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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

DAZZLING DESIGNS:  Assisting a student with her work, Michael Macfadden, Web Design teacher, advises his Independent Web Design class. The course teaches students to code in CSS and HTML, the two primary languages for website-building.

Lesser-known electives provide students with unique skills

Brendan Wolf, staff reporter
October 6, 2017

Foods, painting, business: what do these classes have in common? They are the electives GBS students know all about and the ones they are always talking about. What students may sometimes fail to mention,...

BEAMING BORON:  Standing between a line of trombones, co-band director Brian Boron watches intently as the GBS marching band rehearses. Boron, a Glenbrook North graduate, was part of the GBS band staff last year as a percussion instructor and started his first year as co-band director this fall.

Boron takes on role as co-band director

Lauren Lashley, staff reporter
October 6, 2017

Band performances can create a lasting impression on both the musicians and the audience, but behind every great show, there are people working hard to make sure that it goes off without a hitch. One...

SINGING SHELLARD: Playing the piano for South’s choir group Chambers, new co-choir director Robert Shellard helps students to improve their vocals. Shellard himself was a part of Chambers prior to his graduation in 2009.

South singer returns as new co-choir director

Josie Schneider, co-a&e editor
October 6, 2017

To return to one’s hometown and teach the same classes that were so appealing years earlier is a rare feat, but it is one that Robert Shellard, new co-choir director at South, can relate to. Graduating...

Diligent   Delegate:   Examining the notes compiled by the GBS Model UN team, Alex Economou, Model UN publicity chair, tries to plan the day’s different crisis committees and simulations. Economou has been a part of the GBS Model UN team since he was a freshman, and his involvement and resulting enthusiasm have brought him unique opportunities including writing for a Model UN blog and a spot on the All American Model UN team. 
Photo by Sophie Mason

Economou’s Model UN involvement provides new opportunities

Jack Davis and Ashley Desserich
April 21, 2017

For most students at South, participation in clubs doesn’t include working for an online blog, attending interstate camps or traveling to Budapest, Hungary. However, junior Alex Economou’s passion...

Sarah Warner reflects on art career, leads by example

Karina Benson, Staff Reporter
March 17, 2017

Blues, greens and reds of all different shades flow across a blank white canvas. With her head bent over her work, senior Sarah Warner, AP Art student, diligently paints another feather of a Native American...

HANDING HOPE: Preparing for an art project on facial expressions using ceramic masks, members of Students Organized Against Racism (SOAR) discuss the impact of racism in their communities. The club hopes to utilize personal stories to make members feel more comfortable talking about race and the problems surrounding racial identity.

New club hopes to examine, discuss racial issues in community

Lauren Bianco, staff reporter
January 25, 2017

Senior Gracie Rajaramsiva makes her way down the hallway. She stops and turns the handle to open the door to Room 224. At her Students Organized Against Racism (SOAR) meeting, Rajaramsiva feels she is...

Supervising Silca: Woodworking teacher Stephen Silca provides insight on senior Jeffrey Mitchells woods project. Silca has been teaching woodworking at South for five years.

Silca provides a role model for woodworking students

Ben Olson and Lorelei Streb
December 8, 2016

There are constant sounds of students quietly chatting, discussing the latest project. As students cut, measure and sand through wood, the strong aroma of sawdust hangs in the air. This happens in the...

Presenting to club members, Sophie Hensley and Chloe McKerr discuss upcoming yoga related events.  Club Younity strives to bring spiritual awareness to the South student body.

Club Younity strives to bring awareness to spirituality among student body

Emily Zimbler and Isabella Albrecht, staff reporter
December 1, 2016

Junior Chloe McKerr sits silently on the floor, focusing solely on her breathing, as she tries to connect with her spiritual self. Despite her stressful schedule, which involves balancing lacrosse, school...

Singing along to The Spark by Afrojack, senior Saarah Bhaiji shows her Titan spirit in the 2016 GBs lip dub. Bhaiji is an advocate for human rights and social justice for all people. Photo courtesy of GBSTV

South Senior Bhaiji advocates for social justice for all people

Madaket Chiarieri and Mia Merchant
November 28, 2016

Nelson Mandela ended apartheid in South Africa. Martin Luther King, Jr. lead the way to equal rights in America. South senior Saarah Bhaiji isn’t looking to change the world, she just wants to be treated...

Titans with trophies:  After a victory, South’s former 2015-2016 BPA team poses at the BPA State Competition held in Oakbrook, Illinois during March of 2016. The trophy, referred to as the Professional Cup, was won by South’s BPA team for being the most outstanding BPA chapter in Illinois. Photo courtesy of Rosie McManamon

South BPA students strive for excellence in business world

Zhaneta Petra and Amanda Tener
November 4, 2016

Every year, students across the nation with a strong passion for business spend time collaborating with their fellow peers in local Business Professionals of America (BPA) clubs. At South, BPA club is...

Eleven-year-old Abeysiriwardena exemplifies GBS spirit through involvement

Eleven-year-old Abeysiriwardena exemplifies GBS spirit through involvement

Leah Dunne, co-a&e editor
November 4, 2016

From juggling in juggling club, debating global issues in Model UN and trying new teas in Tea Club, to introducing the freshman class at the 2016 Homecoming pep rally, freshman class president Anish Abeysiriwardena’s...

Enlightened by Ermel: Daniel Ermel, new co-choir director, teaches Glee choir class. His goal for students is for them to grow as musicians by looking further into the music they perform.

New co-choir joins Titans, brings new ideas

Karina Benson, staff reporter
October 27, 2016

Despite his former Spartan spirit, Glenbrook North graduate Daniel Ermel has joined South’s Titans as the new co-choir director. Ermel says that while he had played piano for several years when he...

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