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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

District implements permanent substitutes

Kaitlyn Jiang, asst. news editor
March 17, 2023

At the start of the 2022-2023 school year, District 225 introduced a new position: Instructional Assistant District Substitutes, or permanent substitutes, Principal Dr. Barbara Georges said. Three permanent...

New curriculum prompts criticism

New curriculum prompts criticism

Sarah Park, asst. news editor
March 17, 2023

After removing subjects criticized by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the pilot course (AP) African American Studies, the College Board released the official new curriculum, reported by Anemona Hartocollis...

Voter registration drive powers civic action

Voter registration drive powers civic action

Hafsa Rahman, managing editor
March 15, 2023

Yesterday, GBS Young Democrats partnered with the League of Women Voters to host a school-wide voter registration drive, Tara Tate, Social Studies Teacher and GBS Young Democrats sponsor said.  The...

Women in STEM breakfast offers career exploration

Women in STEM breakfast offers career exploration

Hafsa Rahman and Olivia Richards
February 25, 2023

When Dr. Sam Zeller, senior scientist for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, attended the Women in STEM breakfast as a South student, little did she expect to be presenting as a guest speaker this...

D225 announces candidates for election

Mia Carr and Layla Mohamed
February 17, 2023

Five candidates for the District 225 School Board, incumbents Sydney (Skip) Shein and Marcelo Sztainberg, and newcomers Paul T. Kelly, Sandra Muhlenbeck, and Jim Geldermann, will run in the April 4 election...

ChatGPT brings changes to school environment

Kaitlyn Jiang, asst. news editor
February 17, 2023

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, or computer program designed to interact with humans, has taken the world by storm, especially in academic institutions, Kevin Roose reported for The New...

(From left to right): Bruce Doughty, District 225 Board of Education President, U.S. Congresswoman Janet Schakowsky, Laura Fine, Illinois State Senator, Kara Rau, GSHC Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Charles Johns, District 225 Superintendent, Dr. R.J. Gravel, District 225 Associate Superintendent, Peter Glowacki, Board of Education Vice-President, and Dr. Julie Holland, Vice President of Pediatric Care for Advocate Children’s Hospital cut the ribbon for the opening of the Glenbrook School Health Center.

Health Center Opens

Kaitlyn Jiang and Milutin Todorovic
February 17, 2023

The Glenbrook School Health Center has officially opened, providing free-of-charge services to North and South, Kim Ptak, District 225 Director of Operations, said. The ribbon cutting ceremony took place...

South reinforces “snow day” policies

Olivia Richards and Isaiah Yang
December 16, 2022

Students may remember waking up to intense blizzards that resulted in snow days, but due to a renewed District 225 policy from 2019, these days will now be a distant memory. This policy will implement...

On the big screen: Alumni Adam Szczerbowski, Will Kasher, and Maya Mladenovic portrayed the three main characters in Free Time. The short film can be found on the Glenbrook South TV and Film’s Vimeo. Photo courtesy of Glenbrook South TV and Film Vimeo

South alumni awarded for short film Free Time

Sarah Park, asst. news editor
December 16, 2022

South alumni Omar Shoreibah, Tommy Casey, Noah Collins, Michael Cunningham, and Josh Patt won the Short Form Fiction award for their video Free Time, and Shoreibah won for Film Editor at the National Academy...

Barnes & Nobles put the books back on the shelves

Layla Mohamed, asst. news eitor
December 16, 2022

Last December, Barnes & Noble at the Old Orchard mall closed, however this year the store began a new chapter when it reopened in a new location, according to a press release from the Barnes & Noble’s...

District-wide surveys gather data

Kaitlyn Jiang, asst. news editor
December 16, 2022

Students took the newly-implemented and district-wide Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) survey and Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI) survey, on Oct. 23 and Oct. 28, Principal Dr. Barbara...

South debate takes on The Glenbrooks Tournament

South debate takes on The Glenbrooks Tournament

Lila Harrigan, staff writer
November 22, 2022

Last weekend, South’s debate students hosted and competed at the 43rd edition of The Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament, a competition pitting South debaters against North debaters, Alyssa Corrigan,...

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