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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

Emmett Kyoshi Wilson inspires inclusivity through art

Emmett Kyoshi Wilson inspires inclusivity through art

Hafsa Rahman and Ella Vick
December 20, 2020

As a child, Emmett Kyoshi Wilson, a South freshman with Down Syndrome, had difficulty writing. In an effort to get anything into his hand, his mom, Kathy Menighan Wilson, tried handing him a paint brush...

Political clubs offer a space for South’s varying voices

Political clubs offer a space for South’s varying voices

Dani Carr, co-features editor
December 18, 2020

From community projects to a national election, South students are ensuring their voices are heard. With South’s clashing political beliefs, students can feel silenced, but these clubs provide a space...

New Year’s brings new hopes for South

Hailey Cho, staff writer
December 18, 2020

As crowds count down the seconds until midnight, the promise of a new year is in the air. Even just the potential for a better life is enough to prompt many to put pen to paper and rack their brains for...

Illustration by Mia Carr

South students get a taste of their heritage through traditional foods

Sarah Al-Jawhar and Mia Carr
December 18, 2020

When sitting around the dinner table with her family, senior Marina Markovic often enjoys a mouthwatering Serbian dish known as gibanica. With an alluring smell and a cheesy, crispy taste, this dish is...

In dark times, students look to holiday traditions for light

In dark times, students look to holiday traditions for light

Chloe Arciero, Dani Carr, and Grace Clark
December 18, 2020

Hanukkah  The aromatic smell of latkes drifts around the room and friends and family chatter away as they cook up fried oreos, doughnuts, snickers and anything else they can get their hands on. This...

Altruistic Artists:  Socially distanced, Interact members participate in their yearly Paint-A-Thon. Both Interact and Key Club have found safe ways to help out in their community during the pandemic. Photo courtesy of Grace Cullum.

South charity clubs inspire positivity, selflessness in members during pandemic

Sarah Al-Jawhar and Justine Liu
December 7, 2020

Bright and early before school starts, South service members eagerly hop out of bed to join Zoom calls for their 7:30 a.m. club meetings. Like all clubs at South, Key Club and Interact, two of South’s...

illustration by Sneha Augustine

Lumos shines light on child institutionalization

Victoria Appel and Clare Lanscioni
December 1, 2020

Who is your favorite Harry Potter character? What is your Hogwarts house? These are the types of questions raised in South’s new club, Lumos, which is not only filled with Harry Potter discussions, but...

Despite distance, South celebrates Thanksgiving traditions in new ways

Despite distance, South celebrates Thanksgiving traditions in new ways

Sloane Shabelman, asst. features editor
November 26, 2020

With Thanksgiving upon us, many are mourning the loss of holiday traditions and yearning to get back to “normal life”.  Although this year’s Turkey Day may look very different, junior Lauren Collins...

Illustration by Makayla McNamara

An unseen disease, toxic masculinity plagues south

Chloe Arciero, Dani Carr, and Tommy Marquardt
November 20, 2020

It can be heard as a hush settles over the audience and the enchanting first notes of the choir float over an awed crowd, five baritones struggling to be heard over 20 sopranos. It is even more obvious...

Band Brothers: Posing for a photoshoot over the summer, Livingroom Band works hard to keep playing music during the pandemic. With excitement, the band recently released their first EP, titled Honeybee.

Despite setbacks, Livingroom debuts new EP

Betsy Jarsoick, staff writer
November 20, 2020

Beginning with the Freshman act in South’s Variety Show, Livingroom Band has continued to grow with the support of their fans. Senior band members Danny McNeela, guitarist and vocalist, Jeremy Bernstein,...

Nothin’ Like Knight:  Sitting on set for South’s production of  Almost, Maine,  written by John Cariani, play director John Knight gives his cast notes for their performance.

Knight takes his final bow at South

Ellie Donahue, staff writer
November 20, 2020

Picture this: it’s the opening night of the 2015 Glenbrook Musical and the auditorium sounds with excited chatter, the audience anxiously waiting for the show to start. Suddenly, the lights go up and...

Talkative Tommy: Donning his mask, Tommy Marquardt, co-host of the WGBKs That Sports Show, continues to give listeners insight on sports despite the challenges posed to radio by Covid-19.

Live from the studio: Covid-19 restrictions affect WGBK

Mia Carr, Molly Thissen, staff writers
November 20, 2020

With a mask resting on her face and hand sanitizer spread across her hands, senior Station Manager Emma Langas takes a deep breath as she begins to broadcast the news on WGBK, South’s student radio station,...

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