-on lab. Students gather around lab tables measuring, pouring, and observing materials in containers filled with small rocks or gravel, modeling an aquifer while using textbooks and data sheets to guide their work.
A smiling elementary student wearing a red holiday sweater stands in a classroom holding a “Student of the Month” certificate. The student is posing proudly in front of a classroom calendar and learning materials, celebrating recognition for positive behavior.
Elementary students stand in a classroom beside colorful marble run structures they built together. The students are smiling and posing next to tall marble tracks made from plastic pieces, demonstrating hands-on STEM learning and teamwork during a marble run activity.
A student kneels beside a classroom table, carefully coloring a small wooden turkey craft using markers. A plastic bin filled with various markers sits on the table, along with a tall stack of unfinished wooden turkey pieces and whiteboards labeled “Station 6” and “Station 7.” Another student’s hands are visible nearby, also working on a craft.
An orange and red sunrise over a rural landscape with the bold text “WE ARE SOUTHERN!” displayed across the sky.
A group of elementary students pose in front of a whiteboard while wearing a variety of costumes, including a cheerleader, princesses, a scientist, and characters from different themes. In the center sits a large pink ice-cream-themed project with a sign that reads, “I scream, you scream, we all scream… SAY NO TO DRUGS!” The students smile proudly around the display.
Two cheerleaders smile while sitting at a classroom table, each holding a small frozen treat on a stick. Plates of food, cups, and snacks are spread out on the table in front of them, suggesting a class celebration or team meal.
Five Southern FFA members and their advisor pose together outside a large arena entrance labeled “West Gate.” The group is dressed in official FFA attire, smiling, with additional FFA students walking in the background.
The Southern Public Schools “S” logo in a circular design, with a white curved shape on the left, a red curved shape on the right, and a black background forming the overall emblem.
Elementary students sit on the carpet and at their desks in a classroom, watching something toward the front of the room. Some hold small objects or water bottles, and a teacher stands near the back. The classroom has bulletin boards, desks, bright lighting, and a large window letting in natural light.
Older students sit in a library presenting large biography posters to younger children seated on a colorful alphabet-and-numbers rug. Each poster features a different comedian or actor with photos and handwritten facts. Bookshelves filled with children’s books line the background, and sunlight comes through the windows above them.
A row of children’s “I Am Not a Turkey” art projects hangs on a wall, each clipped to a horizontal display bar. The papers show creatively disguised turkeys, including designs like popcorn, a flower, French fries, a gumball machine, a ballerina, and other colorful, decorated characters. The wall behind them is light-colored brick.
A group of high school students stand in a line along a brick building on a sunny day outside Hot Shops Art Center. The students smile toward the camera, with parked cars and city buildings visible in the background.
A group of elementary students stand spaced out in a classroom with their arms extended as they participate in a movement or exercise activity. A teacher stands with them demonstrating the motion. The classroom is bright, with colorful bins, posters, and supplies visible throughout the room.
A student sits on a chair in the school library presenting a biography project about Jackie Hobbs-Crawford. Another student sits on the floor listening. A large poster board with photos, facts, and handwritten notes is displayed beside them, with bookshelves full of children’s books in the background.