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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,...

Aspiring Adamji: David Adamji replaced Thomas Kucharski as the instructional supervisor of the English Department. Adamji is grateful for the welcoming environment of South that has helped him settle in to his new position. Photo courtesy of David Adamji.

English department welcomes new instructional supervisor

Maddie Cloutier and Sloane Shabelman
October 3, 2020

The world looked a lot different when David Adamji, English Department instructional supervisor was hired in January. Pre-pandemic, he had not expected his first year of teaching at South to be through...

Ellie Welch-Jani reaches for the stars

Chloe Stannard, staff writer
February 14, 2020

From leading Women in Stem to being a co-captain in the Science Olympiad club, senior Ellie Welch-Jani has taken everything South has to offer to the next level by researching astrophysics with Professor...

HICKS LENDS A HAND:   Opening up his laptop, Daniel Hicks, social studies teacher, pulls up a presentation for junior Eva Papajohn about the singers Little Richard and Chuck Berry as a supplement for his lesson about 1950s pop culture. Hicks’s journey to become a teacher has been unorthodox, but he views his story as a source of hope for others.

Hicks emphasizes perseverance through life story

Tommy Marquardt and Julia Marriott
April 20, 2018

Whether it be living in foster care, the military or in a rural Southern town, the life of Daniel Hicks, social studies teacher, features many experiences foreign to most students at GBS. His life began...

Sophomore Phillip Norton takes to the skies, pursues aviation career

Sophomore Phillip Norton takes to the skies, pursues aviation career

Ellie Ruos, asst. features editor
February 9, 2018

Flying a plane solo at the age of 15 isn’t usually considered “common,” according to Franklin Burbank, professional flying instructor of Citrus Soaring Club in Pierson, Florida. But this is a reality...

KATE THE GREAT:   Smiling as she works, sophomore Kate Stack spends time after school in the MakerSpace to improve a robot. This year, Stack was awarded a $10,000 grant from Infosys, which she gave to the Glenview Public Library to foster engineering interest in the community.

Stack’s passion for engineering goes beyond classroom

Chaerim Park, staff reporter
December 22, 2017

Sophomore Kate Stack has explored the engineering field through various means such as South’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Glenview’s Got STEAM, and Epi-Spot. Earlier this year, Stack received...

CAROLING COLB: Performing in Souths 2016 variety show, from left to right, alumnus Micheal Kirby,  senior Colb Uhlemann, alumni Ethan Reiss and Jack Riley sing together. Uhlemann is the president of Master Singers and is involved with three of Souths a capella groups.

Leah Nella and Dany Herrera
December 7, 2017

Senior Colb Uhlemann, president of master singers, is a well known star in Scat That, Nine, and Chamber Singers at South. According to Uhlemann, his greatest interests are jazz, a capella, playing the...

FOREIGN FUN: Standing in a street near Lyon, France, Kayt Ribordy (right) and her exchange partner (left) immerse themselves in French culture. Ribordy speaks English, French, Spanish and German.

Kayt Ribordy embraces language programs at South

Caitlyn Giertz and Sheila Fogarty
November 10, 2017

Being able to speak more than one language is an impressive feat, but four? Kayt Ribordy, a native English-speaking senior, is the president of French Club, co-president of Spanish Honors Society and a...

STRIDES FOR A CURE:   Cheering at a Cure Club event (left), sophomores Lina Pedrelli, Sammy Tvaroh and Erin Nukk smile for the camera. Gathering for a group photo (right),  Cure Club members huddle together after their Stride for a Cure event. Last year, Cure Club raised approximately $50,000 for cancer research, a number they hope to surpass this year.

Cure Club offers support for those affected by cancer

Gwyn Skiles, staff reporter
November 10, 2017

Grief. According to senior Amanda Swanson, grief is powerful and can sometimes motivate people to make an impactful change in their community. This is something Swanson experienced after having lost her...

COUNTRY CANDID: Singing at Synchroicity- themed Variety Show in 2017, Zach Adams (right) is accompanied by teammate Christan Cole (left). Adams and Cole participated in the football act last year. Photo courtesy of  Emily Tu

Adams searches for balance between music and athletics

Marcel Hoang and Julianne Crawford
November 10, 2017

Similar to how Zac Efron’s character, Troy Bolton from High School Musical can be seen shooting hoops on the court with fellow Wildcats, senior Zach Adams can be seen defending South’s goal line on...

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