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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

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The Oracle

ROBOTIC ROUTES: Adjusting the settings on his robot, sophomore Colb Uhleman (front) attempts to perfect its programming. Uhleman acts as a mentor to freshman Aidan Sochowski (not pictured) as a part of the STEM Learning Community buddy program.

STEM pilots new buddy program

Lauren Benson, staff reporter
November 6, 2015

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Learning Community, South’s new science and applied technology educational track, has developed a buddy program that pairs a freshman with...

CONTEMPLATING THE CONFLICT: Despite living miles away from the heart of the Syrian conflict, GBS custodians Sahar Barkho and her husband Stewart Adam are affected just the same by the issue through familial connection in the country. The Assyrian population (symbol below) represents the minority of Christians in northern Syria, Iraq, Turkey and western Iran.

Syria faces uncertain future: GBS Assyrians contemplate ongoing conflict in region, urge renewed outlook on controversy

John Schurer and Alex Sharp
November 6, 2015

Refugee camps, forced migrations and displaced persons have transformed the international conversation, creating a heated discussion on the next step towards ending the Syrian refugee crisis. According...

Illustration by Jini John

Common Core poses opportunity for math curriculum refinement

Sasha Vassilyeva, asst. news editor
November 6, 2015

South’s Math Department is looking to make curricular changes following the shift to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) program, according to math teacher Elizabeth Bushek. Illinois accepted CCSS...

Illustration by Jini John

District 225 plans to upgrade technology

Grace Shin, asst. news editor
November 6, 2015

The Northfield Township Technology Consortium (NTTC) will be implementing a technological upgrade to GBS and other schools in December 2015 or March 2016. According to the official website of the NTTC,...

Where do South students get their news?

Sasha Vassilyeva, asst. news editor
October 16, 2015

The Oracle stopped random South students in the hallway to ask about their current events knowledge.  After each was asked the same series of questions, here's what they said. Alison Krolopp (Sophomore) Do...

Senior George Maroutsos delivers speech to Greek Parliament

Grace Shin, asst. news editor
October 9, 2015

Senior George Maroutsos traveled to Athens, Greece, as a participant of the Parliament of Youth from Sept. 3-Sept. 12. “I was chosen to be a representative from the United States to speak [to] the Greek...

TECH TEAMWORK: Problem solving together, juniors David Magloire and Taylor Mandell use technology as an aid in completing a math assignment. Technology use in the classroom has become much more common at South, expanding to include the use of cell phones for academic purposes.

Technology usage increased in classes

John Schurer, co-news editor
October 2, 2015

GBS students are adapting to the increased usage of technology throughout the school, between academics, activities and athletics. According to South Principal Lauren Fagel, reliance on technology has...

‘Wellness’ named new service theme

Lily Sands, staff reporter
October 2, 2015

Armed with the desire to incorporate service learning into the school setting, Dr. Jim Shellard, along with students from last year, decided it was time to implement a service theme for the student body....

State mandates Civics education, increases graduation requirements

State mandates Civics education, increases graduation requirements

Gigi Cepeda, Cassidy Foronda & Maeve Plunkett, staff reporters
October 2, 2015

Illinois high school students will be required to take a semester of a class that includes a focus on civics in order to graduate, according to a bill signed by Governor Bruce Rauner on Aug. 21; the official...

Fagel reflects on first month as principal

Fagel reflects on first month as principal

Katie Cavender, co-news editor
October 2, 2015

South Principal Lauren Fagel is enjoying her new position and the experiences she has had since the start of the school year. According to Fagel, students have been extremely welcoming thus far as she...

SMILING STAFF: Back row: Annie Lesch, Meg Ahlgrim, Alan Esser, Mark Knoeppel, Lauren Gruber. Front row: Alexandra McKenzie, Jennifer Smurlo, Kelly Baker, Erin MCcBride, Kate Minkus, Michelle Steinberg (left to right). Not photographed: Chris Anderson, Michelle Caporusso, Kristin Endre, Julie Haenisch, Natalie Kaminski, Nicholas Morley, Lucas Osterbur, Kelly OíToole, Marc Popovici, Emily Porter, Elizabeth Schimmel, Zach Walker and Christina Zagorski.

New teachers join Titan community with optimism

Lauren Benson & Kate Springer, staff reporters
October 2, 2015

South is experiencing one of the largest influxes of new teachers it has seen in years, balancing out the retiring Titans in almost every department. This year, the Science Department has accepted Lucas...

Old News: The first atomic clock vs. Ahmed’s clock

Dani Tuchman, co-editor-in-chief
October 2, 2015

If you were alive on this day in 1956, you would have witnessed headlines that read, “First Atomic Power Clock Exhibited in New York City.” The idea of utilizing magnetic resonance, which is the absorption...

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