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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

Students Celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year

Students Celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year

Zoha Suteria, asst. features editor
March 22, 2024

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, begins with a sense of excitement and joy that fills every celebrating household. As the sun rises on the momentous day, there's an unmistakable feeling of love and warmth...

Soaring Scouts:  Eagle Scout Ethan Pollack (fifth from the left) and his troop walk at the Glenviews Memorial Day Parade in 2023, representing and supporting their community. Troop 69 marches in the parade every year with the local American legion point.

Eagle Scouts spread their wings

Audrey Reid, Staff Writer
March 22, 2024

Becoming an Eagle Scout requires numerous years of constant hard work and effort. Learning skills like rock climbing, boating, personal finance, and fingerprinting are part of what Eagle Scouts accomplish,...

Behind the Wheel: Teenage Driving

Sofia Cole, co-features editor
March 21, 2024

On a crisp, late-arrival morning, senior Violet Frick embarked on the familiar drive to school. The sun began peaking out of clouds as she drove  down East Lake Avenue, the road winded through the sun’s...

Meraki, Chinese Club light up Lunar New Year

Zoha Suteria, asst. features editor
February 20, 2024

Stepping inside a kaleidoscope of red, a world of celebration and community intertwines. A cascade of red paper lanterns dangles delicately from the ceiling, dancing in the air as students come and go....

Tip credit takes away from workers

Sofia Cole, co-features editor
February 16, 2024

At Oberweis Dairy, the air is filled with the scent of freshly made waffle cones, a comforting aroma that wraps around you like a warm embrace. Yet, as I’ve learned during countless shifts, indulging...

Minimum wage increases in Illinois

Minimum wage increases in Illinois

Mia Carr and Milutin Todorovic
February 16, 2024

With the signing of legislation by current Governor J.B. Pritzker, the workers of Illinois saw their minimum wage increase from $13 to $14 an hour, according to the Illinois Department of Labor (DOL),...

School Bells to Wedding Bells: Teachers Scott and Elizabeth Nemecek (left) celebrate on their wedding day, almost five years ago. Matthew Whipple, Katrina Prockovic, and their daughter, Paloma, (right) stand together at a relatives wedding. Whipple and Prockovic have been married for nine years.

South Sweethearts

Bailey Baker, asst. features editor
February 16, 2024

From mere glances across desks to vivacious white dresses, South teachers found love within their shared passions for teaching, giving the term “high school sweethearts” a completely new meaning. Born...

Turnip the beat for eating green at South

Turnip the beat for eating green at South

Emma Winer, staff writer
February 16, 2024

Is being a vegetarian deemed as a healthy or unhealthy diet for teens? While this is a complex question, according to kidshealth.org, if done right, a meat-free diet can actually be a healthy way of eating....

Nostalgia hurts

Molly Tomczyk, co-a&e editor
December 22, 2023

The holidays have always been a time of consistency in my life.  That’s what tradition is, is it not? Some way to stay the same as everything else is changing. Even if the thing that stayed the same...

Print shop keeps South running behind the scenes

Zoha Suteria and Emma Winer
December 22, 2023

Concealed within the lively halls of South lies a hidden gem of craftsmanship. South’s Print Shop serves as a valuable resource for teachers to enhance their educational materials; it enables them to...

Losing the magic

Losing the magic

Bailey Baker, asst. features editor
December 22, 2023

A sweet, chocolatey smell wafts through the air. Tongues are burned by the first sip, complimented by a heavenly hint of marshmallow. As kids, hot chocolate was a remedy to defrost a once-frozen child...

Academic endeavors: Academy students complete a sheet for English. The class is currently covering Realism and Naturalism.

Academy offers unique learning

Maya Scahill, co-features editor
December 22, 2023

In a uniquely blended curriculum of English, foreign language, and history classes, with a noteworthy group of students from both South and North, the Academy of International studies is an unparalleled...

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