To guide our youth along their way.
With caring hands and selfless grace,
Our staff brings hope to every place.
This week our community paused to show
Its gratitude in ways that glow.
With lunches shared and desserts sweet,
They brought appreciation’s treat.
Thank you to Carmel Sutton Church so kind,
For keeping Southern in your mind.
To Middleport Lodge #363 Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio too,
Whose generous spirit carried through.
To Northbend Church, our thanks we send,
A faithful neighbor and treasured friend.
And Racine Baptist Church with care,
For lifting spirits everywhere.
To Bethany Dorcas Methodist Church we say,
Your kindness brightened every day.
And Racine Methodist Church as well,
Whose support means more than words can tell.
Southern Local proudly stands
Through helping hearts and giving hands.
Our schools are strong, our future bright,
Because our community shines its light.
So from our staff and students too,
We offer heartfelt thanks to you.
Reminder to all Jr. High and High School students — especially Seniors — don’t wait to order your yearbook! Once the order deadline passes and yearbooks are sold out, there will not be extras available this year for the Senior Class. Make sure to reserve your copy before time runs out so you don’t miss out on the memories of this school year! Yearbooks can be ordered from https://yearbookforever.com/school-store/6dZbz16L6aZ8WQaYe6bQH3r6
As their regular seasons wind down, we would like to shout out to our Spring Sport Seniors:
Softball: Jaylynn Hupp, Taylor Roberts, Kianna Rose, Kiersten Rose.
Baseball: Paxtyn Hoffman, Hunter Jarrell, David Kemppel, Noah Leachman, Kase Nelson, Will Smith, Wyatt Smith, Jake Wickline
Track: Andre Chandler, Davis Kemppel, Mia Little
Thank you for your service to our programs and best of luck in your post season performances.
HS Spring events for the week of 4 MAY – 9 MAY
4 MAY – (Monday) Varsity Baseball vs. Belpre (Home) games starts at 5:00pm - Senior Night
4 MAY – (Monday) Varsity Softball vs Belpre (Home) game starts at 5:00pm – Senior Night
5 MAY – (Tuesday) JV Baseball vs Eastern (Away) - Working on rescheduling
5 MAY – (Tuesday) Jr High Track and Field @ Vinton County (TVC Championship), meet starts at 4:30pm
6 MAY – (Wednesday) Varsity Baseball vs Alexander (Away) game starts at 5:00pm
6 MAY – (Wednesday) HS Track and Field @ Meigs HS, meet starts at 4:30pm
6 MAY – (Wednesday) Varsity Softball vs. Jackson (Home) game starts at 5:00pm
7 MAY – (Thursday) JV Softball vs. Logan (Home) game starts at 5:00pm
8 MAY – (Friday) Varsity Softball vs. River Valley (Away) game starts at 5:00pm
9 MAY – (Saturday) V. Softball vs. Alexander (Away – DH) Canceled – due to Alex lack of players.
This is per Dragonfly as of 2 MAY.
https://youtu.be/iOISn4D1g4w?feature=shared
https://www.wsaz.com/2026/04/28/wsaz-honors-best-class-2026/
JV Softball vs Logan
Varsity Baseball and Softball vs Belpre
HS and JR High Spring sports for April 27th – May 2nd
27 Apr – (Monday) High Track and Field meet @ Huntington HS (Chillicothe), meet starts at 4:00pm
27 Apr – (Monday) Varsity Softball vs. Wahama (Away) game starts at 5:30pm
28 Apr – (Tuesday) Varsity Softball vs. Belpre (Home) game starts at 5:00pm
28 Apr – (Tuesday) Varsity Baseball vs. Belpre (Home) games start at 5:00pm
28 Apr – (Tuesday) JV Softball vs. Logan (Away) games start at 5:00pm
29 Apr – (Wednesday) JV Baseball vs. Waterford (Home) game starts at 5:00pm
29 Apr – (Wednesday) Jr High Track and Field @ Gallia Academy HS meet starts at 4:30pm
30 Apr – (Thursday) HS Track and Field @ Athens HS meet starts at 4:30pm
30 Apr – (Thursday) Varsity Baseball vs. Eastern (Away) game starts at 5:00pm
30 Apr – (Thursday) Varsity Softball vs. Eastern (Away) game starts at 5:00pm
1 MAY – (Friday) Jr High Track and Field @ Belpre meet starts at 4:30pm
1 MAY– (Friday) JV Baseball vs. Ft. Frye (Away) game starts at 5:00pm
1 MAY – (Friday) Varsity Softball vs. Waterford (Away) game starts at 4:30pm
1 MAY – (Friday) Varsity Baseball vs. Fed Hock (Away) finish rained out game. **pending
2 MAY – (Saturday) Varsity Baseball vs. Nelsonville (Home) games starts at 11:00am
2 MAY – (Saturday) Varsity Softball vs Nelsonville (Home) game starts at 11:00am
Southern's Track and Field Team performs well at Wheelersburg Invitational!
