Eva Spindler is a senior at Gibson Southern High School. This is her third year on “The Southerner” staff and is the current Editor-in-Chief. Eva spends a majority of her time working as the head of sound for the Gibson Sout...

Hayden Pennington is a senior who is in his third year writing for “The Southerner.” He is on both the track and cross country teams for his fourth year. In his free time, Hayden enjoys running, watching sports, fishing and sp...

Cooper Maurer is a senior at Gibson Southern High School. This is his third year being  part of “The Southerner.” He is a two-sport athlete who is a part of both the cross country and track teams. Outside of school, Cooper...

Alex Spindler is a senior at Gibson Southern. He currently runs cross country and track. He is part of a family of eight with four brothers and one sister. This is Alex's third year on the staff of "The Southerner." In his fre...

Emilie DeWeese is a junior at Gibson Southern, and this is her second year on “The Southerner” staff. She joined the staff as a way to expand her writing abilities, as she enjoys writing a lot. Emilie is very academically foc...

Josalyn Turner is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. This is her second year on “The Southerner” staff as a photographer and her first as Photography Editor. She loves to play her guitar and ukulele, bake, read an...

Jenna Schleter is a junior at Gibson Southern High School. This is her second year on “The Southerner” staff. Jenna loves to do anything that involves music. She loves to sing at church for worship. Jenna loves to be very...

Journalism is one of senior Sean DeLong’s many passions, with a focus on sports. He loves to listen to music, with Luke Combs and Drake being some of his favorite music artists. Most weekends Sean is found playing sports and han...

Molly Spindler is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. This is her first year as a staff member for “The Southerner” online. In school Molly is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Sunshine Society; and Family, Care...

Eli Dodge is a senior at Gibson Southern High School. He plays football, and wears #14. This is his first semester in newspaper and is excited to start writing for “The Southerner.” In his free time, Eli likes to lift weights...

Aaron Meny is a senior at Gibson Southern High School, with the 2023-2024 school year being his first as a member of the newspaper staff. He is an active member of Gibson Southern Theatre, currently serving in a senior officer role as Historia...

Mallory Elpers is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. This is her first year on "The Southerner" staff. She enjoys riding and competing with her horse at local and state shows, reading and being with friends. She also...

Symphony Path is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. This is her first year writing for “The Southerner." She enjoys writing, playing the clarinet, baking and listening to music. Symphony loves helping her mom take care...

Bailey Baker is a junior at Gibson Southern High School. This is her first year on "The Southerner" staff. She plays lacrosse and runs cross country and track. Bailey is a leader for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a part of Students for Life. B...

Tyler McFadden is a senior at Gibson Southern High School. This is her first year on “The Southerner” staff. She is stage manager for the Gibson Southern Theatre Department, president of Gibson Southern’s Art club and event planner for Gibson Southern’s Gender Sexuality Alliance club. She is part of the International Thespian Society Troupe #5623. One of Ty...

Jeter Simmons is a freshman at Gibson Southern High School, and this is his first year on "The Southerner" staff. He enjoys playing soccer and is on Gibson Southern’s varsity soccer team. Jeter is passionate when it comes to ...

Olivia Rich is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School, and this is her first year on "The Southerner" staff. She plays basketball and runs track. Olivia is part of Sunshine Society, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student...

Aubrey Yancey is a freshman at Gibson Southern High School. This is her first year on “The Southern” staff. One of Aubrey’s favorite things to do is listen to country music. Her favorite artist right now is Cody Johnson. In h...

Brianna Wills is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. She is in the Sunshine Society while also being a photographer for "The Southerner." Brianna enjoys hanging out with her friends when she can and spending time with...

Mariska Lienemann is a sophomore at Gibson Southern High School. She enjoys hanging out with friends, watching movies and being involved with her school. Mariska also enjoys being part of the Sunshine Society and serving as a...

Kylin Eads is a junior at Gibson Southern High School. He plays football and wears number 70 on the field. This is Kylin's second semester as a part of “The Southerner,” and he is excited to continue where he left off last ...