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An upbeat website for a downtown school

the Southerner Online
An upbeat website for a downtown school

the Southerner Online
Kamryn Harty

Kamryn Harty, Co-Editor in Chief

Kamryn Harty is excited for her last year on The Southerner staff! She is a Co-Editor in Chief and a member of the class of 2021. When she’s not writing, she can be spotted on the soccer field playing Varsity or club soccer. She is also apart of the Grady Latin club, a thespian, and a witness on the mock trial team.

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Co-captain, Henry Edmeades shows his dedication to his teams success by practicing to always improve his abilities.

Tennis seniors end season on high note

Elise Isakov
May 24, 2021
Eating disorder awareness month has brought attention to the struggle that many teens face everyday.

Eating disorder awareness week sheds light on struggles

Elise Isakov
May 18, 2021
Matthew Vincent often takes time in between classes to play with his guitar and see what new sounds he can create, and whether they are worth adding to a new composition.

Passion for movies and music grows in quarantine

Elise Isakov
May 18, 2021
The athletic logo will be used in various athletic departments. Even with the new changes, the advisory team decided to keep the Knight as the school’s mascot and red and grey as the school’s colors.

Midtown High School logos finalized

Kamryn Harty
May 7, 2021
Cassie Maggard, junior

Cassie Maggard, junior

Elise Isakov
April 29, 2021
Senior Zoya Charania received the Pfizer vaccine on March 31. She says getting vaccinated will allow for more freedoms. Like Charania, many other eligible Grady students have received the first dose of the vaccine.

Students receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Kamryn Harty
April 7, 2021
JUST KITTEN AROUND: Senior Kristen Hart has fostered eighteen kittens over quarantine. What started off as a way to keep her spirits up during virtual school, Hart says fostering kittens has transformed her life.

Senior fosters eighteen cats over quarantine

Kamryn Harty
March 17, 2021
Student volunteers disassemble the Grady sign in the theatre lobby. The rebranding advisory team has finished conducting community listening sessions and has now opened up submissions for logo design. The first round of submissions should be submitted to John Brandhorst at jbrandhorst@atlanta.k12.ga.us by March 14.

Advisory team enters next phase of rebrand

Kamryn Harty
March 12, 2021
After just two interviews, IMG signed Scott (left) and finalized his three-year contract in January.

Seniors land modeling contracts

Kamryn Harty
March 4, 2021
HERO'S HEADQUARTERS: Members of the Emergency preparedness team at the Super Bowl use a hotel near the stadium as a central location to make sure all their plans go smoothly.

Emergency Medicine doctors suit up at Super Bowl

Elise Isakov
March 1, 2021
Atlanta Students Advocating for Pedestrians (ASAP) is taking advantage their extra time outside of school to plan events like "Love My Bus" month, that partners with Georgia Commute Schools to appreciate buses as a form of public transportation.

Pedestrian safety club makes strides during Covid-19

Elise Isakov
February 11, 2021

Girls JV soccer players assist varsity team

Elise Isakov
February 9, 2021
The rebranding process is defined by five main phases: assess, discover, define, create and activate. Each phase highlights a step in the process to achieve a final goal of a functional and authentic school brand.

Name change advisory team begins rebranding process

Kamryn Harty
February 4, 2021
Matthew Vincent, Junior

Matthew Vincent, Junior

Elise Isakov
January 29, 2021
Griffin Richie, senior

Griffin Richie, senior

Kamryn Harty
January 28, 2021

Grady football under pandemic conditions

Elise Isakov
November 6, 2020
A tree blocks passage onto Wildwood Rd. in Morningside, where students and staff have experienced recent power loss.

Power outages disrupt virtual learning

Kamryn Harty
November 4, 2020

Jack Palaian (class of 2020)

Kamryn Harty
November 3, 2020
US Senate Election

US Senate Election

Kamryn Harty
October 29, 2020
Director Jack DiCarlo, senior, and actor Langston Hogan, junior, hold a bat and a prop gun used in the film.

Students produce neo-western film

Kamryn Harty
October 26, 2020
Midtown Atlanta is home to the Southeast's largest concentration of art and cultural landmarks.

[Photo] Midtown name references Grady’s neighborhood locale

Elena Hubert
October 19, 2020
Piedmont High is one of the proposed names to replace Grady's current name.

Name Piedmont High School recognizes Grady’s location

Kamryn Harty
October 19, 2020
A test tube with viral transport media that contained a patient’s sample to be tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. (provided by the CDC)

Pandemic puts public health in the spotlight

Elise Isakov
October 5, 2020
A chart created by Atlanta Public Schools outlines the proposed plan for the re-opening of schools across the district. The proposal pushes the original first day of school for students back two weeks to allow teachers and faculty time to prepare for the virtual start to the school year.