A long bus ride and facing great competition proved to have no effect on the Tornadoes night, as our athletes managed their energy, stayed focused, and showed up when it counted with 14 out of our 16 athletes finishing in the top 8 and earning at least 1 point for the team.
The first running event of the evening produced a NEW school record as the Boys 4X800 Meter Relay team of Cohen Roush, Caden Hupp, Braydin Thomas, and Andre Chandler took First place with the new school record time of 8 minutes and 31.43 seconds
Andre Chandler also took first place in the Boys 1600 meter run with a time of 4 minutes 45.94 seconds.
Other Tornades with top 8 finishes include:
Girls 4X200 Team of Emma Leachman, Ashlyn Bradford, Maddie Shockey and Edie Templeton placed 4th.
Braydin Thomas 2nd Place in the 3200
Edie Templeton 2nd in the 800 M Run
Drew Lewis 2nd Place in the 400M and 7th in the 200 M
Cohen Roush 4th Place in the 800m Run
David Lee 8th in Boys Discus
Caden Hupp 8th in the 1600m Run
Dayton Reiber 5th place in the 800m Run and 6th Place in the 3200M Run
Mia Little 4th place in the 100M Hurdles
Maddie Shockey 5th place in the 800M Run and 6th place in girls Discus
Riley Lavender 8th in Girls Discus
Wyatt Templeton 7th Place in the 400M Dash
HS and JR High Spring sports for April 20th – 25th
20 Apr – (Monday) Jr High Track and Field meet @ Meigs HS, meet starts at 4:30pm
20 Apr – (Monday) Varsity Baseball vs. Wahama (Home) game starts at 5:00pm
21 Apr – (Tuesday) Varsity Softball vs. Waterford (Home) game starts at 5:00pm
21 Apr – (Tuesday) Varsity Baseball vs. Waterford (Home) games start at 5:00pm : finish first game then play 2nd.
22 Apr – (Wednesday) JV Baseball vs. Waterford (Away) game starts at 5:00pm
23 Apr – (Thursday) Varsity Softball vs. Fed Hock (Away) game starts at 5:00pm
23 Apr – (Thursday) Varsity Baseball vs. Fed Hock (Away) game starts at 5:00pm
23 Apr – (Thursday) HS Track and Field @ Wheelersburg, meets starts aat 4:30pm
24 Apr – (Friday) JV Baseball vs. Alexander (Away) game starts at 5:00pm
24 Apr – (Friday) JV Softball vs. Jackson (Away) game starts at 5:00pm
24 Apr – (Friday) Jr High Track and Field @ Nelsonville, Meet starts at 4:30pm
25 Apr – (Saturday) Varsity Baseball vs. St. Joe (Away) at Symmes Valley games starts at 1:00pm
25 Apr – (Saturday) Varsity Baseball vs Symmes Valley (Away) game starts at 4:00pm
Andre Chandler took 1st place and broke the school record in the 800 Meter run with a time of 2:00.66 besting the old record that had stood since 2012.
Edie Templeton also took 1st place in the girls 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:42.70
The Boys 4X800 Meter Relay team of Cohen Roush, Caden Hupp, Braydin Thomas, and Andre Chandler took 1st Place with a time of 8:43.57
Other Tornadoes who scored points for the team includes:
Wyatt Templeton--4th Place in the 400 Meter
Cohen Roush---2nd Place in the Mile Run
Braydin Thomas---7th Place in the Mile Run
Drew Lewis ----6th Place in the 200 Meter Dash
Mia Little---7th Place in the 100 Hurdles
Maddie Shockey---6th Place in Girls Discus
Please see attached concerning Prom parking.
