A colorful poster promoting FAFSA completion features a smiling cartoon ear of corn wearing a cowboy hat and giving a thumbs-up. The text reads “Hey Nebraska, Do the FAFSA” and explains that students are three steps away from getting money for college, with icons for Plan (download a checklist), Learn (watch a FAFSA demo), and Start (fill out the form at studentaid.gov). The EducationQuest Foundation logo and DoTheFAFSA.org appear at the bottom.
A student wearing a red Southern Raiders hoodie and black pants stands indoors, smiling and holding a medal on a blue lanyard, with a presentation screen and flags visible in the background.
Students practice CPR in small groups on training mannequins spread across the gym floor during a hands-on safety and emergency response lesson
Students sit around tables in a classroom working on laptops, reviewing papers, and collaborating during a group learning session.
Graphic displaying the Southern logo with the text “Special School Board Minutes – December 17, 2025” on a red, black, and white background, with silhouettes of a school board meeting along the bottom.
Graphic with Southern School District branding reading “School Board Minutes – December 8, 2025,” displayed in red and white text on a black background with silhouettes of a school board meeting along the bottom.
Graphic titled “Congratulations Superintendent Candidates” featuring three finalists for Southern School District superintendent. From left to right: Mr. Mark Joliffe, Perkins County Superintendent (Grant, Nebraska); Mr. Jeffrey Murphy, 7–12 Principal and Activities Director at Southern Public Schools (Wymore, Nebraska); and Mr. Mikal Shalikow, Business Manager at Waverly Public Schools (Waverly, Nebraska). Text notes interviews scheduled for January 5 and board approval planned for January 12, 2026.
Graphic congratulating Southern student-athletes named to the 2025 Fall Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association Academic All-State team. Featured students include Carsen Goes (football), Jacob Ward (football), Reegan Lauby (softball), Mya Frase (softball), Emma Eisenhauer (volleyball), and Jaylin Klover (volleyball), each shown in uniform with a football and sports-themed background.
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 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.
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.
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 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.