Community reacts to the district’s proposal for school re-opening

Dana Richie, Ava Smith, Kamryn Harty, and Elena Hubert
July 11, 2020
Superintendent Dr. Herring spoke with Atlanta Public Schools student publications to discuss her plans for the 2020-2021 school year. As well as touching on schools reopening, Herring detailed her "family" approach to leadership and her support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Superintendent Herring lays plans for first year

Kamryn Harty, Elena Hubert, and Dana Richie
July 1, 2020
A staged image demonstrates the mental struggles teenagers have experienced during social isolation. Dr. Elizabeth McCauley addresses how teenagers can cope with mental health issues during the COVID-19 quarantine.

Q&A with Professor Elizabeth McCauley on adolescent mental health

Kamryn Harty
May 21, 2020
Freshman Brian Edwards works from home during the COVID-19 outbreak. Recent announcements regarding school closures through the end of the 2019-2020 school year have left students grappling with the extended reality of online school.

Parents, teachers, students react to school closure for rest of school year

Kamryn Harty, George Lefkowicz, Dana Richie, and Elise Isakov
April 1, 2020
Even college campuses' such as Emory University are left empty in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic sweeping the country.

Consequences of the pandemic

Elise Isakov
March 27, 2020
Amelia Kushner pulls herself over the bar during a "WOD," or workout of the day at her CrossFit box.

CrossFit helps teen girls gain confidence

Kamryn Harty
March 24, 2020
This hand sanitizer dispenser was recently placed next to the Kronos clock where teachers clock in for the day in the Office of Student Affairs.

Coronavirus impacts students’ families abroad, travel plans

Elise Isakov
March 12, 2020
Gideon's Promise class of 2019 trains during the annual Summer Institute training conference.

Nonprofit ‘Gideon’s Promise’ provides legal counsel to public defenders

Kamryn Harty
March 6, 2020

Caring through cards

Elise Isakov
February 7, 2020
Jack Palaian (second from left) gathers with Atlanta Public Schools scholarship recipients at the Posse awards ceremony on Jan. 8. (From left to right) Recipients included Shania Baker, Palaian, Jelani Spain, Hasina Chimeka-Tisdale, Gabriela Oliveros, Maria Nino Suastegui and school board member Michelle Olympiadis.

Palaian receives full tuition Posse Scholarship

Kamryn Harty
February 7, 2020
Emergency departments manage many patients with serious complications of the flu, sometimes having to send especially ill patients to the ICU.

Influenza season peaks early

Elise Isakov
January 24, 2020

Q&A with admissions officer at University of Southern California

Kamryn Harty
January 8, 2020
Jordan Tucker's IAFC soccer team stretches at the ESPN Disney tournament two years before her hip injury. Tucker says she that during her 13 year soccer career, her coaches didn't stress the importance of stretching.

Female athletes faced with greater risk of injury

Kamryn Harty
December 20, 2019
Grady chorus students stay after school, to practice well in advance of their next "Movie in Concert", "Home Alone".

Chorus collaborates with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on “Movies in Concert”

Elise Isakov
November 21, 2019
Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith signs Simons' football. Smith's autograph can go for $129.

Junior launches Atlanta-based autographing company

Kamryn Harty and George Lefkowicz
November 15, 2019
A number of factors, particularly home environment and community pressures, can impact a student's performance in school and their lives post high school.

Forgotten Youth: when college is not your first choice

Aaliyah Rapping, Kelly Tran, Kamryn Harty, and Katherine Esterl
November 15, 2019

College Tour: Marquette University

Elise Isakov
November 12, 2019
The campus boasts a breathtaking lakefront view. At the Wisconsin Memorial Union, students can rent sailboats and buy ice cream in the warmer months. In the winter, when the lake freezes over, students participate in a tradition of moving furniture out onto the frozen Lake Mendota.

College Tour: The University of Wisconsin

Kamryn Harty and Elise Isakov
October 29, 2019
Juniors and theater students Isabel Pruitt (left) and Nicky Taylor (right) both saw and enjoyed the play "Becoming Nancy" at the Alliance Theater. Tony Award-winning Director Jerry Mitchell (center) stands between the students.

Musical ‘Becoming Nancy’ encourages teens in search for self

Elise Isakov
October 25, 2019

Knight JV squad fall 44-6 to Carver

Duncan Tanner and Cole Parker
October 4, 2019

College Tour: Georgia Institute of Technology

Kamryn Harty and Elise Isakov
October 4, 2019

Carstarphen questions why contract not extended

Katherine Esterl
September 17, 2019

Teacher receives intimidating diagnosis, remains optimistic

Elise Isakov
September 6, 2019
In addition to selling her vintage clothes online, Bella does local popups and festivals. Here, she poses in front of her booth at the Atlanta Fila Fest.

Local teen starts vintage clothing store

Kamryn Harty
September 4, 2019
Mechanics Club, founded by junior Alek Bruckman, focuses not only on automobiles but also on motorcycles. This Honda motorcycle is currently being restored and repaired by club members.

