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An upbeat website for a downtown school

the Southerner Online
An upbeat website for a downtown school

the Southerner Online
Kate Durden

Kate Durden, Lifestyle Managing Editor

Kate Durden is a senior and this is her fourth year writing for the Southerner. She enjoys volunteering at an animal shelter, running the 21st Century Leaders communication, helping register students to vote with Midtown High Votes and hanging out with her friends.

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Freshman Cali Smith helps to decorate her class hallway on e200 for homecoming spirit week.

Cali Smith, freshman

Kate Durden
September 23, 2024
Impact Teen Drivers Club Adviser Mary Van Atta and Vice President Wavey Hodge advertise Impact Teen Drivers on the Beltline. They spread Impact Teen Driver's message through having people sign a safe driving pledge.

[Photo] Impact Teen Drivers event promotes safe driving in student body

Dylan Seinberg
September 20, 2024
Located in Inman Park, Julianna’s Creperia has been in business since 2013, having a wide variety of Hungarian style menu items, including crepes and rich brewed hot coffee.

[Photo] Inman Park cafe Julianna’s continues legacy

Julia Diener
September 17, 2024
Robert Bass is helping improve financial literacy with students such as Gigi Highlander through assisting as the co-teacher in the 2B Advanced Financial Algebra class. One of the goals for the added course is that all students leave with a working budget they can refer to when making financial decisions.

New course expands financial literacy

Kate Durden
August 23, 2024
Junior Fatem Grady smiles while preparing to leave after school.

Fatem Grady, junior

Kate Durden
August 6, 2024
With a degree in musical therapy, Dawn Clement has focused on writing children's songs. Clement (left) has tried to surround her daughter Caroline Bell (right) with music throughout her life.

Clement reflects on songwriting for local schools

Kate Durden
May 22, 2024
After 24 years of educating and fostering fellowship in students, the Atlanta Girls School (AGS) plans to close at the end of the semester.

Atlanta Girls’ School closes doors after 24 years

Kate Durden
May 6, 2024
Freshman Jakia Griffin sits outside the library after school.

Jakia Griffin, freshman

Kate Durden
April 13, 2024
Junior Addy Bricker has been cultivating her own designs while selling a wide range of accessory products through her business, Addy Art.

Junior Bricker pursues passion while starting business

Kate Durden
April 11, 2024

Original Flying Biscuit relocates after 31 years

Kate Durden
March 29, 2024
END OF AN ERA: The original location of Highland Bakery in Old Fourth Ward has served as an anchor in the community. After 20 years, owner and CEO Stacey Eames was forced to close the doors due to the transfer of the building to new landlords.

Original Highland Bakery closes doors after 20 years

Kate Durden
March 26, 2024
Junior Melina Welch runs in one of her fitness groups' more recent runs, the Hot Chocolate Run. Welch describes the community she’s found through running as the most rewarding part of a 5k race.

Reaching new distances: junior Welch builds community through running passion

Kate Durden
March 18, 2024
Painted Pickle restaurant is set to open this month in Armour Yards, Midtown. Following the end of construction, its sister restaurant, Painted Park, will open its doors in April along the east side of the BeltLine in Inman Park.

Painted Hospitality restaurants open new doors

Kate Durden
February 16, 2024
Freshman Demario Hunnicutt sits in the library after school.

Demario Hunnicutt, freshman

Kate Durden
February 28, 2024

New Japanese restaurant opens at corner of Virginia and Highland

Kate Durden
January 17, 2024
Atlanta Botanical Garden has taken its first official steps toward its largest expansion since its founding in 1976. The expansion will include an additional 8 acres along the BeltLine to increase pedestrian connectivity.

Botanical Garden expansion increases pedestrian connectivity

Kate Durden
November 27, 2023
Sophomore Jordan Gomez sits outside the library afterschool.

Jordan Gomez, sophomore

Kate Durden
November 15, 2023
After an absent year due to COVID-19, and two years of renovations causing the event to be hosted at Virginia Highland Elementary school, the annual Monster Bash returns to its original location at Morningside Elementary school.

