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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

Science class inspires biodiversity outside Lyceum

Science class inspires biodiversity outside Lyceum

Betsy Jarosick, staff writer
February 11, 2022

Native plants and flowers will possibly be introduced to the basin behind the Lyceum in a proposal completed by Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science (APES) students in Science Teacher Lisa Pavic’s...

Coyote controversy

Coyote controversy

Jessie Norwood and Hafsa Rahman
February 11, 2022

At only four years old, Rocky the coyote has found himself caught amidst a struggle over his enclosure between River Trail Nature Center, his current home, and activists like Northbrook resident Nicole...

District 225 expands communications department

District 225 expands communications department

Connor Fondrevay-Bedell, asst. news editor
February 11, 2022

District 225 is expanding its communication department in an effort to better interact with the community and to provide information to parents more easily, Interim Principal Dr. Rosanne Williamson said. One...

Halal Foods addition to Cafeteria in February

Jessie Norwood and Sara Rahman
February 11, 2022

In a step towards inclusion for Muslim students in the cafeteria, a new menu of Halal meat options will soon be available to students in late February, Tim Almy, Director of Quest Food Services, District...

Omicron on the rise, district implements post winter break testing

Hafsa Rahman, asst. news editor
December 17, 2021

To mitigate the spread of Covid-19 during the holidays, District 225 will continue to use SHIELD and BinaxNOW Covid-19 testing program for all students after winter break, Casey Wright, associate principal...

Population at South projected to decline

Population at South projected to decline

Connor Fondrevay-Bedell, asst. news editor
December 17, 2021

As South looks to the future and prepares for school years to come, a newly released report forecasts a drop in the student population of several hundred students in the next 10 years, Associate Superintendent...

Online shopping leads to local store closures

Online shopping leads to local store closures

Chloe Arciero, co-features editor
December 17, 2021

On the evening of Dec. 24, the Barnes & Noble store in the Old Orchard shopping center will lock its doors for the final time. They will close permanently after 27 years of occupying the building because...

Departments weigh benefits of adjusted finals policy

Hafsa Rahman, asst. news editor
December 17, 2021

Continuing the change made to finals last year due to Covid-19, final exams will occur over four days—starting on Jan. 10 and ending on Jan. 14—with only two finals each day, Cameron Muir, Associate...

Amazing alumni: South STEM students attend the 2019 career panel to learn about different STEM career fields and jobs.

Returning to inspire

Ella Naugle and Caroline Ohlandt
December 17, 2021

Returning to the high school where his engineering aspirations began, 2019 South alum Amil Dravid hopes to empower the next generation of students. Now a junior at Northwestern University studying computer...

Labor shortage increases pressure on workers

Labor shortage increases pressure on workers

Caroline Ohlandt and Jessie Norwood
December 17, 2021

As junior Alyssa Yagelski arrived at her server job at Pizano’s Pizza and Pasta, she witnessed an all too familiar scene: waitresses and waiters dashed around the dining room, simultaneously trying to...

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South alumni, Iñaki Bascaran passes away at 23

Grace Clark and Kris Blumberg
November 13, 2021

He was “magnetic”, “the king of dancing”, and a “goofball”. These are the words people used to describe Iñaki Bascaran in remembrance of his life at his memorial service. Bascaran’s funeral...

What do students want in a principal?

Jack Latrielle, staff writer
November 12, 2021

Humble, friendly, and willing to embrace student activities. For junior Natalie Brady, these are qualities she hopes to see in the next principal. As South searches for a new principal, students weigh...

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