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ONLINE AMENITIES: The online version of the AP exams in Bluebook offer many tools. Students can rule out answers and, on some tests, annotate, by highlighting text and typing notes.
Digital Divide: Online AP Exams spark mixed responses from Midtown community
Penelope Keenan • April 29, 2024

Nine AP Exams will be taken on paper for the last time this May. College Board announced that starting in 2025, paper exams will only be permitted...

A HELPING HAND: ESOL teacher Joe Osborne helps students in the adult education center every day to learn necessary skills to obtain jobs and have better lives by improving their English fluency. Students learn necessary phrases homebuyers will encounter.
District addresses gap in adult education, strives for literacy recovery
April 26, 2024
To help aid the selection of the next permanent superintendent of the district, the Atlanta Board of Education has formed a community panel of more than 15 parents, teachers, students and community leaders.
Community advisory panel formed to advise district superintendent selection
April 22, 2024
Coming into effect in 2026, the new law passed by the Atlanta City Council will restrict right-hand turns at red lights. While some believe the law will increase traffic, others think the law will make the streets of Midtown much safer.
Ban on right turns on red prompts mixed community feedback
April 18, 2024
The Georgia Student Finance Commission collaborated with 49 Georgia colleges to waive application fees in March. This removed barriers for Midtown students who were previously unable to apply to certain colleges.
Georgia Colleges waive application fees, remove barriers
April 15, 2024

Melina Welch, junior

Stella Maximuk
August 7, 2023
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When junior Melina Welch is not at school, she enjoys playing tennis, running and biking. In addition, she has a passion for music and plays guitar, violin, piano and sings.

“I enjoy music because it’s a form of expression,” Welch said. “It also brings peace into my life.”
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Stella Maximuk, Editor in Chief
Stella Maximuk is a senior and has been on the Southerner for three years. This year, she is Editor in Chief of the comment section and helps manage the website. In her free time, she loves to listen to music, spend time with friends and read.

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