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The Student News Site of Gibson Southern High School

The Southerner

The Student News Site of Gibson Southern High School

The Southerner

2025-2026 Staff

Addison VanZant
News Editor

Addison VanZant

Addison VanZant is a junior at Gibson Southern High School. This is her second year being a staff member of “The Southerner” online. Addison works at Columbia Healthcare Center as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She worked this past summer to become certified and...

Josalyn Turner
Photography Editor

Josalyn Turner

Josalyn Turner is a senior at Gibson Southern High School. This is her fourth year on “The Southerner” staff as a photographer and her third as Photography Editor. She owns her own photography business called Josalyn Tu...

Kyla Frizzell
Co-Social Media Editor

Kyla Frizzell

Kyla Frizzell is a sophomore at Gibson Southern, and this is her second year on "The Southerner" staff as a reporter and co-social media editor. Kyla is a part of the Lady Titan golf team, Sunshine Society and is a sophomore representative for the Gibson Southern Theatre Department. She enjoys be...

Elijah Warner
Reporter

Elijah Warner

Elijah Warner is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. This is his first year on the newspaper staff. He competes in basketball and track for the Titans. Along with this, he takes his academics seriously and works to earn t...

Carson Jones
Reporter

Carson Jones

Carson is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. He lives in Fort Branch Indiana and went to Fort Branch Community School. Carson is a member of the Titan tennis team. He joined newspaper to learn about journalism and interviewing. This is Carson's first year b...

Addy Snow
Reporter

Addy Snow

Adelynn Snow is a junior at Gibson Southern High School and a first-year staff member of “The Southerner.” She is actively involved in her church and church community, where she enjoys volunteering and participating in youth...

Reece Runyan
Reporter

Reece Runyan

Reece Runyan is a junior at Gibson Southern. This is his first year with "The Southerner" staff, and he is excited to be part of it. Reece enjoys playing basketball for the Titans. He grew up in Haubstadt and went to Haubstadt Community School for his elementary and middl...

Clayton Gries
Reporter

Clayton Gries

Clayton Gries is a junior at Gibson Southern High School.  This is his first year on the newspaper staff.  He plays baseball and basketball for the Titans.  When he leaves high school, he wants to be a machinist. Clayton wants...

Sarah Pritchett
Reporter

Sarah Pritchett

Sarah Pritchett is a sophomore student at Gibson Southern High School. This is her first year on "The Southerner" staff as a reporter. Sarah is part of the art club and loves anything to do with music. She's also part of the ar...

Eli Stone
Reporter

Eli Stone

Eli Stone is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. He lives in Fort Branch, Indiana. He plays both baseball and football for the Titans. He takes sports and school very seriously and works hard to get good grades as well...

Jaxon Kiefer
Reporter

Jaxon Kiefer

Jaxon Kiefer, a sophomore at Gibson Southern, is currently a part of the football team and is looking forward to wrestling afterwards. Hailing from Fort Branch, he enjoys being outdoors, spending time with his family and learning new things. He joined newspaper...

Brody Klem
Reporter

Brody Klem

Brody Klem is a Senior at Gibson Southern High School. This is his first year on "The Southerner" staff. Brody plays football, wrestles and has a 3.8 GPA. He was selected as one of the Gridiron 25 for football. He loves working ...

Kaden Buckner
Reporter

Kaden Buckner

Kayden Buckner is a sophomore at Gibson Southern. This is his first year in the newspaper. He joined the class to earn his fine arts credits and work on his writing skills. He is very dedicated to his baseball career and school, as he earned distinguished honor r...

Abigail Thurston
Reporter

Abigail Thurston

​Abigail Thurston is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. This is her first year being part of "The Southerner" staff. She is a part of the Gibson Southern Lady Titan soccer team. She enjoys drawing, listening to mus...

Rhys Sorgius
Reporter

Rhys Sorgius

Rhys Sorgius is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. This is Rhys' first year on “The Southerner" staff. He grew up and lives in Haubstadt, Indiana. He takes his academics very seriously, currently maintaining a 4.0 grade...

Ben Rich
Reporter

Ben Rich

Ben Rich is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. This is his first year on “The Southerner” staff. Ben lives in Haubstadt, Indiana, and enjoys spending his free time with friends and doing outdoor activities. Ben takes pr...

Dalaney Schatz
Reporter

Dalaney Schatz

Dalaney Schatz is a freshman at Gibson Southern High School. This is her first year on the newspaper staff. She is a member of the Future Farmers of America and the archery team. This will be her 7th year shooting archery and ...

Ayden Bodrie
Reporter

Ayden Bodrie

Ayden Bodrie is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. This is his first year as a newspaper staff member. He is a student athlete with a respectable GPA and takes his academics seriously, earning recognition on the distinguished...

Brogan McClellan
Reporter

Brogan McClellan

Brogan McClellan is a junior at Gibson Southern. He is a two-sport athlete: tennis and baseball. Brogan takes his academics seriously, earning recognition on the distinguished honor roll last year. His dedication to baseball pa...

Jaxson Lambert
Reporter

Jaxson Lambert

Jaxson Lambert is a junior at Gibson Southern High School. This is his second year on "The Southerner" staff, working as a reporter. Along with being a member of Student Council, Jaxson also participates in Spell Bowl and both Math and English Academic Bowl teams. He is the soun...

Miles Wilson
Reporter

Miles Wilson

Miles Wilson is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School and is in his second year of being on the staff of "The Southerner." Miles competes in archery and track, as well as participating in theater and the eSports iRacing d...

Sara Creek
Reporter

Sara Creek

Sara Creek is a senior at Gibson Southern High School. This is her second year as a photographer for  “The Southerner Online.” She is in the choir, Sunshine Society, and a member of the International Thespian Society Troupe #5623. Sara enjoys her free time by worki...

Mallory Elpers
Reporter

Mallory Elpers

Mallory Elpers is a senior at Gibson Southern High School. This is her third year on "The Southerner" staff. Mallory is a part of the Beta Club, the Sunshine Society, and is the Light Crew Head for Gibson Southern's Theatre Department. She enjoys riding horses and competing in local and state shows ...

Darcy Glockner
Photographer

Darcy Glockner

Darcy Glockner is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. This is her second year on “The Southerner” as a photographer. Darcy takes part in the Gibson Southern Theater Department. She loves listening to music, taking...

Aubrey Yancey
Photographer

Aubrey Yancey

Aubrey Yancey is a junior at Gibson Southern High School. This is her third year as a photographer on “Southerner Online.” Currently, Aubrey is working three nights a week at The Carriage Inn and babysitting her cousins whenever she is needed. When Aubre...

Molly Spindler
Co-Editor-in-Chief

Molly Spindler

Molly Spindler is a senior at Gibson Southern High School. This is her third year on the newspaper staff, serving this year as co-editor-in-chief. In school Molly is the treasurer for the class of 2026; a member of the Fellowship of Christi...

Jeter Simmons
Sports Editor and Copy Editor

Jeter Simmons

Jeter Simmons is a junior at Gibson Southern High School, and this is his third year on "The Southerner" staff. This year he accepted the role of copy editor to couple with returning as the sports editor. He enjoys playing socce...

Olivia Rich
Co-Editor-in-Chief

Olivia Rich

Olivia Rich is a senior at Gibson Southern High School. This is Olivia’s third year on “The Southerner” staff, this year serving as co-editor-in-chief. She is President of the school’s Students for Life; a Fellowship of Ch...

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