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COMMUNITY CARETAKER: Attending the late Dorina Frishlander’s 97th birthday party, sophomore Mira-Cler Josaiah builds her relationship with the residents at Chestnut Square, an independent senior living community in Glenview. Josaiah has been volunteering as a caretaker for two-and-a-half years, and is considering a related career in the medical field.

Students find passions in medical field, plan for possible careers

Kala Jablonski, staff reporter
February 5, 2016

Tucked into a small room in the back of South’s library, Med Club meets every Wednesday to discuss different professions that the medical field offers. Engaged and intrigued about the different medical...

Olen documents acting with Asperger’s

LILY SANDS and HANNAH BUCHBAND
December 18, 2015

When senior Connor Olen steps out onto the auditorium stage in front of the bright lights and eager crowd, he is transformed. He is no longer Connor Olen, but rather ‘Cheever’ in South’s production...

Calliope pursues literary collaboration, success

Kala Jablonski and Michelle Moon
December 9, 2015

Fiction. Photography. Poetry. Creative Non-Fiction. These are only some of the genres that are in the GBS literary arts magazine Calliope, a student based club with two issues that come out in December...

Drumming Dude: While marching in band practice, freshman Amil Dravid scans ahead towards his fellow drumline mates to stay in formation. 
Photos courtesy of Amil  Dravid

Dravid pursues taekwondo, music

November 6, 2015

Talented. That is just one of the many words Amita Dravid, mother of freshman Amil Dravid, uses to describe her son. According to Amita, Amil is pursuing  his interests in music and taekwondo. Amil is...

Q&A with Niam

Q&A with Niam

Anne Marie Yurik, co-features editor
October 2, 2015

Twelve-year-old Niam Abeysiriwardena started his senior year at South in August, having recently moved from his home in Huntsville, AL to Glenview after his mom got a job nearby. Abeysiriwardena, who is...

HUMOROUS HENDERSON: Demonstrating to his students the physics behind Newton’s first law of motion, Physics Teacher Tom Henderson lays on a bed of nails and has a student swing a sledgehammer onto a cinder block resting on his chest. In the picture to the left, Henderson instructs the students on how to perform their own version of the experiment.

Tom Henderson named 2015 Distinguished Teacher

Hannah Buchband, Staff Writer
October 2, 2015

For 26 years, Physics Instructor Tom Henderson has put thousands of hours per year into his work as a teacher, and has become a source of knowledge for millions of people worldwide. All of his past efforts...

South says goodbye: The Oracle hightlights six of the 18 South staff members retiring this 2014-2015 school year

South says goodbye: The Oracle hightlights six of the 18 South staff members retiring this 2014-2015 school year

May 29, 2015

Dr. Nancy Giebel By Hannah Buchband, staff writer For over three decades, Dr. Nancy Giebel, a Physical Education (PE) teacher, has seen generations of South students move in and out of high school,...

Ribordy takes passion for computers to new level

Ribordy takes passion for computers to new level

Leah Dunne & Grace O'Malley, staff writers
May 25, 2015

While racing to build a cluster computer, running cutting-edge scientific applications and staying under a set power budget at the Student Cluster Competition, senior Lauren Ribordy broke barriers. Ribordy was...

Elizabeth Chong paints passion for art

Elizabeth Chong paints passion for art

Aakash Bhojwani and Alex Ladan, staff reporters
May 15, 2015

During her time at South, senior Elizabeth Chong said she pursued her passion for art and has used her life experiences to inspire her work. Despite her busy academic schedule and athletics, Chong has...

Blix utilizes past, improves education style

Nick Panagakis, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2015

In the corporate world, John Blix, South business teacher and Business Professionals of America (BPA) sponsor, has done it all. He has created resumes, been interviewed to get a job, interviewed prospective...

Current Student Council Executive Board reflect on past year, newly elected look ahead

Current Student Council Executive Board reflect on past year, newly elected look ahead

Hannah Rauh, asst. features editor
April 24, 2015

As the 2014-15 school year comes to a close, the newly elected Executive Board look ahead to their next year at South, while the current senior Executive Board reflect on their time in Student Council. CLASS...

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...

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