Annual Monster Bash haunts Morningside again after renovation

Kate Durden
October 27, 2023
Junior Shayne Anthony-Walters sits as his Spanish 3 class begins.

Shayne Anthony-Walters, junior

Kate Durden
August 31, 2023
Along with her two daughters, Kendra Bauser is opening the second location of her dairy-free gelato and coffee shop, Three Peaches, at the intersection of Monroe Drive and 10th St. on Sept. 13.

New gelato shop opens in Midtown Promenade

Kate Durden
August 24, 2023

Perpetual project builds joy for craftsman and community

Kate Durden
April 28, 2023
Sophomore Troy Lee waits for the bell to mark the start of his geometry class.

Troy Lee, sophomore

Kate Durden
April 21, 2023
Virginia Highland restaurant, El Taco, closed on March 19 after serving as a family-friendly restaurant for the neighborhood since 2008.

Virginia Highland restaurant El Taco closes after 15 years

Kate Durden
March 30, 2023
In light of the recent urgency for adoptions, community members have rescued 554 animals over seven days.

Low adoption rates for animal shelters pilot urgency

Kate Durden
March 8, 2023
Seniors Salaam Awad and Hunter Graves are among 20 honorees for the Atlanta Intown newspaper section “20 Under 20” that selects students under the age of 20 for their dedication to assisting others.

Seniors Awad and Graves among 20 honored by Atlanta Intown newspaper

Kate Durden
February 8, 2023
As the new head coach of color guard, Tre Griggs plans on continuing to grow the program through Winter Guard, a new activity he has been promoting through holding audition clinics.

New color guard head coach Griggs is ‘taking this program to the moon’

Kate Durden
January 16, 2023
After years of sketching, the art club finishes their first printing of a coloring book, giving students the opportunity to display their artwork. President of the art club, senior Aisling Mahony, colors in one of her own designs she contributed to the coloring book.

Printing of Coloring Book presents opportunities for Art Club

Kate Durden
November 4, 2022
The Little 5 Points Halloween Parade returns to the community after a three-year hiatus. Rainy Day Retrieval Freak Show’s ginormous skeleton puppet spread across the road.

Little 5 Points return of Halloween Parade brings community together

Kate Durden
October 29, 2022
Mullins sits at Starbucks with friends.

Enmanuel Mullins, junior

Kate Durden
September 19, 2022
The wait is almost over as Midtown Promenade plans to be finished with their renovations this fall. With this shopping center comes a variety of new businesses for the community.

Connection to BeltLine reinvigorates Midtown Promenade

Kate Durden
August 29, 2022
Sadie and Ian Irwin are a father-daughter duo that have been posting videos playing music together throughout the pandemic. “I feel like it’s [playing with her dad and brother, Charlie Irwin] something that can bring us together," Sadie Irwin said.

Father-daughter duo bonds through playing music

Kate Durden
May 25, 2022
Senior Sophie Ryan has been volunteering at Intown Collaborative Ministries for four years. “I think she’s really good because she brings a younger face to the opportunity," Ryan's co-shepherd, Nancy Collins, said. "She’s inspiring other people to do things that may not have responded to me."

Senior Sophie Ryan finds leadership in volunteering

Kate Durden, Writer
April 27, 2022
APS Students gather together to listen and read their own poetry over zoom during the first Virtual District-Wide Poetry Slam APS has hosted.

APS takes part in first Virtual District-Wide Poetry Slam

Kate Durden, Writer
April 18, 2022
Nelson sits in the library before meeting with her friend.

Ava Nelson, sophomore

Kate Durden
March 31, 2022
Midtown kicks off their first day of filming as they start production of a new spring short film “The Perfect Life." “We haven’t done a movie since 2018 so most of the people have not done this before,” theater teacher and film director, Jake Dreiling, said. “There were only a couple of people who were actually involved in the last one we did. It’s just brand new.”

Theater department starts production of new short film ‘The Perfect Life’

Kate Durden
March 29, 2022
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