By Aizak Miller Sports Editor  The Blue Springs South Jaguars girls soccer team just wrapped up the regular season and is now onto the district tournament. So far this year the Jaguars are 18-2, which is the best record in school history. South has won the Surburban gold conference back-to-back...

Many students pay no heed to the people who often clean up after them. However, one of these custodians has written and illustrated her own books.   She is Becky Flood, and she is retiring from South after 6 years.   Flood has self-published many of her own books, some of them about her own kids.  “[For]...

You might have noticed the banner in the lunch area recently that says “HAPPY RETIREMENT" "The legend has retired.” That is for our food services worker Pamala Stratton, who is retiring from South after 12 years.   More than just the banner, in the kitchen area, some students had written notes...

By Aizak Miller Sports Editor  The Jag   Blue Spring South seniors Preston Lograsso, Sophia Son and Vincent Medina have been named National Merit semifinalists. To be named a national merit semifinalist a student must score in the top one percent of people who take the PSAT test.  Preston...

By Aizak Miller Sports Editor  Matthew Swanson is a retiring teacher at Blue Springs South. Why did you get into teaching?  Because I felt a calling to help people learn.  I have a deep commitment to continual learning and wanted to pass that on.  Where did you go to...

By Aizak Miller  Sports Editor  Social Studies teacher and former coach Kyle Plummer is retiring at Blue Springs South. Why did you get into teaching? I got into teaching and coaching mainly from how much of a positive impact my old high school track and cross country coach had...

By Aizak Miller Sports Editor  Administrator Scott Doolin is retiring at Blue Springs South Why did you get into being an administrator?  I wanted to be able to interact with students and teachers   Where did you go to school HS & College?  Blue Springs High...

By Aizak Miller Sports Editor  Adam Courter is a retiring PE teacher and coach at Blue Springs South Why did you get into teaching?  I had really good coaches and teachers growing up, I knew after college my athletics weren't going to continue, so I stayed in it by getting into...

By Jadynne Brady Editor-in-Chief Doug Black is a retiring special-ed teacher here at Blue Springs South. How long have you been teaching?  28 years. What have you been teaching? Special Ed and history. Where have you taught? Been here for 21 years, and I was at Columbia Hickman for seven. What...

By Jadynne Brady Editor-in-Chief Angela Allison is a retiring social studies teacher here at Blue Springs South. So how long have you been teaching? This is my 26th year of teaching, but only my first at Blue Spring South. Where did you teach before?  Oak Grove for 17 years, and then another...