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Students reflect on advantages and drawbacks of life as only children

Students reflect on advantages and drawbacks of life as only children

Charlie You, staff reporter
April 24, 2015

Unconditionally loved, spoiled with attention, pampered by their parents, yet often left in solitude and boredom. This stereotype often pertains to a small minority here at South: only children. But, is...

Following plane crash, Meyer continues to recover

Rachel Chmielinski, co-editor-in-chief
April 24, 2015

A two-person recreational plane is flying around Monee, IL on Sept. 7, 2014 with a pilot and Kristin Meyer, orchestra director for the Glenbrooks, in the passenger seat. As an activity at a family get...

Titan Tips: How to relieve stress

Titan Tips: How to relieve stress

Anushka Kalra, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2015

According to a study done by the American Psychological Association, over 31 percent of teens feel overwhelmed during the school year.  The study also said that America’s most recent generation –...

South students partake in job opportunities at Glenview Park District

Sinead Heneghan, staff reporter
April 9, 2015

Of the number of South students that work during the school year, some students work jobs offered through the Glenview Park District (GPD). From lifeguarding, scoring basketball games and planning birthday...

Model UN aims for peace, strives for growth

Model UN aims for peace, strives for growth

March 26, 2015

By Ivy Zhou, staff reporter The GBS Model United Nations (MUN) team returned victorious after the MUN conference at the University of Chicago (MUNUC) in 2015 with 30 out of the 35 delegates from GBS winning...

Slopes strives to make skiing and snowboarding accessible

Slopes strives to make skiing and snowboarding accessible

Nick Panagakis, staff reporter
March 25, 2015

What is not to love about the exhilaration of going skiing or snowboarding? The thrill of feeling the wind in your face while carving down the mountain or getting airborne while going off a jump draws...

South's Girls Letter Club offers female athletes recognition, support system

South’s Girls Letter Club offers female athletes recognition, support system

Katie Wiberg, staff reporter
March 24, 2015

Whether it be planning events like Turnabout, or supporting each other as female athletes, Girls Letter Club (GLC) has grown immensely from what is used to be during Title IX, a rule that resulted from...

Senior Yasmin Chavez faces cancer, continues to fight back

Calli Haramaras, co-features editor
March 13, 2015

Senior Yasmin Chavez saw soccer as her passion - she has been playing for the past 10 years of her life, and is currently committed to play at North Central College next year. However, her future as a...

Silence broken: Harris successfully regains hearing

Hailey Hauldren, co-features editor
March 13, 2015

Life for Terry Harris, special education teacher and baseball coach, was turned upside down this past fall. After struggling with hearing difficulties for his whole life, Harris unexpectedly lost all his...

Etruscan staff conserves student memories, creates yearbook

Etruscan staff conserves student memories, creates yearbook

Madeline Ruos, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2015

For some South students, opening the yearbook, Etruscan, is a time to reminisce on the “glory years” and get the opportunity to grasp a year’s worth of memorable moments, stories and pictures in...

South students deal with cancer diagnosis of family members

South students deal with cancer diagnosis of family members

Olivia Sotirchos, Staff reporter
March 13, 2015

For the majority of students at South, the topic of cancer is a touchstone, acting as something distant and a topic that is often tossed the seemingly obligatory “that’s horrible” when brought into...

Eastern and Western Religions classes inspire new perspectives

Eastern and Western Religions classes inspire new perspectives

Anne Marie Yurik, asst. features editor
March 13, 2015

There are a lot of religions throughout the world, with differing beliefs, customs and traditions. Students at South, through the classes Eastern and Western Religions, have been taught these religions...

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