Mechanics Club re-circuits student interest in cars

Elise Isakov, Writer
May 23, 2019
Scene shop robbed of nearly $4,200 in power tools

Scene shop robbed of nearly $4,200 in power tools

Elise Isakov, Writer
May 23, 2019
Because she has ADD, sophomore Carson Gray sometimes has trouble focusing during school. Her 504 plan is getting approved for the next school year.

Some 504 plans not clearly communicated, students say

Kamryn Harty, Online Comment Section Editor
May 23, 2019
POP CULTURE: Meme formats, such as one of rapper Drake from the music video for his song "Hotline Bling," are popular on meme pages.

School-related meme pages entertain students

Kamryn Harty, Online comment section editor
May 3, 2019
HELPING OUT: Grady parent Cindy Sands volunteers her time in the College and Career Center (CCC). She assists alongside other parents, now of which being Anna Winer.

Parent volunteers give back to the school

Kamryn Harty, Online Comment Editor
April 9, 2019

Black History Month Program impresses and inspires

Elise Isakov
March 5, 2019
Players from Sons of Pitches' adult league shake hands as they congratulate each other on a game well played.

Sons of Pitches Football Club unites players of all ages

Anna Tischer, Anna Fedorova, and Kamryn Harty
February 21, 2019

An inside look at Super Bowl LIII

Elise Isakov
February 11, 2019

2019 Market Day

Kamryn Harty and Elise Isakov
February 1, 2019
ALL SMILES: Owner of the store Rosa Duffy has been collecting books for the past 10 years.

For Keeps Bookstore adds to historical Auburn Avenue

Kamryn Harty, Online Comment Editor
February 1, 2019

Southerner Conversations: Sophomore Gwen Read discusses science fair project

January 23, 2019

Rifle team positions for perfect shot

Kamryn Harty, Online Comment section editor
January 16, 2019

[Video] Rifle team prepares for upcoming competitions

Kamryn Harty
January 14, 2019
The senior class reported having the most students with spam Instagram accounts. In contrast, sophomores had the least amount of students with an account.

Spam Instagram accounts affect students’ futures

Kamryn Harty, Online Comment Section Editor
January 9, 2019
Lights, camera, action: Smith films an interview with Hailey McLeod for her documentary, "All Mixed Up," which seeks to empower multiracial teens. The documentary is set to have its first screening in January 2019.

Smith’s documentary gives multiracial teens recognition

Kamryn Harty, Online comment section editor
January 8, 2019
Tony and Maria, the main characters and protagonists in West Side Story, dance together.

Drama department prepares ‘West Side Story’

Elise Isakov, Video Editor
January 8, 2019

A Difference of Opinion-Admissions testing requirements

Joe Earles, Kiki Soto
December 23, 2018

A Difference of Opinion:Kavanaugh confirmation and adult consequences for youthful behavior

November 28, 2018

A Difference of Opinion-Class Ranking on Transcripts

October 27, 2018
Webster poses for a self portrait. She says she loves experimenting with textures and patterns in her photography.

Alumni Profile: Faye Webster

Kamryn Harty, Online Comment Section Editor
October 10, 2018
LOTS OF LAUGHS: Freshman Ella Mitchell and Frankie Soto discuss their Spirit week outfits for throwback day at lunch.

High school freshmen’s expectations surpass realities

Kamryn Harty, Online Comment Section Editor
October 10, 2018

Class ranking provides unnecessary stress and competition between students

Ellie Werthman, Co-Editor in Chief
October 8, 2018

Class ranking should be readily available for students to view

Kiki Soto, Comment Managing Editor
October 8, 2018
This USB like device is causing nicotine addiction all across America.

[Photo] FDA demands corporate crackdown on teen Juuling

September 30, 2018
The seasoning store, Savory Spice, closed down nearly a year ago and has remained vacant ever since. This speaks to the high rent costs that prevent stores from wanting to move in.

Beltline directly affects Virginia-Highland businesses

Elise Isakov
October 4, 2018

FDA demands corporate crackdown on teen Juuling

Katie Dwyer, Elise Isakov, and Zoey Phillips
September 30, 2018
Stay Afloat Day drew playful poses and bright colors from Grady students.

[Photo] Spirit Week

September 26, 2018

Shortened fall break is necessary to maintain momentum after first quarter

Josh Wolfe
September 5, 2018

Longer summer vacation not worth losing benefits of weeklong fall break

Joe Earles
September 5, 2018
BACKPACKING BUDDIES: Erin Sweeney and her mother, Mary, hike through the Spanish meseta outside of Burgos, Spain toward town.

Student and mother make memories backpacking in Spain

Kamryn Harty, Online Comment Section Editor
August 27, 2018

College Success class promotes success

Kamryn Harty, Online Comment Section Editor
August 22, 2018
Georgia Supreme Court Justice P. Harris Hines. P

Retiring Chief Justice Hines reflects on career and Grady

Elise Isakov, Writer
August 22, 2018
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