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GIRL GENIUSES: Discussing and planning, sophomore Sophie Nathanson, senior Elizabeth Park and junior Katheryn Woo develop a prosthetic hand. The prosthetic hand that Society of Women Engineers designed and created was donated to e-NABLE, an organization that sends prosthetics to those in need.

Society of Women Engineers 3D prints prosthetic hand, donates to assist e-NABLE

Amanda Tener, staff reporter
December 17, 2016

Society of Women Engineers (SWE), an engineering club at South, created a prosthetic hand for an individual in a third world country while working with the organization e-NABLE. e-NABLE is an organization...

GBSRAK campaign leads to new Illinois kindness Legislation

Molly Stryker, staff reporter
December 16, 2016

In response to the GBS Random Act of Kindness (GBSRAK) campaign that began in the 2014-2015 school year by Key Club, Illinois State Legislation designated the week of Dec. 11 through Dec. 17 as Random...

Graphic by Rachel Nwia

Election results spark political discourse

Chaerim Park and Mary Grace Reynolds
December 16, 2016

Republican candidate Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 9. This surprised 82 percent...

English departments consider  implications of classroom diversity

English departments consider implications of classroom diversity

Cassidy Foronda, asst. news editor
December 16, 2016

GBN, GBS and feeder middle school English departments gathered for a professional development meeting about classroom diversity on Nov. 4. Dr. Tom Kucharski, English instructional supervisor, says...

BUSY BALLOTING: Working in the IMC, debaters senior Rafi Surani and sophomore John Morgan sort student congressional debate ballots. The Glenbrooks Debate Tournament is the largest high school run speech and debate tournament in the nation.

South hosts Glenbrooks Debate Tournament

Natalie Paulson, staff writer
December 16, 2016

The South Debate team helped to host the Glenbrooks Debate Tournament at South over the weekend of Nov. 19 through 21. The tournament also took place at Glenbrook North, Maple Middle School, Attea Middle...

CAN-DO ATTITUDE: Preparing bidding sheets for the Canned Food Drive Silent Auction on Nov. 18, Carolyn Kuhn, senior class treasurer, assigns a value to an item. The Silent Auction was one of the various events organized by Student Council in order to reach the goal of 100,016 cans.

Annual Canned Food Drive surpasses goal

Katie Cavender and Corinne Shaw
December 16, 2016

South’s annual Canned Food Drive raised 129,066 cans from Nov. 1 to Nov. 22. The Northfield Township Food Pantry, Onward House of Chicago and Vital Bridges received the materials. This year, the drive...

Students violate Dean’s Office policy through email chain

Grace Shin, co-news editor
December 16, 2016

GBS staff and students received a chain of emails that contained links violating school policy on Nov. 28, resulting in a disruption in the school day, Dean Ronald Bean says. According to Principal...

Indianapolis anti-Trump rally attracts diverse, divided audience

Indianapolis anti-Trump rally attracts diverse, divided audience

Katie Cavender and Cassidy Foronda
November 13, 2016

From Nov. 10-13, the Oracle Editorial Board attended a journalism convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The hotel for the convention was located two blocks from the Indiana State House, where a protest...

EVERYDAY IS ‘MUN’DAY: Discussing their meeting agenda, seniors Yoana Sidzhimova and Lori Steffel, GBS Model United Nations (MUN) president and vice president, lead their fellow board members. Sidzhimova and Steffel collaborated on an article about MUN that was published in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth’s magazine Imagine.

MUN Leaders Publish Article in Imagine

Grace Shin, Co-News Editor
November 4, 2016

An article written by seniors Yoana Sidzhimova and Lori Steffel about GBS Model United Nations (MUN) was published in the Sept.-Oct. issue of The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth’s magazine, Imagine. According...

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: Preparing what to ask the candidates, senior Clara Pauker works with other students to review audience questions during the debate. The debate between representative candidates Brad Schneider and Bob Dold was held in the GBS auditorium on Oct. 20 during which AP Government and Politics students participated in a variety of roles to help the debate run smoothly.

AP Government students run congressional debate

Cassidy Foronda, asst. news editor
November 4, 2016

South’s AP Government and Politics classes organized a debate for Illinois’s 10th District congressional race between Republican incumbent Bob Dold and Democratic candidate Brad Schneider on Oct. 20...

SERVICE OVER SELF: Working with a student from Passages Charter School in Chicago, senior Maude Tarbox engages in one of Key Clubís Eat ‘N’ Read events on Sept. 23. The club promotes various service opportunities within local and global communities.

Key Club expands, reforms Eat ‘N’ Read events

Corrine Shaw, Staff Reporter
November 4, 2016

Key Club has added Eat ‘N’ Art and Eat ‘N’ Move to the Eat ‘N’ Read program  that’s in partnership with Passages Charter School in downtown Chicago. Josh Koo, Key Club sponsor, says...

Homework policy to be revised based on district-wide recommendations

Mary Grace Reynolds, staff reporter
November 4, 2016

The Board of Education implemented a new district-wide policy this July in order to increase the effectiveness of homework and make the amount assigned more manageable. The board is currently working to...

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